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Filter by:Radiologically isolated syndrome (RIS) often precedes Multiple Sclerosis (MS) but some patients have no symptoms. This study aims to use biological samples and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data from four large cohorts of patients with MS in the United States, Europe and France, to stratify the chances of RIS developing into MS. Identifying early biomarkers to predict greater disease severity would have a significant impact, not only on RIS but also on the entire clinical spectrum of multiple sclerosis.
The RECLAIM study aims to gather a centralized and harmonized dataset, enabling the secondary use of data for building AI-based models that will support diagnosis and prognosis of individual Multiple Sclerosis patient's disease course and treatment response in a real-world setting. Additionally, the data will be used to generate further insights on Multiple Sclerosis progression as well as to develop the tools to monitor this progression.
The clinical course of RRMS patients is variable. Among RIS-Consortium international cohorts, one third of RIS patients progressed to MS at 5 years and 52.2% at 10 years. Biomarkers predictive of MS conversion are key elements to organize personalized medical care, for both follow-up and treatment strategies. EBV seems to be an interesting candidate regarding its involvement MS pathophysiology. It can be easily assess in blood sample in contrast to others prognostic biomarkers validated in RIS : oligoclonal bands and NfL levels in cerebrospinal fluid and serum. In RIS, treatment targeting EBV could significantly modify the course of the disease. The investigators aim to make the fisrt description of the EBV epidemiology (immunoglobulin (Ig)M and IgG anti-viral capsid antigen (VCA), IgG anti Epstein-Barr nuclear antigen (EBNA)) among RIS patients and to investigate a correlation between the different antibodies' titers (IgM VCA, IgG VCA, IgG EBNA) and the course of the disease (clinical conversion or evidence of disease activity (EDA)).
Eye movement is a complex neurological function controlled by many structures located in the central nervous system. The eyeball is mobile within the orbit and its movements are carried out using 6 muscles innervated by 3 oculomotor nerves allowing to perform reflex or voluntary eye movements in all elementary directions. So-called internuclear structures allow the two eyeballs to perform combined movements. The attack of these structures during an acute or chronic neurological disease will most often cause oculomotor paralysis in one or more directions of gaze which will be perceived by the patient as double vision. So-called supranuclear structures make it possible to generate different types of eye movements: saccades, which are extremely rapid eye movements of very short duration, eye pursuit, which is a slow movement whose purpose is to follow a moving visual target and finally, certain neural circuits are intended to stabilize the gaze. Many neurological diseases can be accompanied by oculomotor abnormalities affecting saccades or ocular pursuit. These include neurodegenerative diseases characterized by diffuse neurological damage. Involvement of gaze stabilization structures is also frequently found in certain neurological diseases affecting the posterior fossa. The clinical examination of oculomotricity focuses mainly on the analysis of ocular mobility in the different directions of space by asking the subject to fix an object (for example a pen) or the index of the examiner in moving in different directions in space. During a classic clinical examination, it is then possible to detect anomalies such as oculomotor paralysis or nystagmus, it is however very difficult to assess the speed or the precision of the saccades, as well as the quality of the pursuit ocular. As a result, the development of techniques to accurately record eye movements has emerged as a need in order to help in the diagnosis of certain visual disorders and certain neurodegenerative diseases. Video oculography (VOG) is a technique for precisely recording and analyzing the movements of the eyeballs. The use of VOG in neurology has long been dominated by helping to diagnose certain neurodegenerative diseases and in particular certain atypical Parkinson's syndromes. The value of VOG has also been demonstrated in certain pathologies characterized by atrophy of the brainstem or cerebellum, of hereditary or acquired origin. Some studies have also assessed its contribution to the diagnosis and management of certain dementias and certain psychiatric diseases such as schizophrenia. More recently, the interest of VOG has also emerged in the management of patients with a demyelinating disease of the multiple sclerosis spectrum. The VOG has a number of limitations to its large-scale use, first of all, it is an examination requiring specific, relatively expensive equipment. On the other hand, the examination requires know-how, both for the passing of the tests but also for the processing and analysis of the data. The eVOG (mobile VideoOculoGraphy) application has been developed to record oculomotor movements during different paradigms: horizontal saccades, vertical saccades, antisaccades, horizontal pursuit, vertical pursuit thanks to a tablet fixed on a support allowing keep in a stable and fixed position. The eVOG app was compared to a conventional VOG platform in a first study. The objective was to compare the measurements obtained by the eVOG application to the measurements collected by the standard method in a sample of patients with multiple sclerosis. This study showed that the detection of different anomalies by eVOG is correlated with classic VOG. In view of these encouraging preliminary results, a prospective study could be set up with the objective of evaluating the value of digital VOG in the diagnostic process in patients referred to a tertiary center for white matter signal abnormalities on MRI. the hypothesis is that subclinical oculomotor disorders will be found more frequently in the group of patients with MS spectrum disease due to the presence in this pathology of diffuse inflammatory and degenerative damage to brain tissue, unlike the others inflammatory or non-inflammatory pathologies.
The Radiologically Isolated Syndrome (RIS) corresponds to the discovery of white matter (WM) abnormalities suggestive of multiple sclerosis (MS) by their location, size, and appearance, on the brain or spinal cord Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). This imaging is performed for a reason other than for suspicion of demyelinating disease in subjects without a history of neurological symptoms and a strict routine clinical neurological examination. It was defined and named in 2009 (Okuda et al.) after publishing 3 case series (French, USA, Turkey). The Radiologically Isolated Syndrome Consortium (RISC) published a cohort of subjects with an extended follow-up after the first brain MRI of MS, with 34% presenting an event (clinical conversion) at five years, 51.2 % of these subjects showed an event at ten years. The patients who offer a higher risk of developing a first clinical demyelinating event were identified such as male sex, young age, the presence of oligoclonal bands (BOCs) in the Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF), the presence of infratentorial lesions and spinal cord lesions on the first MRI suggestive of RIS. The location and morphology of the lesions appear to be decisive for studying the risk of conversion. Our first objective is to prospectively collect data to identify the subjects who present a higher risk of developing a first clinical demyelinating event and the progression of the disease in these subjects. Among the objectives of this worldwide cohort is the analysis of (1) environmental factors (Vit D, EBV, tobacco…), (2) MRI biomarkers, including atrophy, central veins signs, paramagnetic rings, and DTI. (3) digital biomarkers (4) oculography (5) biological markers To summarize, this cohort will allow for analyzing features in imaging, biology and the exploration of digital and oculographic characteristics to identify predictive factors of clinical evolution of a large cohort of subjects presenting WM abnormalities suggestive of multiple sclerosis.
This study is being conducted to investigate risk factors for disability progression in Multiple Sclerosis and related disorders (MSRD). The primary goal is to assess whether combining information from visual assessment, blood markers, as well as historical and ongoing longitudinal MRIs of the brain, orbit (the part of the skull where eyes are located), and/or spinal cord can predict changes in quantitative disability measures related to MSRD and neurological disease.
This is a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, Phase 4 study in which eligible patients with RADIOLOGICALLY ISOLATED SYNDROME (RIS) (as defined by meeting 2017 McDonald criteria for DIS) will be randomized 1:1 to receive ocrelizumab treatment or placebo (standard of care).
This study aims to: - analyze prospectively the prevalence of subclinical oculomotor disorders (OMDs) in different phenotypes of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and to study correlations with brain MRI T2 data. - highlight link between modification of visual exploration strategies to decode emotions, and social behavioral disorders, in patients with demyelinating disease, from early to clinically definite stages.
The main gold of this study is to lead a multicentric, prospective study, to evaluate the diagnostic quality of tears in children with clinically isolated syndrome (CIS) and radiologically isolated syndrome (RIS) during a longitudinal follow-up.
The central hypothesis of this protocol is that it is possible, using First Degree Relatives (FDRs) of patients with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and assessing a variety of both known and unknown risk factors for MS, to define a risk algorithm for earliest signs of development of MS. The plan will be to do an abbreviated brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scan in asymptomatic, young FDRs, analyze blood for a variety of immunological, genetic, neuroaxonal damage, metabolic, viral serology and other markers, and have FDRs fill out a detailed bioscreen questionnaire about lifestyle factors and perform a cognitive screening test. The investigators will then compare the results of the various blood/other studies in FDRs with and without an MRI showing signs signs concerning for MS, as well as age-and sex-matched NON-FDRs who will have blood drawn and fill out the questionnaire. With this preliminary cross-sectional study, the investigators hope to begin to identify a risk stratification model for those at highest risk of developing MS, ie FDRs, with a long-term goal of developing a longitudinal study to increase sensitivity and specificity of the risk model.