2019
Gray matter integrity predicts white matter network reorganization in multiple sclerosis
Radetz A, Koirala N, Krämer J, Johnen A, Fleischer V, Gonzalez‐Escamilla G, Cerina M, Muthuraman M, Meuth S, Groppa S. Gray matter integrity predicts white matter network reorganization in multiple sclerosis. Human Brain Mapping 2019, 41: 917-927. PMID: 32026599, PMCID: PMC7268008, DOI: 10.1002/hbm.24849.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDeep gray matter volumesGray matter volumeMultiple sclerosisGray matter integrityMatter volumeWhite matter networksEarly relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosisRelapsing-remitting multiple sclerosisTime pointsGray matter atrophyDeep gray matter structuresCognitive performanceMiddle temporal cortexGray matter structuresGray matter regionsDisability progressionBrain stemMatter damageSignificant atrophyMatter atrophyDeep gray matter regionsCortical thicknessTemporal cortexTissue damageAtrophySelective Brain Network and Cellular Responses Upon Dimethyl Fumarate Immunomodulation in Multiple Sclerosis
Ciolac D, Luessi F, Gonzalez-Escamilla G, Koirala N, Riedel C, Fleischer V, Bittner S, Krämer J, Meuth S, Muthuraman M, Groppa S. Selective Brain Network and Cellular Responses Upon Dimethyl Fumarate Immunomodulation in Multiple Sclerosis. Frontiers In Immunology 2019, 10: 1779. PMID: 31417557, PMCID: PMC6682686, DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.01779.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCortical atrophyDisease activityMultiple sclerosisDMF groupDeep GM volumesDimethyl fumarate treatmentT-cell depletionDisease-modifying drugsWhite matter damageImmune cell dynamicsDMF therapyNAT patientsStrong CD8Lymphocyte subsetsDisease durationDisease courseMS patientsCell depletionMatter damageLess atrophyFumarate treatmentTreatment paradigmBrain network responsesLesion volumeTherapy responseLongitudinal cortical network reorganization in early relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis
Fleischer V, Koirala N, Droby A, Gracien R, Deichmann R, Ziemann U, Meuth S, Muthuraman M, Zipp F, Groppa S. Longitudinal cortical network reorganization in early relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis. Therapeutic Advances In Neurological Disorders 2019, 12: 1756286419838673. PMID: 31040880, PMCID: PMC6482642, DOI: 10.1177/1756286419838673.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRelapsing-remitting MSEarly relapsing-remitting MSHealthy controlsDisease activityEarly relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosisLongitudinal brain volume changesRelapsing-remitting multiple sclerosisCortical atrophy patternsStructural cortical networksPatients' disease activityNetwork reorganizationBrain volume changesClinical disease manifestationsDetectable atrophyMultiple sclerosisAtrophy patternsDisease manifestationsAtrophy measurementsCortical responsesGray matter networksBrain functionPatientsT MRICortical networksGraph theoretical analysis
2017
Increased cerebrospinal fluid albumin and immunoglobulin A fractions forecast cortical atrophy and longitudinal functional deterioration in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis
Kroth J, Ciolac D, Fleischer V, Koirala N, Krämer J, Muthuraman M, Luessi F, Bittner S, Gonzalez-Escamilla G, Zipp F, Meuth S, Groppa S. Increased cerebrospinal fluid albumin and immunoglobulin A fractions forecast cortical atrophy and longitudinal functional deterioration in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis Journal 2017, 25: 338-343. PMID: 29226779, DOI: 10.1177/1352458517748474.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultiple sclerosisCortical atrophyRelapsing-remitting multiple sclerosisBlood-brain barrier integrityLongitudinal magnetic resonance imagingCerebrospinal fluid markersGray matter pathologyHigher functional disabilityCerebrospinal fluid albuminQuotient of albuminMagnetic resonance imagingCumulative disabilityClinical disabilityWidespread atrophyFunctional disabilityCSF concentrationsCSF markersDisease progressionFunctional deteriorationImmunoglobulin AAtrophy measurementsFluid markersUnequivocal predictorsBarrier integrityDisease evolution
2016
Increased structural white and grey matter network connectivity compensates for functional decline in early multiple sclerosis
Fleischer V, Gröger A, Koirala N, Droby A, Muthuraman M, Kolber P, Reuter E, Meuth S, Zipp F, Groppa S. Increased structural white and grey matter network connectivity compensates for functional decline in early multiple sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis Journal 2016, 23: 432-441. PMID: 27246143, DOI: 10.1177/1352458516651503.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultiple sclerosisCentral nervous systemMagnetic resonance imagingWhite matterClinical declineClinical impairmentRelapsing-remitting MS patientsEarly multiple sclerosisVoxel-based morphometryTemporo-parietal regionsNeuronal injuryConnectivity patternsMS patientsRemission phaseDisease stageDisease onsetHealthy controlsFunctional declineNervous systemGray matter networksResonance imagingProbabilistic tractographySclerosisStructural connectivityDisease