Table 1

Demographic, clinical and conventional MRI characteristics

Clinical featuresBaselineYear 1
HC (n = 19)CIS (n = 41)HC (n = 19)CIS (n = 41)
Mean age, years (SD)a37.8 (8.6)38.3 (11.2)--
Sex ratio, F/Mb14/532/9--
Education level, high/lowb,c10/926/15--
Symptoms at clinical onset:
Brain-4 (10%)--
Optic neuritis-7 (17%)--
Brainstem/cerebellar-11 (27%)--
Spinal cord-19 (46%)--
Mean disease duration (SD) in months-4.12 (1.85)
Median EDSS score [range]d-1.0 [0–3]-1.0 [0–5]
MSFC z-score (SD)d-0.32 (0.41)-0.31 (0.60)
Median T2 lesion volume, mld-0.98 [0.02–63.12]-1.32 [0.07–67.74]
Normalized brain fraction, %e,f86.41 ± 2.9584.59 ± 4.0886.39 ± 3.0283.75 ± 4.11*
Normalized white matter fraction, %g,e,f36.59 ± 2.4235.52 ± 3.1337.28 ± 3.1434.51 ± 3.27**
Normalized grey matter fraction, %e,f49.82 ± 2.5849.07 ± 2.8549.11 ± 2.3149.25 ± 2.86
Normalized CSF fraction, %e,f13.59 ± 2.9515.41 ± 4.0813.61 ± 3.0216.25 ± 4.11*
Clinical featuresBaselineYear 1
HC (n = 19)CIS (n = 41)HC (n = 19)CIS (n = 41)
Mean age, years (SD)a37.8 (8.6)38.3 (11.2)--
Sex ratio, F/Mb14/532/9--
Education level, high/lowb,c10/926/15--
Symptoms at clinical onset:
Brain-4 (10%)--
Optic neuritis-7 (17%)--
Brainstem/cerebellar-11 (27%)--
Spinal cord-19 (46%)--
Mean disease duration (SD) in months-4.12 (1.85)
Median EDSS score [range]d-1.0 [0–3]-1.0 [0–5]
MSFC z-score (SD)d-0.32 (0.41)-0.31 (0.60)
Median T2 lesion volume, mld-0.98 [0.02–63.12]-1.32 [0.07–67.74]
Normalized brain fraction, %e,f86.41 ± 2.9584.59 ± 4.0886.39 ± 3.0283.75 ± 4.11*
Normalized white matter fraction, %g,e,f36.59 ± 2.4235.52 ± 3.1337.28 ± 3.1434.51 ± 3.27**
Normalized grey matter fraction, %e,f49.82 ± 2.5849.07 ± 2.8549.11 ± 2.3149.25 ± 2.86
Normalized CSF fraction, %e,f13.59 ± 2.9515.41 ± 4.0813.61 ± 3.0216.25 ± 4.11*

aMann–Whitney U-test.

bχ2 test.

cEducation level was considered as high or low according to a French baccalaureate.

dWilcoxon test to compare patients with CIS at baseline and 1 year.

eGLM comparing patients with CIS to healthy control subjects with age, sex, level of education, and scanner as covariates.

fPercentage: (structure’s volume/TIV) × 100.

Differences between patients with CIS and healthy controls: *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01.

EDSS = Expanded Disability Status Scale; HC = healthy controls; SD = standard deviation; TIV = total intracranial volume.

Table 1

Demographic, clinical and conventional MRI characteristics

Clinical featuresBaselineYear 1
HC (n = 19)CIS (n = 41)HC (n = 19)CIS (n = 41)
Mean age, years (SD)a37.8 (8.6)38.3 (11.2)--
Sex ratio, F/Mb14/532/9--
Education level, high/lowb,c10/926/15--
Symptoms at clinical onset:
Brain-4 (10%)--
Optic neuritis-7 (17%)--
Brainstem/cerebellar-11 (27%)--
Spinal cord-19 (46%)--
Mean disease duration (SD) in months-4.12 (1.85)
Median EDSS score [range]d-1.0 [0–3]-1.0 [0–5]
MSFC z-score (SD)d-0.32 (0.41)-0.31 (0.60)
Median T2 lesion volume, mld-0.98 [0.02–63.12]-1.32 [0.07–67.74]
Normalized brain fraction, %e,f86.41 ± 2.9584.59 ± 4.0886.39 ± 3.0283.75 ± 4.11*
Normalized white matter fraction, %g,e,f36.59 ± 2.4235.52 ± 3.1337.28 ± 3.1434.51 ± 3.27**
Normalized grey matter fraction, %e,f49.82 ± 2.5849.07 ± 2.8549.11 ± 2.3149.25 ± 2.86
Normalized CSF fraction, %e,f13.59 ± 2.9515.41 ± 4.0813.61 ± 3.0216.25 ± 4.11*
Clinical featuresBaselineYear 1
HC (n = 19)CIS (n = 41)HC (n = 19)CIS (n = 41)
Mean age, years (SD)a37.8 (8.6)38.3 (11.2)--
Sex ratio, F/Mb14/532/9--
Education level, high/lowb,c10/926/15--
Symptoms at clinical onset:
Brain-4 (10%)--
Optic neuritis-7 (17%)--
Brainstem/cerebellar-11 (27%)--
Spinal cord-19 (46%)--
Mean disease duration (SD) in months-4.12 (1.85)
Median EDSS score [range]d-1.0 [0–3]-1.0 [0–5]
MSFC z-score (SD)d-0.32 (0.41)-0.31 (0.60)
Median T2 lesion volume, mld-0.98 [0.02–63.12]-1.32 [0.07–67.74]
Normalized brain fraction, %e,f86.41 ± 2.9584.59 ± 4.0886.39 ± 3.0283.75 ± 4.11*
Normalized white matter fraction, %g,e,f36.59 ± 2.4235.52 ± 3.1337.28 ± 3.1434.51 ± 3.27**
Normalized grey matter fraction, %e,f49.82 ± 2.5849.07 ± 2.8549.11 ± 2.3149.25 ± 2.86
Normalized CSF fraction, %e,f13.59 ± 2.9515.41 ± 4.0813.61 ± 3.0216.25 ± 4.11*

aMann–Whitney U-test.

bχ2 test.

cEducation level was considered as high or low according to a French baccalaureate.

dWilcoxon test to compare patients with CIS at baseline and 1 year.

eGLM comparing patients with CIS to healthy control subjects with age, sex, level of education, and scanner as covariates.

fPercentage: (structure’s volume/TIV) × 100.

Differences between patients with CIS and healthy controls: *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01.

EDSS = Expanded Disability Status Scale; HC = healthy controls; SD = standard deviation; TIV = total intracranial volume.

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