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ArticleJournal of neurology2018

Relationship between episodic memory and volume of the brain regions of two functional cortical memory systems in multiple sclerosis.

Yolanda Aladro, Laudino López-Alvarez, Jorge Mario Sánchez-Reyes, Juan Antonio Hernández-Tamames, Helena Melero, Sandra Rubio-Fernández, Israel Thuissard, Marta Cerezo-García

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Yolanda AladroMultiple Sclerosis Unit, Department of Neurology, Getafe University Hospital, European University of Madrid, Carretera de Toledo km 12,5, 28905, Madrid, Spain. yolanda.aladro@salud.madrid.org.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9459-5452
Laudino López-AlvarezFaculty of Psychology of the University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain.
Jorge Mario Sánchez-ReyesDepartment of Radiology, Getafe University Hospital, European University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
Juan Antonio Hernández-TamamesRadiology and Nuclear Medicine Department, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Helena MeleroLaboratorio de Análisis de Imagen Médica y Biometría (LAIMBIO), Rey Juan Carlos University, Móstoles, Madrid, Spain.
Sandra Rubio-FernándezFaculty of Psychology of the Autonoma University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
Israel ThuissardDepartment of Statistic, European University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
Marta Cerezo-GarcíaMultiple Sclerosis Unit, Department of Neurology, Getafe University Hospital, European University of Madrid, Carretera de Toledo km 12,5, 28905, Madrid, Spain.

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objectiveTwo functional networks are proposed as neuronal support for the complex processes of memory: the anterior temporal and the medial posterior systems. We examined the atrophy of hippocampus (HC) and of those areas constituting the two functional memory systems in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients with low disability.

methodsEpisodic memory (EM) was assessed in 88 relapsing MS patients and in 40 healthy controls using Wechsler Memory Scale III (Spanish adaptation). FreeSurfer software was used to calculate normalized volume of total cortex, grey matter, white matter, subcortical grey matter (thalamus and striatum), HC and both the anterior temporal (entorhinal, ventral temporopolar, lateral orbitofrontal, amygdala) and posterior medial systems (thalamus, parahippocampal, posterior cingulate, precuneus, lateral parietal and medial prefrontal). Linear regression analysis was used to identify predictors of memory performance.

resultsTotal grey matter and cortex volumes correlated with all subtypes of EM, and the precuneus volume correlated with overall, immediate and delayed memories. Univariant regression analysis identified an association between the volumes of the posterior medial memory network regions and EM scores. The volume of the left precuneus area was the unique and independent predictor for all EM subtypes except for visual memory, for which left HC volume was also an independent predictor.

conclusionLeft precuneus volume was the best predictor of memory in relapsing MS patients with low disability and mild deficits in EM.

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Cognitive DysfunctionMemory, EpisodicMultiple Sclerosis, Relapsing-RemittingNerve NetAdultAtrophyCerebral CortexFemaleGray MatterHippocampusHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedParietal LobeEpisodic memoryFunctional memory systemsHippocampusMultiple sclerosisPrecuneusVolumetric MRI

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