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Christina J. Azevedo, MD

Associate Professor of Clinical Neurology

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Publications

  • Analysis of healthcare utilization before the diagnosis of radiologically isolated syndrome Mult Scler. 2025 Jan 10; 13524585241291471. . View in PubMed
  • Incorporation of the central vein sign into the McDonald criteria Mult Scler Relat Disord. 2025 Jan; 93:106182. . View in PubMed
  • Reliability of Central Vein Sign Imaging With 3T FLAIR* in a Multicenter Study J Neuroimaging. 2025; 35(1):e70011. . View in PubMed
  • Early Disease-Modifying Treatments for Presymptomatic Multiple Sclerosis CNS Drugs. 2024 Dec; 38(12):973-983. . View in PubMed
  • Multicenter validation of automated detection of paramagnetic rim lesions on brain MRI in multiple sclerosis J Neuroimaging. 2024 Nov-Dec; 34(6):750-757. . View in PubMed
  • Multicenter automated central vein sign detection performs as well as manual assessment for the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2024 Sep 27. . View in PubMed
  • Imaging chronic active lesions in multiple sclerosis: a consensus statement Brain. 2024 Sep 03; 147(9):2913-2933. . View in PubMed
  • Choroid plexus enlargement correlates with periventricular pathology but not with disease activity in radiologically isolated syndrome Mult Scler. 2024 Sep; 30(10):1278-1289. . View in PubMed
  • Diagnostic performance of central vein sign versus oligoclonal bands for multiple sclerosis Mult Scler. 2024 Sep; 30(10):1268-1277. . View in PubMed
  • Dimethyl fumarate preserves brainstem and cervical spinal cord integrity in radiologically isolated syndrome J Neurol. 2024 Sep; 271(9):5899-5910. . View in PubMed
  • Choroid plexus volume differentiates MS from its mimics Mult Scler. 2024 Jul; 30(8):1072-1076. . View in PubMed
  • The diagnostic workup of children with the radiologically isolated syndrome differs by age and by sex J Neurol. 2024 Jul; 271(7):4019-4027. . View in PubMed
  • Recent Advances in Diagnostic, Prognostic, and Disease-Monitoring Biomarkers in Multiple Sclerosis Neurol Clin. 2024 Feb; 42(1):15-38. . View in PubMed
  • A multicenter pilot study evaluating simplified central vein assessment for the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis Mult Scler. 2024 Jan; 30(1):25-34. . View in PubMed
  • Author Correction: Toward precision medicine using a “digital twin” approach: modeling the onset of disease-specific brain atrophy in individuals with multiple sclerosis Sci Rep. 2023 Dec 15; 13(1):22334. . View in PubMed
  • Radiologically isolated syndrome Lancet Neurol. 2023 11; 22(11):1075-1086. . View in PubMed
  • Teriflunomide and Time to Clinical Multiple Sclerosis in Patients With Radiologically Isolated Syndrome: The TERIS Randomized Clinical Trial JAMA Neurol. 2023 10 01; 80(10):1080-1088. . View in PubMed
  • Toward precision medicine using a “digital twin” approach: modeling the onset of disease-specific brain atrophy in individuals with multiple sclerosis Sci Rep. 2023 09 28; 13(1):16279. . View in PubMed
  • The radiologically isolated syndrome: revised diagnostic criteria Brain. 2023 08 01; 146(8):3431-3443. . View in PubMed
  • Toward Precision Medicine Using a “Digital Twin” Approach: Modeling the Onset of Disease-Specific Brain Atrophy in Individuals with Multiple Sclerosis Res Sq. 2023 May 02. . View in PubMed
  • High-dose vitamin D3 supplementation in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis: a randomised clinical trial EClinicalMedicine. 2023 May; 59:101957. . View in PubMed
  • Dimethyl Fumarate Delays Multiple Sclerosis in Radiologically Isolated Syndrome Ann Neurol. 2023 03; 93(3):604-614. . View in PubMed
  • Neurofilament Light Chain Levels Are Predictive of Clinical Conversion in Radiologically Isolated Syndrome Neurol Neuroimmunol Neuroinflamm. 2023 01; 10(1). . View in PubMed
  • Effect of GBCA Use on Detection and Diagnostic Performance of the Central Vein Sign: Evaluation Using a 3-T FLAIR* Sequence in Patients With Suspected Multiple Sclerosis AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2023 01; 220(1):115-125. . View in PubMed
  • Risk Factors and Time to Clinical Symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis Among Patients With Radiologically Isolated Syndrome JAMA Netw Open. 2021 10 01; 4(10):e2128271. . View in PubMed
  • Deep grey matter injury in multiple sclerosis: a NAIMS consensus statement Brain. 2021 08 17; 144(7):1974-1984. . View in PubMed
  • Cerebellar volume loss in radiologically isolated syndrome Mult Scler. 2021 01; 27(1):130-133. . View in PubMed
  • New cases of vasculitis after alemtuzumab Mult Scler. 2020 10; 26(12):1606-1608. . View in PubMed
  • Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibody-Associated Optic Neuritis and Myelitis in COVID-19 J Neuroophthalmol. 2020 09; 40(3):398-402. . View in PubMed
  • Contribution of normal aging to brain atrophy in MS Neurol Neuroimmunol Neuroinflamm. 2019 11; 6(6). . View in PubMed
  • Intracerebral haemorrhage during alemtuzumab administration Lancet Neurol. 2019 04; 18(4):329-331. . View in PubMed
  • Imaging outcome measures of neuroprotection and repair in MS: A consensus statement from NAIMS Neurology. 2019 03 12; 92(11):519-533. . View in PubMed
  • Body mass index, but not vitamin D status, is associated with brain volume change in MS Neurology. 2018 12 11; 91(24):e2256-e2264. . View in PubMed
  • Cervical spinal cord atrophy: An early marker of progressive MS onset Neurol Neuroimmunol Neuroinflamm. 2018 Mar; 5(2):e435. . View in PubMed
  • New Concepts Related to Disease Appreciation in Multiple Sclerosis Neurol Clin. 2018 Feb; 36(1):119-133. . View in PubMed
  • Thalamic atrophy in multiple sclerosis: A magnetic resonance imaging marker of neurodegeneration throughout disease Ann Neurol. 2018 02; 83(2):223-234. . View in PubMed
  • Subcortical grey matter volumes predict subsequent walking function in early multiple sclerosis J Neurol Sci. 2016 Jul 15; 366:229-233. . View in PubMed
  • Whole-brain atrophy: ready for implementation into clinical decision-making in multiple sclerosis? Curr Opin Neurol. 2016 06; 29(3):237-42.. View in PubMed
  • Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis Evolving From Radiologically Isolated Syndrome Ann Neurol. 2016 Feb; 79(2):288-94. . View in PubMed
  • Longitudinal associations between brain structural changes and fatigue in early MS Mult Scler Relat Disord. 2016 Jan; 5:29-33. . View in PubMed
  • Early CNS neurodegeneration in radiologically isolated syndrome Neurol Neuroimmunol Neuroinflamm. 2015 Jun; 2(3):e102. . View in PubMed
  • A comparison of continuous video-EEG monitoring and 30-minute EEG in an ICU Epileptic Disord. 2014 Dec; 16(4):439-48. . View in PubMed
  • The vitamin D to ameliorate multiple sclerosis (VIDAMS) trial: study design for a multicenter, randomized, double-blind controlled trial of vitamin D in multiple sclerosis Contemp Clin Trials. 2014 Nov; 39(2):288-93. . View in PubMed
  • In vivo evidence of glutamate toxicity in multiple sclerosis Ann Neurol. 2014 Aug; 76(2):269-78. . View in PubMed
  • Clinical applications of imaging disease burden in multiple sclerosis: MRI and advanced imaging techniques Expert Rev Neurother. 2012 Mar; 12(3):323-33. . View in PubMed

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