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Clinical, Neurophysiological, and MRI Markers of Fampridine Responsiveness in Multiple Sclerosis—An Explorative Study

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  • Sepehr Mamoei, University of Southern Denmark, Hospital of Southern Jutland, Odense Patient Data Explorative Network (OPEN), Region of Southern Denmark
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  • Henrik Boye Jensen, University of Southern Denmark, Odense Patient Data Explorative Network (OPEN), Department of Brain and Nerve Diseases
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  • Andreas Kristian Pedersen, Region of Southern Denmark
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  • Mikkel Karl Emil Nygaard
  • Simon Fristed Eskildsen
  • Ulrik Dalgas
  • Egon Stenager, University of Southern Denmark, Hospital of Southern Jutland, Region of Southern Denmark

Objective: Persons with multiple sclerosis (PwMS), already established as responders or non-responders to Fampridine treatment, were compared in terms of disability measures, physical and cognitive performance tests, neurophysiology, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) outcomes in a 1-year explorative longitudinal study. Materials and Methods: Data from a 1-year longitudinal study were analyzed. Examinations consisted of the timed 25-foot walk test (T25FW), six spot step test (SSST), nine-hole peg test (9-HPT), five times sit-to-stand test (5-STS), symbol digit modalities test (SDMT), transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) elicited motor evoked potentials (MEP) examining central motor conduction times (CMCT), peripheral motor conduction times (PMCT) and their amplitudes, electroneuronography (ENG) of the lower extremities, and brain structural MRI measures. Results: Forty-one responders and eight non-responders to Fampridine treatment were examined. There were no intergroup differences except for the PMCT, where non-responders had prolonged conduction times compared to responders to Fampridine. Six spot step test was associated with CMCT throughout the study. After 1 year, CMCT was further prolonged and cortical MEP amplitudes decreased in both groups, while PMCT and ENG did not change. Throughout the study, CMCT was associated with the expanded disability status scale (EDSS) and 12-item multiple sclerosis walking scale (MSWS-12), while SDMT was associated with number of T2-weighted lesions, lesion load, and lesion load normalized to brain volume. Conclusions: Peripheral motor conduction time is prolonged in non-responders to Fampridine when compared to responders. Transcranial magnetic stimulation-elicited MEPs and SDMT can be used as markers of disability progression and lesion activity visualized by MRI, respectively. Clinical Trial Registration: www.ClinicalTrials.gov, identifier: NCT03401307.

Original languageEnglish
Article number758710
JournalFrontiers in Neurology
Volume12
Number of pages12
ISSN1664-2295
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2021

    Research areas

  • demyelination, magnetic resonance imaging, multiple sclerosis, neurodegeneration, neurophysiology, performance test

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