ArticleJournal of neurology2025
Added value of spinal cord MRI in detecting active disease in non-relapsing progressive multiple sclerosis patients.
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- Spinal cord imaging in multiple sclerosis: from diagnosis to disease progression.Journal of neurology · 2026Review
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Abstract
introductionSpinal cord MRI is not routinely recommended in the monitoring of MS. In patients with progressive MS (pMS), presence of disease activity is an important predictor of treatment response to currently approved treatments. The aim of this study was to investigate the added usefulness of spinal cord MRI in the identification of active disease in patients with non-relapsing pMS.
methodsMRI records were reviewed in a cohort of pMS patients. All patients with at least 2 years of follow-up with the same MRI scanner were included in the study. Patients with clinical relapses during follow-up were excluded from the study. Asymptomatic combined unique active lesions (CUA) were defined as any new T2/STIR lesion or any T1 Gd + lesion, in absence of a clinical relapse.
results185 non-relapsing pMS patients were included in the study (41 primary progressive, 144 secondary progressive; median EDSS 6.0), out of a cohort of 422 pMS patients. Mean length of MRI follow-up was 4.0 years (range 2-8). 28/185 (15.1%) patients showed new asymptomatic CUA brain lesions during follow-up, 14/185 (7.6%) patients showed new asymptomatic CUA spinal cord lesions, 4/185 (3.4%) patients showed new asymptomatic CUA lesions both in the brain and in the spinal cord. Overall, the addition of spinal cord MRI allowed to detect disease activity in + 43.75% more patients than brain MRI only.
conclusionThe addition of spinal cord MRI allows to detect active disease in a significantly higher proportion of non-relapsing pMS patients. This is important in stratifying expected response to treatment and to inform treatment choices.
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