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Area of Science:

  • Neuroimaging
  • Pediatric Neurology
  • Neuroscience

Background:

  • Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a demyelinating disease affecting the central nervous system.
  • Early detection of white matter (WM) integrity changes in pediatric MS is crucial for understanding disease progression and long-term outcomes.
  • Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) offers a non-invasive method to assess WM microstructure.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare WM integrity between children with MS and healthy controls using DTI.
  • To investigate the correlation between DTI findings, disease activity (lesion burden), and cognitive processing speed in pediatric MS.
  • To determine if DTI can detect early microstructural changes in normal-appearing white matter (NAWM) in children with MS.

Main Methods:

  • DTI parameters, including fractional anisotropy (FA) and mean diffusivity (MD), were measured in NAWM regions (corpus callosum, hemispheric lobes, thalamus) of 33 children with MS and 30 healthy controls.
  • T2 lesion volumes and Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) scores were assessed in MS patients.
  • Cognitive processing speed was evaluated using the Visual Matching and Symbol Digit Modalities Test (SDMT).

Main Results:

  • Children with MS exhibited significantly lower FA values in the corpus callosum (genu, splenium) and hemispheric NAWM (parietal, temporal, occipital lobes) compared to controls.
  • No significant differences in FA or MD were found in the thalamus between groups.
  • Higher T2 lesion volumes correlated with reduced FA in the corpus callosum and hemispheric NAWM; however, DTI metrics did not correlate with EDSS scores.
  • Reduced FA in corpus callosum regions was associated with slower cognitive processing speed (Visual Matching and SDMT) in MS participants.

Conclusions:

  • DTI reveals widespread microstructural abnormalities in NAWM of children with MS, indicating early tissue pathology.
  • The degree of NAWM disruption in pediatric MS correlates with impaired cognitive processing speed.
  • These findings highlight the functional consequences of early MS-related tissue damage and support the utility of DTI in assessing disease impact in children.