Bimonthly Evolution of Cortical Atrophy in Early Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis over 2 Years : A Longitudinal Study
Joint Authors
Dwyer, Michael G.
Seidl, Zdeněk
Zivadinov, Robert
Vaneckova, Manuela
Bergsland, Niels
Dolezal, Ondrej
Krasensky, Jan
Horakova, Dana
Ramasamy, Deepa P.
Havrdova, Eva
Tekwe, Carmen
Source
Multiple Sclerosis International
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-01-10
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
We investigated the evolution of cortical atrophy in patients with early relapsing-remitting (RR) multiple sclerosis (MS) and its association with lesion volume (LV) accumulation and disability progression.
136 of 181 RRMS patients who participated in the Avonex-Steroids-Azathioprine study were assessed bimonthly for clinical and MRI outcomes over 2 years.
MS patients with disease duration (DD) at baseline of ≤24 months were classified in the early group (DD of 1.2 years, n=37), while patients with DD > 24 months were classified in the late group (DD of 7.1 years, n=99).
Mixed effect model analysis was used to investigate the associations.
Significant changes in whole brain volume (WBV) (P<0.001), cortical volume (CV) (P<0.001), and in T2-LV (P<0.001) were detected.
No significant MRI percent change differences were detected between early and late DD groups over 2 years, except for increased T2-LV accumulation between baseline and year 2 in the early DD group (P<0.01).
No significant associations were found between changes in T2-LV and CV over the followup.
Change in CV was related to the disability progression over the 2 years, after adjusting for DD (P=0.01).
Significant cortical atrophy, independent of T2-LV accumulation, occurs in early RRMS over 2 years, and it is associated with the disability progression.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Zivadinov, Robert& Tekwe, Carmen& Bergsland, Niels& Dolezal, Ondrej& Havrdova, Eva& Krasensky, Jan…[et al.]. 2013. Bimonthly Evolution of Cortical Atrophy in Early Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis over 2 Years : A Longitudinal Study. Multiple Sclerosis International،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-8.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Zivadinov, Robert…[et al.]. Bimonthly Evolution of Cortical Atrophy in Early Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis over 2 Years : A Longitudinal Study. Multiple Sclerosis International No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-8.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Zivadinov, Robert& Tekwe, Carmen& Bergsland, Niels& Dolezal, Ondrej& Havrdova, Eva& Krasensky, Jan…[et al.]. Bimonthly Evolution of Cortical Atrophy in Early Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis over 2 Years : A Longitudinal Study. Multiple Sclerosis International. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-455776
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-455776