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Calabrese M, Preziosa P, Scalfari A, Colato E, Marastoni D, Absinta M, Battaglini M, De Stefano N, Di Filippo M, Hametner S, Howell OW, Inglese M, Lassmann H, Martin R, Nicholas R, Reynolds R, Rocca MA, Tamanti A, Vercellino M, Villar LM, Filippi M, Magliozzi R. Determinants and Biomarkers of Progression Independent of Relapses in Multiple Sclerosis. Ann Neurol 2024; 96:1-20. [PMID: 38568026 DOI: 10.1002/ana.26913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2023] [Revised: 01/04/2024] [Accepted: 02/15/2024] [Indexed: 06/20/2024]
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Clinical, pathological, and imaging evidence in multiple sclerosis (MS) suggests that a smoldering inflammatory activity is present from the earliest stages of the disease and underlies the progression of disability, which proceeds relentlessly and independently of clinical and radiological relapses (PIRA). The complex system of pathological events driving "chronic" worsening is likely linked with the early accumulation of compartmentalized inflammation within the central nervous system as well as insufficient repair phenomena and mitochondrial failure. These mechanisms are partially lesion-independent and differ from those causing clinical relapses and the formation of new focal demyelinating lesions; they lead to neuroaxonal dysfunction and death, myelin loss, glia alterations, and finally, a neuronal network dysfunction outweighing central nervous system (CNS) compensatory mechanisms. This review aims to provide an overview of the state of the art of neuropathological, immunological, and imaging knowledge about the mechanisms underlying the smoldering disease activity, focusing on possible early biomarkers and their translation into clinical practice. ANN NEUROL 2024;96:1-20.
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- Massimiliano Calabrese
- Department of Neurosciences and Biomedicine and Movement, The Multiple Sclerosis Center of University Hospital of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Neuroimaging Research Unit, Division of Neuroscience, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
- Neurology Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
- Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
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- Centre of Neuroscience, Department of Medicine, Imperial College, London, UK
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- Department of Neurosciences and Biomedicine and Movement, The Multiple Sclerosis Center of University Hospital of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Neurosciences and Biomedicine and Movement, The Multiple Sclerosis Center of University Hospital of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Translational Neuropathology Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Siena Imaging S.r.l., Siena, Italy
- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neuroscience, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neuroscience, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Section of Neurology, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Division of Neuropathology and Neurochemistry, Department of Neurology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Life Sciences, Swansea University Medical School, Swansea, UK
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- Dipartimento di neuroscienze, riabilitazione, oftalmologia, genetica e scienze materno-infantili - DINOGMI, University of Genova, Genoa, Italy
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- Center for Brain Research, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Experimental Immunology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Therapeutic Design Unit, Center for Molecular Medicine, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Cellerys AG, Schlieren, Switzerland
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- Department of Brain Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Burlington Danes, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Division of Neuroscience, Department of Brain Sciences, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Neuroimaging Research Unit, Division of Neuroscience, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
- Neurology Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
- Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Neurosciences and Biomedicine and Movement, The Multiple Sclerosis Center of University Hospital of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Multiple Sclerosis Center & Neurologia I U, Department of Neuroscience, University Hospital AOU Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Immunology, Ramon y Cajal University Hospital. IRYCIS. REI, Madrid, Spain
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- Neuroimaging Research Unit, Division of Neuroscience, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
- Neurology Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
- Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
- Neurorehabilitation Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
- Neurophysiology Service, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Neurosciences and Biomedicine and Movement, The Multiple Sclerosis Center of University Hospital of Verona, Verona, Italy
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Cacciaguerra L, Abdel-Mannan O, Champsas D, Mankad K, Krecke KN, Chen JJ, Syc-Mazurek SB, Redenbaugh V, Lopez-Chiriboga AS, Valencia-Sanchez C, Hemingway C, Tillema JM, Ciccarelli O, Pittock SJ, Hacohen Y, Flanagan EP. Radiologic Lag and Brain MRI Lesion Dynamics During Attacks in MOG Antibody-Associated Disease. Neurology 2024; 102:e209303. [PMID: 38710000 PMCID: PMC11177594 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000209303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2023] [Accepted: 01/31/2024] [Indexed: 05/08/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Knowledge of the evolution of CNS demyelinating lesions within attacks could assist diagnosis. We evaluated intra-attack lesion dynamics in patients with myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated disease (MOGAD) vs multiple sclerosis (MS) and aquaporin-4 antibody seropositive neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (AQP4+NMOSD). METHODS This retrospective observational multicenter study included consecutive patients from Mayo Clinic (USA) and Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children (UK). Inclusion criteria were as follows: (1) MOGAD, MS, or AQP4+NMOSD diagnosis; (2) availability of ≥2 brain MRIs (within 30 days of attack onset); and (3) brain involvement (i.e., ≥1 T2 lesion) on ≥1 brain MRI. The initial and subsequent brain MRIs within a single attack were evaluated for the following: new T2 lesions(s); resolved T2 lesion(s); both; or no change. This was compared between MOGAD, MS, and AQP4+NMOSD attacks. We used the Mann-Whitney U test and χ2/Fisher exact test for statistical analysis. RESULTS Our cohort included 55 patients with MOGAD (median age, 14 years; interquartile range [IQR] 5-34; female sex, 29 [53%]) for a total of 58 attacks. The comparison groups included 38 patients with MS, and 19 with AQP4+NMOSD. In MOGAD, the initial brain MRI (median of 5 days from onset [IQR 3-9]) was normal in 6/58 (10%) attacks despite cerebral symptoms (i.e., radiologic lag). The commonest reason for repeat MRI was clinical worsening or no improvement (33/56 [59%] attacks with details available). When compared with the first MRI, the second intra-attack MRI (median of 8 days from initial scan [IQR 5-13]) showed the following: new T2 lesion(s) 27/58 (47%); stability 24/58 (41%); resolution of T2 lesion(s) 4/58 (7%); or both new and resolved T2 lesions 3/58 (5%). Findings were similar between children and adults. Steroid treatment was associated with resolution of ≥1 T2 lesion (6/28 [21%] vs 1/30 [3%], p = 0.048) and reduced the likelihood of new T2 lesions (9/28 vs 18/30, p = 0.03). Intra-attack MRI changes favored MOGAD (34/58 [59%]) over MS (10/38 [26%], p = 0.002) and AQP4+NMOSD (4/19 [21%], p = 0.007). Resolution of ≥1 T2 lesions was exclusive to MOGAD (7/58 [12%]). DISCUSSION Radiologic lag is common within MOGAD attacks. Dynamic imaging with frequent appearance and occasional disappearance of lesions within a single attack suggest MOGAD diagnosis over MS and AQP4+NMOSD. These findings have implications for clinical practice, clinical trial attack adjudication, and understanding of MOGAD pathogenesis.
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- Laura Cacciaguerra
- From the Department of Neurology and Mayo Clinic Center for Multiple Sclerosis and Autoimmune Neurology (L.C., J.J.C., S.B.S.-M., V.R., J.-M.T., S.J.P., E.P.F.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Queen Square MS Centre (O.A.-M., D.C., C.H., O.C., Y.H.), UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, Faculty of Brain Sciences, University College London; Department of Neurology (O.A.-M., D.C., C.H., Y.H.), and Department of Neuroradiology (K.M.), Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, United Kingdom; Department of Radiology (K.N.K.), Department of Ophthalmology (J.J.C.), and Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (S.J.P., E.P.F.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Department of Neurology (A.S.L.-C.), Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL; Department of Neurology (C.V.-S.), Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ; and NIHR University College London Hospitals Biomedical Research Centre (O.C.), United Kingdom
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- From the Department of Neurology and Mayo Clinic Center for Multiple Sclerosis and Autoimmune Neurology (L.C., J.J.C., S.B.S.-M., V.R., J.-M.T., S.J.P., E.P.F.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Queen Square MS Centre (O.A.-M., D.C., C.H., O.C., Y.H.), UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, Faculty of Brain Sciences, University College London; Department of Neurology (O.A.-M., D.C., C.H., Y.H.), and Department of Neuroradiology (K.M.), Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, United Kingdom; Department of Radiology (K.N.K.), Department of Ophthalmology (J.J.C.), and Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (S.J.P., E.P.F.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Department of Neurology (A.S.L.-C.), Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL; Department of Neurology (C.V.-S.), Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ; and NIHR University College London Hospitals Biomedical Research Centre (O.C.), United Kingdom
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- From the Department of Neurology and Mayo Clinic Center for Multiple Sclerosis and Autoimmune Neurology (L.C., J.J.C., S.B.S.-M., V.R., J.-M.T., S.J.P., E.P.F.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Queen Square MS Centre (O.A.-M., D.C., C.H., O.C., Y.H.), UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, Faculty of Brain Sciences, University College London; Department of Neurology (O.A.-M., D.C., C.H., Y.H.), and Department of Neuroradiology (K.M.), Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, United Kingdom; Department of Radiology (K.N.K.), Department of Ophthalmology (J.J.C.), and Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (S.J.P., E.P.F.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Department of Neurology (A.S.L.-C.), Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL; Department of Neurology (C.V.-S.), Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ; and NIHR University College London Hospitals Biomedical Research Centre (O.C.), United Kingdom
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- From the Department of Neurology and Mayo Clinic Center for Multiple Sclerosis and Autoimmune Neurology (L.C., J.J.C., S.B.S.-M., V.R., J.-M.T., S.J.P., E.P.F.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Queen Square MS Centre (O.A.-M., D.C., C.H., O.C., Y.H.), UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, Faculty of Brain Sciences, University College London; Department of Neurology (O.A.-M., D.C., C.H., Y.H.), and Department of Neuroradiology (K.M.), Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, United Kingdom; Department of Radiology (K.N.K.), Department of Ophthalmology (J.J.C.), and Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (S.J.P., E.P.F.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Department of Neurology (A.S.L.-C.), Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL; Department of Neurology (C.V.-S.), Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ; and NIHR University College London Hospitals Biomedical Research Centre (O.C.), United Kingdom
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- From the Department of Neurology and Mayo Clinic Center for Multiple Sclerosis and Autoimmune Neurology (L.C., J.J.C., S.B.S.-M., V.R., J.-M.T., S.J.P., E.P.F.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Queen Square MS Centre (O.A.-M., D.C., C.H., O.C., Y.H.), UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, Faculty of Brain Sciences, University College London; Department of Neurology (O.A.-M., D.C., C.H., Y.H.), and Department of Neuroradiology (K.M.), Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, United Kingdom; Department of Radiology (K.N.K.), Department of Ophthalmology (J.J.C.), and Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (S.J.P., E.P.F.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Department of Neurology (A.S.L.-C.), Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL; Department of Neurology (C.V.-S.), Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ; and NIHR University College London Hospitals Biomedical Research Centre (O.C.), United Kingdom
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- From the Department of Neurology and Mayo Clinic Center for Multiple Sclerosis and Autoimmune Neurology (L.C., J.J.C., S.B.S.-M., V.R., J.-M.T., S.J.P., E.P.F.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Queen Square MS Centre (O.A.-M., D.C., C.H., O.C., Y.H.), UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, Faculty of Brain Sciences, University College London; Department of Neurology (O.A.-M., D.C., C.H., Y.H.), and Department of Neuroradiology (K.M.), Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, United Kingdom; Department of Radiology (K.N.K.), Department of Ophthalmology (J.J.C.), and Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (S.J.P., E.P.F.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Department of Neurology (A.S.L.-C.), Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL; Department of Neurology (C.V.-S.), Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ; and NIHR University College London Hospitals Biomedical Research Centre (O.C.), United Kingdom
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- From the Department of Neurology and Mayo Clinic Center for Multiple Sclerosis and Autoimmune Neurology (L.C., J.J.C., S.B.S.-M., V.R., J.-M.T., S.J.P., E.P.F.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Queen Square MS Centre (O.A.-M., D.C., C.H., O.C., Y.H.), UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, Faculty of Brain Sciences, University College London; Department of Neurology (O.A.-M., D.C., C.H., Y.H.), and Department of Neuroradiology (K.M.), Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, United Kingdom; Department of Radiology (K.N.K.), Department of Ophthalmology (J.J.C.), and Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (S.J.P., E.P.F.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Department of Neurology (A.S.L.-C.), Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL; Department of Neurology (C.V.-S.), Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ; and NIHR University College London Hospitals Biomedical Research Centre (O.C.), United Kingdom
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- From the Department of Neurology and Mayo Clinic Center for Multiple Sclerosis and Autoimmune Neurology (L.C., J.J.C., S.B.S.-M., V.R., J.-M.T., S.J.P., E.P.F.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Queen Square MS Centre (O.A.-M., D.C., C.H., O.C., Y.H.), UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, Faculty of Brain Sciences, University College London; Department of Neurology (O.A.-M., D.C., C.H., Y.H.), and Department of Neuroradiology (K.M.), Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, United Kingdom; Department of Radiology (K.N.K.), Department of Ophthalmology (J.J.C.), and Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (S.J.P., E.P.F.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Department of Neurology (A.S.L.-C.), Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL; Department of Neurology (C.V.-S.), Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ; and NIHR University College London Hospitals Biomedical Research Centre (O.C.), United Kingdom
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- From the Department of Neurology and Mayo Clinic Center for Multiple Sclerosis and Autoimmune Neurology (L.C., J.J.C., S.B.S.-M., V.R., J.-M.T., S.J.P., E.P.F.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Queen Square MS Centre (O.A.-M., D.C., C.H., O.C., Y.H.), UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, Faculty of Brain Sciences, University College London; Department of Neurology (O.A.-M., D.C., C.H., Y.H.), and Department of Neuroradiology (K.M.), Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, United Kingdom; Department of Radiology (K.N.K.), Department of Ophthalmology (J.J.C.), and Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (S.J.P., E.P.F.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Department of Neurology (A.S.L.-C.), Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL; Department of Neurology (C.V.-S.), Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ; and NIHR University College London Hospitals Biomedical Research Centre (O.C.), United Kingdom
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- From the Department of Neurology and Mayo Clinic Center for Multiple Sclerosis and Autoimmune Neurology (L.C., J.J.C., S.B.S.-M., V.R., J.-M.T., S.J.P., E.P.F.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Queen Square MS Centre (O.A.-M., D.C., C.H., O.C., Y.H.), UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, Faculty of Brain Sciences, University College London; Department of Neurology (O.A.-M., D.C., C.H., Y.H.), and Department of Neuroradiology (K.M.), Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, United Kingdom; Department of Radiology (K.N.K.), Department of Ophthalmology (J.J.C.), and Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (S.J.P., E.P.F.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Department of Neurology (A.S.L.-C.), Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL; Department of Neurology (C.V.-S.), Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ; and NIHR University College London Hospitals Biomedical Research Centre (O.C.), United Kingdom
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- From the Department of Neurology and Mayo Clinic Center for Multiple Sclerosis and Autoimmune Neurology (L.C., J.J.C., S.B.S.-M., V.R., J.-M.T., S.J.P., E.P.F.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Queen Square MS Centre (O.A.-M., D.C., C.H., O.C., Y.H.), UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, Faculty of Brain Sciences, University College London; Department of Neurology (O.A.-M., D.C., C.H., Y.H.), and Department of Neuroradiology (K.M.), Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, United Kingdom; Department of Radiology (K.N.K.), Department of Ophthalmology (J.J.C.), and Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (S.J.P., E.P.F.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Department of Neurology (A.S.L.-C.), Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL; Department of Neurology (C.V.-S.), Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ; and NIHR University College London Hospitals Biomedical Research Centre (O.C.), United Kingdom
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- From the Department of Neurology and Mayo Clinic Center for Multiple Sclerosis and Autoimmune Neurology (L.C., J.J.C., S.B.S.-M., V.R., J.-M.T., S.J.P., E.P.F.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Queen Square MS Centre (O.A.-M., D.C., C.H., O.C., Y.H.), UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, Faculty of Brain Sciences, University College London; Department of Neurology (O.A.-M., D.C., C.H., Y.H.), and Department of Neuroradiology (K.M.), Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, United Kingdom; Department of Radiology (K.N.K.), Department of Ophthalmology (J.J.C.), and Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (S.J.P., E.P.F.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Department of Neurology (A.S.L.-C.), Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL; Department of Neurology (C.V.-S.), Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ; and NIHR University College London Hospitals Biomedical Research Centre (O.C.), United Kingdom
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- From the Department of Neurology and Mayo Clinic Center for Multiple Sclerosis and Autoimmune Neurology (L.C., J.J.C., S.B.S.-M., V.R., J.-M.T., S.J.P., E.P.F.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Queen Square MS Centre (O.A.-M., D.C., C.H., O.C., Y.H.), UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, Faculty of Brain Sciences, University College London; Department of Neurology (O.A.-M., D.C., C.H., Y.H.), and Department of Neuroradiology (K.M.), Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, United Kingdom; Department of Radiology (K.N.K.), Department of Ophthalmology (J.J.C.), and Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (S.J.P., E.P.F.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Department of Neurology (A.S.L.-C.), Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL; Department of Neurology (C.V.-S.), Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ; and NIHR University College London Hospitals Biomedical Research Centre (O.C.), United Kingdom
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- From the Department of Neurology and Mayo Clinic Center for Multiple Sclerosis and Autoimmune Neurology (L.C., J.J.C., S.B.S.-M., V.R., J.-M.T., S.J.P., E.P.F.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Queen Square MS Centre (O.A.-M., D.C., C.H., O.C., Y.H.), UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, Faculty of Brain Sciences, University College London; Department of Neurology (O.A.-M., D.C., C.H., Y.H.), and Department of Neuroradiology (K.M.), Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, United Kingdom; Department of Radiology (K.N.K.), Department of Ophthalmology (J.J.C.), and Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (S.J.P., E.P.F.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Department of Neurology (A.S.L.-C.), Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL; Department of Neurology (C.V.-S.), Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ; and NIHR University College London Hospitals Biomedical Research Centre (O.C.), United Kingdom
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- From the Department of Neurology and Mayo Clinic Center for Multiple Sclerosis and Autoimmune Neurology (L.C., J.J.C., S.B.S.-M., V.R., J.-M.T., S.J.P., E.P.F.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Queen Square MS Centre (O.A.-M., D.C., C.H., O.C., Y.H.), UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, Faculty of Brain Sciences, University College London; Department of Neurology (O.A.-M., D.C., C.H., Y.H.), and Department of Neuroradiology (K.M.), Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, United Kingdom; Department of Radiology (K.N.K.), Department of Ophthalmology (J.J.C.), and Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (S.J.P., E.P.F.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Department of Neurology (A.S.L.-C.), Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL; Department of Neurology (C.V.-S.), Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ; and NIHR University College London Hospitals Biomedical Research Centre (O.C.), United Kingdom
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- From the Department of Neurology and Mayo Clinic Center for Multiple Sclerosis and Autoimmune Neurology (L.C., J.J.C., S.B.S.-M., V.R., J.-M.T., S.J.P., E.P.F.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Queen Square MS Centre (O.A.-M., D.C., C.H., O.C., Y.H.), UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, Faculty of Brain Sciences, University College London; Department of Neurology (O.A.-M., D.C., C.H., Y.H.), and Department of Neuroradiology (K.M.), Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, United Kingdom; Department of Radiology (K.N.K.), Department of Ophthalmology (J.J.C.), and Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (S.J.P., E.P.F.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Department of Neurology (A.S.L.-C.), Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL; Department of Neurology (C.V.-S.), Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ; and NIHR University College London Hospitals Biomedical Research Centre (O.C.), United Kingdom
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Elsbernd P, Cacciaguerra L, Krecke KN, Chen JJ, Gritsch D, Lopez-Chiriboga AS, Sechi E, Redenbaugh V, Morris PP, Carter JL, Wingerchuk DM, Tillema JM, Valencia-Sanchez C, Thakolwiboon S, Pittock SJ, Flanagan EP. Cerebral enhancement in MOG antibody-associated disease. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2023; 95:14-18. [PMID: 37221051 PMCID: PMC10679850 DOI: 10.1136/jnnp-2023-331137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2023] [Accepted: 05/08/2023] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
Abstract
INTRODUCTION Limited data exist on brain MRI enhancement in myelin-oligodendrocyte-glycoprotein (MOG) antibody-associated disease (MOGAD) and differences from aquaporin-4-IgG-positive-neuromyelitis-optica-spectrum-disorder (AQP4+NMOSD), and multiple sclerosis (MS). METHODS In this retrospective observational study, we identified 122 Mayo Clinic MOGAD patients (1 January 1996-1 July 2020) with cerebral attacks. We explored enhancement patterns using a discovery set (n=41). We assessed enhancement frequency and Expanded Disability Status Scale scores at nadir and follow-up in the remainder (n=81). Two raters assessed T1-weighted-postgadolinium MRIs (1.5T/3T) for enhancement patterns in MOGAD, AQP4+NMOSD (n=14) and MS (n=26). Inter-rater agreement was assessed. Leptomeningeal enhancement clinical correlates were analysed. RESULTS Enhancement occurred in 59/81 (73%) MOGAD cerebral attacks but did not influence outcome. Enhancement was often patchy/heterogeneous in MOGAD (33/59 (56%)), AQP4+NMOSD (9/14 (64%); p=0.57) and MS (16/26 (62%); p=0.63). Leptomeningeal enhancement favoured MOGAD (27/59 (46%)) over AQP4+NMOSD (1/14 (7%); p=0.01) and MS (1/26 (4%); p<0.001) with headache, fever and seizures frequent clinical correlates. Ring enhancement favoured MS (8/26 (31%); p=0.006) over MOGAD (4/59 (7%)). Linear ependymal enhancement was unique to AQP4+NMOSD (2/14 (14%)) and persistent enhancement (>3 months) was rare (0%-8%) across all groups. Inter-rater agreement for enhancement patterns was moderate. CONCLUSIONS Enhancement is common with MOGAD cerebral attacks and often has a non-specific patchy appearance and rarely persists beyond 3 months. Leptomeningeal enhancement favours MOGAD over AQP4+NMOSD and MS.
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Affiliation(s)
- Paul Elsbernd
- Department of Neurology, Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, USA
- Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milano, Italy
- Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
- Center for Multiple Sclerosis and Autoimmune Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
- Center for Multiple Sclerosis and Autoimmune Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
- Department of Ophthalmology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
- Department of Neurology, Mass General Brigham Inc, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Medical, Surgical and Experimental Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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- Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
- Center for Multiple Sclerosis and Autoimmune Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
- Department of pediatrics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
- Center for Multiple Sclerosis and Autoimmune Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
| | - Eoin P Flanagan
- Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
- Center for Multiple Sclerosis and Autoimmune Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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