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Geraldes, R; Juryńczyk, M; Dos Passos, G; Prichler, A; Chung, K; Hagens, M; Ruggieri, S; Huerga, E; Sastre-Garriga, J; Enzinger, C; Chard, DT; Barkhof, F; Gasperini, C; Rovira, A; DeLuca, GC; Palace, J; MAGNIMS study group.
Distinct influence of different vascular risk factors on white matter brain lesions in multiple sclerosis.
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2020; 91(4):388-391
Doi: 10.1136/jnnp-2019-322369
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- Enzinger Christian
- Pichler Alexander
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- To determine if vascular risk factor (VRF), that is, smoking, arterial hypertension (HT), dyslipidaemia and diabetes, have an effect on multiple sclerosis (MS) pathology as measured by MS typical brain lesions, we have compared brain MRIs from patients with MS with and without VRF age-matched and sex-matched. Brain MRIs from five centres were scored for the presence of Dawson's fingers (DF) and juxtacortical lesions (JCL). A regression model was built to predict the effect of each individual VRF on DF and JCL, considering age and disease duration. 92 MS cases without VRF and 106 MS with one or more VRF (80 ever-smokers, 43 hypertensives, 25 dyslipidaemics and 10 diabetics) were included. Ever-smoking associated with a higher burden of DF (Exp(B)=1.29, 95% CI 1.10 to 1.51, p<0.01) and JCL (Exp(B)=1.38, 95% CI 1.21 to 1.57, p<0.01). No other VRF had an impact on DF. Dyslipidaemia associated with increased JCL (Exp(B)=1.30, 95% CI 1.10 to 1.56, p<0.01) but HT did not associate with any of the outcomes. Individual VRF appear to affect MS-specific lesions differently. An increase in MS lesions was mainly seen in smokers; however, this VRF is most likely to be present from onset of MS, and other VRF effects may be partly mitigated by treatment. Our findings support that treating VRF and cessation of smoking may be important in the management of MS. © Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2020. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.
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