Differentiation between dysmyelination and demyelination using magnetic resonance diffusional anisotropy
- 1 February 1995
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier BV in Brain Research
- Vol. 671 (1), 141-148
- https://doi.org/10.1016/0006-8993(94)01335-f
Abstract
Using magnetic resonance (MR) diffusion-weighted method, we examined the optic and the trigeminal nerves of jimpy and twitcher mice, considered to be animal models of Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease, hypomyelination disorder, and Krabbe disease, demyelination disorder, respectively. In jimpy mice, diffusional anisotropy of optic nerve did not show a significant difference compared to age-matched control mice, suggesting that diffusional anisotropy does exist in absence of multiple layers of myelin sheath. In twitcher mice, diffusional anisotropy was attenuated remarkably in the optic and trigeminal nerves. Loss of axonal straightness on longitudinal section confirmed by electron microscopy appeared to be the principal explanation for it. It is further suggested that this MR diffusion-weighted imaging method enables us to differentiate hypomyelination from demyelination in vivo.Keywords
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