Publication date: Available online 17 September 2018
Source: European Journal of Radiology
Author(s): Salem Hannoun, Gabriel Kocevar, Françoise Durand-Dubief, Claudio Stamile, Amal Naji, Francois Cotton, Michele Cavallari, Charles R.G. Guttmann, Dominique Sappey-Marinier
Abstract
Background and aim
Cerebellar peduncles (CP) can be probed by diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) to evaluate the integrity of cerebellar afferent and efferent networks. Damage to the CP in multiple sclerosis (MS) could lead to serious cognitive and mobility impairment. The aim of this study was to investigate the extent and the clinical impact of CP damage in MS.
Methods
Sixty-eight MS patients were included in this study along with 27 healthy controls (HC) and underwent an MRI on a 1.5 T Siemens Sonata system with T1, T2, FLAIR and DTI. Using DTI, the microstructural integrity within the CP regions (superior (SCP), inferior (ICP) and middle (MCP)) was probed while controlling for focal T2-lesions presence or absence. A general linear model was performed to test for associations between clinical scores and DTI metrics for each CP.
Results
Significantly decreased fractional anisotropy (FA) and increased radial diffusivity (RD) were found in the CP of all MS patients compared to those of HC, but to a lesser extent in non-lesioned CP than those with lesions. Axial diffusivity (AD) was significantly and similarly increased in both non-lesioned and lesioned CP, but only in the SCP and ICP. Expanded disability status scale (EDSS) significantly correlated with MCP's FA (p < 0.05) and RD (p < 0.05), while MS functional composite (MSFC) significantly correlated with SCP's FA (p < 0.01) and RD (p < 0.01).
Conclusion
The diffusion changes (FA and RD) measured in lesioned CP are probably directly related to the presence of inflammatory and/or demyelinating lesions. In contrast, the microstructural alterations reflected by AD increase in non-lesioned CP may result either from remote effects of cerebral white matter injury (diaschisis) or primary axonal degeneration, that are associated with cognitive, sensory and motor impairments of MS patients.
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