Autoimmune Comorbidities Are Associated with Brain Injury in Multiple Sclerosis.
Robert ZivadinovB RajMurali RamanathanB TeterJ DurfeeMichael G DwyerNiels P BergslandC KolbD HojnackiRalph H B BenedictBianca Weinstock-GuttmanPublished in: AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology (2016)
The presence of comorbidities in patients with MS is associated with brain injury on MR imaging. Psoriasis, thyroid disease, and type 2 diabetes mellitus comorbidities were associated with more severe nonconventional MR imaging outcomes.
Keyphrases
- brain injury
- multiple sclerosis
- subarachnoid hemorrhage
- cerebral ischemia
- contrast enhanced
- white matter
- mass spectrometry
- ms ms
- early onset
- glycemic control
- magnetic resonance imaging
- type diabetes
- metabolic syndrome
- cardiovascular disease
- computed tomography
- adipose tissue
- cardiovascular risk factors
- insulin resistance