Leptomeningeal Contrast Enhancement Is Associated with Disability Progression and Grey Matter Atrophy in Multiple Sclerosis

Leptomeningeal contrast enhancement (LMCE) on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a newly recognized possible biomarker in multiple sclerosis (MS), associated with MS progression and cortical atrophy. In this study, we aimed to assess the prevalence of LMCE foci and their impact on neurodegeneration...

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Main Authors: Gleb Makshakov, Evgeniy Magonov, Natalia Totolyan, Vladimir Nazarov, Sergey Lapin, Alexandra Mazing, Elena Verbitskaya, Tatiana Trofimova, Vladimir Krasnov, Maria Shumilina, Alexander Skoromets, Evgeniy Evdoshenko
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Published: Wiley 2017-01-01
Series:Neurology Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/8652463
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author Gleb Makshakov
Evgeniy Magonov
Natalia Totolyan
Vladimir Nazarov
Sergey Lapin
Alexandra Mazing
Elena Verbitskaya
Tatiana Trofimova
Vladimir Krasnov
Maria Shumilina
Alexander Skoromets
Evgeniy Evdoshenko
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Evgeniy Magonov
Natalia Totolyan
Vladimir Nazarov
Sergey Lapin
Alexandra Mazing
Elena Verbitskaya
Tatiana Trofimova
Vladimir Krasnov
Maria Shumilina
Alexander Skoromets
Evgeniy Evdoshenko
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description Leptomeningeal contrast enhancement (LMCE) on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a newly recognized possible biomarker in multiple sclerosis (MS), associated with MS progression and cortical atrophy. In this study, we aimed to assess the prevalence of LMCE foci and their impact on neurodegeneration and disability. Materials. 54 patients with MS were included in the study. LMCE were detected with a 3 Tesla scanner on postcontrast fluid-attenuated inversion-recovery (FLAIR) sequence. Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) score, number of relapses during 5 years from MS onset, and number of contrast-enhancing lesions on T1 weighted MRI were counted. Results. LMCE was detected in 41% (22/54) of patients. LMCE-positive patients had longer disease duration (p=0,0098) and higher EDSS score (p=0,039), but not a higher relapse rate (p=0,091). No association of LMCE with higher frequency of contrast-enhancing lesions on T1-weighted images was detected (p=0,3842). Analysis of covariates, adjusted for age, sex, and disease duration, revealed a significant effect of LMCE on the cortex volume (p=0.043, F=2.529), the total grey matter volume (p=0.043, F=2.54), and total ventricular volume (p=0.039, F=2.605). Conclusions. LMCE was shown to be an independent and significant biomarker of grey matter atrophy and disability in MS.
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spelling doaj-art-2d04be3f6ba94a4596883c15b32f8ec42025-08-20T03:55:12ZengWileyNeurology Research International2090-18522090-18602017-01-01201710.1155/2017/86524638652463Leptomeningeal Contrast Enhancement Is Associated with Disability Progression and Grey Matter Atrophy in Multiple SclerosisGleb Makshakov0Evgeniy Magonov1Natalia Totolyan2Vladimir Nazarov3Sergey Lapin4Alexandra Mazing5Elena Verbitskaya6Tatiana Trofimova7Vladimir Krasnov8Maria Shumilina9Alexander Skoromets10Evgeniy Evdoshenko11SBIH City Clinical Hospital No. 31, City Center of MS and Autoimmune Diseases, St. Petersburg, RussiaInstitute of Human Brain of the Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, RussiaNeurology Department, FSBEI HE I.P. Pavlov SPbSMU MOH Russia, St. Petersburg, RussiaCenter for Molecular Medicine, Laboratory of Autoimmune Diagnostics, FSBEI HE I.P. Pavlov SPbSMU MOH Russia, St. Petersburg, RussiaCenter for Molecular Medicine, Laboratory of Autoimmune Diagnostics, FSBEI HE I.P. Pavlov SPbSMU MOH Russia, St. Petersburg, RussiaCenter for Molecular Medicine, Laboratory of Autoimmune Diagnostics, FSBEI HE I.P. Pavlov SPbSMU MOH Russia, St. Petersburg, RussiaDepartment of Clinical Pharmacology and EBM, FSBEI HE I.P. Pavlov SPbSMU MOH Russia, St. Petersburg, RussiaInstitute of Human Brain of the Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, RussiaNeurology Department, FSBEI HE I.P. Pavlov SPbSMU MOH Russia, St. Petersburg, RussiaSBIH City Clinical Hospital No. 31, City Center of MS and Autoimmune Diseases, St. Petersburg, RussiaNeurology Department, FSBEI HE I.P. Pavlov SPbSMU MOH Russia, St. Petersburg, RussiaSBIH City Clinical Hospital No. 31, City Center of MS and Autoimmune Diseases, St. Petersburg, RussiaLeptomeningeal contrast enhancement (LMCE) on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a newly recognized possible biomarker in multiple sclerosis (MS), associated with MS progression and cortical atrophy. In this study, we aimed to assess the prevalence of LMCE foci and their impact on neurodegeneration and disability. Materials. 54 patients with MS were included in the study. LMCE were detected with a 3 Tesla scanner on postcontrast fluid-attenuated inversion-recovery (FLAIR) sequence. Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) score, number of relapses during 5 years from MS onset, and number of contrast-enhancing lesions on T1 weighted MRI were counted. Results. LMCE was detected in 41% (22/54) of patients. LMCE-positive patients had longer disease duration (p=0,0098) and higher EDSS score (p=0,039), but not a higher relapse rate (p=0,091). No association of LMCE with higher frequency of contrast-enhancing lesions on T1-weighted images was detected (p=0,3842). Analysis of covariates, adjusted for age, sex, and disease duration, revealed a significant effect of LMCE on the cortex volume (p=0.043, F=2.529), the total grey matter volume (p=0.043, F=2.54), and total ventricular volume (p=0.039, F=2.605). Conclusions. LMCE was shown to be an independent and significant biomarker of grey matter atrophy and disability in MS.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/8652463
spellingShingle Gleb Makshakov
Evgeniy Magonov
Natalia Totolyan
Vladimir Nazarov
Sergey Lapin
Alexandra Mazing
Elena Verbitskaya
Tatiana Trofimova
Vladimir Krasnov
Maria Shumilina
Alexander Skoromets
Evgeniy Evdoshenko
Leptomeningeal Contrast Enhancement Is Associated with Disability Progression and Grey Matter Atrophy in Multiple Sclerosis
Neurology Research International
title Leptomeningeal Contrast Enhancement Is Associated with Disability Progression and Grey Matter Atrophy in Multiple Sclerosis
title_full Leptomeningeal Contrast Enhancement Is Associated with Disability Progression and Grey Matter Atrophy in Multiple Sclerosis
title_fullStr Leptomeningeal Contrast Enhancement Is Associated with Disability Progression and Grey Matter Atrophy in Multiple Sclerosis
title_full_unstemmed Leptomeningeal Contrast Enhancement Is Associated with Disability Progression and Grey Matter Atrophy in Multiple Sclerosis
title_short Leptomeningeal Contrast Enhancement Is Associated with Disability Progression and Grey Matter Atrophy in Multiple Sclerosis
title_sort leptomeningeal contrast enhancement is associated with disability progression and grey matter atrophy in multiple sclerosis
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/8652463
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