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Table 4 Clinical outcome and H – MRS parameters: correlation EDSS – NAA. There is no data about NAA and other disability scales.

From: Magnetic resonance spectroscopy of normal appearing white matter in early relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis: correlations between disability and spectroscopy

ARTICLE

N

MS COURSE

CORRELATION WITH EDSS

SIGN

VOI Loc

Fu L [9]

11

RR

-

<0.005

NAWM

 

18

SP

-

>0.05

NAWM

Tourbach [52]

55

RR + SP

-0.39

0.003

NAWM

 

49

RR + SP

-0.38

0.008

Lesions

Davie [32]

31

RR + SP + PP

-0.36

0.05 – 0.02

Lesions

Mainero [69]

21

RR

-0.5

0.01

NAWM

De Stefano [59]

88

RR + SP

-0.55

<0.001

NAWM

 

55

RR

-0.64

<0.001

NAWM

 

33

SP

-0.28

<0.1

NAWM

Boneville [70]

49

RR

-

>0.05

WNAA

Izquierdo

31

RR

-0.38

<0.03

NAWM

  1. NAWM: normal appearing white matter; Lesions: white matter lesion; WNAA: Whole NAA