BMJ Neurology OpenPub Date : 2025-01-09eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.1136/bmjno-2024-000876
Christophe Oosterbos, Ahmed M Radwan, Stefan Sunaert, Sophie Hoornaert, Anais Van Hoylandt, Robin Lemmens, Tom Theys
{"title":"Diffusion tensor imaging in peroneal neuropathy: a prospective, single-centre study.","authors":"Christophe Oosterbos, Ahmed M Radwan, Stefan Sunaert, Sophie Hoornaert, Anais Van Hoylandt, Robin Lemmens, Tom Theys","doi":"10.1136/bmjno-2024-000876","DOIUrl":"10.1136/bmjno-2024-000876","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) showed promising results in diagnosing upper limb neuropathies, but its value in patients with foot drop due to peroneal neuropathy has not yet been investigated. We aim to establish reference values for DTI metrics of the healthy peroneal nerve and to evaluate differences in DTI metrics between patients and healthy controls.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Diffusion-weighted images (DWI) from 22 pathological nerves, 14 asymptomatic patients' nerves and 65 healthy peroneal nerves were processed for quantitative assessment of fractional anisotropy (FA), radial diffusivity (RD), axial diffusivity and mean diffusivity. Clinical baseline and follow-up data were prospectively collected for all patients.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Mean patient FA values (0.40, SD 0.08) were significantly lower compared with healthy controls (mean FA 0.44, SD 0.06). Mean patient RD values (0.98 10<sup>-3</sup> mm<sup>2</sup>/s, SD 0.21 10<sup>-3</sup> mm<sup>2</sup>/s) were significantly higher compared with healthy controls (mean RD 0.85 10<sup>-3</sup> mm<sup>2</sup>/s, SD 0.16 10<sup>-3</sup> mm<sup>2</sup>/s). FA values were significantly lower in patients with severe foot drop (mean FA 0.40, SD 0.06) compared with non-severe foot drop (mean FA 0.48, SD 0.05).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Based on these results, DTI appears to aid in the differential diagnostic process of patients with peroneal neuropathy. Future studies should focus on automation of DWI processing, confirm the results in larger patient groups and try to establish reliable cut-off values for DTI metrics.</p>","PeriodicalId":52754,"journal":{"name":"BMJ Neurology Open","volume":"7 1","pages":"e000876"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-01-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11751924/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143029696","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Cognitive impairment in PSP compared with PD: assessment by clinical subtype and longitudinal change.","authors":"Takeharu Tsuboi, Hiroshi Tatsumi, Kosuke Kobayasi, Rina Hashimoto, Ikuko Aiba","doi":"10.1136/bmjno-2024-000946","DOIUrl":"10.1136/bmjno-2024-000946","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Longitudinal studies investigating cognitive function changes in patients with progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) are limited. The variability of cognitive impairment across clinical subtypes of PSP remains unclear.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study aimed to compare the longitudinal changes in cognitive function between patients with PSP and Parkinson's disease (PD) and to assess differences in cognitive impairment among PSP subtypes.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A retrospective observational study was conducted using neuropsychological testing data from patients with PSP and PD admitted to our hospital.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The study included 38 patients with PD and 41 patients with PSP (23 PSP-Richardson's syndrome, 14 PSP-progressive gait freezing (PSP-PGF), 3 PSP-Parkinsonism and 1 PSP-predominant corticobasal syndrome). At baseline, cognitive function was significantly lower in the PSP group than in the PD group. Over 12 months, patients with PSP exhibited significant declines in multiple cognitive domains, whereas no significant changes were observed in the PD group. Among PSP subtypes, PSP-RS showed a faster rate of cognitive decline than PD, while PSP-PGF demonstrated a lower progression than PSP-RS.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>PSP is associated with progressive cognitive impairment, with rates of decline varying by subtype. PSP-PGF exhibited a slower progression than PSP-RS. Clinical management should consider subtype-specific differences in cognitive prognosis to tailor treatment and care.</p>","PeriodicalId":52754,"journal":{"name":"BMJ Neurology Open","volume":"7 1","pages":"e000946"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-01-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11751889/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143029629","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Clinical manifestations and outcomes of patients with intravascular large B-cell lymphoma with neurological involvement: highlighting longitudinally extensive myelopathy as a distinct feature.","authors":"Ekdanai Uawithya, Palakorn Lertsakworakul, Weerapat Owatthanapanich, Jiraporn Jitprapaikulsan","doi":"10.1136/bmjno-2024-000915","DOIUrl":"10.1136/bmjno-2024-000915","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study aimed to elucidate the clinical manifestations, laboratory findings and outcomes of patients with intravascular large B cell lymphoma (IVLBCL) with neurological involvement and to differentiate IVLBCL with and without neurological involvement.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A cohort study was conducted at Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Thailand, between January 2005 and September 2024. Clinical data, laboratory values and central nervous system imaging results were analysed. Categorical variables were compared using the χ² or Fisher's exact test, while continuous variables were analysed with the Mann-Whitney U test, as appropriate.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of the 30 patients with IVLBCL, 10 had neurological involvement and 20 without neurological symptoms, including myelopathy (5 patients, 50%); cognitive impairment (3 patients, 30%); seizures (2 patients, 20%); optic neuropathy, hemiparesis, homonymous hemianopia, vertigo and global aphasia (each affecting 1 patient, 10%). 60% of IVLBCL with neurological involvement had systemic symptoms, including prolonged fever, anaemia, anorexia and weight loss. MRI showed hyperintense lesions in the supratentorial, infratentorial and spinal cord with the prominent findings being longitudinally extensive cord lesions (four patients, 40.0%). The median survival time of the IVLBCL with neurological involvement was 4.1 months (95% CI: 0.0 to 17.1 months), with a 1-year survival rate of 37.5% and a 2-year survival rate of 25.0%.</p><p><strong>Interpretation: </strong>This study highlights the distinct clinical, laboratory features and imaging of IVLBCL with neurological involvement and compares it to IVLBCL without neurological involvement. Early recognition of these findings is crucial for accurate diagnosis and improved patient outcomes despite the aggressive nature of IVLBCL.</p>","PeriodicalId":52754,"journal":{"name":"BMJ Neurology Open","volume":"7 1","pages":"e000915"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-01-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11751980/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143029442","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
BMJ Neurology OpenPub Date : 2024-12-25eCollection Date: 2024-01-01DOI: 10.1136/bmjno-2024-000929
James D Mills, Medine I Gulcebi, Jo Allatt, Action Amos, Jack Atkinson, Jason Berwick, Susan Clayton, Derk-Jan Dijk, Kimberly C Doell, Kristie Ebi, Candace C Fleischer, Shakoor Hajat, Candice Howarth, Oliver Jones, Mark Maslin, Lisa Page, Marina Romanello, Lisa Vanhala, Sanjay M Sisodiya
{"title":"Climate change and neurological diseases: report from the Hot Brain 2: Climate Change and Brain Health meeting, 2024.","authors":"James D Mills, Medine I Gulcebi, Jo Allatt, Action Amos, Jack Atkinson, Jason Berwick, Susan Clayton, Derk-Jan Dijk, Kimberly C Doell, Kristie Ebi, Candace C Fleischer, Shakoor Hajat, Candice Howarth, Oliver Jones, Mark Maslin, Lisa Page, Marina Romanello, Lisa Vanhala, Sanjay M Sisodiya","doi":"10.1136/bmjno-2024-000929","DOIUrl":"10.1136/bmjno-2024-000929","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":52754,"journal":{"name":"BMJ Neurology Open","volume":"6 2","pages":"e000929"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-12-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11683957/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142907868","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
BMJ Neurology OpenPub Date : 2024-12-25eCollection Date: 2024-01-01DOI: 10.1136/bmjno-2024-000966
Natalie Altschuck, Marlena van Munster, Johanne Stümpel, David Jose Pedrosa, Ingmar Wellach, Hannes Boebinger, Max Geraedts
{"title":"Mixed-methods process evaluation of a proactive approach to healthcare in Parkinson's disease-ParkProReakt: a protocol of a hybrid efficacy-implementation study.","authors":"Natalie Altschuck, Marlena van Munster, Johanne Stümpel, David Jose Pedrosa, Ingmar Wellach, Hannes Boebinger, Max Geraedts","doi":"10.1136/bmjno-2024-000966","DOIUrl":"10.1136/bmjno-2024-000966","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Abstract: </strong></p><p><strong>Introduction: </strong>People with Parkinson's disease (PwPD) experience a wide range of motor and non-motor symptoms that have a significant impact on their health and quality of life. Effective care management for PwPD involves monitoring symptoms at home, involving specialised multidisciplinary care providers and enhancing self-management skills. This study protocol describes the process evaluation within a randomised clinical trial to assess the implementation and its impact on patient health outcomes of ParkProReakt-a proactive, multidisciplinary, digitally supported care model for community-dwelling PwPD.</p><p><strong>Methods and analysis: </strong>The hybrid efficacy-implementation study will assess key implementation outcomes using the Medical Research Council framework for complex interventions alongside a randomised controlled trial. A combination of quantitative and qualitative methods will be used to assess process data from care providers and patients. The main process outcomes are fidelity, dose, feasibility and context. Context will be analysed through semistructured interviews and focus groups using the Consolidated Framework of Implementation Research. To elucidate potential facilitators and barriers to implementation and to gain deeper insights into the efficacy outcome data, quantitative and qualitative process data will be integrated at an interpretative level using mixed methods. In addition to process evaluation, potential indirect mechanisms of impact will be measured.</p><p><strong>Ethics and dissemination: </strong>Ethical approval for this study was obtained from the responsible state medical ethics committees in Hesse and Hamburg, Germany. Results will be communicated to the funding body and disseminated through scientific publications.</p><p><strong>Trial registration: </strong>This study was registered with the German Registry for Clinical Studies (DRKS)-number: DRKS00031092.</p>","PeriodicalId":52754,"journal":{"name":"BMJ Neurology Open","volume":"6 2","pages":"e000966"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-12-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11683930/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142907871","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Onset of age, site and respiratory symptoms are strongly associated with respiratory decline in sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a long-term longitudinal study.","authors":"Shin-Ichi Terao, Yasunobu Nosaki, Atsunori Murao, Ryota Torii, Nanayo Ogawa, Naofumi Miura, Yousuke Sasaki, Gen Sobue","doi":"10.1136/bmjno-2024-000829","DOIUrl":"10.1136/bmjno-2024-000829","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The objective of this study is to identify factors influencing progression of respiratory decline from the onset of neurological symptoms to respiratory failure in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In 100 patients with sporadic ALS, %vital capacity (%VC) was continuously measured from the first visit to the respiratory endpoint (REP). Cox proportional hazards model identified factors influencing the duration from onset of ALS to REP (Onset-REP). We performed Kaplan-Meier survival curve analysis for onset-REP according to identified factors.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Onset sites were the upper limb (U-ALS), lower limb (L-ALS), bulbar paralysis (B-ALS) and respiratory paralysis (R-ALS) in 37, 19, 32 and 12 patients, respectively. Duration from the onset of ALS to the onset of respiratory symptoms (Onset-Rp) and REP (Onset-REP) was 16.1 (SD 12.1) and 24.9 months (SD 14.6), respectively. Multivariate analysis revealed that age at onset, site of onset, Onset-Rp and %VC decline rate significantly influenced Onset-REP duration. Elderly patients had a significantly shorter Onset-REP duration. Onset-REP duration did not significantly differ between patients with U-ALS and L-ALS, but was longer in these patients than in those with B-ALS and R-ALS. Onset-REP duration was positively associated with Onset-Rp duration. The average monthly %VC decline rate was -5.6% (SD 3.3). Age at onset, onset site and Onset-Rp duration significantly influenced the %VC decline rate.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Our findings revealed strong and independent patient-specific factors that influence the Onset-REP duration and the %VC decline rate in patients with ALS. These could inform future clinical trials and interventions considering the respiratory function and natural history of patients with ALS.</p>","PeriodicalId":52754,"journal":{"name":"BMJ Neurology Open","volume":"6 2","pages":"e000829"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-12-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11667433/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142885648","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
BMJ Neurology OpenPub Date : 2024-12-18eCollection Date: 2024-01-01DOI: 10.1136/bmjno-2024-000836
Samantha G Brew, Molly Frey, Derrick P McCarthy, Adam Elhofy, Richard J Nowak
{"title":"Antigen-specific immune therapy (CNP-106) for treatment of generalised myasthenia gravis: rationale and design of first-in-human randomised controlled trial.","authors":"Samantha G Brew, Molly Frey, Derrick P McCarthy, Adam Elhofy, Richard J Nowak","doi":"10.1136/bmjno-2024-000836","DOIUrl":"10.1136/bmjno-2024-000836","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a T cell-dependent B cell-mediated autoimmune disease with pathogenic antibodies directed against components of the acetylcholine receptor (AChR). Current therapies do not address the root cause of the disease (autoimmune recognition of AChR) and are associated with possible serious side effects. Therefore, new therapeutic options targeting antigen-specific autoimmunity are needed. COUR nanoparticle (CNP-106) is an antigen-specific immune tolerance therapy directed to the AChR to stop the pathogenic driver of MG. Data from experimental models suggest the potential benefit of CNP-106 to patients by reprogramming the immune system to AChR and stopping the progression of the disease. The aim of this study is to determine the safety and preliminary efficacy of CNP-106 in AChR antibody-positive generalised MG subjects.</p><p><strong>Methods and analysis: </strong>The outlined study is a multicentre Phase 1b/2a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial with an enrolment target of 54 AChR antibody-positive generalised MG subjects. The primary endpoint is safety and tolerability. Exploratory and secondary endpoints include disease-specific clinical scores, measures of quality of life and activities of daily living, antigen-specific T cells and AChR antibodies. Trial enrolment is anticipated to start in 2024.</p><p><strong>Ethics and dissemination: </strong>The trial has ethical approval from the Central Institutional Review Boards and has clinical trial authorisation from the Food and Drug Administration. Trial results will be communicated to participants, presented at national and international meetings and published in peer-reviewed journals.</p><p><strong>Trial registration number: </strong>NCT06106672.</p>","PeriodicalId":52754,"journal":{"name":"BMJ Neurology Open","volume":"6 2","pages":"e000836"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-12-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11667273/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142886525","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
BMJ Neurology OpenPub Date : 2024-12-18eCollection Date: 2024-01-01DOI: 10.1136/bmjno-2024-000885
Sepehr Khosravi, Zahra Mirzaasgari
{"title":"Cerebral gas embolism and multifocal ischemic stroke during oxygen-ozone therapy: a case report.","authors":"Sepehr Khosravi, Zahra Mirzaasgari","doi":"10.1136/bmjno-2024-000885","DOIUrl":"10.1136/bmjno-2024-000885","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Ischaemic stroke, primarily caused by thromboembolic events, typically arises as a consequence of underlying vascular or cardiac pathology. Non-thrombotic embolic strokes, although rare, are increasingly seen in interventional and intravascular procedures. Oxygen-ozone therapy (OOT) is one of the popular treatments for lumbar disc herniation, providing pain relief. However, it has been linked to gas embolisms, posing severe risks. This article details a case of cerebral gas embolism and multifocal acute ischaemic stroke that occurred during OOT for lumbar disc herniation pain relief.</p><p><strong>Case presentation: </strong>We present a case of a 58-year-old woman with acute onset limb weakness and speech disturbance that happened during a lumbar intradiscal oxygen-ozone injection session. Brain CT and MRI scans showed multiple cerebral gas embolisms and diffusion-restricted areas in both cerebral hemispheres. Echocardiography revealed a patent foramen ovale, hinting at a conduit for paradoxical embolism. Follow-up of the patient after 1 year showed significant improvement.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>OOT, as a popular treatment for chronic pain, has been associated with severe adverse events. When facing cases of acute postoperative or postinterventional encephalopathy or stroke, arterial cerebral gas embolism should be considered a possibility. The presence of intracardiac defects or intrapulmonary shunts paves the way for paradoxical emboli to happen, resulting in a higher chance of neurological complications.</p>","PeriodicalId":52754,"journal":{"name":"BMJ Neurology Open","volume":"6 2","pages":"e000885"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-12-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11667332/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142886530","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
BMJ Neurology OpenPub Date : 2024-12-18eCollection Date: 2024-01-01DOI: 10.1136/bmjno-2024-000872
Hossam Tharwat Ali, Amr Mahmoud Yousef, Sara Hosny El-Farargy, Ahmed Mohamed Abdelmonhem, Dalia Atef Abouda, Ahmed Mamdoh Mahmoud, Ammar Arafat Elsayed, Hazem Khaled Hassaan, Ahmed M Afifi
{"title":"An updated systematic review and meta-analysis exploring the efficacy and safety of dimethyl fumarate (DMF) for patients with multiple sclerosis (MS).","authors":"Hossam Tharwat Ali, Amr Mahmoud Yousef, Sara Hosny El-Farargy, Ahmed Mohamed Abdelmonhem, Dalia Atef Abouda, Ahmed Mamdoh Mahmoud, Ammar Arafat Elsayed, Hazem Khaled Hassaan, Ahmed M Afifi","doi":"10.1136/bmjno-2024-000872","DOIUrl":"10.1136/bmjno-2024-000872","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Dimethyl fumarate (DMF) is increasingly used in treating multiple sclerosis (MS) with controversial results of the safety and efficacy of different DMF doses. We aimed to systematically review the literature to examine the safety and efficacy of DMF for MS patients.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We searched PubMed Medline, Cochrane, Web of Science, Scopus databases and clinicaltrials.gov up to June 2023 for the published trials evaluating the use of DMF for MS in adults. All included studies were screened and abstracted independently by two authors. Efficacy and safety outcome measures were extracted. The meta-analysis was conducted using Review Manager 5.4.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>10 studies including eight randomised controlled trials, one open-label and one single-arm before-after study with a total population size of 4278 patients were included. DMF group showed a statistically significant reduction in the proportion of relapses compared with the control group, (OR: 0.47, 95% CI: [0.41, 0.55], p<0.00001) with no statistical differences between 240 mg two times per day and three times a day doses. Furthermore, the DMF group had a significant reduction in Gd-enhanced lesions compared with control (MD=-1.53, 95% CI: [-1.91 to -1.41], p<0.00001). Our results showed a non-significant difference in adverse events that led to discontinuation of the study with an OR of 1.29 (95% CI: [0.98, 1.71], p value=0.07).</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>DMF had significant efficacy and safety compared with the control, with no difference between the DMF doses. More studies with large sample sizes and longer follow-ups are needed to detect long-term safety and efficacy.</p>","PeriodicalId":52754,"journal":{"name":"BMJ Neurology Open","volume":"6 2","pages":"e000872"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-12-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11667417/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142886507","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
BMJ Neurology OpenPub Date : 2024-12-18eCollection Date: 2024-01-01DOI: 10.1136/bmjno-2024-000728
Dominique Lynn Popescu, Jessica Abramson, Sophia Keins, Akashleena Mallick, Christina Kourkoulis, Christopher D Anderson, Jonathan Rosand, Alessandro Biffi, Nirupama Yechoor
{"title":"Association of social vulnerability and depression incidence post intracerebral haemorrhage: a cohort study.","authors":"Dominique Lynn Popescu, Jessica Abramson, Sophia Keins, Akashleena Mallick, Christina Kourkoulis, Christopher D Anderson, Jonathan Rosand, Alessandro Biffi, Nirupama Yechoor","doi":"10.1136/bmjno-2024-000728","DOIUrl":"10.1136/bmjno-2024-000728","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Survivors of intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH) are at high risk of incident depression, which is modified by social determinants of health (SDOH) and associated with worse functional outcomes. We sought to determine the role of prestroke SDOH in depression incidence after ICH to better characterise post-ICH outcomes.</p><p><strong>Study design: </strong>We analysed data from a cohort study of ICH survivors without prestroke depression, presenting at Massachusetts General Hospital between 2006 and 2017. We collected information from electronic health records (EHR), follow-up interviews and CT/MRI. The relationship between social vulnerability, air quality and post-ICH depression incidence within 12 months of acute haemorrhage was investigated using logistic regression models that also included EHR and CT/MRI information as predictors.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Participants were 576 survivors, median age of 72 (IQR=61-81), 317 (55%) self-reported as male and 482 (84%) as white. 204 (35%) were diagnosed with depression within 12 months of ICH. Hospital admission longer than 1 week (OR 1.80, 95% CI 1.08 to 3.00), cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) burden (OR 1.45, 95% CI 1.25 to 1.68) and social vulnerability (OR 3.03, 95% CI 1.49 to 6.19) were associated with depression incidence post-ICH.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>In addition to CAA burden and patient location 1-week post-ICH, social vulnerability was independently associated with depression among ICH survivors. Our findings suggest that social vulnerability influences ICH outcomes. Future studies should investigate how poststroke clinical care interventions can address SDOH effects to reduce incident depression and improve outcomes among ICH survivors.</p>","PeriodicalId":52754,"journal":{"name":"BMJ Neurology Open","volume":"6 2","pages":"e000728"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-12-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11667396/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142886529","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}