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ArticleJournal of neuroimaging : official journal of the American Society of Neuroimaging2020

Impact of Lesion Location on Longitudinal Myelin Water Fraction Change in Chronic Multiple Sclerosis Lesions.

Sneha Pandya, Ulrike W Kaunzner, Sandra M Hurtado Rúa, Nancy Nealon, Jai Perumal, Timothy Vartanian, Thanh D Nguyen, Susan A Gauthier

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Article in Journal of neuroimaging : official journal of the American Society of Neuroimaging, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Repair mechanisms of the central nervous system: From axon sprouting to remyelination.Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics · 2025
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  6. Cortical and white matter lesion topology influences focal corpus callosum atrophy in multiple sclerosis.Journal of neuroimaging : official journal of the American Society of Neuroimaging · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Sneha PandyaDepartment of Radiology, Weil Cornell Medicine, New York City, NY.
Ulrike W KaunznerMultiple Sclerosis Center, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York City, NY.
Sandra M Hurtado RúaDepartment of Mathematics and Statistics, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH.
Nancy NealonMultiple Sclerosis Center, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York City, NY.
Jai PerumalMultiple Sclerosis Center, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York City, NY.
Timothy VartanianMultiple Sclerosis Center, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York City, NY.
Thanh D NguyenDepartment of Radiology, Weil Cornell Medicine, New York City, NY.
Susan A GauthierDepartment of Radiology, Weil Cornell Medicine, New York City, NY.ORCID 0000-0002-4015-1781
Cornell University · USCleveland State University · US

Funding

Disparities in COVID Disease Severity and Outcomes in New York CityUL1TR002384 · NCATS · WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV · PI JULIANNE L IMPERATO-MCGINLEY · 2017 to 2026
$86.2M
Atlanta Clinical and Translational Science Institute (ACTSI) RenewalTL1TR000456 · NCATS · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI STEPHENS, DAVID S · 2012 to 2016
$1.2M
NCATS NIH HHS TL1 TR000456NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR002384
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

background and purposeTo examine the impact of lesion location on longitudinal myelin water fraction (MWF) changes in chronic multiple sclerosis (MS) lesions. Relative hypoxia, due to vascular watershed regions of the cerebrum, has been implicated in lesion development but impact on ongoing demyelination is unknown.

methodsForty-eight patients with relapsing-remitting and secondary progressive MS had two MWF scans with fast acquisition, spiral trajectory, and T2prep (FAST-T2) sequence, at an interval of 2.0 (±.3) years. Lesion location was identified based upon cerebral lobe and relation to the ventricles. Change in MWF was assessed using a mixed effects model, controlling for lesion location and patient covariates.

resultsAverage age was 42.3 (±12) years, mean disease duration was 9.7 (±9.1) years, and median Expanded Disability Status Score (EDSS) was 2.5 (±2.3). The majority of 512 chronic lesions was located in the frontal and parietal lobes (75.6%) and more often periventricular (44.7%). All occipital lesions were periventricular. The average lesion MWF decreased from baseline (.07 ± .03) to 2 years (.06 ±.03) P < .01. Lesions within the occipital lobe showed a significant reduction in MWF as compared to other lobes.

conclusionsChronic lesions in the occipital lobe showed the greatest reduction in MWF. Neuroanatomical localization of lesions to the occipital horns of the lateral ventricles, a watershed region, may contribute to ongoing demyelination in this lesion type.

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AdultBrainFemaleHumansLongitudinal StudiesMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedMultiple SclerosisMyelin SheathWaterWaterBiomarkerdemyelinationMRImultiple sclerosisT2-Lesions

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PMID32579281
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