Long-term clinical outcome of primary progressive MS: predictive value of clinical and MRI data.
prospective_cohort · Level II
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Abstract
The authors sought to identify clinical and MRI predictors of outcome in primary progressive multiple sclerosis (PPMS). Clinical and MRI assessments were performed at baseline and 2 and 5 years (clinical only). At baseline, disease duration, expanded disability status scale (EDSS) and brain volume predicted outcome. Adding short-term change variables, baseline EDSS, changes in T2* lesion load and cord area, and number of new lesions were predictive. Clinical and MRI variables predict long-term outcome in PPMS.
Medical subject headings
- Central Nervous System
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Multiple Sclerosis, Chronic Progressive