Abstract Details

Title Is Gray Matter Atrophy a Biomarker of Migraine? A Study in Pediatric Patients with Migraine

Topic Headache

Presentation(s) P06 - (-)

Poster/Presentation
Number 150

Objective

Background BACKGROUND: VBM studies in adult patients with migraine have consistently demonstrated atrophy of several GM regions involved in pain processing. Whether abnormalities of these areas represent a phenotypic biomarker of this condition, or, are the consequence of the repetition of migraine attacks is still controversial.

Design/Methods DESIGN/METHODS: Using a 3.0 Tesla scanner, brain dual-echo and 3D T1-weighted scans were acquired from 12 pediatric migraine patients (6 girls, mean age=14.2 years, mean disease duration=3.7 years, seven with visual aura and 5 without aura) and 15 age-matched controls. VBM was performed using SPM8 and DARTEL (p<0.001, cluster extent 10 voxels).

Results RESULTS: Compared to controls, pediatric migraine patients experienced a significant GM atrophy of several regions of the frontal and temporal lobes which are part of the pain-processing network. Increased GM volume was detected in the right putamen in pediatric migraine patients vs. controls. Compared to patients without aura, those with aura had an increased GM volume of regions located in the left occipital lobe. No significant WM changes were detected. In the whole group of patients, no correlation was found between GM abnormalities and disease duration and frequency of attacks.

Conclusions CONCLUSIONS: Atrophy of regions which are part of the pain processing network occurs in pediatric patients with migraine. The presence of these abnormalities early in the course of the disease, and the absence of correlation with patients' clinical characteristics suggest that they may represent a phenotypic biomarker of this condition.

Authors/Disclosures
Roberta Messina, MD, PhD (San Raffaele Hospital) PRESENTER	Dr. Messina has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Scientific Advisory or Data Safety Monitoring board for Pfizer. Dr. Messina has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Speakers Bureau for Pfizer. Dr. Messina has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Speakers Bureau for Lundbeck. Dr. Messina has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Speakers Bureau for Teva. Dr. Messina has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Speakers Bureau for Organon. Dr. Messina has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Speakers Bureau for Abbvie. Dr. Messina has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Speakers Bureau for Eli Lilly.
Maria A. Rocca (Neuroimaging Research Unit)	Maria Assunta Rocca has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as a Consultant for Biogen, Bristol Myers Squibb, Eli Lilly, Janssen, Roche. Maria Assunta Rocca has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Speakers Bureau for AstraZaneca, Biogen, Bristol Myers Squibb, Bromatech, Celgene, Genzyme, Horizon Therapeutics Italy, Merck Serono SpA, Novartis, Roche, Sanofi and Teva. The institution of Maria Assunta Rocca has received research support from MS Society of Canada, the Italian Ministry of Health, the Italian Ministry of University and Research, and Fondazione Italiana Sclerosi Multipla.
	No disclosure on file
Timothy E. Lotze, MD, FAAN (Texas Children's Hospital)	Dr. Lotze has received personal compensation in the range of $5,000-$9,999 for serving as an Expert Witness for Department of Justice VICP. The institution of Dr. Lotze has received research support from NIH. The institution of Dr. Lotze has received research support from National MS Society. The institution of Dr. Lotze has received research support from Sarepta Therapeutics. The institution of Dr. Lotze has received research support from PTC THERAPEUTICS. The institution of Dr. Lotze has received research support from Avexis. Dr. Lotze has received publishing royalties from a publication relating to health care. Dr. Lotze has received publishing royalties from a publication relating to health care.
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Andrea Falini	No disclosure on file
Giancarlo Comi, MD (University Vita-Salute)	Dr. Comi has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as a Consultant for Janssen. Dr. Comi has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as a Consultant for Bristol Myers Squibb. Dr. Comi has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as a Consultant for Novartis. Dr. Comi has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Speakers Bureau for Janssen. Dr. Comi has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Speakers Bureau for Bristol Myers Squibb. Dr. Comi has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Speakers Bureau for Novartis. Dr. Comi has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Speakers Bureau for Aspen Healthcare. Dr. Comi has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Speakers Bureau for Sanofi. Dr. Comi has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as an Editor, Associate Editor, or Editorial Advisory Board Member for Sanofi. Dr. Comi has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as an Editor, Associate Editor, or Editorial Advisory Board Member for Rewind.
Massimo Filippi, MD, FAAN (Ospedale San Raffaele, Neuroimaging Research Unit)	Dr. Filippi has received personal compensation in the range of $5,000-$9,999 for serving as a Consultant for Alexion, Almirall, Biogen, Merck, Novartis, Roche, Sanofi. Dr. Filippi has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Scientific Advisory or Data Safety Monitoring board for Alexion, Biogen, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Merck, Novartis, Roche, Sanofi, Sanofi-Aventis, Sanofi-Genzyme, Takeda. Dr. Filippi has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Speakers Bureau for Bayer, Biogen, Celgene, Chiesi Italia SpA, Eli Lilly, Genzyme, Janssen, Merck-Serono, Neopharmed Gentili, Novartis, Novo Nordisk, Roche, Sanofi, Takeda, and TEVA. Dr. Filippi has received personal compensation in the range of $10,000-$49,999 for serving as an Editor, Associate Editor, or Editorial Advisory Board Member for Springer Nature. The institution of Dr. Filippi has received research support from Biogen Idec, Merck-Serono, Novartis, Roche, the Italian Ministry of Health, the Italian Ministry of University and Research, and Fondazione Italiana Sclerosi Multipla.

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