Thalamic Atrophy in MS: An MRI Marker of Neurodegeneration Throughout Disease.

ANNALS OF NEUROLOGY(2018)

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ObjectiveThalamic volume is a candidate magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-based marker associated with neurodegeneration to hasten development of neuroprotective treatments. Our objective is to describe the longitudinal evolution of thalamic atrophy in MS and normal aging, and to estimate sample sizes for study design. MethodsSix hundred one subjects (2,632 MRI scans) were analyzed. Five hundred twenty subjects with relapse-onset MS (clinically isolated syndrome, n=90; relapsing-remitting MS, n=392; secondary progressive MS, n=38) underwent annual standardized 3T MRI scans for an average of 4.1 years, including a 1mm(3) 3-dimensional T1-weighted sequence (3DT1; 2,485 MRI scans). Eighty-one healthy controls (HC) were scanned longitudinally on the same scanner using the same protocol (147 MRI scans). 3DT1s were processed using FreeSurfer's longitudinal pipeline after lesion inpainting. Rates of normalized thalamic volume loss in MS and HC were compared in linear mixed effects models. Simulation-based sample size calculations were performed incorporating the rate of atrophy in HC. ResultsThalamic volume declined significantly faster in MS subjects compared to HC, with an estimated decline of -0.71% per year (95% confidence interval [CI]=-0.77% to -0.64%) in MS subjects and -0.28% per year (95% CI=-0.58% to 0.02%) in HC (p for difference=0.007). The rate of decline was consistent throughout the MS disease duration and across MS clinical subtypes. Eighty or 100 subjects per arm (=0.1 or 0.05, respectively) would be needed to detect the maximal effect size with 80% power in a 24-month study. InterpretationThalamic atrophy occurs early and consistently throughout MS. Preliminary sample size calculations appear feasible, adding to its appeal as an MRI marker associated with neurodegeneration. Ann Neurol 2018;83:223-234
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