ArticleNeurology(R) neuroimmunology & neuroinflammation2021
Evolution of Brain Volume Loss Rates in Early Stages of Multiple Sclerosis.
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- Brain volume loss in Japanese patients with multiple sclerosis is present in the early to middle stage of the disease.Heliyon · 2024Article
- COVID-19 vaccination and relapse activity: A nationwide cohort study of patients with multiple sclerosis in Denmark.European journal of neurology · 2024Article
- Beyond lines of treatment: embracing early high-efficacy disease-modifying treatments for multiple sclerosis management.Therapeutic advances in neurological disorders · 2024Review
- Feasibility of detecting atrophy relevant for disability and cognition in multiple sclerosis using 3D-FLAIR.Journal of neurology · 2023Article
- Early use of high-efficacy disease‑modifying therapies makes the difference in people with multiple sclerosis: an expert opinion.Journal of neurology · 2022Article
- To be or not to be vaccinated: The risk of MS or NMOSD relapse after COVID-19 vaccination and infection.Multiple sclerosis and related disorders · 2022Observational
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Abstract
objectiveTo describe the dynamics of brain volume loss (BVL) at different stages of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS), to describe the association between BVL and clinical measures, and to investigate an effect of treatment escalation on the rate of BVL.
methodsTogether, 1903 patients predominantly with RRMS from the Avonex-Steroids-Azathioprine cohort (N = 166), the study of early IFN-β1a treatment cohort (N = 180), and the quantitative MRI cohort (N = 1,557) with ≥2 MRI scans and ≥1-year of follow-up were included. Brain MRI scans (N = 7,203) were performed using a single 1.5-T machine. Relationships between age or disease duration and global and tissue-specific BVL rates were analyzed using mixed models.
resultsAge was not associated with the rate of BVL (β = -0.003; Cohen f2 = 0.0005; adjusted
conclusionsThe rate of BVL is relatively stable throughout the course of RRMS. The accelerated BVL is weakly associated with concurrent higher disease activity, and timely escalation to high-efficacy immunotherapy helps decrease the rate of BVL.
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