MAGNIMS consensus recommendations on the use of brain and spinal cord atrophy measures in clinical practice

J Sastre-Garriga, D Pareto, M Battaglini… - Nature Reviews …, 2020 - nature.com
Early evaluation of treatment response and prediction of disease evolution are key issues in
the management of people with multiple sclerosis (MS). In the past 20 years, MRI has …

Will the real multiple sclerosis please stand up?

PK Stys, GW Zamponi, J Van Minnen… - Nature Reviews …, 2012 - nature.com
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is considered to be an autoimmune, inflammatory disease of the
CNS. In most patients, the disease follows a relapsing–remitting course and is characterized …

The relation between inflammation and neurodegeneration in multiple sclerosis brains

JM Frischer, S Bramow, A Dal-Bianco, CF Lucchinetti… - Brain, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Some recent studies suggest that in progressive multiple sclerosis, neurodegeneration may
occur independently from inflammation. The aim of our study was to analyse the …

[HTML][HTML] Immune cell trafficking across the barriers of the central nervous system in multiple sclerosis and stroke

MAL Pinheiro, G Kooij, MR Mizee, A Kamermans… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2016 - Elsevier
Each year about 650,000 Europeans die from stroke and a similar number lives with the
sequelae of multiple sclerosis (MS). Stroke and MS differ in their etiology. Although cause …

Clinical relevance of brain volume measures in multiple sclerosis

N De Stefano, L Airas, N Grigoriadis, HP Mattle… - CNS drugs, 2014 - Springer
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic disease with an inflammatory and neurodegenerative
pathology. Axonal loss and neurodegeneration occurs early in the disease course and may …

The clinico-radiological paradox in multiple sclerosis revisited

F Barkhof - Current opinion in neurology, 2002 - journals.lww.com
The use of magnetic resonance imaging as a surrogate outcome measure in clinical trials, or
even as a prognosticator in the assessment of the natural evolution, assumes a close …

Brain atrophy in multiple sclerosis: mechanisms, clinical relevance and treatment options

A Andravizou, E Dardiotis, A Artemiadis… - Autoimmunity …, 2019 - Springer
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an immune-mediated disease of the central nervous system
characterized by focal or diffuse inflammation, demyelination, axonal loss and …

Gray matter atrophy in multiple sclerosis: a longitudinal study

E Fisher, JC Lee, K Nakamura… - Annals of Neurology …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To determine gray matter (GM) atrophy rates in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients at
all stages of disease, and to identify predictors and clinical correlates of GM atrophy …

Measurement of atrophy in multiple sclerosis: pathological basis, methodological aspects and clinical relevance

DH Miller, F Barkhof, JA Frank, GJM Parker… - Brain, 2002 - academic.oup.com
MRI methods are widely used to follow the pathological evolution of multiple sclerosis in life
and its modification by treatment. To date, measures of the number and volume of …

Optimizing treatment success in multiple sclerosis

T Ziemssen, T Derfuss, N de Stefano, G Giovannoni… - Journal of …, 2016 - Springer
Despite important advances in the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS) over recent years, the
introduction of several disease-modifying therapies (DMTs), the burden of progressive …