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Reilly S, Dhaliwal S, Arshad U, Macerollo A, Husain N, Costa AD. The effects of rivastigmine on neuropsychiatric symptoms in the early stages of Parkinson's disease: A systematic review. Eur J Neurol 2024; 31:e16142. [PMID: 37975761 PMCID: PMC11236000 DOI: 10.1111/ene.16142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2023] [Revised: 10/14/2023] [Accepted: 10/26/2023] [Indexed: 11/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Neuropsychiatric symptoms including depression, apathy and psychosis occur frequently in patients with Parkinson's disease. A subgroup of patients develop cognitive impairment, which may increase the risk of falls due to reduced attention. The acetylcholinesterase inhibitor rivastigmine is beneficial in Parkinson's disease dementia, but whether the use of rivastigmine is effective earlier in the disease course is unclear. The aim of this systematic review was to assess the evidence for rivastigmine in the treatment of neuropsychiatric symptoms in Parkinson's disease without dementia. METHODS Embase, Medline, PsychINFO, Cochrane CENTRAL, NGLC, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence Evidence and medRxiv.org were searched for studies with terms relating to population (Parkinson's disease) and intervention (rivastigmine). Of 1922 references identified, 358 were duplications. Following title and abstract review, 1331 articles were excluded. After full-text review, nine articles remained. RESULTS Outcomes were heterogenous, therefore, the results are presented in narrative form. The articles included six randomized controlled trials, two open-label trials and one case series. Outcome measures included: time to develop psychosis; frequency of rapid eye movement sleep behaviour disorder (RBD) episodes; apathy; gait variability; falls; cognitive ability; Neuropsychiatric Inventory score; and regional spontaneous brain activity. CONCLUSIONS There is evidence that rivastigmine is beneficial for RBD and apathy in Parkinson's disease patients without dementia. There is high level evidence that rivastigmine reduces falls, which may be due to improved attention. The impact of rivastigmine on psychotic symptoms is less clear, but is supported by current theoretical models which involve acetylcholine dysfunction in the generation of visual hallucinations in Parkinson's disease.
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- Siobhan Reilly
- Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation TrustManchesterUK
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- Pakistan Institute of Living and LearningKarachiPakistan
- The University of ManchesterManchesterUK
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- The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust for Neurology and NeurosurgeryLiverpoolUK
- Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative BiologyUniversity of LiverpoolLiverpoolUK
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- The University of ManchesterManchesterUK
- Mersey Care NHS Foundation TrustLiverpoolUK
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Lista S, Vergallo A, Teipel SJ, Lemercier P, Giorgi FS, Gabelle A, Garaci F, Mercuri NB, Babiloni C, Gaire BP, Koronyo Y, Koronyo-Hamaoui M, Hampel H, Nisticò R. Determinants of approved acetylcholinesterase inhibitor response outcomes in Alzheimer's disease: relevance for precision medicine in neurodegenerative diseases. Ageing Res Rev 2023; 84:101819. [PMID: 36526257 DOI: 10.1016/j.arr.2022.101819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2022] [Revised: 11/11/2022] [Accepted: 12/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors (ChEI) are the global standard of care for the symptomatic treatment of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and show significant positive effects in neurodegenerative diseases with cognitive and behavioral symptoms. Although experimental and large-scale clinical evidence indicates the potential long-term efficacy of ChEI, primary outcomes are generally heterogeneous across outpatient clinics and regional healthcare systems. Sub-optimal dosing or slow tapering, heterogeneous guidelines about the timing for therapy initiation (prodromal versus dementia stages), healthcare providers' ambivalence to treatment, lack of disease awareness, delayed medical consultation, prescription of ChEI in non-AD cognitive disorders, contribute to the negative outcomes. We present an evidence-based overview of determinants, spanning genetic, molecular, and large-scale networks, involved in the response to ChEI in patients with AD and other neurodegenerative diseases. A comprehensive understanding of cerebral and retinal cholinergic system dysfunctions along with ChEI response predictors in AD is crucial since disease-modifying therapies will frequently be prescribed in combination with ChEI. Therapeutic algorithms tailored to genetic, biological, clinical (endo)phenotypes, and disease stages will help leverage inter-drug synergy and attain optimal combined response outcomes, in line with the precision medicine model.
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- Simone Lista
- Memory Resources and Research Center (CMRR), Neurology Department, Gui de Chauliac University Hospital, Montpellier, France; School of Pharmacy, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy.
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- Sorbonne University, Alzheimer Precision Medicine (APM), AP-HP, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris, France
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) Rostock/Greifswald, Rostock, Germany; Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Medicine Rostock, Rostock, Germany
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- Sorbonne University, Alzheimer Precision Medicine (APM), AP-HP, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris, France
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- Department of Translational Research and of New Surgical and Medical Technologies, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Memory Resources and Research Center (CMRR), Neurology Department, Gui de Chauliac University Hospital, Montpellier, France
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- Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy; Casa di Cura "San Raffaele Cassino", Cassino, Italy
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- Department of Systems Medicine, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy; IRCCS Santa Lucia Foundation, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology "Erspamer", Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy; Hospital San Raffaele Cassino, Cassino, Italy
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Maxine Dunitz Neurosurgical Research Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Maxine Dunitz Neurosurgical Research Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Maxine Dunitz Neurosurgical Research Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Department of Biomedical Sciences, Division of Applied Cell Biology and Physiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Sorbonne University, Alzheimer Precision Medicine (APM), AP-HP, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris, France
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy; Laboratory of Pharmacology of Synaptic Plasticity, EBRI Rita Levi-Montalcini Foundation, Rome, Italy.
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Hou Y, Zhang L, Ou R, Wei Q, Gu X, Liu K, Lin J, Yang T, Xiao Y, Gong Q, Shang H. Motor progression marker for newly diagnosed drug-naïve patients with Parkinson's disease: A resting-state functional MRI study. Hum Brain Mapp 2022; 44:901-913. [PMID: 36250699 PMCID: PMC9875914 DOI: 10.1002/hbm.26110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2022] [Revised: 09/30/2022] [Accepted: 10/01/2022] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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The effective early prediction of clinical outcomes of Parkinson's disease (PD) is of great significance in the implementation of appropriate interventions. We aimed to propose a method based on the use of baseline resting-state functional characteristics (i.e., fractional amplitude of low-frequency fluctuations, fALFF) to predict motor progression in PD patients. Resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging was performed on 48 newly-diagnosed drug-naïve PD patients and 27 age- and sex- matched healthy controls (HCs). Two PD subgroups were defined with different annual increase of Unified PD Rating Scale Part III motor scores. Least absolute shrinkage and selection operator regression analysis was performed to explore the baseline region-functional indicators for PD discrimination as well as the predictors for future motor deficits. Two significant models composed of baseline fALFF values from cerebral subregions were proposed. The classification model that distinguished PD patients from HCs (area under the curve [AUC] = 0.897) showed the most significant imaging characteristics in the putamen and precentral gyrus. The other prediction model that evaluated the degree of future deterioration of motor symptoms in PD patients (AUC = 0.916) showed the most significant imaging characteristics in the superior occipital gyrus and caudate nucleus. Furthermore, the increased regional function in bilateral caudate nuclei was correlated with the lower annual increase in motor deficits in all PD patients. The caudate nucleus might be the core region responsible for future motor deficits in newly-diagnosed PD patients, which may aid the development of disease progression preventive strategies in clinical practice.
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- Yanbing Hou
- Department of Neurology, Laboratory of Neurodegenerative Disorders, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China HospitalSichuan UniversityChengduSichuanChina
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- Department of Neurology, Laboratory of Neurodegenerative Disorders, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China HospitalSichuan UniversityChengduSichuanChina
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- Department of Neurology, Laboratory of Neurodegenerative Disorders, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China HospitalSichuan UniversityChengduSichuanChina
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- Department of Neurology, Laboratory of Neurodegenerative Disorders, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China HospitalSichuan UniversityChengduSichuanChina
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- Department of Neurology, Laboratory of Neurodegenerative Disorders, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China HospitalSichuan UniversityChengduSichuanChina
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- Department of Neurology, Laboratory of Neurodegenerative Disorders, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China HospitalSichuan UniversityChengduSichuanChina
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- Department of Neurology, Laboratory of Neurodegenerative Disorders, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China HospitalSichuan UniversityChengduSichuanChina
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- Department of Neurology, Laboratory of Neurodegenerative Disorders, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China HospitalSichuan UniversityChengduSichuanChina
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- Department of Neurology, Laboratory of Neurodegenerative Disorders, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China HospitalSichuan UniversityChengduSichuanChina
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- Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Department of Radiology, West China HospitalSichuan UniversityChengduSichuanChina
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- Department of Neurology, Laboratory of Neurodegenerative Disorders, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China HospitalSichuan UniversityChengduSichuanChina
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Wang Z, Xi Q, Zhang H, Song Y, Cao S. Different Neural Activities for Actions and Language within the Shared Brain Regions: Evidence from Action and Verb Generation. Behav Sci (Basel) 2022; 12:bs12070243. [PMID: 35877314 PMCID: PMC9312291 DOI: 10.3390/bs12070243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2022] [Revised: 07/11/2022] [Accepted: 07/19/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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The Inferior Frontal Gyrus, Premotor Cortex and Inferior Parietal Lobe were suggested to be involved in action and language processing. However, the patterns of neural activities in the shared neural regions are still unclear. This study designed an fMRI experiment to analyze the neural activity associations between action and verb generation for object nouns. Using noun reading as a control task, we compared the differences and similarities of brain regions activated by action and verb generation. The results showed that the action generation task activated more in the dorsal Premotor Cortex (PMC), parts of the midline of PMC and the left Inferior Parietal Lobe (IPL) than the verb generation task. Subregions in the bilateral Supplementary Motor Area (SMA) and the left Inferior Frontal Gyrus (IFG) were found to be shared by action and verb generation. Then, mean activation level analysis and multi-voxel pattern analysis (MVPA) were performed in the overlapping activation regions of two generation tasks in the shared regions. The bilateral SMA and the left IFG were found to have overlapping activations with action and verb generation. All the shared regions were found to have different activation patterns, and the mean activation levels of the shared regions in the bilateral of SMA were significantly higher in the action generation. Based on the function of these brain regions, it can be inferred that the shared regions in the bilateral SMA and the left IFG process action and language generation in a task-specific and intention-specific manner, respectively.
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- Zijian Wang
- School of Computer Science and Technology, Donghua University, Shanghai 200051, China
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- Department of Radiology, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200120, China;
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- Department of Computer Science and Technology, Taiyuan Normal University, Taiyuan 030000, China;
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- School of Software, Henan University, Kaifeng 475000, China;
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- Department of Orthopaedics, the Fourth Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100048, China;
- Department of Orthopaedics of TCM Clinical Unit, the Sixth Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100048, China
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Kulkarni AS, Burns MR, Brundin P, Wesson DW. Linking α-synuclein-induced synaptopathy and neural network dysfunction in early Parkinson’s disease. Brain Commun 2022; 4:fcac165. [PMID: 35822101 PMCID: PMC9272065 DOI: 10.1093/braincomms/fcac165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2021] [Revised: 03/11/2022] [Accepted: 06/20/2022] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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The prodromal phase of Parkinson’s disease is characterized by aggregation of the misfolded pathogenic protein α-synuclein in select neural centres, co-occurring with non-motor symptoms including sensory and cognitive loss, and emotional disturbances. It is unclear whether neuronal loss is significant during the prodrome. Underlying these symptoms are synaptic impairments and aberrant neural network activity. However, the relationships between synaptic defects and network-level perturbations are not established. In experimental models, pathological α-synuclein not only impacts neurotransmission at the synaptic level, but also leads to changes in brain network-level oscillatory dynamics—both of which likely contribute to non-motor deficits observed in Parkinson’s disease. Here we draw upon research from both human subjects and experimental models to propose a ‘synapse to network prodrome cascade’ wherein before overt cell death, pathological α-synuclein induces synaptic loss and contributes to aberrant network activity, which then gives rise to prodromal symptomology. As the disease progresses, abnormal patterns of neural activity ultimately lead to neuronal loss and clinical progression of disease. Finally, we outline goals and research needed to unravel the basis of functional impairments in Parkinson’s disease and other α-synucleinopathies.
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- Aishwarya S Kulkarni
- Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, University of Florida , 1200 Newell Dr, Gainesville, FL 32610 , USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Florida , 1200 Newell Dr, Gainesville, FL 32610 , USA
- Norman Fixel Institute for Neurological Disorders, University of Florida , 1200 Newell Dr, Gainesville, FL 32610 , USA
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- Pharma Research and Early Development (pRED), F. Hoffman-La Roche , Little Falls, NJ , USA
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- Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, University of Florida , 1200 Newell Dr, Gainesville, FL 32610 , USA
- Norman Fixel Institute for Neurological Disorders, University of Florida , 1200 Newell Dr, Gainesville, FL 32610 , USA
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Schneider JS, Kortagere S. Current concepts in treating mild cognitive impairment in Parkinson's disease. Neuropharmacology 2022; 203:108880. [PMID: 34774549 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2021.108880] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2021] [Revised: 11/05/2021] [Accepted: 11/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Impairment in various aspects of cognition is recognized as an important non-motor symptom of Parkinson's disease (PD). Mild cognitive impairment in PD (PD-MCI) is common in non-demented PD patients and is often associated with severity of motor symptoms, disease duration and increasing age. Further, PD-MCI can have a significant negative effect on performance of daily life activities and may be a harbinger of development of PD dementia. Thus, there is significant interest in developing therapeutic strategies to ameliorate cognitive deficits in PD and improve cognitive functioning of PD patients. However, due to significant questions that remain regarding the pathophysiology of cognitive dysfunction in PD, remediation of cognitive dysfunction in PD has proven difficult. In this paper, we will focus on PD-MCI and will review some of the current therapeutic approaches being taken to try to improve cognitive functioning in patients with PD-MCI.
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- Jay S Schneider
- Dept. of Pathology, Anatomy and Cell Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA.
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19129, USA
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Walczak-Nowicka ŁJ, Herbet M. Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors in the Treatment of Neurodegenerative Diseases and the Role of Acetylcholinesterase in their Pathogenesis. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:9290. [PMID: 34502198 PMCID: PMC8430571 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22179290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2021] [Revised: 08/24/2021] [Accepted: 08/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) plays an important role in the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases by influencing the inflammatory response, apoptosis, oxidative stress and aggregation of pathological proteins. There is a search for new compounds that can prevent the occurrence of neurodegenerative diseases and slow down their course. The aim of this review is to present the role of AChE in the pathomechanism of neurodegenerative diseases. In addition, this review aims to reveal the benefits of using AChE inhibitors to treat these diseases. The selected new AChE inhibitors were also assessed in terms of their potential use in the described disease entities. Designing and searching for new drugs targeting AChE may in the future allow the discovery of therapies that will be effective in the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases.
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- Chair and Department of Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Lublin, Jaczewskiego 8bStreet, 20-090 Lublin, Poland;
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Chen L, Bedard P, Hallett M, Horovitz SG. Dynamics of Top-Down Control and Motor Networks in Parkinson's Disease. Mov Disord 2021; 36:916-926. [PMID: 33404161 DOI: 10.1002/mds.28461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2020] [Revised: 11/26/2020] [Accepted: 12/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Motor symptoms in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients might be related to high-level task-control deficits. We aimed at investigating the dynamics between sensorimotor network and top-down control networks (frontal-parietal, cingulo-opercular, and cerebellar) in PD and at determining the effects of levodopa on the dynamics of these networks. METHODS We investigated dynamic functional connectivity (dFC), during resting state functional magnetic resonance imaging, between sensorimotor network and top-down control networks in 36 PD patients (OFF medication, PD-OFF) and 36 healthy volunteers. We further assessed the effect of medication on dFC in18 PD patients who were also scanned ON medication. RESULTS The dFC analyses identified three discrete states: State I (35.68%) characterized by connections between the cerebellum and sensorimotor network, State II (34.17%) with connections between the sensorimotor and frontal-parietal network, and State III (30.15%) with connection between the sensorimotor and cingulo-opercular network. PD patients have significantly fewer occurrences and overall spent less time (shorter dwell time) in State II compared to healthy controls. After levodopa intake, dwell time improved toward normal. The change in dwell time before and after taking levodopa was negatively related to the respective changes in Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale, Part III. PD-OFF showed significantly decreased connectivity between sensorimotor and control networks and increased connectivity within control networks. These changes were partially improved after levodopa intake. CONCLUSIONS Dopamine depletion in PD is associated with abnormalities in temporal and spatial properties between cognitive control and sensorimotor network, possibly contributing to clinical deficits. Levodopa partially restores the network function toward the values observed in healthy volunteers. © 2021 International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society.
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- Li Chen
- Human Motor Control Section, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.,Department of Radiology, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, China
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- Human Motor Control Section, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Human Motor Control Section, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Human Motor Control Section, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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Wang Z, Liu Y, Ruan X, Li Y, Li E, Zhang G, Li M, Wei X. Aberrant Amplitude of Low-Frequency Fluctuations in Different Frequency Bands in Patients With Parkinson's Disease. Front Aging Neurosci 2020; 12:576682. [PMID: 33343329 PMCID: PMC7744880 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2020.576682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2020] [Accepted: 10/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Previous studies reported abnormal spontaneous neural activity in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients using resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (R-fMRI). However, the frequency-dependent neural activity in PD is largely unknown. Here, 35 PD patients and 35 age- and education-matched healthy controls (HCs) underwent R-fMRI scanning to investigate abnormal spontaneous neural activity of PD using the amplitude of low-frequency fluctuation (ALFF) approach within the conventional band (typical band: 0.01-0.08 Hz) and specific frequency bands (slow-5: 0.010-0.027 Hz and slow-4: 0.027-0.073 Hz). Compared with HCs, PD patients exhibited increased ALFF in the parieto-temporo-occipital regions, such as the bilateral inferior temporal gyrus/fusiform gyrus (ITG/FG) and left angular gyrus/posterior middle temporal gyrus (AG/pMTG), and displayed decreased ALFF in the left cerebellum, right precuneus, and left postcentral gyrus/supramarginal gyrus (PostC/SMG) in the typical band. PD patients showed greater increased ALFF in the left caudate/putamen, left anterior cingulate cortex/medial superior frontal gyrus (ACC/mSFG), left middle cingulate cortex (MCC), right ITG, and left hippocampus, along with greater decreased ALFF in the left pallidum in the slow-5 band, whereas greater increased ALFF in the left ITG/FG/hippocampus accompanied by greater decreased ALFF in the precentral gyrus/PostC was found in the slow-4 band (uncorrected). Additionally, the left caudate/putamen was positively correlated with levodopa equivalent daily dose (LEDD), Hoehn and Yahr (HY) stage, and disease duration. Our results suggest that PD is related to widespread abnormal brain activities and that the abnormalities of ALFF in PD are associated with specific frequency bands. Future studies should take frequency band effects into account when examining spontaneous neural activity in PD.
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- Zhaoxiu Wang
- Department of Radiology, Guangzhou First People’s Hospital, School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Biomedical and Health Engineering, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China
- Padova Neuroscience Center (PNC), University of Padova, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Radiology, Guangzhou First People’s Hospital, School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, Guangzhou First People’s Hospital, School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, Guangzhou First People’s Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, Guangzhou First People’s Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, Guangzhou First People’s Hospital, School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, Guangzhou First People’s Hospital, School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
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Shang R, He L, Ma X, Ma Y, Li X. Connectome-Based Model Predicts Deep Brain Stimulation Outcome in Parkinson's Disease. Front Comput Neurosci 2020; 14:571527. [PMID: 33192428 PMCID: PMC7656054 DOI: 10.3389/fncom.2020.571527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2020] [Accepted: 09/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation (STN-DBS) is an effective invasive treatment for advanced Parkinson's disease (PD) at present. Due to the invasiveness and cost of operations, a reliable tool is required to predict the outcome of therapy in the clinical decision-making process. This work aims to investigate whether the topological network of functional connectivity states can predict the outcome of DBS without medication. Fifty patients were recruited to extract the features of the brain related to the improvement rate of PD after STN-DBS and to train the machine learning model that can predict the therapy's effect. The functional connectivity analyses suggested that the GBRT model performed best with Pearson's correlations of r = 0.65, p = 2.58E-07 in medication-off condition. The connections between middle frontal gyrus (MFG) and inferior temporal gyrus (ITG) contribute most in the GBRT model.
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- Ruihong Shang
- School of Computer Science and Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Center for Biomedical Imaging Research, School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- Center for Magnetic Resonance Research, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Tsinghua University Yuquan Hospital, Beijing, China
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- School of Computer Science and Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China
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Resting-state fMRI in Parkinson's disease patients with cognitive impairment: A meta-analysis. Parkinsonism Relat Disord 2019; 62:16-27. [DOI: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2018.12.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2018] [Revised: 10/29/2018] [Accepted: 12/15/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Novel Treatment Opportunities Against Cognitive Impairment in Parkinson's Disease with an Emphasis on Diabetes-Related Pathways. CNS Drugs 2019; 33:143-160. [PMID: 30687888 PMCID: PMC6373401 DOI: 10.1007/s40263-018-0601-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Cognitive impairment is highly prevalent in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) and causes adverse health outcomes. Novel procognitive therapies are needed to address this unmet need. It is now established that there is an increased risk of dementia in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and, moreover, T2DM and PD may have common underlying biological mechanisms. As such, T2DM medications are emerging as potential therapies in the context of PD dementia (PDD). In this review, we provide an update on pathophysiological mechanisms underlying cognitive impairments and PDD, focusing on diabetes-related pathways. Finally, we have conducted a review of ongoing clinical trials in PD patients with dementia, highlighting the multiple pharmacological mechanisms that are targeted to achieve cognitive enhancement.
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Wang J, Zhang JR, Zang YF, Wu T. Consistent decreased activity in the putamen in Parkinson's disease: a meta-analysis and an independent validation of resting-state fMRI. Gigascience 2018; 7:5039703. [PMID: 29917066 PMCID: PMC6025187 DOI: 10.1093/gigascience/giy071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2018] [Accepted: 06/04/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Background Resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (RS-fMRI) has frequently been used to investigate local spontaneous brain activity in Parkinson's disease (PD) in a whole-brain, voxel-wise manner. To quantitatively integrate these studies, we conducted a coordinate-based (CB) meta-analysis using the signed differential mapping method on 15 studies that used amplitude of low-frequency fluctuation (ALFF) and 11 studies that used regional homogeneity (ReHo). All ALFF and ReHo studies compared PD patients with healthy controls. We also performed a validation RS-fMRI study of ALFF and ReHo in a frequency-dependent manner for a novel dataset consisting of 49 PD and 49 healthy controls. Findings Decreased ALFF was found in the left putamen in PD by meta-analysis. This finding was replicated in our independent validation dataset in the 0.027-0.073 Hz band but not in the conventional frequency band of 0.01-0.08 Hz. Conclusions Findings from the current study suggested that decreased ALFF in the putamen of PD patients is the most consistent finding. RS-fMRI is a promising technique for the precise localization of abnormal spontaneous activity in PD. However, more frequency-dependent studies using the same analytical methods are needed to replicate these results. Trial registration: NCT NCT03439163. Registered 20 February 2018, retrospectively registered.
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- Jue Wang
- Department of Neurobiology, Neurology and Geriatrics, Xuanwu Hospital of Capital Medical University, Institute of Geriatrics, No. 45, Changchun Rd, Xicheng District, 100053, Beijing, P. R. China.,Institutes of Psychological Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, No. 2318, Yuhangtang Rd, Yuhang District, 311121, Hangzhou, P. R. China.,Zhejiang Key Laboratory for Research in Assessment of Cognitive Impairments, No. 2318, Yuhangtang Rd, Yuhang District, 311121, Hangzhou, P. R. China.,Center for Cognition and Brain Disorders and the Affiliated Hospital, Hangzhou Normal University, No. 2318, Yuhangtang Rd, Yuhang District, 311121, Hangzhou, P. R. China
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- Department of Neurobiology, Neurology and Geriatrics, Xuanwu Hospital of Capital Medical University, Institute of Geriatrics, No. 45, Changchun Rd, Xicheng District, 100053, Beijing, P. R. China.,Clinical Center for Parkinson's Disease, Capital Medical University, No. 10, Youanmenwaixi Rd, Fengtai District, 100069, Beijing, P. R. China
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- Institutes of Psychological Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, No. 2318, Yuhangtang Rd, Yuhang District, 311121, Hangzhou, P. R. China.,Zhejiang Key Laboratory for Research in Assessment of Cognitive Impairments, No. 2318, Yuhangtang Rd, Yuhang District, 311121, Hangzhou, P. R. China.,Center for Cognition and Brain Disorders and the Affiliated Hospital, Hangzhou Normal University, No. 2318, Yuhangtang Rd, Yuhang District, 311121, Hangzhou, P. R. China
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- Department of Neurobiology, Neurology and Geriatrics, Xuanwu Hospital of Capital Medical University, Institute of Geriatrics, No. 45, Changchun Rd, Xicheng District, 100053, Beijing, P. R. China.,Clinical Center for Parkinson's Disease, Capital Medical University, No. 10, Youanmenwaixi Rd, Fengtai District, 100069, Beijing, P. R. China.,Key Laboratory for Neurodegenerative Disease of the Ministry of Education, Beijing Key Laboratory for Parkinson's Disease, Parkinson's Disease Center of Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders, No. 45, Changchun Rd, Xicheng District, 100053, Beijing, P. R. China.,National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, No. 45, Changchun Rd, Xicheng District, 100053, Beijing, P. R. China.,Parkinson Disease Imaging Consortium of China (PDICC), No. 45, Changchun Rd, Xicheng District, 100053, Beijing, P. R. China
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Hjelmervik H, Hausmann M, Craven AR, Hirnstein M, Hugdahl K, Specht K. Sex- and sex hormone-related variations in energy-metabolic frontal brain asymmetries: A magnetic resonance spectroscopy study. Neuroimage 2018; 172:817-825. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2018.01.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2017] [Revised: 12/22/2017] [Accepted: 01/17/2018] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Neural evidence for defective top-down control of visual processing in Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease. Neuropsychologia 2017; 106:236-244. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2017.09.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2017] [Revised: 08/11/2017] [Accepted: 09/27/2017] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Ballinger EC, Ananth M, Talmage DA, Role LW. Basal Forebrain Cholinergic Circuits and Signaling in Cognition and Cognitive Decline. Neuron 2017; 91:1199-1218. [PMID: 27657448 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2016.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 448] [Impact Index Per Article: 64.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/02/2016] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
Abstract
Recent work continues to place cholinergic circuits at center stage for normal executive and mnemonic functioning and provides compelling evidence that the loss of cholinergic signaling and cognitive decline are inextricably linked. This Review focuses on the last few years of studies on the mechanisms by which cholinergic signaling contributes to circuit activity related to cognition. We attempt to identify areas of controversy, as well as consensus, on what is and is not yet known about how cholinergic signaling in the CNS contributes to normal cognitive processes. In addition, we delineate the findings from recent work on the extent to which dysfunction of cholinergic circuits contributes to cognitive decline associated with neurodegenerative disorders.
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- Elizabeth C Ballinger
- Medical Scientist Training Program, Program in Neuroscience, Department of Neurobiology & Behavior, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA.
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- Program in Neuroscience, Department of Neurobiology & Behavior, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Science, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA
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- Department of Pharmacological Sciences, CNS Disorders Center, Center for Molecular Medicine, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA
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- Department of Neurobiology & Behavior, Neurosciences Institute, CNS Disorders Center, Center for Molecular Medicine, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA.
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Abnormalities of regional brain function in Parkinson's disease: a meta-analysis of resting state functional magnetic resonance imaging studies. Sci Rep 2017; 7:40469. [PMID: 28079169 PMCID: PMC5228032 DOI: 10.1038/srep40469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2016] [Accepted: 12/06/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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There is convincing evidence that abnormalities of regional brain function exist in Parkinson’s disease (PD). However, many resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI) studies using amplitude of low-frequency fluctuations (ALFF) have reported inconsistent results about regional spontaneous neuronal activity in PD. Therefore, we conducted a comprehensive meta-analysis using the Seed-based d Mapping and several complementary analyses. We searched PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science databases for eligible whole-brain rs-fMRI studies that measured ALFF differences between patients with PD and healthy controls published from January 1st, 2000 until June 24, 2016. Eleven studies reporting 14 comparisons, comparing 421 patients and 381 healthy controls, were included. The most consistent and replicable findings in patients with PD compared with healthy controls were identified, including the decreased ALFFs in the bilateral supplementary motor areas, left putamen, left premotor cortex, and left inferior parietal gyrus, and increased ALFFs in the right inferior parietal gyrus. The altered ALFFs in these brain regions are related to motor deficits and compensation in PD, which contribute to understanding its neurobiological underpinnings and could serve as specific regions of interest for further studies.
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Perez-Lloret S, Peralta MC, Barrantes FJ. Pharmacotherapies for Parkinson's disease symptoms related to cholinergic degeneration. Expert Opin Pharmacother 2016; 17:2405-2415. [PMID: 27785919 DOI: 10.1080/14656566.2016.1254189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Dopamine depletion is one of the most important features of Parkinson's Disease (PD). However, insufficient response to dopaminergic replacement therapy suggests the involvement of other neurotransmitter systems in the pathophysiology of PD. Cholinergic degeneration contributes to gait impairments, cognitive impairment, psychosis, and REM-sleep disturbances, among other symptoms. Areas covered: In this review, we explore the idea that enhancing cholinergic tone by pharmacological or neurosurgical procedures could be a first-line therapeutic strategy for the treatment of symptoms derived from cholinergic degeneration in PD. Expert opinion: Rivastigmine, a drug that increases cholinergic tone by inhibiting the enzyme cholinesterase, is effective for dementia, whereas the use of Donepezil is still in the realm of investigation. Interesting results suggest the efficacy of these drugs in the treatment of gait dysfunction. Evidence on the clinical effects of these drugs for psychosis and REM-sleep disturbances is still weak. Stimulation of the pedunculo-pontine tegmental nuclei (which provide cholinergic innervation to the brain stem and subcortical nuclei) has also been used with some success for the treatment of gait dysfunction. Anticholinergic drugs should be used with caution in PD, as they may aggravate cholinergic symptoms. Notwithstanding, in some patients they might help control parkinsonian motor symptoms.
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- Santiago Perez-Lloret
- a Institute of Cardiology Research , University of Buenos Aires, National Research Council (CONICET-ININCA) , Buenos Aires , Argentina
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- b Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Clinic, Neurology Department , CEMIC University Hospital , Buenos Aires , Argentina
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- c Laboratory of Molecular Neurobiology , Institute for Biomedical Research, UCA-CONICET, Faculty of Medical Sciences , Buenos Aires , Argentina
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fMRI in Neurodegenerative Diseases: From Scientific Insights to Clinical Applications. NEUROMETHODS 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-5611-1_23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Morris M, Sanchez PE, Verret L, Beagle AJ, Guo W, Dubal D, Ranasinghe KG, Koyama A, Ho K, Yu GQ, Vossel KA, Mucke L. Network dysfunction in α-synuclein transgenic mice and human Lewy body dementia. Ann Clin Transl Neurol 2015; 2:1012-28. [PMID: 26732627 PMCID: PMC4693622 DOI: 10.1002/acn3.257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2015] [Revised: 07/14/2015] [Accepted: 08/25/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Objective Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) is associated with the accumulation of wild‐type human α‐synuclein (SYN) in neurons and with prominent slowing of brain oscillations on electroencephalography (EEG). However, it remains uncertain whether the EEG abnormalities are actually caused by SYN. Methods To determine whether SYN can cause neural network abnormalities, we performed EEG recordings and analyzed the expression of neuronal activity‐dependent gene products in SYN transgenic mice. We also carried out comparative analyses in humans with DLB. Results We demonstrate that neuronal expression of SYN in transgenic mice causes a left shift in spectral power that closely resembles the EEG slowing observed in DLB patients. Surprisingly, SYN mice also had seizures and showed molecular hippocampal alterations indicative of aberrant network excitability, including calbindin depletion in the dentate gyrus. In postmortem brain tissues from DLB patients, we found reduced levels of calbindin mRNA in the dentate gyrus. Furthermore, nearly one quarter of DLB patients showed myoclonus, a clinical sign of aberrant network excitability that was associated with an earlier age of onset of cognitive impairments. In SYN mice, partial suppression of epileptiform activity did not alter their shift in spectral power. Furthermore, epileptiform activity in human amyloid precursor protein transgenic mice was not associated with a left shift in spectral power. Interpretation We conclude that neuronal accumulation of SYN slows brain oscillations and, in parallel, causes aberrant network excitability that can escalate into seizure activity. The potential role of aberrant network excitability in DLB merits further investigation.
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- Meaghan Morris
- Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease San Francisco California 94158; Biochemistry, Cellular and Molecular Biology Graduate Program Department of Biological Chemistry The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore Maryland 21205
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- Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease San Francisco California 94158
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- Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease San Francisco California 94158; Department of Neurology University of California, San Francisco San Francisco California 94158
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- Department of Neurology University of California, San Francisco San Francisco California 94158
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- Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease San Francisco California 94158
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- Department of Neurology University of California, San Francisco San Francisco California 94158
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- Department of Neurology University of California, San Francisco San Francisco California 94158
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- Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease San Francisco California 94158
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- Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease San Francisco California 94158
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- Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease San Francisco California 94158
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- Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease San Francisco California 94158; Department of Neurology University of California, San Francisco San Francisco California 94158
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- Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease San Francisco California 94158; Department of Neurology University of California, San Francisco San Francisco California 94158
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Goldman JG, Weintraub D. Advances in the treatment of cognitive impairment in Parkinson's disease. Mov Disord 2015; 30:1471-89. [DOI: 10.1002/mds.26352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2015] [Accepted: 07/01/2015] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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- Jennifer G. Goldman
- Rush University Medical Center, Department of Neurological Sciences; Section of Parkinson Disease and Movement Disorders; Chicago Illinois USA
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- Department of Psychiatry; University of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia Pennsylvania USA
- Department of Neurology; University of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia Pennsylvania USA
- Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center; Philadelphia Pennsylvania USA
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Peraza LR, Taylor JP, Kaiser M. Divergent brain functional network alterations in dementia with Lewy bodies and Alzheimer's disease. Neurobiol Aging 2015; 36:2458-67. [PMID: 26115566 PMCID: PMC4706129 DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2015.05.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2015] [Revised: 05/05/2015] [Accepted: 05/23/2015] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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The clinical phenotype of dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) is different from Alzheimer's disease (AD), suggesting a divergence between these diseases in terms of brain network organization. To fully understand this, we studied functional networks from resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging in cognitively matched DLB and AD patients. The DLB group demonstrated a generalized lower synchronization compared with the AD and healthy controls, and this was more severe for edges connecting distant brain regions. Global network measures were significantly different between DLB and AD. For instance, AD showed lower small-worldness than healthy controls, while DLB showed higher small-worldness (AD < controls < DLB), and this was also the case for global efficiency (DLB > controls > AD) and clustering coefficient (DLB < controls < AD). Differences were also found for nodal measures at brain regions associated with each disease. Finally, we found significant associations between network performance measures and global cognitive impairment and severity of cognitive fluctuations in DLB. These results show network divergences between DLB and AD which appear to reflect their neuropathological differences.
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- Luis R Peraza
- Institute of Neuroscience, Campus for Ageing and Vitality, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
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- Institute of Neuroscience, Campus for Ageing and Vitality, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Interdisciplinary Computing and Complex BioSystems (ICOS) research group, School of Computing Science, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK; Institute of Neuroscience, Campus for Ageing and Vitality, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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Mamikonyan E, Xie SX, Melvin E, Weintraub D. Rivastigmine for mild cognitive impairment in Parkinson disease: a placebo-controlled study. Mov Disord 2015; 30:912-8. [PMID: 25914281 DOI: 10.1002/mds.26236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2015] [Revised: 03/05/2015] [Accepted: 03/18/2015] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in Parkinson's disease (PD) may be associated with subtle functional impairment and worse quality of life. The objective of this study was to determine the efficacy and tolerability of rivastigmine for PD-MCI. Patients with PD-MCI (n = 28) were enrolled in a 24-week, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover, single-site study of the rivastigmine transdermal patch. The primary outcome measure was the Alzheimer's Disease Cooperative Study-Clinical Global Impression of Change (ADCS-CGIC). Secondary outcomes included the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), Dementia Rating Scale-2 (DRS-2), Neurotrax computerized cognitive battery, the Everyday Cognition Battery (ECB), and the Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire (PDQ-8). Twenty-six participants (92.9%) completed both study phase assessments, and 23 (82.1%) completed both phases on study medication. The CGIC response rate demonstrated a trend effect in favor of rivastigmine (regression coefficient for interaction term in linear mixed-effects model = 0.44, F[df] = 3.01 [1, 24], P = 0.096). For secondary outcomes, a significant rivastigmine effect on the ECB (regression coefficient = -2.41, F[df] = 5.81 [1, 22.05], P = 0.03) was seen, but no treatment effect was found on any cognitive measures. Trend effects also occurred in favor of rivastigmine on the PDQ-8 (regression coefficient = 4.55, F[df] = 3.93 [1, 14. 79], P = 0.09) and the State Anxiety Inventory (regression coefficient = -1.24, F[df] = 3.17 [1, 33], P = 0.08). Rivastigmine in PD-MCI showed a trend effect for improvements on a global rating of cognition, disease-related health status, and anxiety severity, and significant improvement on a performance-based measure of cognitive abilities. © 2015 International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society.
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- Eugenia Mamikonyan
- Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA.,Parkinson's Disease and Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Centers (PADRECC and MIRECC), Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Amboni M, Tessitore A, Esposito F, Santangelo G, Picillo M, Vitale C, Giordano A, Erro R, de Micco R, Corbo D, Tedeschi G, Barone P. Resting-state functional connectivity associated with mild cognitive impairment in Parkinson’s disease. J Neurol 2014; 262:425-34. [DOI: 10.1007/s00415-014-7591-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 132] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2014] [Revised: 10/31/2014] [Accepted: 11/15/2014] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Bott NT, Johnson ET, Schuff N, Galifianakis N, Subas T, Pollock J, Pressman P, Kramer JH, Possin KL. Sensitive measures of executive dysfunction in non-demented Parkinson's disease. Parkinsonism Relat Disord 2014; 20:1430-3. [PMID: 25454318 DOI: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2014.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2014] [Revised: 09/29/2014] [Accepted: 10/07/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND We examined the sensitivity of different executive function measures for detecting deficits in Parkinson's disease patients without dementia. METHODS Twenty-one non-demented PD subjects and 21 neurologically healthy controls were administered widely used clinical executive functioning measures as well as the NIH EXAMINER battery, which produces Cognitive Control, Working Memory, and Verbal Fluency scores, along with an overall Executive Composite score, using psychometrically matched scales. RESULTS No significant differences between groups were observed on widely used clinical measures. The PD patients scored lower than controls on the EXAMINER Executive Composite, Cognitive Control, and Working Memory Scores. CONCLUSIONS The NIH EXAMINER Executive Composite and Cognitive Control Scores are sensitive measures of executive dysfunction in non-demented PD, and may be more sensitive than several widely used measures. Results highlight the importance of careful test selection when evaluating for mild cognitive impairment in PD.
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- Nicholas T Bott
- Department of Neurology, Memory and Aging Center, University of California, San Francisco, USA.
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- Department of Neurology, Memory and Aging Center, University of California, San Francisco, USA
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- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco, USA; Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Parkinson's Disease Research, Education, and Clinical Center, San Francisco Veteran's Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Memory and Aging Center, University of California, San Francisco, USA
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- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco, USA; Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Memory and Aging Center, University of California, San Francisco, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Memory and Aging Center, University of California, San Francisco, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Memory and Aging Center, University of California, San Francisco, USA
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Where attention falls: Increased risk of falls from the converging impact of cortical cholinergic and midbrain dopamine loss on striatal function. Exp Neurol 2014; 257:120-9. [PMID: 24805070 DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2014.04.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2014] [Revised: 04/25/2014] [Accepted: 04/29/2014] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Falls are a major source of hospitalization, long-term institutionalization, and death in older adults and patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). Limited attentional resources are a major risk factor for falls. In this review, we specify cognitive-behavioral mechanisms that produce falls and map these mechanisms onto a model of multi-system degeneration. Results from PET studies in PD fallers and findings from a recently developed animal model support the hypothesis that falls result from interactions between loss of basal forebrain cholinergic projections to the cortex and striatal dopamine loss. Striatal dopamine loss produces inefficient, low-vigor gait, posture control, and movement. Cortical cholinergic deafferentation impairs a wide range of attentional processes, including monitoring of gait, posture and complex movements. Cholinergic cell loss reveals the full impact of striatal dopamine loss on motor performance, reflecting loss of compensatory attentional supervision of movement. Dysregulation of dorsomedial striatal circuitry is an essential, albeit not exclusive, mediator of falls in this dual-system model. Because cholinergic neuromodulatory activity influences cortical circuitry primarily via stimulation of α4β2* nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, and because agonists at these receptors are known to benefit attentional processes in animals and humans, treating PD fallers with such agonists, as an adjunct to dopaminergic treatment, is predicted to reduce falls. Falls are an informative behavioral endpoint to study attentional-motor integration by striatal circuitry.
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fMRI resting state networks and their association with cognitive fluctuations in dementia with Lewy bodies. NEUROIMAGE-CLINICAL 2014; 4:558-65. [PMID: 24818081 PMCID: PMC3984441 DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2014.03.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2013] [Revised: 03/27/2014] [Accepted: 03/27/2014] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Cognitive fluctuations are a core symptom in dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) and may relate to pathological alterations in distributed brain networks. To test this we analysed resting state fMRI changes in a cohort of fluctuating DLB patients (n = 16) compared with age matched controls (n = 17) with the aim of finding functional connectivity (FC) differences between these two groups and whether these associate with cognitive fluctuations in DLB. Resting state networks (RSNs) were estimated using independent component analysis and FC between the RSN maps and the entirety of the brain was assessed using dual regression. The default mode network (DMN) appeared unaffected in DLB compared to controls but significant cluster differences between DLB and controls were found for the left fronto-parietal, temporal, and sensory–motor networks. Desynchronization of a number of cortical and subcortical areas related to the left fronto-parietal network was associated with the severity and frequency of cognitive fluctuations. Our findings provide empirical evidence for the potential role of attention–executive networks in the aetiology of this core symptom in DLB. We report resting state network (RSN) alterations in dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB). The default mode network was intact in DLB compared to healthy controls (HC). Fronto-parietal, temporal, and sensory–motor RSNs showed differences (DLB < HC). The left fronto-parietal network (FPN) correlated with cognitive fluctuations in DLB. The FPN therefore may be a potential marker for cognitive fluctuations in DLB.
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Filoteo JV, Maddox WT. Procedural-based category learning in patients with Parkinson's disease: impact of category number and category continuity. Front Syst Neurosci 2014; 8:14. [PMID: 24600355 PMCID: PMC3928591 DOI: 10.3389/fnsys.2014.00014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2013] [Accepted: 01/20/2014] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Previously we found that Parkinson's disease (PD) patients are impaired in procedural-based category learning when category membership is defined by a nonlinear relationship between stimulus dimensions, but these same patients are normal when the rule is defined by a linear relationship (Maddox and Filoteo, 2001; Filoteo et al., 2005a,b). We suggested that PD patients' impairment was due to a deficit in recruiting “striatal units” to represent complex nonlinear rules. In the present study, we further examined the nature of PD patients' procedural-based deficit in two experiments designed to examine the impact of (1) the number of categories, and (2) category discontinuity on learning. Results indicated that PD patients were impaired only under discontinuous category conditions but were normal when the number of categories was increased from two to four. The lack of impairment in the four-category condition suggests normal integrity of striatal medium spiny cells involved in procedural-based category learning. In contrast, and consistent with our previous observation of a nonlinear deficit, the finding that PD patients were impaired in the discontinuous condition suggests that these patients are impaired when they have to associate perceptually distinct exemplars with the same category. Theoretically, this deficit might be related to dysfunctional communication among medium spiny neurons within the striatum, particularly given that these are cholinergic neurons and a cholinergic deficiency could underlie some of PD patients' cognitive impairment.
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- J Vincent Filoteo
- Veterans Administration San Diego Healthcare System San Diego, CA, USA ; Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Texas Austin, TX, USA ; Institute for Neuroscience, University of Texas Austin, TX, USA
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