Association of brain atrophy with disease progression independent of relapse activity in patients with relapsing multiple sclerosis

A Cagol, S Schaedelin, M Barakovic, P Benkert… - JAMA …, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance The mechanisms driving neurodegeneration and brain atrophy in relapsing
multiple sclerosis (RMS) are not completely understood. Objective To determine whether …

Harmonizing definitions for progression independent of relapse activity in multiple sclerosis: A systematic review

J Müller, A Cagol, J Lorscheider, C Tsagkas… - JAMA …, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Emerging evidence suggests that progression independent of relapse activity (PIRA)
is a substantial contributor to long-term disability accumulation in relapsing-remitting …

Serum glial fibrillary acidic protein compared with neurofilament light chain as a biomarker for disease progression in multiple sclerosis

…, J Lorscheider, L Melie-Garcia, A Cagol… - JAMA …, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance There is a lack of validated biomarkers for disability progression independent of
relapse activity (PIRA) in multiple sclerosis (MS). Objective To determine how serum glial …

Diagnostic performance of cortical lesions and the central vein sign in multiple sclerosis

A Cagol, R Cortese, M Barakovic, S Schaedelin… - JAMA …, 2024 - jamanetwork.com
… Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Cagol reported personal fees from Novartis (speaker
honoraria) outside the submitted work; and Dr Cagol is supported by the Horizon 2020 Eurostar …

Choroid plexus volume in multiple sclerosis vs neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder: a retrospective, cross-sectional analysis

…, M Amann, T Lincke, M Barakovic, A Cagol… - Neurology …, 2022 - AAN Enterprises
Background and Objectives The choroid plexus has been shown to play a crucial role in
CNS inflammation. Previous studies found larger choroid plexus in multiple sclerosis (MS) …

Association of spinal cord atrophy and brain paramagnetic rim lesions with progression independent of relapse activity in people with MS

A Cagol, P Benkert, L Melie-Garcia, SA Schaedelin… - Neurology, 2024 - AAN Enterprises
Background and Objectives Progression independent of relapse activity (PIRA) is a crucial
determinant of overall disability accumulation in multiple sclerosis (MS). Accelerated brain …

[HTML][HTML] Cell-binding IgM in CSF is distinctive of multiple sclerosis and targets the iron transporter SCARA5

…, S Perriot, A Mathias, MM Voortman, A Cagol… - Brain, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Intrathecal IgM production in multiple sclerosis is associated with a worse disease course.
To investigate pathogenic relevance of autoreactive IgM in multiple sclerosis, CSF from two …

Neurofilament light chain elevation and disability progression in multiple sclerosis

…, T Cooper, S Caillier, J Lorscheider, A Cagol… - JAMA …, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Mechanisms contributing to disability accumulation in multiple sclerosis (MS)
are poorly understood. Blood neurofilament light chain (NfL) level, a marker of neuroaxonal …

Immunoglobulin A antibodies against myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein in a subgroup of patients with central nervous system demyelination

…, L Kulsvehagen, P Lipps, A Cagol… - JAMA …, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Differential diagnosis of patients with seronegative demyelinating central
nervous system (CNS) disease is challenging. In this regard, evidence suggests that …

[HTML][HTML] Optical coherence tomography reflects clinically relevant gray matter damage in patients with multiple sclerosis

A Cagol, NC Fuertes, M Stoessel, M Barakovic… - Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Background Retinal degeneration leading to optical coherence tomography (OCT) changes
is frequent in patients with multiple sclerosis (PwMS). Objective To investigate associations …