Dynamics and Predictors of Cognitive Impairment along the Disease Course in Multiple Sclerosis

(1) Background: The evolution and predictors of cognitive impairment (CI) in multiple sclerosis (MS) are poorly understood. We aimed to define the temporal dynamics of cognition throughout the disease course and identify clinical and neuroimaging measures that predict CI. (2) Methods: This paper fea...

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Autores principales: Elisabet Lopez-Soley, Eloy Martinez-Heras, Magi Andorra, Aleix Solanes, Joaquim Radua, Carmen Montejo, Salut Alba-Arbalat, Nuria Sola-Valls, Irene Pulido-Valdeolivas, Maria Sepulveda, Lucia Romero-Pinel, Elvira Munteis, Jose E. Martínez-Rodríguez, Yolanda Blanco, Elena H. Martinez-Lapiscina, Pablo Villoslada, Albert Saiz, Elisabeth Solana, Sara Llufriu
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:870e2e731e6246dc83102927181328b82021-11-25T18:07:15ZDynamics and Predictors of Cognitive Impairment along the Disease Course in Multiple Sclerosis10.3390/jpm111111072075-4426https://doaj.org/article/870e2e731e6246dc83102927181328b82021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2075-4426/11/11/1107https://doaj.org/toc/2075-4426(1) Background: The evolution and predictors of cognitive impairment (CI) in multiple sclerosis (MS) are poorly understood. We aimed to define the temporal dynamics of cognition throughout the disease course and identify clinical and neuroimaging measures that predict CI. (2) Methods: This paper features a longitudinal study with 212 patients who underwent several cognitive examinations at different time points. Dynamics of cognition were assessed using mixed-effects linear spline models. Machine learning techniques were used to identify which baseline demographic, clinical, and neuroimaging measures best predicted CI. (3) Results: In the first 5 years of MS, we detected an increase in the z-scores of global cognition, verbal memory, and information processing speed, which was followed by a decline in global cognition and memory (<i>p</i> < 0.05) between years 5 and 15. From 15 to 30 years of disease onset, cognitive decline continued, affecting global cognition and verbal memory. The baseline measures that best predicted CI were education, disease severity, lesion burden, and hippocampus and anterior cingulate cortex volume. (4) Conclusions: In MS, cognition deteriorates 5 years after disease onset, declining steadily over the next 25 years and more markedly affecting verbal memory. Education, disease severity, lesion burden, and volume of limbic structures predict future CI and may be helpful when identifying at-risk patients.Elisabet Lopez-SoleyEloy Martinez-HerasMagi AndorraAleix SolanesJoaquim RaduaCarmen MontejoSalut Alba-ArbalatNuria Sola-VallsIrene Pulido-ValdeolivasMaria SepulvedaLucia Romero-PinelElvira MunteisJose E. Martínez-RodríguezYolanda BlancoElena H. Martinez-LapiscinaPablo VillosladaAlbert SaizElisabeth SolanaSara LlufriuMDPI AGarticlecognitioncognitive impairmentneuroimaginglongitudinalpredictorsmultiple sclerosisMedicineRENJournal of Personalized Medicine, Vol 11, Iss 1107, p 1107 (2021)
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topic cognition
cognitive impairment
neuroimaging
longitudinal
predictors
multiple sclerosis
Medicine
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spellingShingle cognition
cognitive impairment
neuroimaging
longitudinal
predictors
multiple sclerosis
Medicine
R
Elisabet Lopez-Soley
Eloy Martinez-Heras
Magi Andorra
Aleix Solanes
Joaquim Radua
Carmen Montejo
Salut Alba-Arbalat
Nuria Sola-Valls
Irene Pulido-Valdeolivas
Maria Sepulveda
Lucia Romero-Pinel
Elvira Munteis
Jose E. Martínez-Rodríguez
Yolanda Blanco
Elena H. Martinez-Lapiscina
Pablo Villoslada
Albert Saiz
Elisabeth Solana
Sara Llufriu
Dynamics and Predictors of Cognitive Impairment along the Disease Course in Multiple Sclerosis
description (1) Background: The evolution and predictors of cognitive impairment (CI) in multiple sclerosis (MS) are poorly understood. We aimed to define the temporal dynamics of cognition throughout the disease course and identify clinical and neuroimaging measures that predict CI. (2) Methods: This paper features a longitudinal study with 212 patients who underwent several cognitive examinations at different time points. Dynamics of cognition were assessed using mixed-effects linear spline models. Machine learning techniques were used to identify which baseline demographic, clinical, and neuroimaging measures best predicted CI. (3) Results: In the first 5 years of MS, we detected an increase in the z-scores of global cognition, verbal memory, and information processing speed, which was followed by a decline in global cognition and memory (<i>p</i> < 0.05) between years 5 and 15. From 15 to 30 years of disease onset, cognitive decline continued, affecting global cognition and verbal memory. The baseline measures that best predicted CI were education, disease severity, lesion burden, and hippocampus and anterior cingulate cortex volume. (4) Conclusions: In MS, cognition deteriorates 5 years after disease onset, declining steadily over the next 25 years and more markedly affecting verbal memory. Education, disease severity, lesion burden, and volume of limbic structures predict future CI and may be helpful when identifying at-risk patients.
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author Elisabet Lopez-Soley
Eloy Martinez-Heras
Magi Andorra
Aleix Solanes
Joaquim Radua
Carmen Montejo
Salut Alba-Arbalat
Nuria Sola-Valls
Irene Pulido-Valdeolivas
Maria Sepulveda
Lucia Romero-Pinel
Elvira Munteis
Jose E. Martínez-Rodríguez
Yolanda Blanco
Elena H. Martinez-Lapiscina
Pablo Villoslada
Albert Saiz
Elisabeth Solana
Sara Llufriu
author_facet Elisabet Lopez-Soley
Eloy Martinez-Heras
Magi Andorra
Aleix Solanes
Joaquim Radua
Carmen Montejo
Salut Alba-Arbalat
Nuria Sola-Valls
Irene Pulido-Valdeolivas
Maria Sepulveda
Lucia Romero-Pinel
Elvira Munteis
Jose E. Martínez-Rodríguez
Yolanda Blanco
Elena H. Martinez-Lapiscina
Pablo Villoslada
Albert Saiz
Elisabeth Solana
Sara Llufriu
author_sort Elisabet Lopez-Soley
title Dynamics and Predictors of Cognitive Impairment along the Disease Course in Multiple Sclerosis
title_short Dynamics and Predictors of Cognitive Impairment along the Disease Course in Multiple Sclerosis
title_full Dynamics and Predictors of Cognitive Impairment along the Disease Course in Multiple Sclerosis
title_fullStr Dynamics and Predictors of Cognitive Impairment along the Disease Course in Multiple Sclerosis
title_full_unstemmed Dynamics and Predictors of Cognitive Impairment along the Disease Course in Multiple Sclerosis
title_sort dynamics and predictors of cognitive impairment along the disease course in multiple sclerosis
publisher MDPI AG
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/870e2e731e6246dc83102927181328b8
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