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Brain and Spinal Cord MRI Findings in Thai Multiple Sclerosis Patients.
Journal of Imaging 2023 January 27
BACKGROUND: Previous studies have demonstrated different MRI characteristics in Asian and Western patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). However, the number of studies performed on Thai patients is still limited. Furthermore, these studies were conducted before the revision of the McDonald criteria in 2017.
METHODS: A retrospective descriptive study was performed on Thai patients diagnosed with MS, according to the McDonald criteria (2017), in a tertiary care hospital in Thailand.
RESULTS: Thirty-two patients were included (twenty-seven female and five male patients). The mean age was 37.8 years. Most (28 patients) had relapsing remitting MS. Brain MRIs were available for all 32 patients, all of which showed abnormalities. The most common locations were the periventricular regions (78.1%), juxtacortical regions (75%) and deep white matter (62.5%). Dawson's fingers were identified in 20 patients (62.5%). Tumefactive MS was noted in two patients. Gadolinium-enhancing brain lesions were noted in nine patients (28.1%). Optic nerve lesions were found in seven patients. Six of the seven patients showed short segmental lesions with predominant posterior-half involvement. Spinal MRIs were available for 26 patients, with abnormalities detected in 23. Most (11 patients) had lesions both in the cervical and in the thoracic spinal cord. In total, 22 patients (95.7%) showed lesions at the periphery, most commonly at the lateral column. Fifteen patients showed lesions shorter than three vertebral segments (65.2%). Enhancing spinal lesions were noted in 14 patients. Dissemination in space was fulfilled in 31 patients (96.9%).
CONCLUSION: Some of the MRI findings in our study were similar to those of previous studies in Thailand and Asia, emphasizing the difference between Asian and Western MS.
METHODS: A retrospective descriptive study was performed on Thai patients diagnosed with MS, according to the McDonald criteria (2017), in a tertiary care hospital in Thailand.
RESULTS: Thirty-two patients were included (twenty-seven female and five male patients). The mean age was 37.8 years. Most (28 patients) had relapsing remitting MS. Brain MRIs were available for all 32 patients, all of which showed abnormalities. The most common locations were the periventricular regions (78.1%), juxtacortical regions (75%) and deep white matter (62.5%). Dawson's fingers were identified in 20 patients (62.5%). Tumefactive MS was noted in two patients. Gadolinium-enhancing brain lesions were noted in nine patients (28.1%). Optic nerve lesions were found in seven patients. Six of the seven patients showed short segmental lesions with predominant posterior-half involvement. Spinal MRIs were available for 26 patients, with abnormalities detected in 23. Most (11 patients) had lesions both in the cervical and in the thoracic spinal cord. In total, 22 patients (95.7%) showed lesions at the periphery, most commonly at the lateral column. Fifteen patients showed lesions shorter than three vertebral segments (65.2%). Enhancing spinal lesions were noted in 14 patients. Dissemination in space was fulfilled in 31 patients (96.9%).
CONCLUSION: Some of the MRI findings in our study were similar to those of previous studies in Thailand and Asia, emphasizing the difference between Asian and Western MS.
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