The thalamus in multiple sclerosis

MAGNIMS Workshop The thalamus in multiple sclerosis

Medical University of Graz

April 11^th 2025

08.30 – 08.35: Welcome and introduction to the Workshop

Christian Enzinger & Daniela Pinter

Session 1: Deep gray matter (GM) versus cortical damage in MS

Chairs: Mara Rocca (Milan); Ahmed Toosy (London)

08.35-08.50 – Neuropathological differences between cortical and deep GM damage

Simon Hametner (Vienna)

08.50-09.05: Body fluid biomarkers: Specific markers for different tissue compartments?

Michael Khalil (Graz)

9:05-9:20: Conventional MRI: Lesions and atrophy of gray matter

Giuseppe Pontillo (Amsterdam)

09.20-9.50: Round table and discussion. Is GM pathology really so different?

Chairs, speakers, Claudio Gasperini (Rome)

9.50-10.20 Coffee break

Session 2: The specific relevance of thalamic neurodegeneration

Chairs: Frederik Barkhof (Amsterdam); Cristina Granziera (Basel)

10.20-10.35: Quantitative MRI

Alessandro Cagol (Basel)

10.35-10.50: Thalamic gradients of damage

Paolo Preziosa (Milan)

10.50-11.05: The relevance of thalamic subnuclei

Alvino Bisecco (Naples)

11:05-11.30: Round table and discussion. Are we ready for a refined MRI assessment of thalamic damage?

Chairs, speakers, Massimo Filippi (Milan)

11.30-12.00 Coffee break 2

Session 3: Consequences of thalamic damage

Chairs: Christian Enzinger (Graz); Debora Pareto (Barcelona)

12.00-12.15: Thalamic connectivity

Menno Schoonheim (Amsterdam)

12.15-12:30: Clinical consequences of thalamic damage

Daniela Pinter (Graz)

12.30-12.45: Predictive value of thalamic damage

Jaume Sastre-Garriga (Barcelona)

12.45-13.15: Round table and discussion. The future: Should we consider monitoring thalamic

damage to improve prediction or treatment?

Chairs, speakers, Nicola De Stefano (Siena)

13.15: Wrap-up and future actions