2020
Covarying patterns of white matter lesions and cortical atrophy predict progression in early MS
Muthuraman M, Fleischer V, Kroth J, Ciolac D, Radetz A, Koirala N, Gonzalez-Escamilla G, Wiendl H, Meuth S, Zipp F, Groppa S. Covarying patterns of white matter lesions and cortical atrophy predict progression in early MS. Neurology Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation 2020, 7: e681. PMID: 32024782, PMCID: PMC7051213, DOI: 10.1212/nxi.0000000000000681.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCortical atrophyDisability progressionLesion distributionWM lesionsEarly relapsing-remitting MSShort-term disability progressionWhite matter lesion distributionDisability Status Scale scoreRapid clinical deteriorationRelapsing-remitting MSStatus Scale scoreWhite matter lesionsIndividual patient outcomesLeft-lateralized patternClinical worseningClinical deteriorationClinical disabilityFunctional disabilityStudy cohortMatter lesionsEarly MSPatient outcomesHigh riskIndependent cohortSecond cohort
2019
Longitudinal 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