Table 2:

Relationship between MRI lesions at baseline and evolution of MRI brain volumetric measures in patients with CIS over a 48-month perioda

MRI Lesions at BaselineMRI Brain Volume % Changes Over 48 mo
WBWMGMCorticalLateral VentricleSDGMThalamus
T2 LV0.001b.001b<.001b.004b<.001b.133<.001b
T2 LN.010b.001b<.001b<.001b<.001b.243<.001b
CE positivity<.001b.007b.004b.002b<.001b.292.517
CE LN<.001b<.001b<.001b<.001b<.001b.029b.018b
CE LV<.001b.001b<.001b<.001b<.001b.101.234
  • Note:—WB indicates whole brain; LN, lesion number.

  • a All data are reported as P values corrected by the Benjamini–Hochberg procedure. Associations between MRI measures were tested by using mixed-model analysis.

  • b P < .05.