Proton MR spectroscopic imaging predicts lesion progression on MRI in X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy

Neurology
Florian S EichlerGerald V Raymond

Abstract

The phenotypic expression of X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (X-ALD) ranges from the rapidly progressive childhood cerebral form to the milder adrenomyeloneuropathy in adults. It is not possible to predict phenotype by mutation analysis or biochemical assays. Multislice proton MRS imaging (MRSI) has previously detected more extensive brain abnormalities in X-ALD than conventional MRI, which has been suggested to predict impending demyelination. However, the significance of these changes is unclear. The purpose of this study was to determine the long-term sensitivity and specificity of MRSI for disease progression in X-ALD. Twenty-five patients with X-ALD were investigated (average age, 15 years; range, 2-43 years) with MRI and proton MRSI at baseline and follow-up MRI over a mean period of 3.5 years. Eight patients had normal MRI findings at baseline and on follow-up (noncerebral group), 11 had abnormal MRI at baseline and no change on follow-up (cerebral nonprogressive group), and 6 had progressive MRI abnormalities (cerebral progressive group). On MRSI, voxels were analyzed in the normal MRI-appearing perilesional white matter, or in the corresponding area in the noncerebral group. The concentration ratio of N-acetylaspartate (...Continue Reading

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