Brain MRI atrophy quantification in MS: from methods to clinical application

MA Rocca, M Battaglini, RHB Benedict, N De Stefano… - Neurology, 2017 - AAN Enterprises
Patients with the main clinical phenotypes of multiple sclerosis (MS) manifest varying
degrees of brain atrophy beyond that of normal aging. Assessment of atrophy helps to …

Detecting neurodegenerative pathology in multiple sclerosis before irreversible brain tissue loss sets in

J Van Schependom, K Guldolf, MB D'hooghe… - Translational …, 2019 - Springer
Background Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a complex chronic inflammatory and degenerative
disorder of the central nervous system. Accelerated brain volume loss, or also termed …

Correspondence among gray matter atrophy and atlas-based neurotransmitter maps is clinically relevant in multiple sclerosis

A Fiore, P Preziosa, N Tedone, M Margoni… - Molecular …, 2023 - nature.com
In multiple sclerosis (MS), gray matter (GM) atrophy progresses in a non-random manner,
possibly in regions with a high distribution of specific neurotransmitters involved in several …

Functional and structural brain MRI changes associated with cognitive worsening in multiple sclerosis: a 3-year longitudinal study

M Azzimonti, P Preziosa, E Pagani, P Valsasina… - Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Background Heterogeneous processes may contribute to cognitive impairment in multiple
sclerosis (MS). Objective To apply a longitudinal multiparametric MRI approach to identify …

Choroid plexus enlargement in paediatric multiple sclerosis: clinical relevance and effect of sex

M Margoni, M Gueye, A Meani, E Pagani… - Journal of Neurology …, 2023 - jnnp.bmj.com
Background Choroid plexus (CP) enlargement has been suggested as a reliable marker of
neuroinflammation in adult multiple sclerosis (MS). We investigated CP volume in patients …

Peripapillary vessel density as early biomarker in multiple sclerosis

G Cennamo, A Carotenuto, D Montorio… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Background: To evaluate retinal vessel density (VD) in macular and in peripapillary regions
in patients with recent onset of multiple sclerosis, at initial demyelinating event (IDE) and in …

Association of gray matter atrophy patterns with clinical phenotype and progression in multiple sclerosis

MA Rocca, P Valsasina, A Meani, C Gobbi, C Zecca… - Neurology, 2021 - AAN Enterprises
Objectives Gay matter (GM) involvement is clinically relevant in multiple sclerosis (MS).
Using source-based morphometry (SBM), we characterized GM atrophy and its 1-year …

Hippocampal microstructural damage correlates with memory impairment in clinically isolated syndrome suggestive of multiple sclerosis

V Planche, A Ruet, P Coupé… - Multiple Sclerosis …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: We investigated whether diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) could reveal early
hippocampal damage and clinically relevant correlates of memory impairment in persons …

Evidence of association between obesity and lower cerebral myelin content in cognitively unimpaired adults

M Bouhrara, N Khattar, P Elango, SM Resnick… - International Journal of …, 2021 - nature.com
Background Myelin loss is a central feature of several neurodegenerative diseases,
including Alzheimer's disease (AD). In animal studies, a link has been established between …

Clinical relevance of multiparametric MRI assessment of cervical cord damage in multiple sclerosis

R Bonacchi, E Pagani, A Meani, L Cacciaguerra… - Radiology, 2020 - pubs.rsna.org
Background In multiple sclerosis (MS), knowledge about how spinal cord abnormalities
translate into clinical manifestations is incomplete. Comprehensive, multiparametric MRI …