White matter hemodynamic abnormalities precede sub-cortical gray matter changes in multiple sclerosis

Varga, Andrew W., Johnson, Glyn, Babb, James S., Herbert, Joseph, Grossman, Robert I. and Inglese, Matilde (2009) White matter hemodynamic abnormalities precede sub-cortical gray matter changes in multiple sclerosis. Journal of the Neurological Sciences, 282 (1-2). pp. 28-33. ISSN 0022-510X

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Hypoperfusion has been reported in lesions, normal-appearing white (NAWM) and gray matter (NAGM) of patients with clinically definite multiple sclerosis (MS) by using perfusion MRI. However, it is still unknown how early such changes in perfusion occur. The aim of our study was to assess the presence of hemodynamic changes in the NAWM and subcortical NAGM of patients with clinically isolated syndrome (CIS) in comparison to healthy controls and to patients with early relapsing-remitting (RR) MS. METHODS: Absolute cerebral blood flow (CBF), blood volume (CBV) and mean transit time (MTT) were measured in the periventricular and frontal NAWM, thalamus and putamen nuclei of 12 patients with CIS, 12 with early RR-MS and 12 healthy controls using dynamic susceptibility contrast enhanced (DSC) T2*-weighted MRI. RESULTS: Compared to controls, CBF was significantly decreased in the periventricular NAWM of CIS patients and in the periventricular NAWM and putamen of RR-MS patients. Compared to CIS, RR-MS patients showed a significant CBF decrease in the putamen. CONCLUSIONS: CBF was decreased in the NAWM of both CIS and RR-MS patients and in the subcortical NAGM of RR-MS patients suggesting a continuum of tissue perfusion decreases beginning in white matter and spreading to gray matter, as the disease progresses.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	clinically isolated syndrome,relapsing-remitting ms,normal-appearing white matter,normal-appearing gray matter,dynamic susceptibility contrast perfusion mri,conventional mri
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Cancer Studies Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Norwich Clinical Trials Unit
Depositing User:	Pure Connector
Date Deposited:	15 Sep 2015 10:30
Last Modified:	21 Oct 2022 01:14
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/54367
DOI:	10.1016/j.jns.2008.12.036

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