Psychiatric disturbances in radiologically isolated syndrome

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Labiano-Fontcuberta, A., Aladro, Y., Martínez-Ginés, M. L., Ayuso, L., Mitchell, A. J., Puertas, V., Cerezo, M., Higueras, Y., & Benito-León, J. (2015). Psychiatric disturbances in radiologically isolated syndrome. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 68, 309-315. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.JPSYCHIRES.2015.05.008

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Background: Radiologically isolated syndrome (RIS) is characterized by incidental lesions suggestive of multiple sclerosis (MS) on MRI without typical symptoms of MS. Clinically isolated syndrome (CIS) is characterized by a first episode of neurologic symptoms caused by demyelination in the central nervous system. To date, psychiatric disorders have not been systematically addressed in RIS subjects. We assessed emotional disturbances, personality features and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in a cohort of RIS patients as compared with clinically isolated syndrome (CIS). Methods: Twenty-eight RIS patients, 25 clinically isolated syndrome (CIS) patients, and 22 healthy subjects were enrolled in the study. Participants were administered a mood scale (Hamilton Depression Rating Scale), behavioural measures (Personality Assessment Inventory), and fatigue measures (Fatigue Impact Scale for Daily Use). HRQoL was quantified using the EuroQol-5. Results: 14 (50%) of RIS patients had clinically significant depression, with over one-third of these having moderate depression, scores virtually identical to those observed in CIS patients. 11 of 28 (39.3%) subjects with RIS had anxious depression, a figure three times higher than that found in CIS patients. RIS patients' HAMD-17 total score showed a very strong correlation with severity of fatigue. In addition, RIS patients reported lower HRQoL (p=0.036) and a significantly higher symptoms load for somatisation compared to both CIS and control groups (p<0.002). Conclusion: RIS patients had high rates of depression, particularly anxious depression and somatization. Future studies are warranted to clarify whether these psychiatric disturbances are causally associated with a distinct white matter psychopathologic process.

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Dr. Benito-Leon is supported by the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA (R01 NS039422), the Commission of the European Union (grant ICT-2011-287739, NeuroTREMOR), and the Spanish Health Research Agency (grant FIS PI12/01602). Referencias bibliográficas: • Aaseth K., Grande R.B., Leiknes K.A., Benth J.S., Lundqvist C., Russell M.B. Personality traits and psychological distress in persons with chronic tension-type headache. The Akershus study of chronic headache. Acta Neurol Scand 2011, 124:375-382. • Amato M.P., Hakiki B., Goretti B., Rossi F., Stromillo M.L., Giorgio A., et al. Association of MRI metrics and cognitive impairment in radiologically isolated syndromes. Neurology 2012, 78:309-314. • American Psychiatric Association Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders 2013, Washington, DC. 5th ed. • Aronson K.R., Barrett L.F., Quigley K. Emotional reactivity and the overreport of somatic symptoms: somatic sensitivity or negative reporting style?. 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