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Cognitive impairment and markers of optical neurodegeneration in early multiple sclerosis
Autores da FMUP
Participantes de fora da FMUP
- Silva, R
- Coelho, P
- Seabra, M
- Laranjinha, I
- Vieira, D
- Costa, O
- Jesus, J
- Fonseca, AC
- Costa, S
- Lemos, J
- Sousa, C
- Vale, J
- Sá, MJ
Unidades de investigação
Abstract
Introduction Cognitive impairment and retinal atrophy have been proposed as two potential markers of neurodegeneration in multiple sclerosis (MS). We aimed at assessing the relation between peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (pRNFL) and macular ganglion cell layer (mGCL) atrophy and cognitive performance in early MS. Methods This is a multicenter cross-sectional study on patients with early MS (clinically isolated syndrome and relapsing-remitting MS), with an EDSS score <= 3.0. Patients with previous optic neuritis, other ocular diseases, psychiatric illness, or recent relapse were excluded. All patients underwent standardized optical coherence tomography (OCT) and neuropsychological evaluation with validated tests for MS patients. Cognitive impairment was defined as having two cognitive tasks below age- and education-adjusted norms. Results We recruited 52 patients with early MS, with an average age of 37 years (SD =10.5), an average disease duration of 3.69 years (SD =2.3), and a median EDSS of 1.0 (IQR = 0.5). In this sample, 15/52 patients presented cognitive impairment. Regarding OCT measurements, 7/52 patients had an average pRNFL below the 5th percentile and 2/52 had an average mGCL below the 5th percentile. The average pRNFL thickness was comparable in cognitively impaired and cognitively preserved patients (100.3 mu m vs 103.1 mu m, p = 0.52); the average mGCL thickness had also similar values between groups (50.5 mu m vs 53 mu m, p = 0.38). Conclusions Cognitive impairment was frequent in our sample of early MS. However, no association with reduced pRNFL or mGCL thickness was found. When compared to OCT, cognitive assessment could provide an earlier marker of neurodegeneration in MS.
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- ISSN/ISSNe:
- 1590-1874, 1590-3478
- Tipo:
- Article
- Páginas:
- 4381-4386
- Link para outro recurso:
- www.scopus.com
Neurological Sciences Springer-Verlag Italia Srl
Citações Recebidas na Web of Science: 2
Citações Recebidas na Scopus: 6
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Keywords
- Multiple sclerosis; Cognitive impairment; Optical coherence tomography; Neurodegeneration
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Silva R,Coelho P,Seabra M,Laranjinha I,Vieira D,Costa O,Jesus J,Fonseca AC,Costa S,Ferreira I,Lemos J,Sousa C,Vale J,Sá MJ,Ruano L. Cognitive impairment and markers of optical neurodegeneration in early multiple sclerosis. Neurol. Sci. 2022. 43. (7):p. 4381-4386. IF:3,300. (2).
