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ArticleMultiple sclerosis journal - experimental, translational and clinical2021

CSF neurofilament light chain predicts 10-year clinical and radiologic worsening in multiple sclerosis.

Alok Bhan, Cecilie Jacobsen, Ingvild Dalen, Niels Bergsland, Robert Zivadinov, Guido Alves, Kjell-Morten Myhr, Elisabeth Farbu

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Article in Multiple sclerosis journal - experimental, translational and clinical, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Alok BhanNeuroscience Research Group, Department of Neurology, Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger, Norway.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6711-4083
Cecilie JacobsenNeuroscience Research Group, Department of Neurology, Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger, Norway.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6587-2764
Ingvild DalenNeuroscience Research Group, Department of Neurology, Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger, Norway.
Niels BergslandBuffalo Neuroimaging Analysis Center, Department of Neurology, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7792-0433
Robert ZivadinovBuffalo Neuroimaging Analysis Center, Department of Neurology, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, USA.
Guido AlvesNeuroscience Research Group, Department of Neurology, Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger, Norway.
Kjell-Morten MyhrDepartment of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.
Elisabeth FarbuNeuroscience Research Group, Department of Neurology, Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger, Norway.
Stavanger University Hospital · NODon Carlo Gnocchi Foundation · ITHaukeland University Hospital · NOUniversity at Buffalo, State University of New York · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundNeurofilament light chain (NfL) is an attractive biomarker of disease activity and progression in MS, but there is a lack in long-term prognostic data.

objectiveTo test the long-term clinical and radiological prognostic value of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)-NfL among newly diagnosed patients with MS.

methodsNewly diagnosed MS patients where followed prospectively with baseline CSF-NfL and repeated MRI and clinical assessments for up to 10 years. Associations between baseline CSF-NfL and longitudinal MRI and clinical assessments were found by Generalized Estimating Equations analysis.

resultsForty-two participants were included. CSF-NfL at baseline was significantly associated with the rate of atrophy in globus pallidus (

conclusionCSF-NfL predicted the clinical and radiological course of newly diagnosed patients with MS over a 10-year period, underlining its prognostic role.

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biomarkersCSFlongitudinallong-termMRIMultiple sclerosisneurofilamentsprognosis

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PMID34900328
PMCPMC8652913
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