The effect of smoking on MRI lesion resolution in NMOSD-AQP4 and MOGAD.

David BerhanuMiguel Leal RatoSilvia MessinaMaria Isabel LeiteRuth GeraldesJacqueline Palace

Published in: Multiple sclerosis (Houndmills, Basingstoke, England) (2023)

Smoking is associated with worse MRI lesion resolution in patients with NMOSD-AQP4 and MOGAD, and lesion resolution correlates with clinical recovery. Our findings suggest a detrimental effect of smoking in inflammatory central nervous system (CNS) diseases.

Keyphrases

smoking cessation
contrast enhanced
magnetic resonance imaging
single molecule
diffusion weighted imaging
oxidative stress
blood brain barrier
magnetic resonance