Multiple sclerosis (MS) has been proposed as a possible differential diagnosis for Fabry disease (FD). The aim of this work was to evaluate the involvement of corpus callosum (CC) on MR images and its possible role as a radiological sign to differentiate between FD and MS. Methods In this multicentric study, we retrospectively evaluated the presence of white matter lesions (WMLs) on the FLAIR images of 104 patients with FD and 117 patients with MS. The incidence of CC-WML was assessed in the two groups and also in a subgroup of 37 FD patients showing neurological symptoms. Results WMLs were detected in 50 of 104 FD patients (48.1%) and in all MS patients. However, a lesion in the CC was detected in only 3 FD patients (2.9%) and in 106 MS patients (90.6%). In the FD subgroup with neurological symptoms, WMLs were present in 26 of 37 patients (70.3%), with two subjects (5.4%) showing a definite callosal lesion. Conclusion FD patients have a very low incidence of CC involvement on conventional MR images compared to MS, independently from the clinical presentation and the overall degree of WM involvement. Evaluating the presence of CC lesions on brain MR scans can be used as a radiological sign for a differential diagnosis between MS and FD, rapidly addressing the physician toward a correct diagnosis and subsequent treatment options.

Corpus callosum involvement: a useful clue for differentiating Fabry Disease from Multiple Sclerosis / Cocozza, Sirio; Olivo, Gaia; Riccio, Eleonora; Russo, Camilla; Pontillo, Giuseppe; Ugga, Lorenzo; Migliaccio, Silvia; DE ROSA, Dario; Feriozzi, Sandro; Veroux, Massimiliano; Battaglia, Yuri; Concolino, Daniela; Pieruzzi, Federico; Tuttolomondo, Antonino; Caronia, Aurelio; Russo, CINZIA VALERIA; Lanzillo, Roberta; BRESCIA MORRA, Vincenzo; Imbriaco, Massimo; Brunetti, Arturo; Tedeschi, Enrico; Pisani, Antonio. - In: NEURORADIOLOGY. - ISSN 0028-3940. - 59:6(2017), pp. 563-570. [10.1007/s00234-017-1829-8]

Corpus callosum involvement: a useful clue for differentiating Fabry Disease from Multiple Sclerosis

COCOZZA, SIRIO;RICCIO, ELEONORA;RUSSO, CAMILLA;PONTILLO, GIUSEPPE;UGGA, LORENZO;MIGLIACCIO, SILVIA;DE ROSA, DARIO;BATTAGLIA, YURI;RUSSO, CINZIA VALERIA;LANZILLO, ROBERTA;BRESCIA MORRA, VINCENZO;IMBRIACO, MASSIMO;BRUNETTI, ARTURO;TEDESCHI, ENRICO;PISANI, ANTONIO
2017

Abstract

Multiple sclerosis (MS) has been proposed as a possible differential diagnosis for Fabry disease (FD). The aim of this work was to evaluate the involvement of corpus callosum (CC) on MR images and its possible role as a radiological sign to differentiate between FD and MS. Methods In this multicentric study, we retrospectively evaluated the presence of white matter lesions (WMLs) on the FLAIR images of 104 patients with FD and 117 patients with MS. The incidence of CC-WML was assessed in the two groups and also in a subgroup of 37 FD patients showing neurological symptoms. Results WMLs were detected in 50 of 104 FD patients (48.1%) and in all MS patients. However, a lesion in the CC was detected in only 3 FD patients (2.9%) and in 106 MS patients (90.6%). In the FD subgroup with neurological symptoms, WMLs were present in 26 of 37 patients (70.3%), with two subjects (5.4%) showing a definite callosal lesion. Conclusion FD patients have a very low incidence of CC involvement on conventional MR images compared to MS, independently from the clinical presentation and the overall degree of WM involvement. Evaluating the presence of CC lesions on brain MR scans can be used as a radiological sign for a differential diagnosis between MS and FD, rapidly addressing the physician toward a correct diagnosis and subsequent treatment options.
2017
Corpus callosum involvement: a useful clue for differentiating Fabry Disease from Multiple Sclerosis / Cocozza, Sirio; Olivo, Gaia; Riccio, Eleonora; Russo, Camilla; Pontillo, Giuseppe; Ugga, Lorenzo; Migliaccio, Silvia; DE ROSA, Dario; Feriozzi, Sandro; Veroux, Massimiliano; Battaglia, Yuri; Concolino, Daniela; Pieruzzi, Federico; Tuttolomondo, Antonino; Caronia, Aurelio; Russo, CINZIA VALERIA; Lanzillo, Roberta; BRESCIA MORRA, Vincenzo; Imbriaco, Massimo; Brunetti, Arturo; Tedeschi, Enrico; Pisani, Antonio. - In: NEURORADIOLOGY. - ISSN 0028-3940. - 59:6(2017), pp. 563-570. [10.1007/s00234-017-1829-8]
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