Natural history of facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy evaluated by multiparametric quantitative MRI: a prospective cohort study
Our longitudinal study identified muscles and compartments more likely to show FF increase in FSHD subjects. Multiparametric quantitative MRI metrics should be incorporated into clinical trial frameworks to explore their potential in detecting early therapeutic effects.
Authors
- Mauro Monforte (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4327-6969)
- Anna Pichiecchio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5654-4088)
- Elena Ballante (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3217-8930)
- Tommaso Tartaglione (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3896-4078)
- Sara Bortolani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6472-0563)
- Giuseppe Manco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6191-3952)
- Xeni Deligianni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9968-223X)
- Francesco Santini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6984-4816)
- Eleonora Torchia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1965-6483)
- Francesca Solazzo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6897-8270)
- L. Barzaghi
- Niels Bergsland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7792-0433)
- Giorgio Tasca (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0849-9144)
- Matteo Paoletti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1221-7747)
- Alicia Faggioli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7143-8339)
- Enzo Ricci (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3092-3597)
- Silvia Figini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5756-7831)
- B Ravera
Institutions
- Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (IT)
- University of Basel (CH)
- University of Pavia (IT)
- Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- University Hospital of Basel (CH)
- Agostino Gemelli University Polyclinic (IT)
- Foundation Center (US)
- Urology Foundation (GB)
- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Pavia (IT)
- Istituto Dermopatico dell'Immacolata (IT)
- Don Carlo Gnocchi Foundation (IT)
- Department of Biomedicine Basel (CH)
- Buffalo Psychiatric Center (US)
- University at Buffalo, State University of New York (US)
- Newcastle University (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Neurology
- Published
- 2025-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-025-13062-8
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Muscle Physiology and Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.03
Funders
- Ministero della Salute
- Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore