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Beecher G, Howe BM, Shelly S, Nathan P, Mauermann ML, Taylor BV, Spinner RJ, Tracy JA, Dyck PJB, Klein CJ. Plexus MRI helps distinguish the immune-mediated neuropathies MADSAM and MMN. J Neuroimmunol 2022; 371:577953. [PMID: 36007424 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2022.577953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2022] [Revised: 08/11/2022] [Accepted: 08/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Among immune-mediated neuropathies, clinical-electrophysiological overlap exists between multifocal acquired demyelinating sensory and motor neuropathy (MADSAM) and multifocal motor neuropathy (MMN). Divergent immune pathogenesis, immunotherapy response, and prognosis exist between these two disorders. MRI reports have not shown distinction of these disorders, but biopsy confirmation is lacking in earlier reports. MADSAM nerves are hypertrophic with onion bulbs, inflammation, and edema, whereas MMN findings are limited to multifocal axonal atrophy. OBJECTIVES To understand if plexus MRI can distinguish MADSAM from MMN among pathologically (nerve biopsy) confirmed cases. METHODS Retrospective chart review and blinded plexus MRI review of biopsy-confirmed MADSAM and MMN cases at Mayo Clinic. RESULTS Nine brachial plexuses (MADSAM-5, MMN-4) and 6 lumbosacral plexuses (MADSAM-4, MMN-2) had fascicular biopsies of varied nerves. Median follow-up in MADSAM was 93 months (range: 7-180) and 27 (range: 12-109) in MMN (p = 0.34). MRI hypertrophy occurred solely in MADSAM (89%, 8/9) with T2-hyperintensity in both. There was no correlation between time to imaging for hypertrophy, symptom onset age, or motor neuropathy impairments (mNIS). At last follow-up, on diverse immunotherapies mNIS improved in MADSAM (median - 4, range: -22 to 0), whereas MMN worsened (median 3, range: 0 to 6, p = 0.03) on largely IVIG. CONCLUSION Nerve hypertrophy on plexus MRI helps distinguish MMN from MADSAM, where better immunotherapy treatment outcomes were observed. These findings are consistent with the immune pathogenesis seen on biopsies. Radiologic distinction is possible independent of time to imaging and extent of motor deficits, suggesting MRI is helpful in patients with uncertain clinical-electrophysiologic diagnosis, especially motor-onset MADSAM.
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Affiliation(s)
- Grayson Beecher
- Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States of America
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- Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States of America
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- Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States of America; Department of Neurology, Chaim Sheba Medical Centre, Sackler Faculty Institute, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States of America
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- Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Australia
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States of America
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- Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States of America
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- Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States of America
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- Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States of America; Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States of America.
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Beecher G, Shelly S, Dyck PJB, Mauermann ML, Martinez-Thompson JM, Berini SE, Naddaf E, Shouman K, Taylor BV, Dyck PJ, Engelstad J, Howe BM, Mills JR, Dubey D, Spinner RJ, Klein CJ. Pure Motor Onset and IgM-Gammopathy Occurrence in Multifocal Acquired Demyelinating Sensory and Motor Neuropathy. Neurology 2021; 97:e1392-e1403. [PMID: 34376509 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000012618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2021] [Accepted: 07/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES To longitudinally investigate patients with multifocal acquired demyelinating sensory and motor neuropathy (MADSAM), quantifying timing and location of sensory involvements in motor onset patients, along with clinicohistopathologic and electrophysiologic findings to ascertain differences in patients with and without monoclonal gammopathy of uncertain significance (MGUS). METHODS Patients with MADSAM seen at Mayo Clinic and tested for monoclonal gammopathy and ganglioside antibodies were retrospectively reviewed (January 1, 2007-December 31, 2018). RESULTS Of 76 patients with MADSAM, 53% had pure motor, 16% pure sensory, 30% sensorimotor, and 1% cranial nerve onsets. Motor-onset patients were initially diagnosed with multifocal motor neuropathy (MMN). MGUS occurred in 25% (89% immunoglobulin M [IgM] subtype), associating with ganglioside autoantibodies (p < 0.001) and higher IgM titers (p < 0.04). Median time to sensory involvements (confirmed by electrophysiology) in motor onset patients was 18 months (range 6-180). Compared to initial motor nerve involvements, subsequent sensory findings were within the same territory in 35% (14/40), outside in 20% (8/40), or both in 45% (18/40). Brachial and lumbosacral plexus MRI was abnormal in 87% (34/39) and 84% (21/25), respectively, identifying hypertrophy and increased T2 signal predominantly in brachial plexus trunks (64%), divisions (69%), and cords (69%), and intrapelvic sciatic (64%) and femoral (44%) nerves. Proximal fascicular nerve biopsies (n = 9) more frequently demonstrated onion-bulb pathology (p = 0.001) and endoneurial inflammation (p = 0.01) than distal biopsies (n = 17). MRI and biopsy findings were similar among patient subgroups. Initial Inflammatory Neuropathy Cause and Treatment (INCAT) disability scores were higher in patients with MGUS relative to without (p = 0.02). Long-term treatment responsiveness by INCAT score reduction ≥1 or motor Neuropathy Impairment Score (mNIS) >8-point reduction occurred in 75% (49/65) irrespective of MGUS or motor onsets. Most required ongoing immunotherapy (86%). Patients with MGUS more commonly required dual-agent immunotherapy for stability (p = 0.02). DISCUSSION Pure motor onsets are the most common MADSAM presentation. Long-term follow-up, repeat electrophysiology, and nerve pathology help distinguish motor onset MADSAM from MMN. Better long-term immunotherapy responsiveness occurs in motor onset MADSAM compared to MMN reports. Patients with MGUS commonly require dual immunotherapy. CLASSIFICATION OF EVIDENCE This study provides Class II evidence that most clinical, electrophysiologic, and histopathologic findings were similar between patients with MADSAM with and without MGUS.
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Affiliation(s)
- Grayson Beecher
- From the Departments of Neurology (G.B., S.S., P. James B. Dyck, M.L.M., J.M.M.-T., S.E.B., E.N., K.S., Peter James B. Dyck, D.D., C.J.K.), Radiology (B.M.H.), Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (P. James B. Dyck, Peter James B. Dyck, J.E., J.R.M., D.D., C.J.K.), and Neurosurgery (R.J.S.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; and Menzies Institute for Medical Research (B.V.T.), University of Tasmania, Australia
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- From the Departments of Neurology (G.B., S.S., P. James B. Dyck, M.L.M., J.M.M.-T., S.E.B., E.N., K.S., Peter James B. Dyck, D.D., C.J.K.), Radiology (B.M.H.), Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (P. James B. Dyck, Peter James B. Dyck, J.E., J.R.M., D.D., C.J.K.), and Neurosurgery (R.J.S.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; and Menzies Institute for Medical Research (B.V.T.), University of Tasmania, Australia
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- From the Departments of Neurology (G.B., S.S., P. James B. Dyck, M.L.M., J.M.M.-T., S.E.B., E.N., K.S., Peter James B. Dyck, D.D., C.J.K.), Radiology (B.M.H.), Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (P. James B. Dyck, Peter James B. Dyck, J.E., J.R.M., D.D., C.J.K.), and Neurosurgery (R.J.S.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; and Menzies Institute for Medical Research (B.V.T.), University of Tasmania, Australia
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- From the Departments of Neurology (G.B., S.S., P. James B. Dyck, M.L.M., J.M.M.-T., S.E.B., E.N., K.S., Peter James B. Dyck, D.D., C.J.K.), Radiology (B.M.H.), Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (P. James B. Dyck, Peter James B. Dyck, J.E., J.R.M., D.D., C.J.K.), and Neurosurgery (R.J.S.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; and Menzies Institute for Medical Research (B.V.T.), University of Tasmania, Australia
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- From the Departments of Neurology (G.B., S.S., P. James B. Dyck, M.L.M., J.M.M.-T., S.E.B., E.N., K.S., Peter James B. Dyck, D.D., C.J.K.), Radiology (B.M.H.), Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (P. James B. Dyck, Peter James B. Dyck, J.E., J.R.M., D.D., C.J.K.), and Neurosurgery (R.J.S.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; and Menzies Institute for Medical Research (B.V.T.), University of Tasmania, Australia
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- From the Departments of Neurology (G.B., S.S., P. James B. Dyck, M.L.M., J.M.M.-T., S.E.B., E.N., K.S., Peter James B. Dyck, D.D., C.J.K.), Radiology (B.M.H.), Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (P. James B. Dyck, Peter James B. Dyck, J.E., J.R.M., D.D., C.J.K.), and Neurosurgery (R.J.S.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; and Menzies Institute for Medical Research (B.V.T.), University of Tasmania, Australia
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- From the Departments of Neurology (G.B., S.S., P. James B. Dyck, M.L.M., J.M.M.-T., S.E.B., E.N., K.S., Peter James B. Dyck, D.D., C.J.K.), Radiology (B.M.H.), Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (P. James B. Dyck, Peter James B. Dyck, J.E., J.R.M., D.D., C.J.K.), and Neurosurgery (R.J.S.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; and Menzies Institute for Medical Research (B.V.T.), University of Tasmania, Australia
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- From the Departments of Neurology (G.B., S.S., P. James B. Dyck, M.L.M., J.M.M.-T., S.E.B., E.N., K.S., Peter James B. Dyck, D.D., C.J.K.), Radiology (B.M.H.), Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (P. James B. Dyck, Peter James B. Dyck, J.E., J.R.M., D.D., C.J.K.), and Neurosurgery (R.J.S.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; and Menzies Institute for Medical Research (B.V.T.), University of Tasmania, Australia
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- From the Departments of Neurology (G.B., S.S., P. James B. Dyck, M.L.M., J.M.M.-T., S.E.B., E.N., K.S., Peter James B. Dyck, D.D., C.J.K.), Radiology (B.M.H.), Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (P. James B. Dyck, Peter James B. Dyck, J.E., J.R.M., D.D., C.J.K.), and Neurosurgery (R.J.S.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; and Menzies Institute for Medical Research (B.V.T.), University of Tasmania, Australia
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- From the Departments of Neurology (G.B., S.S., P. James B. Dyck, M.L.M., J.M.M.-T., S.E.B., E.N., K.S., Peter James B. Dyck, D.D., C.J.K.), Radiology (B.M.H.), Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (P. James B. Dyck, Peter James B. Dyck, J.E., J.R.M., D.D., C.J.K.), and Neurosurgery (R.J.S.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; and Menzies Institute for Medical Research (B.V.T.), University of Tasmania, Australia
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- From the Departments of Neurology (G.B., S.S., P. James B. Dyck, M.L.M., J.M.M.-T., S.E.B., E.N., K.S., Peter James B. Dyck, D.D., C.J.K.), Radiology (B.M.H.), Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (P. James B. Dyck, Peter James B. Dyck, J.E., J.R.M., D.D., C.J.K.), and Neurosurgery (R.J.S.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; and Menzies Institute for Medical Research (B.V.T.), University of Tasmania, Australia
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- From the Departments of Neurology (G.B., S.S., P. James B. Dyck, M.L.M., J.M.M.-T., S.E.B., E.N., K.S., Peter James B. Dyck, D.D., C.J.K.), Radiology (B.M.H.), Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (P. James B. Dyck, Peter James B. Dyck, J.E., J.R.M., D.D., C.J.K.), and Neurosurgery (R.J.S.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; and Menzies Institute for Medical Research (B.V.T.), University of Tasmania, Australia
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- From the Departments of Neurology (G.B., S.S., P. James B. Dyck, M.L.M., J.M.M.-T., S.E.B., E.N., K.S., Peter James B. Dyck, D.D., C.J.K.), Radiology (B.M.H.), Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (P. James B. Dyck, Peter James B. Dyck, J.E., J.R.M., D.D., C.J.K.), and Neurosurgery (R.J.S.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; and Menzies Institute for Medical Research (B.V.T.), University of Tasmania, Australia
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- From the Departments of Neurology (G.B., S.S., P. James B. Dyck, M.L.M., J.M.M.-T., S.E.B., E.N., K.S., Peter James B. Dyck, D.D., C.J.K.), Radiology (B.M.H.), Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (P. James B. Dyck, Peter James B. Dyck, J.E., J.R.M., D.D., C.J.K.), and Neurosurgery (R.J.S.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; and Menzies Institute for Medical Research (B.V.T.), University of Tasmania, Australia
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- From the Departments of Neurology (G.B., S.S., P. James B. Dyck, M.L.M., J.M.M.-T., S.E.B., E.N., K.S., Peter James B. Dyck, D.D., C.J.K.), Radiology (B.M.H.), Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (P. James B. Dyck, Peter James B. Dyck, J.E., J.R.M., D.D., C.J.K.), and Neurosurgery (R.J.S.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; and Menzies Institute for Medical Research (B.V.T.), University of Tasmania, Australia
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- From the Departments of Neurology (G.B., S.S., P. James B. Dyck, M.L.M., J.M.M.-T., S.E.B., E.N., K.S., Peter James B. Dyck, D.D., C.J.K.), Radiology (B.M.H.), Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (P. James B. Dyck, Peter James B. Dyck, J.E., J.R.M., D.D., C.J.K.), and Neurosurgery (R.J.S.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; and Menzies Institute for Medical Research (B.V.T.), University of Tasmania, Australia.
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