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ArticleBioengineering (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Measures, Pyramidal Score on Expanded Disability Status Scale and Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Corticospinal Tract in Multiple Sclerosis.

Maja Rogić Vidaković, Ana Ćurković Katić, Sanda Pavelin, Antonia Bralić, Una Mikac, Joško Šoda, Ana Jerković, Angela Mastelić, Krešimir Dolić, Anita Markotić and 2 more

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Article in Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Maja Rogić VidakovićLaboratory for Human and Experimental Neurophysiology, Department of Neuroscience, School of Medicine, University of Split, 21000 Split, Croatia.ORCID 0000-0001-8516-9718
Ana Ćurković KatićDepartment of Neurology, University Hospital of Split, 21000 Split, Croatia.ORCID 0009-0007-4475-7119
Sanda PavelinDepartment of Neurology, University Hospital of Split, 21000 Split, Croatia.
Antonia BralićDepartment of Interventional and Diagnostic Radiology, University Hospital of Split, 21000 Split, Croatia.
Una MikacDepartment of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.ORCID 0000-0001-9369-6462
Joško ŠodaSignal Processing, Analysis, Advanced Diagnostics Research and Education Laboratory (SPAADREL), Faculty of Maritime Studies, Department for Marine Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies, University of Split, 21000 Split, Croatia.ORCID 0000-0002-5825-8026
Ana JerkovićLaboratory for Human and Experimental Neurophysiology, Department of Neuroscience, School of Medicine, University of Split, 21000 Split, Croatia.ORCID 0000-0002-6292-4124
Angela MastelićDepartment of Medical Chemistry and Biochemistry, School of Medicine, University of Split, 21000 Split, Croatia.
Krešimir DolićDepartment of Interventional and Diagnostic Radiology, University Hospital of Split, 21000 Split, Croatia.ORCID 0000-0003-0018-0075
Anita MarkotićDepartment of Medical Chemistry and Biochemistry, School of Medicine, University of Split, 21000 Split, Croatia.ORCID 0000-0002-6118-6975
Zoran ĐogašLaboratory for Human and Experimental Neurophysiology, Department of Neuroscience, School of Medicine, University of Split, 21000 Split, Croatia.
Nikolina Režić MužinićDepartment of Medical Chemistry and Biochemistry, School of Medicine, University of Split, 21000 Split, Croatia.ORCID 0000-0002-9628-1067

Funding

Program funding of science for universities in the Republic of Croatia, the University of Split, Croatia. Nikolina Režić Mužinić and Anita Markotić
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Probing the cortic ospinal tract integrity by transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) could help to understand the neurophysiological correlations of multiple sclerosis (MS) symptoms. Therefore, the study objective was, first, to investigate TMS measures (resting motor threshold-RMT, motor evoked potential (MEP) latency, and amplitude) of corticospinal tract integrity in people with relapsing-remitting MS (pwMS). Then, the study examined the conformity of TMS measures with clinical disease-related (Expanded Disability Status Scale-EDSS) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) results (lesion count) in pwMS. The e-field navigated TMS, MRI, and EDSS data were collected in 23 pwMS and compared to non-clinical samples. The results show that pwMS differed from non-clinical samples in MEP latency for upper and lower extremity muscles. Also, pwMS with altered MEP latency (prolonged or absent MEP response) had higher EDSS, general and pyramidal, functional scores than pwMS with normal MEP latency finding. Furthermore, the RMT intensity for lower extremity muscles was predictive of EDSS functional pyramidal scores. TMS/MEP latency findings classified pwMS as the same as EDSS functional pyramidal scores in 70-83% of cases and were similar to the MRI results, corresponding to EDSS functional pyramidal scores in 57-65% of cases. PwMS with altered MEP latency differed from pwMS with normal MEP latency in the total number of lesions in the brain corticospinal and cervical corticospinal tract. The study provides preliminary results on the correspondence of MRI and TMS corticospinal tract evaluation results with EDSS functional pyramidal score results in MS.

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EDSSmagnetic resonance imagingmotor evoked potentialmultiple sclerosistranscranial magnetic stimulation

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