1
|
Liu S, Luo X, Chong JSX, Jiaerken Y, Youn SH, Zhang M, Zhou JH. Brain structure, amyloid, and behavioral features for predicting clinical progression in subjective cognitive decline. Hum Brain Mapp 2024; 45:e26765. [PMID: 38958401 PMCID: PMC11220833 DOI: 10.1002/hbm.26765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2023] [Revised: 05/28/2024] [Accepted: 06/10/2024] [Indexed: 07/04/2024] Open
Abstract
As a potential preclinical stage of Alzheimer's dementia, subjective cognitive decline (SCD) reveals a higher risk of future cognitive decline and conversion to dementia. However, it has not been clear whether SCD status increases the clinical progression of older adults in the context of amyloid deposition, cerebrovascular disease (CeVD), and psychiatric symptoms. We identified 99 normal controls (NC), 15 SCD individuals who developed mild cognitive impairment in the next 2 years (P-SCD), and 54 SCD individuals who did not (S-SCD) from ADNI database with both baseline and 2-year follow-up data. Total white matter hyperintensity (WMH), WMH in deep (DWMH) and periventricular (PWMH) regions, and voxel-wise grey matter volumes were compared among groups. Furthermore, using structural equation modelling method, we constructed path models to explore SCD-related brain changes longitudinally and to determine whether baseline SCD status, age, and depressive symptoms affect participants' clinical outcomes. Both SCD groups showed higher baseline amyloid PET SUVR, baseline PWMH volumes, and larger increase of PWMH volumes over time than NC. In contrast, only P-SCD had higher baseline DWMH volumes and larger increase of DWMH volumes over time than NC. No longitudinal differences in grey matter volume and amyloid was observed among NC, S-SCD, and P-SCD. Our path models demonstrated that SCD status contributed to future WMH progression. Further, baseline SCD status increases the risk of future cognitive decline, mediated by PWMH; baseline depressive symptoms directly contribute to clinical outcomes. In conclusion, both S-SCD and P-SCD exhibited more severe CeVD than NC. The CeVD burden increase was more pronounced in P-SCD. In contrast with the direct association of depressive symptoms with dementia severity progression, the effects of SCD status on future cognitive decline may manifest via CeVD pathologies. Our work highlights the importance of multi-modal longitudinal designs in understanding the SCD trajectory heterogeneity, paving the way for stratification and early intervention in the preclinical stage. PRACTITIONER POINTS: Both S-SCD and P-SCD exhibited more severe CeVD at baseline and a larger increase of CeVD burden compared to NC, while the burden was more pronounced in P-SCD. Baseline SCD status increases the risk of future PWMH and DWMH volume accumulation, mediated by baseline PWMH and DWMH volumes, respectively. Baseline SCD status increases the risk of future cognitive decline, mediated by baseline PWMH, while baseline depression status directly contributes to clinical outcome.
Collapse
Grants
- U01 AG024904 NIA NIH HHS
- W81XWH-12-2-0012 DoD Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (Department of Defense)
- A20G8b0102 Research, Innovation and Enterprise (RIE) 2020 Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering (AME) Programmatic Fund (Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore)
- NMRC/OFLCG19May-0035 National Medical Research Council, Singapore
- NMRC/CIRG/1485/2018 National Medical Research Council, Singapore
- NMRC/CSA-SI/0007/2016 National Medical Research Council, Singapore
- NMRC/MOH-00707-01 National Medical Research Council, Singapore
- NMRC/CG/435M009/2017-NUH/NUHS National Medical Research Council, Singapore
- CIRG21nov-0007 National Medical Research Council, Singapore
- HLCA23Feb-0004 National Medical Research Council, Singapore
- Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine Research Core Funding (National University of Singapore, Singapore)
- 82271936 National Natural Science Foundation of China
- 2022ZQ057 Zhejiang Provincial Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine - Youth Talent Fund Project
- MOE-T2EP40120-0007 Ministry of Education, Singapore
- T2EP2-0223-0025 Ministry of Education, Singapore
- MOE-T2EP20220-0001 Ministry of Education, Singapore
- Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (National Institutes of Health)
- DoD Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (Department of Defense)
- National Medical Research Council, Singapore
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Ministry of Education, Singapore
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Siwei Liu
- Centre for Sleep and CognitionCentre for Translational Magnetic Resonance Research, Yong Loo Lin School of MedicineNational University of SingaporeSingaporeSingapore
- Human Potential Translational Research ProgramDepartment of MedicineNational University of SingaporeSingaporeSingapore
| | - Xiao Luo
- Department of Radiology, Second Affiliated HospitalZhejiang University School of MedicineHangzhouChina
| | - Joanna Su Xian Chong
- Centre for Sleep and CognitionCentre for Translational Magnetic Resonance Research, Yong Loo Lin School of MedicineNational University of SingaporeSingaporeSingapore
- Human Potential Translational Research ProgramDepartment of MedicineNational University of SingaporeSingaporeSingapore
| | - Yeerfan Jiaerken
- Department of Radiology, Second Affiliated HospitalZhejiang University School of MedicineHangzhouChina
| | - Shim Hee Youn
- Centre for Sleep and CognitionCentre for Translational Magnetic Resonance Research, Yong Loo Lin School of MedicineNational University of SingaporeSingaporeSingapore
- Human Potential Translational Research ProgramDepartment of MedicineNational University of SingaporeSingaporeSingapore
| | - Minming Zhang
- Department of Radiology, Second Affiliated HospitalZhejiang University School of MedicineHangzhouChina
| | - Juan Helen Zhou
- Centre for Sleep and CognitionCentre for Translational Magnetic Resonance Research, Yong Loo Lin School of MedicineNational University of SingaporeSingaporeSingapore
- Human Potential Translational Research ProgramDepartment of MedicineNational University of SingaporeSingaporeSingapore
- Department of Electrical and Computer EngineeringIntegrative Sciences and Engineering Programme (ISEP), NUS Graduate SchoolNational University of SingaporeSingaporeSingapore
| | | |
Collapse
|
2
|
Yang Y, Hu Y, Chen Y, Gu W, Nie S. Identifying Leukoaraiosis with Mild Cognitive Impairment by Fusing Multiple MRI Morphological Metrics and Ensemble Machine Learning. JOURNAL OF IMAGING INFORMATICS IN MEDICINE 2024; 37:666-678. [PMID: 38343235 PMCID: PMC11031532 DOI: 10.1007/s10278-023-00958-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2023] [Revised: 10/12/2023] [Accepted: 10/30/2023] [Indexed: 04/20/2024]
Abstract
Leukoaraiosis (LA) is strongly associated with impaired cognition and increased dementia risk. Determining effective and robust methods of identifying LA patients with mild cognitive impairment (LA-MCI) is important for clinical intervention and disease monitoring. In this study, an ensemble learning method that combines multiple magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) morphological features is proposed to distinguish LA-MCI patients from LA patients lacking cognitive impairment (LA-nCI). Multiple comprehensive morphological measures (including gray matter volume (GMV), cortical thickness (CT), surface area (SA), cortical volume (CV), sulcus depth (SD), fractal dimension (FD), and gyrification index (GI)) are extracted from MRI to enrich model training on disease characterization information. Then, based on the general extreme gradient boosting (XGBoost) classifier, we leverage a weighted soft-voting ensemble framework to ensemble a data-level resampling method (Fusion + XGBoost) and an algorithm-level focal loss (FL)-improved XGBoost model (FL-XGBoost) to overcome class-imbalance learning problems and provide superior classification performance and stability. The baseline XGBoost model trained on an original imbalanced dataset had a balanced accuracy (Bacc) of 78.20%. The separate Fusion + XGBoost and FL-XGBoost models achieved Bacc scores of 80.53 and 81.25%, respectively, which are clear improvements (i.e., 2.33% and 3.05%, respectively). The fused model distinguishes LA-MCI from LA-nCI with an overall accuracy of 84.82%. Sensitivity and specificity were also well improved (85.50 and 84.14%, respectively). This improved model has the potential to facilitate the clinical diagnosis of LA-MCI.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Yifeng Yang
- School of Health Science and Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, 200093, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
| | - Ying Hu
- Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 200127, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
| | - Yang Chen
- School of Health Science and Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, 200093, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
| | - Weidong Gu
- Department of Anesthesiology, Huadong Hospital, Fudan University, 200040, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
| | - Shengdong Nie
- School of Health Science and Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, 200093, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
| |
Collapse
|
3
|
Kindler C, Upadhyay N, Bendella Z, Dorn F, Keil VC, Petzold GC. Independent and additive contribution of white matter hyperintensities and Alzheimer's disease pathology to basal forebrain cholinergic system degeneration. Neuroimage Clin 2023; 39:103477. [PMID: 37478584 PMCID: PMC10387606 DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2023.103477] [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: 02/15/2023] [Revised: 06/30/2023] [Accepted: 07/12/2023] [Indexed: 07/23/2023]
Abstract
OBJECTIVES Degeneration of the cholinergic basal forebrain nuclei (CBFN) system has been studied extensively in Alzheimer's disease (AD). White matter hyperintensities are a hallmark of aging as well as a common co-morbidity of AD, but their contribution to CBFN degeneration has remained unclear. Therefore, we explored the influence of white matter hyperintensities within cholinergic subcortical-cortical projection pathways on CBFN volumes and regional gray matter volumes in AD and age- and gender-matched controls. METHODS We analyzed magnetic resonance images (MRI) from 42 patients with AD and 87 age- and gender-matched control subjects. We assessed the white matter hyperintensity burden within the cholinergic projection pathways using the Cholinergic Pathways Hyperintensities Scale (CHIPS), and applied probabilistic anatomical maps for the analysis of CBFN volumes, i.e. the Ch1-3 compartment and the Ch4 cell group (nucleus basalis of Meynert), by diffeomorphic anatomical registration using exponentiated lie algebra analysis of voxel-based morphometry. Using multiple linear regression analyses, we explored correlations between regional gray matter volumes and the extent of white matter hyperintensities or CBFN volumes in both groups. RESULTS In AD, all CBFN volumes were significantly smaller than in controls, and white matter hyperintensity burden within the cholinergic projection pathways was not correlated with CBFN volume. In controls, white matter hyperintensity burden within the cholinergic projection pathways was inversely correlated with CBFN volume when corrected for sex and total intracranial volume, but this correlation was no longer significant after correction for age. Voxel-wise multiple linear regression analyses using threshold-free cluster enhancement revealed that in controls, cholinergic pathway hyperintensities correlated with gray matter loss in perisylvian areas, whereas the were no effects in AD. Moreover, we found that CBFN volumes correlated with distinct regional cortical atrophy patterns in both groups. CONCLUSION Our results indicate that white matter hyperintensities and AD pathology contribute independently but additively to the degeneration of cholinergic basal forebrain structures. Whereas AD is primarily associated with CBFN volume loss, cholinergic degeneration associated with white matter hyperintensities appears to involve disruption of cholinergic cortical projection fibers with less pronounced effects on CBFN volumes.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Christine Kindler
- Division of Vascular Neurology, Department of Neurology, University Hospital Bonn, Venusberg-Campus 1, 53127 Bonn, Germany; German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Venusberg-Campus 1, 53127 Bonn, Germany
| | - Neeraj Upadhyay
- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Venusberg-Campus 1, 53127 Bonn, Germany; Clinical Functional Imaging Group, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Bonn, Venusberg-Campus 1, 53127 Bonn, Germany
| | - Zeynep Bendella
- Department of Neuroradiology, University Hospital Bonn, Venusberg-Campus 1, 53127 Bonn, Germany
| | - Franziska Dorn
- Department of Neuroradiology, University Hospital Bonn, Venusberg-Campus 1, 53127 Bonn, Germany
| | - Vera C Keil
- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Amsterdam UMC, VUmc, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Amsterdam Neuroscience, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
| | - Gabor C Petzold
- Division of Vascular Neurology, Department of Neurology, University Hospital Bonn, Venusberg-Campus 1, 53127 Bonn, Germany; German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Venusberg-Campus 1, 53127 Bonn, Germany.
| |
Collapse
|
4
|
Liu Q, Zhang X. Multimodality neuroimaging in vascular mild cognitive impairment: A narrative review of current evidence. Front Aging Neurosci 2023; 15:1073039. [PMID: 37009448 PMCID: PMC10050753 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2023.1073039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2022] [Accepted: 02/24/2023] [Indexed: 03/17/2023] Open
Abstract
The vascular mild cognitive impairment (VaMCI) is generally accepted as the premonition stage of vascular dementia (VaD). However, most studies are focused mainly on VaD as a diagnosis in patients, thus neglecting the VaMCI stage. VaMCI stage, though, is easily diagnosed by vascular injuries and represents a high-risk period for the future decline of patients’ cognitive functions. The existing studies in China and abroad have found that magnetic resonance imaging technology can provide imaging markers related to the occurrence and development of VaMCI, which is an important tool for detecting the changes in microstructure and function of VaMCI patients. Nevertheless, most of the existing studies evaluate the information of a single modal image. Due to the different imaging principles, the data provided by a single modal image are limited. In contrast, multi-modal magnetic resonance imaging research can provide multiple comprehensive data such as tissue anatomy and function. Here, a narrative review of published articles on multimodality neuroimaging in VaMCI diagnosis was conducted,and the utilization of certain neuroimaging bio-markers in clinical applications was narrated. These markers include evaluation of vascular dysfunction before tissue damages and quantification of the extent of network connectivity disruption. We further provide recommendations for early detection, progress, prompt treatment response of VaMCI, as well as optimization of the personalized treatment plan.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Qiuping Liu
- First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Chinese Medicine Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Tianjin, China
- Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
| | - Xuezhu Zhang
- First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Chinese Medicine Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Tianjin, China
- *Correspondence: Xuezhu Zhang,
| |
Collapse
|
5
|
Tonietto M, Poirion E, Lazzarotto A, Ricigliano V, Papeix C, Bottlaender M, Bodini B, Stankoff B. Periventricular remyelination failure in multiple sclerosis: a substrate for neurodegeneration. Brain 2023; 146:182-194. [PMID: 36097347 DOI: 10.1093/brain/awac334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2022] [Revised: 07/26/2022] [Accepted: 08/18/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
Abstract
In multiple sclerosis, spontaneous remyelination is generally incomplete and heterogeneous across patients. A high heterogeneity in remyelination may also exist across lesions within the same individual, suggesting the presence of local factors interfering with myelin regeneration. In this study we explored in vivo the regional distribution of myelin repair and investigated its relationship with neurodegeneration. We first took advantage of the myelin binding property of the amyloid radiotracer 11C-PiB to conduct a longitudinal 11C-PiB PET study in an original cohort of 19 participants with a relapsing-remitting form of multiple sclerosis, followed-up over a period of 1-4 months. We then replicated our results on an independent cohort of 40 people with multiple sclerosis followed-up over 1 year with magnetization transfer imaging, an MRI metrics sensitive to myelin content. For each imaging method, voxel-wise maps of myelin content changes were generated according to modality-specific thresholds. We demonstrated a selective failure of remyelination in periventricular white matter lesions of people with multiple sclerosis in both cohorts. In both the original and the replication cohort, we estimated that the probability of demyelinated voxels to remyelinate over the follow-up increased significantly as a function of the distance from ventricular CSF. Enlarged choroid plexus, a recently discovered biomarker linked to neuroinflammation, was found to be associated with the periventricular failure of remyelination in the two cohorts (r = -0.79, P = 0.0018; r = -0.40, P = 0.045, respectively), suggesting a role of the brain-CSF barrier in affecting myelin repair in surrounding tissues. In both cohorts, the failure of remyelination in periventricular white matter lesions was associated with lower thalamic volume (r = 0.86, P < 0.0001; r = 0.33; P = 0.069, respectively), an imaging marker of neurodegeneration. Interestingly, we also showed an association between the periventricular failure of remyelination and regional cortical atrophy that was mediated by the number of cortex-derived tracts passing through periventricular white matter lesions, especially in patients at the relapsing-remitting stage. Our findings demonstrate that lesion proximity to ventricles is associated with a failure of myelin repair and support the hypothesis that a selective periventricular remyelination failure in combination with the large number of tracts connecting periventricular lesions with cortical areas is a key mechanism contributing to cortical damage in multiple sclerosis.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Matteo Tonietto
- Paris Brain Institute, Sorbonne Université, ICM, CNRS, Inserm, Paris, France.,Service Hospitalier Frédéric Joliot, Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, Inserm, BioMaps, Orsay, France
| | - Emilie Poirion
- Paris Brain Institute, Sorbonne Université, ICM, CNRS, Inserm, Paris, France
| | - Andrea Lazzarotto
- Paris Brain Institute, Sorbonne Université, ICM, CNRS, Inserm, Paris, France.,Neurology Department, St Antoine Hospital, APHP, Paris, France
| | - Vito Ricigliano
- Paris Brain Institute, Sorbonne Université, ICM, CNRS, Inserm, Paris, France.,Neurology Department, St Antoine Hospital, APHP, Paris, France
| | - Caroline Papeix
- Paris Brain Institute, Sorbonne Université, ICM, CNRS, Inserm, Paris, France.,Neurology Department, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, APHP, Paris, France
| | - Michel Bottlaender
- Service Hospitalier Frédéric Joliot, Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, Inserm, BioMaps, Orsay, France
| | - Benedetta Bodini
- Paris Brain Institute, Sorbonne Université, ICM, CNRS, Inserm, Paris, France.,Neurology Department, St Antoine Hospital, APHP, Paris, France
| | - Bruno Stankoff
- Paris Brain Institute, Sorbonne Université, ICM, CNRS, Inserm, Paris, France.,Neurology Department, St Antoine Hospital, APHP, Paris, France
| |
Collapse
|
6
|
Tao W, Liu J, Ye C, Kwapong WR, Wang A, Wang Z, Chen S, Liu M. Relationships between cerebral small vessel diseases markers and cognitive performance in stroke-free patients with atrial fibrillation. Front Aging Neurosci 2023; 14:1045910. [PMID: 36688147 PMCID: PMC9846141 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2022.1045910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2022] [Accepted: 12/12/2022] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
Abstract
Background Atrial fibrillation (AF) is related to an increased risk of cognitive dysfunction. Besides clinically overt stroke, AF can damage the brain via several pathophysiological mechanisms. We aimed to assess the potential mediating role of cerebral small vessel disease (SVD) and cognitive performance in individuals with AF. Methods Stroke-free individuals with AF from the cardiological outpatient clinic at West China Hospital of Sichuan University were recruited. Extensive neuropsychological testing tools were assessed including global function, domains of attention, executive functions, learning, and memory. 3 T magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was used for SVD markers assessment of white matter hyperintensities (WMH), lacunes, cerebral microbleeds (CMBs), and enlarged perivascular spaces (EPVS). The correlation between SVD markers and cognitive measures was analyzed by multivariate linear regression models. Results We finally enrolled 158 participants, of whom 95 (60.1%) were males. In multivariate models, the presence of lacunes independently associated with Montreal Cognitive Assessment (Model 1: ß = 0.52, Model 2: ß = 0.55), Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test-immediate and delayed recall (Model 1: ß = 0.49; ß = 0.69; Model 2: ß = 0.53; ß = 0.73) as well as Stroop-Acorrect (Model 1: ß = 0.12; Model 2: ß = 0.13), while total WMH severity independently associated with Strooptime-A (Model 1: ß = 0.24; Model 3: ß = 0.27), Strooptime-B (Model 1: ß = 0.17; Model 3: ß = 0.17), Strooptime-C (Model 1: ß = 0.22; Model 3: ß = 0.21) and Shape Trail Test-A (Model 1: ß = 0.17; Model 3: ß = 0.16). Conclusion In our cohort of stroke-free individuals with AF, lacunes, and WMHs were independently associated with cognitive decline while EPVS and CMBs did not show significance. Assessment of SVD MRI markers might be valuable for cognition risk stratification and facilitate optimal management of patients with AF.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Wendan Tao
- Department of Neurology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
| | - Junfeng Liu
- Department of Neurology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
| | - Chen Ye
- Department of Neurology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
| | | | - Anmo Wang
- Department of Neurology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
| | - Zhetao Wang
- Department of Radiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
| | - Shi Chen
- Department of Cardiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China,Shi Chen, ✉
| | - Ming Liu
- Department of Neurology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China,*Correspondence: Ming Liu, ✉
| |
Collapse
|
7
|
Roseborough AD, Saad L, Goodman M, Cipriano LE, Hachinski VC, Whitehead SN. White matter hyperintensities and longitudinal cognitive decline in cognitively normal populations and across diagnostic categories: A meta-analysis, systematic review, and recommendations for future study harmonization. Alzheimers Dement 2023; 19:194-207. [PMID: 35319162 DOI: 10.1002/alz.12642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2021] [Revised: 02/03/2022] [Accepted: 02/04/2022] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
Abstract
INTRODUCTION The primary aim of this paper is to improve the clinical interpretation of white matter hyperintensities (WMHs) and provide an overarching summary of methodological approaches, allowing researchers to design future studies targeting current knowledge gaps. METHODS A meta-analysis and systematic review was performed investigating associations between baseline WMHs and longitudinal cognitive outcomes in cognitively normal populations, and populations with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), Alzheimer's disease (AD), and stroke. RESULTS Baseline WMHs increase the risk of cognitive impairment and dementia across diagnostic categories and most consistently in MCI and post-stroke populations. Apolipoprotein E (APOE) genotype and domain-specific cognitive changes relating to strategic anatomical locations, such as frontal WMH and executive decline, represent important considerations. Meta-analysis reliability was assessed using multiple methods of estimation, and results suggest that heterogeneity in study design and reporting remains a significant barrier. DISCUSSION Recommendations and future directions for study of WMHs are provided to improve cross-study comparison and translation of research into consistent clinical interpretation.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Austyn D Roseborough
- Vulnerable Brain Laboratory, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, The Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
| | - Lorenzo Saad
- Vulnerable Brain Laboratory, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, The Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
| | - Maren Goodman
- Western Libraries, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
| | - Lauren E Cipriano
- Ivey Business School and Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
| | - Vladimir C Hachinski
- Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences, The Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
| | - Shawn N Whitehead
- Vulnerable Brain Laboratory, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, The Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
| |
Collapse
|
8
|
Lee MJ, Park BY, Cho S, Kim S, Park H, Kim ST, Chung CS. Cerebrovascular reactivity and deep white matter hyperintensities in migraine: A prospective CO 2 targeting study. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 2022; 42:1879-1889. [PMID: 35607990 PMCID: PMC9536123 DOI: 10.1177/0271678x221103006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
Several studies suggested the association of migraine with deep white matter hyperintensities (WMHs). We aimed to explore the cerebrovascular reactivity (CVR), deep WMH burden, and their association in patients with migraine using a state-of-the-art methodology. A total of 31 patients with migraine without aura and 31 age/sex-matched controls underwent 3T MRI with prospective end-tidal carbon dioxide (CO2) targeting. We quantified deep WMH clusters using an automated segmentation tool and measured voxel-wise CVR by changes in blood oxygen level-dependent signal fitted to subjects' end-tidal CO2. The association of migraine and CVR with the presence of WMH in each voxel and interaction of migraine and CVR on WMH were analysed. Patients had a higher number of deep WMHs than controls (p = 0.015). Migraine and reduced CVR were associated with increased probability of having WMHs in each voxel (adjusted OR 30.78 [95% CI 1.89-500.53], p = 0.016 and adjusted OR 0.30 [0.29-0.32], p < 0.001, respectively). Migraine had an effect modification on CVR on deep WMHs (p for interaction <0.001): i.e. the association between CVR and WMH was greater in patients than in controls. We suggest that the migraine-WMH association can be explained by the effect modification on the CVR.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Mi Ji Lee
- Department of Neurology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, South Korea.,Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
| | - Bo-Yong Park
- Department of Data Science, Inha University, Incheon, South Korea
| | - Soohyun Cho
- Department of Neurology, Uijeongbu Eulji Medical Center, Eulji University School of Medicine, Uijeongbu, South Korea
| | - Seonwoo Kim
- Statistics and Data Center, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea
| | - Hyunjin Park
- Center for Neuroscience Imaging Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Suwon, South Korea.,School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, South Korea
| | - Sung Tae Kim
- Department of Radiology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
| | - Chin-Sang Chung
- Department of Neurology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
| |
Collapse
|
9
|
Kwak S, Kim H, Oh DJ, Jeon YJ, Oh DY, Park SM, Lee JY. Clinical and biological subtypes of late-life depression. J Affect Disord 2022; 312:46-53. [PMID: 35691418 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2022.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2022] [Revised: 05/26/2022] [Accepted: 06/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Late-life depression (LDD) results from multiple psychosocial and neurobiological changes occurring in later life. The current study investigated how patterns of clinical symptoms and brain structural features are classified into LDD subtypes. METHOD Self-report scale of depression, behavioral rating of affective symptoms, and brain structural imaging of white matter change and cortical thickness were assessed in 541 older adults with no cognitive impairment or mild cognitive impairment. Latent profile analysis was used to identify distinct subtypes of depression. RESULTS The latent profile analysis identified four classes with mild to severe depressive symptoms and two classes with minimal symptoms. While the classes primarily differed in the overall severity, the combinatory patterns of clinical symptoms and neuropathological signature distinguished the classes with similar severity. The classes were distinguished in terms of whether or not neurodegenerative risk accompanied the corresponding depressive symptoms. The presence of the negative self-scheme and cortical thinning pattern notably characterized the subtypes of LDD. LIMITATIONS The underlying etiologies of the biological subtypes are still speculative, and the current study lacks clinical history that differentiates late- and early-onset depression. CONCLUSIONS Our finding provides insight in identifying heterogeneities of depressive disorder in later life and suggests that self-report and behavioral symptom profile in combination with white matter lesion and cortical thickness effectively characterizes distinct subtypes of LDD.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Seyul Kwak
- Department of Psychology, Pusan National University, Republic of Korea
| | - Hairin Kim
- Department of Psychiatry, Seoul National University College of Medicine & SMG-SNU Boramae Medical Center, Republic of Korea
| | - Dae Jong Oh
- Department of Psychiatry, Seoul National University College of Medicine & SMG-SNU Boramae Medical Center, Republic of Korea
| | - Yeong-Ju Jeon
- Department of Psychiatry, Seoul National University College of Medicine & SMG-SNU Boramae Medical Center, Republic of Korea
| | - Da Young Oh
- Department of Psychiatry, Seoul National University College of Medicine & SMG-SNU Boramae Medical Center, Republic of Korea
| | - Su Mi Park
- Department of Counseling Psychology, Hannam University, Republic of Korea
| | - Jun-Young Lee
- Department of Psychiatry, Seoul National University College of Medicine & SMG-SNU Boramae Medical Center, Republic of Korea.
| |
Collapse
|
10
|
Zhu W, Huang H, Zhou Y, Shi F, Shen H, Chen R, Hua R, Wang W, Xu S, Luo X. Automatic segmentation of white matter hyperintensities in routine clinical brain MRI by 2D VB-Net: A large-scale study. Front Aging Neurosci 2022; 14:915009. [PMID: 35966772 PMCID: PMC9372352 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2022.915009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2022] [Accepted: 07/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
White matter hyperintensities (WMH) are imaging manifestations frequently observed in various neurological disorders, yet the clinical application of WMH quantification is limited. In this study, we designed a series of dedicated WMH labeling protocols and proposed a convolutional neural network named 2D VB-Net for the segmentation of WMH and other coexisting intracranial lesions based on a large dataset of 1,045 subjects across various demographics and multiple scanners using 2D thick-slice protocols that are more commonly applied in clinical practice. Using our labeling pipeline, the Dice consistency of the WMH regions manually depicted by two observers was 0.878, which formed a solid basis for the development and evaluation of the automatic segmentation system. The proposed algorithm outperformed other state-of-the-art methods (uResNet, 3D V-Net and Visual Geometry Group network) in the segmentation of WMH and other coexisting intracranial lesions and was well validated on datasets with thick-slice magnetic resonance (MR) images and the 2017 medical image computing and computer assisted intervention WMH Segmentation Challenge dataset (with thin-slice MR images), all showing excellent effectiveness. Furthermore, our method can subclassify WMH to display the WMH distributions and is very lightweight. Additionally, in terms of correlation to visual rating scores, our algorithm showed excellent consistency with the manual delineations and was overall better than those from other competing methods. In conclusion, we developed an automatic WMH quantification framework for multiple application scenarios, exhibiting a promising future in clinical practice.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Wenhao Zhu
- Department of Neurology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
| | - Hao Huang
- Department of Neurology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
| | - Yaqi Zhou
- Shanghai United Imaging Intelligence, Wuhan, China
| | - Feng Shi
- Shanghai United Imaging Intelligence, Shanghai, China
| | - Hong Shen
- Shanghai United Imaging Intelligence, Wuhan, China
| | - Ran Chen
- Shanghai United Imaging Intelligence, Wuhan, China
| | - Rui Hua
- Shanghai United Imaging Intelligence, Shanghai, China
| | - Wei Wang
- Department of Neurology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
| | - Shabei Xu
- Department of Neurology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
| | - Xiang Luo
- Department of Neurology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
| |
Collapse
|
11
|
Schulz M, Mayer C, Schlemm E, Frey BM, Malherbe C, Petersen M, Gallinat J, Kühn S, Fiehler J, Hanning U, Twerenbold R, Gerloff C, Cheng B, Thomalla G. Association of Age and Structural Brain Changes With Functional Connectivity and Executive Function in a Middle-Aged to Older Population-Based Cohort. Front Aging Neurosci 2022; 14:782738. [PMID: 35283749 PMCID: PMC8916110 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2022.782738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2021] [Accepted: 01/06/2022] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
Abstract
Aging is accompanied by structural brain changes that are thought to underlie cognitive decline and dementia. Yet little is known regarding the association between increasing age, structural brain damage, and alterations of functional brain connectivity. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether cortical thickness and white matter damage as markers of age-related structural brain changes are associated with alterations in functional connectivity in non-demented healthy middle-aged to older adults. Therefore, we reconstructed functional connectomes from resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) (rsfMRI) data of 976 subjects from the Hamburg City Health Study, a prospective population-based study including participants aged 45-74 years from the metropolitan region Hamburg, Germany. We performed multiple linear regressions to examine the association of age, cortical thickness, and white matter damage quantified by the peak width of skeletonized mean diffusivity (PSMD) from diffusion tensor imaging on whole-brain network connectivity and four predefined resting state networks (default mode, dorsal, salience, and control network). In a second step, we extracted subnetworks with age-related decreased functional connectivity from these networks and conducted a mediation analysis to test whether the effect of age on these networks is mediated by decreased cortical thickness or PSMD. We observed an independent association of higher age with decreased functional connectivity, while there was no significant association of functional connectivity with cortical thickness or PSMD. Mediation analysis identified cortical thickness as a partial mediator between age and default subnetwork connectivity and functional connectivity within the default subnetwork as a partial mediator between age and executive cognitive function. These results indicate that, on a global scale, functional connectivity is not determined by structural damage in healthy middle-aged to older adults. There is a weak association of higher age with decreased functional connectivity which, for specific subnetworks, appears to be mediated by cortical thickness.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Maximilian Schulz
- Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
| | - Carola Mayer
- Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
| | - Eckhard Schlemm
- Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
| | - Benedikt M. Frey
- Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
| | - Caroline Malherbe
- Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
- Institute of Computational Neuroscience, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
| | - Marvin Petersen
- Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
| | - Jürgen Gallinat
- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
| | - Simone Kühn
- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
| | - Jens Fiehler
- Department of Neuroradiological Diagnostics and Intervention, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
| | - Uta Hanning
- Department of Neuroradiological Diagnostics and Intervention, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
| | - Raphael Twerenbold
- Department of Epidemiology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
- University Center of Cardiovascular Science, Department of Cardiology, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
| | - Christian Gerloff
- Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
| | - Bastian Cheng
- Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
| | - Götz Thomalla
- Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
| |
Collapse
|
12
|
Riphagen JM, Suresh MB, Salat DH. The canonical pattern of Alzheimer's disease atrophy is linked to white matter hyperintensities in normal controls, differently in normal controls compared to in AD. Neurobiol Aging 2022; 114:105-112. [PMID: 35414420 PMCID: PMC9387174 DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2022.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2021] [Revised: 02/16/2022] [Accepted: 02/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
Abstract
White matter signal abnormalities (WMSA), either hypo- or hyperintensities in MRI imaging, are considered a proxy of cerebrovascular pathology and contribute to, and modulate, the clinical presentation of Alzheimer's disease (AD), with cognitive dysfunction being apparent at lower levels of amyloid and/or tau pathology when lesions are present. To what extent the topography of cortical thinning associated with AD may be explained by WMSA remains unclear. Cortical thickness group difference maps and subgroup analyses show that the effect of WMSA on cortical thickness in cognitively normal participants has a higher overlap with the canonical pattern of AD, compared to AD participants. (Age and sex-matched group of 119 NC (AV45 PET negative, CDR = 0) versus 119 participants with AD (AV45 PET-positive, CDR > 0.5). The canonical patterns of cortical atrophy thought to be specific to Alzheimer's disease are strongly linked to cerebrovascular pathology supporting a reinterpretation of the classical models of AD suggesting that a part of the typical AD pattern is due to co-localized cortical loss before the onset of AD.
Collapse
|
13
|
Five years of exercise intervention at different intensities and development of white matter hyperintensities in community dwelling older adults, a Generation 100 sub-study. Aging (Albany NY) 2022; 14:596-622. [PMID: 35042832 PMCID: PMC8833118 DOI: 10.18632/aging.203843] [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: 11/19/2021] [Accepted: 01/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
We investigated if a five-year supervised exercise intervention with moderate-intensity continuous training (MICT) or high-intensity interval training (HIIT) versus control; physical activity according to national guidelines, attenuated the growth of white matter hyperintensities (WMH). We hypothesized that supervised exercise, in particular HIIT, reduced WMH growth. Older adults from the general population participating in the RCT Generation 100 Study were scanned at 3T MRI at baseline (age 70–77), and after 1-, 3- and 5-years. At each follow-up, cardiorespiratory fitness was measured with ergospirometry, and physical activity plus clinical data collected. Manually delineated total WMH, periventricular (PWMH), deep (DWMH), and automated total white matter hypointensity volumes were obtained. No group by time interactions were present in linear mixed model analyses with the different WMH measurements as outcomes. In the combined exercise (MICT&HIIT) group, a significant group by time interaction was uncovered for PWMH volume, with a larger increase in the MICT&HIIT group. Cardiorespiratory fitness at the follow-ups or change in cardiorespiratory fitness over time were not associated with any WMH measure. Contrary to our hypothesis, taking part in MICT or HIIT over a five-year period did not attenuate WMH growth compared to being in a control group following national physical activity guidelines.
Collapse
|
14
|
Kang SH, Woo SY, Kim S, Kim JP, Jang H, Koh SB, Na DL, Kim HJ, Seo SW. Independent effects of amyloid and vascular markers on long-term functional outcomes: An 8-year longitudinal study of subcortical vascular cognitive impairment. Eur J Neurol 2021; 29:413-421. [PMID: 34716964 DOI: 10.1111/ene.15159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2021] [Revised: 09/11/2021] [Accepted: 09/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Subcortical vascular cognitive impairment (SVCI) is characterized by the presence of cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD) markers. Some SVCI patients also show Alzheimer's disease and cerebral amyloid angiopathy markers. However, the effects of these imaging markers on long-term clinical outcomes have not yet been established. The present study, therefore, aimed to determine how these imaging markers influence functional disability and/or mortality. METHODS We recruited 194 participants with SVCI from the memory clinic and followed them up. All participants underwent brain magnetic resonance imaging at baseline, and 177 (91.2%) participants underwent beta-amyloid (Aβ) positron emission tomography. We examined the occurrence of ischemic or hemorrhagic strokes. We also evaluated functional disability and mortality using the modified Rankin scale. To determine the effects of imaging markers on functional disability or mortality, we used Fine and Gray competing regression or Cox regression analysis. RESULTS During a 8.6-year follow-up period, 46 of 194 patients (23.7%) experienced a stroke, 110 patients (56.7%) developed functional disabilities and 75 (38.6%) died. Aβ positivity (subdistribution hazard ratio [SHR] = 2.73), greater white matter hyperintensity (WMH) volume (SHR = 3.11) and ≥3 microbleeds (SHR = 2.29) at baseline were independent predictors of functional disability regardless of the occurrence of stroke. Greater WMH volume (hazard ratio = 2.07) was an independent predictor of mortality. CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest that diverse imaging markers may predict long-term functional disability and mortality in patients with SVCI, which in turn may provide clinicians with a more insightful understanding of the long-term outcomes of SVCI.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Sung Hoon Kang
- Departments of Neurology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.,Neuroscience Center, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea.,Department of Neurology, Korea University Guro Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
| | - Sook-Young Woo
- Statistics and Data Center, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea
| | - Seonwoo Kim
- Statistics and Data Center, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea
| | - Jun Pyo Kim
- Departments of Neurology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.,Neuroscience Center, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea
| | - Hyemin Jang
- Departments of Neurology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.,Neuroscience Center, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea
| | - Seong-Beom Koh
- Department of Neurology, Korea University Guro Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
| | - Duk L Na
- Departments of Neurology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.,Neuroscience Center, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea
| | - Hee Jin Kim
- Departments of Neurology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.,Neuroscience Center, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea
| | - Sang Won Seo
- Departments of Neurology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.,Neuroscience Center, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea.,Department of Clinical Research Design and Evaluation, SAIHST, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, South Korea.,Samsung Alzheimer Research Center and Center for Clinical Epidemiology Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea.,Department of Intelligent Precision Healthcare Convergence, SAIHST, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, South Korea
| |
Collapse
|
15
|
Rizvi B, Lao PJ, Chesebro AG, Dworkin JD, Amarante E, Beato JM, Gutierrez J, Zahodne LB, Schupf N, Manly JJ, Mayeux R, Brickman AM. Association of Regional White Matter Hyperintensities With Longitudinal Alzheimer-Like Pattern of Neurodegeneration in Older Adults. JAMA Netw Open 2021; 4:e2125166. [PMID: 34609497 PMCID: PMC8493439 DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.25166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
Abstract
IMPORTANCE Small vessel cerebrovascular disease, visualized as white matter hyperintensities (WMH), is associated with cognitive decline and risk of clinical Alzheimer disease (AD). One way in which small vessel cerebrovascular disease could contribute to AD is through the promotion of neurodegeneration; the effect of small vessel cerebrovascular disease on neurodegeneration may differ across racial and ethnic groups. OBJECTIVE To examine whether WMH volume is associated with cortical thinning over time and subsequent memory functioning and whether the association between WMH volume and cortical thinning differs among racial and ethnic groups. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS This longitudinal community-based cohort study included older adults from northern Manhattan who were participants in the Washington Heights-Inwood Columbia Aging Project. Participants underwent two 3T magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans a mean of 4 years apart. Data were collected from March 2011 to January 2020. EXPOSURES Total and regional WMH volumes. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES The association of total and regional WMH volumes with cortical thinning over time was tested using general linear models in a vertexwise analysis. Cortical thinning was measured vertexwise by symmetrized percent change between 2 time points. The association of changes in cortical thickness with memory and whether this association differed by race and ethnicity was also analyzed. Delayed memory was a secondary outcome. RESULTS In 303 participants (mean [SD] age, 73.16 [5.19] years, 181 [60%] women, 96 [32%] non-Hispanic White, 113 [37%] Non-Hispanic Black, 94 [31%] Hispanic), baseline WMH volumes were associated with cortical thinning in medial temporal and frontal/parietal regions. Specifically, total WMH volume was associated with cortical thinning in the right caudal middle frontal cortex (P = .001) and paracentral cortex (P = .04), whereas parietal WMH volume was associated with atrophy in the left entorhinal cortex (P = .03) and right rostral middle frontal (P < .001), paracentral (P < .001), and pars triangularis (P = .02) cortices. Thinning of the right caudal middle frontal and left entorhinal cortices was related to lower scores on a memory test administered closest to the second MRI visit (right caudal middle frontal cortex: standardized β = 0.129; unstandardized b = 0.335; 95% CI, 0.055 to 0.616; P = .01; left entorhinal cortex: β = 0.119; b = 0.290; 95% CI, 0.018 to 0.563; P = .03). The association of total WMH with thinning in the right caudal middle frontal and right paracentral cortex was greater in non-Hispanic Black participants compared with White participants (right caudal middle frontal cortex: β = -0.222; b = -0.059; 95% CI, -0.114 to -0.004; P = .03; right paracentral cortex: β = -0.346; b = -0.155; 95% CI, -0.244 to -0.066; P = .001). The association of parietal WMH with cortical thinning of the right rostral middle frontal, right pars triangularis, and right paracentral cortices was also stronger among non-Hispanic Black participants compared with White participants (right rostral middle frontal cortex: β = -0.252; b = -0.202; 95% CI, -0.349 to -0.055; P = .007; right pars triangularis cortex: β = -0.327; b = -0.253; 95% CI, -0.393 to -0.113; P < .001; right paracentral cortex: β = -0.263; b = -0.337; 95% CI, -0.567 to -0.107; P = .004). CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE In this study, small vessel cerebrovascular disease, operationalized as WMH, was associated with subsequent cortical atrophy in regions that overlap with typical AD neurodegeneration patterns, particularly among non-Hispanic Black older adults. Cerebrovascular disease may affect risk and progression of AD by promoting neurodegeneration and subsequent memory decline.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Batool Rizvi
- Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer’s Disease and the Aging Brain, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York
| | - Patrick J. Lao
- Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer’s Disease and the Aging Brain, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York
| | - Anthony G. Chesebro
- Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer’s Disease and the Aging Brain, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York
| | - Jordan D. Dworkin
- Department of Psychiatry, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York
- Department of Biostatistics, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, New York
| | - Erica Amarante
- Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer’s Disease and the Aging Brain, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York
| | - Juliet M. Beato
- Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer’s Disease and the Aging Brain, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York
| | - Jose Gutierrez
- Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer’s Disease and the Aging Brain, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York
| | | | - Nicole Schupf
- Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer’s Disease and the Aging Brain, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York
- Gertrude H. Sergievsky Center, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York
- Department of Neurology, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York
- Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, New York
| | - Jennifer J. Manly
- Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer’s Disease and the Aging Brain, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York
- Gertrude H. Sergievsky Center, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York
- Department of Neurology, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York
| | - Richard Mayeux
- Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer’s Disease and the Aging Brain, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York
- Gertrude H. Sergievsky Center, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York
- Department of Neurology, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York
- Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, New York
| | - Adam M. Brickman
- Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer’s Disease and the Aging Brain, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York
- Gertrude H. Sergievsky Center, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York
- Department of Neurology, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York
| |
Collapse
|
16
|
Chung SJ, Cho KH, Lee YH, Yoo HS, Baik K, Jung JH, Ye BS, Sohn YH, Cha J, Lee PH. Diffusion tensor imaging-based pontine damage as a degeneration marker in synucleinopathy. J Neurosci Res 2021; 99:2922-2931. [PMID: 34521154 DOI: 10.1002/jnr.24926] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2020] [Revised: 05/25/2021] [Accepted: 07/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
Abstract
The pons is one of the earliest affected regions in patients with synucleinopathies. We aimed to investigate the diagnostic value of measuring pontine damage using diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) in these patients. We enrolled 49 patients with Parkinson's disease (PD), 16 patients with idiopathic rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder (iRBD), 23 patients with multiple system atrophy (MSA), and 39 healthy controls in this study. All the participants underwent high-resolution T1-weighted imaging and DTI. Mean diffusivity (MD) and fraction anisotropy (FA) values in the pons were calculated to characterize structural damage. The discriminatory power of pontine MD and FA values to differentiate patients with synucleinopathies from healthy controls was examined using receiver operating characteristics (ROC) analyses. Compared to healthy controls, patients with PD, iRBD, and MSA had increased MD values and decreased FA values in the pons, although no correlation was observed between these DTI measures and disease severity. The ROC analyses showed that MD values in the pons had a fair discriminatory power to differentiate healthy controls from patients with PD (area under the curve [AUC], 0.813), iRBD (AUC, 0.779), and MSA (AUC, 0.951). The AUC for pontine FA values was smaller than that for pontine MD values when differentiating healthy controls from patients with PD (AUC, 0.713; p = 0.054) and iRBD (AUC, 0.686; p = 0.045). Our results suggest that MD values in the pons may be a useful marker of brain stem neurodegeneration in patients with synucleinopathies.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Seok Jong Chung
- Department of Neurology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.,Department of Neurology, Yongin Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System, Yongin, South Korea
| | - Kyoo Ho Cho
- Department of Neurology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.,Department of Neurology, Seoul Hospital, Ewha Womans University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
| | - Yang Hyun Lee
- Department of Neurology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
| | - Han Soo Yoo
- Department of Neurology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
| | - KyoungWon Baik
- Department of Neurology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
| | - Jin Ho Jung
- Department of Neurology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.,Department of Neurology, Inje University Busan Paik Hospital, Busan, South Korea
| | - Byoung Seok Ye
- Department of Neurology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
| | - Young H Sohn
- Department of Neurology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
| | - Jungho Cha
- Nash Family Center for Advanced Circuit Therapeutics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
| | - Phil Hyu Lee
- Department of Neurology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.,Severance Biomedical Science Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
| |
Collapse
|
17
|
Guan S, Kong X, Duan S, Ren Q, Huang Z, Li Y, Wang W, Gong G, Meng X, Ma X. Neuroimaging Anomalies in Community-Dwelling Asymptomatic Adults With Very Early-Stage White Matter Hyperintensity. Front Aging Neurosci 2021; 13:715434. [PMID: 34483884 PMCID: PMC8415566 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2021.715434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2021] [Accepted: 07/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
Abstract
White matter hyperintensity (WMH) is common in healthy adults in their 60s and can be seen as early as in their 30s and 40s. Alterations in the brain structural and functional profiles in adults with WMH have been repeatedly studied but with a focus on late-stage WMH. To date, structural and functional MRI profiles during the very early stage of WMH remain largely unexplored. To address this, we investigated multimodal MRI (structural, diffusion, and resting-state functional MRI) profiles of community-dwelling asymptomatic adults with very early-stage WMH relative to age-, sex-, and education-matched non-WMH controls. The comparative results showed significant age-related and age-independent changes in structural MRI-based morphometric measures and resting-state fMRI-based measures in a set of specific gray matter (GM) regions but no global white matter changes. The observed structural and functional anomalies in specific GM regions in community-dwelling asymptomatic adults with very early-stage WMH provide novel data regarding very early-stage WMH and enhance understanding of the pathogenesis of WMH.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Shuai Guan
- Department of Radiology, Qilu Hospital (Qingdao), Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Qingdao, China
| | - Xiangyu Kong
- State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning and IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
| | - Shifei Duan
- Department of Radiology, Qingdao Central Hospital, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
| | - Qingguo Ren
- Department of Radiology, Qilu Hospital (Qingdao), Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Qingdao, China
| | - Zhaodi Huang
- Department of Radiology, Qilu Hospital (Qingdao), Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Qingdao, China
| | - Ye Li
- Department of Radiology, Qilu Hospital (Qingdao), Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Qingdao, China
| | - Wei Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning and IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
| | - Gaolang Gong
- State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning and IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
| | - Xiangshui Meng
- Department of Radiology, Qilu Hospital (Qingdao), Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Qingdao, China
| | - Xiangxing Ma
- Department of Radiology, Qilu Hospital (Qingdao), Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Qingdao, China
| |
Collapse
|
18
|
Mayer C, Frey BM, Schlemm E, Petersen M, Engelke K, Hanning U, Jagodzinski A, Borof K, Fiehler J, Gerloff C, Thomalla G, Cheng B. Linking cortical atrophy to white matter hyperintensities of presumed vascular origin. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 2021; 41:1682-1691. [PMID: 33259747 PMCID: PMC8221767 DOI: 10.1177/0271678x20974170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
Abstract
We examined the relationship between white matter hyperintensities (WMH) and cortical neurodegeneration in cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD) by investigating whether cortical thickness is a remote effect of WMH through structural fiber tract connectivity in a population at increased risk of CSVD. We measured cortical thickness on T1-weighted images and segmented WMH on FLAIR images in 930 participants of a population-based cohort study at baseline. DWI-derived whole-brain probabilistic tractography was used to define WMH connectivity to cortical regions. Linear mixed-effects models were applied to analyze the relationship between cortical thickness and connectivity to WMH. Factors associated with cortical thickness (age, sex, hemisphere, region, individual differences in cortical thickness) were added as covariates. Median age was 64 [IQR 46-76] years. Visual inspection of surface maps revealed distinct connectivity patterns of cortical regions to WMH. WMH connectivity to the cortex was associated with reduced cortical thickness (p = 0.009) after controlling for covariates. This association was found for periventricular WMH (p = 0.001) only. Our results indicate an association between WMH and cortical thickness via connecting fiber tracts. The results imply a mechanism of secondary neurodegeneration in cortical regions distant, yet connected to subcortical vascular lesions, which appears to be driven by periventricular WMH.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Carola Mayer
- Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
| | - Benedikt M Frey
- Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
| | - Eckhard Schlemm
- Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
| | - Marvin Petersen
- Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
| | - Kristin Engelke
- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
| | - Uta Hanning
- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
| | - Annika Jagodzinski
- Epidemiological Study Center, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.,Department of General and Interventional Cardiology, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
| | - Katrin Borof
- Epidemiological Study Center, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
| | - Jens Fiehler
- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
| | - Christian Gerloff
- Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
| | - Götz Thomalla
- Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
| | - Bastian Cheng
- Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
| |
Collapse
|
19
|
Jang H, Kim HJ, Choe YS, Kim SJ, Park S, Kim Y, Kim KW, Lyoo CH, Cho H, Ryu YH, Choi JY, DeCarli C, Na DL, Seo SW. The Impact of Amyloid-β or Tau on Cognitive Change in the Presence of Severe Cerebrovascular Disease. J Alzheimers Dis 2021; 78:573-585. [PMID: 33016911 DOI: 10.3233/jad-200680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND As Alzheimer's disease (AD) and cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD) commonly coexist, the interaction between two has been of the considerable interest. OBJECTIVE We determined whether the association of Aβ and tau with cognitive decline differs by the presence of significant CSVD. METHODS We included 60 subcortical vascular cognitive impairment (SVCI) from Samsung Medical Center and 82 Alzheimer's disease-related cognitive impairment (ADCI) from ADNI, who underwent Aβ (florbetaben or florbetapir) and tau (flortaucipir, FTP) PET imaging. They were retrospectively assessed for 5.0±3.9 and 5.6±1.9 years with Clinical Dementia Rating-sum of boxes (CDR-SB)/Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE). Mixed effects models were used to investigate the interaction between Aβ/tau and group on CDR-SB/MMSE changes. RESULTS The frequency of Aβ positivity (45% versus 54.9%, p = 0.556) and mean global FTP SUVR (1.17±0.21 versus 1.16±0.17, p = 0.702) were not different between the two groups. We found a significant interaction effect of Aβ positivity and SVCI group on CDR-SB increase/MMSE decrease (p = 0.013/p < 0.001), and a significant interaction effect of global FTP uptake and SVCI group on CDR-SB increase/MMSE decrease (p < 0.001 and p = 0.030). Finally, the interaction effects of regional tau and group were prominent in the Braak III/IV (p = 0.001) and V/VI (p = 0.003) not in Braak I/II region (p = 0.398). CONCLUSION The association between Aβ/tau and cognitive decline is stronger in SVCI than in ADCI. Therefore, our findings suggested that Aβ positivity or tau burden (particularly in the Braak III/IV or V/VI regions) and CSVD might synergistically affect cognitive decline.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Hyemin Jang
- Department of Neurology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.,Neuroscience Center, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea.,Samsung Alzheimer Research Center, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
| | - Hee Jin Kim
- Department of Neurology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.,Neuroscience Center, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea.,Samsung Alzheimer Research Center, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
| | - Yeong Sim Choe
- Department of Neurology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.,Samsung Alzheimer Research Center, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
| | - Soo-Jong Kim
- Department of Neurology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.,Samsung Alzheimer Research Center, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
| | - Seongbeom Park
- Department of Neurology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
| | - Yeshin Kim
- Department of Neurology, Kangwon National University Hospital, Chuncheon, Republic of Korea
| | - Ko Woon Kim
- Department of Neurology, Jeonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Republic of Korea
| | - Chul Hyoung Lyoo
- Department of Neurology, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
| | - Hanna Cho
- Department of Neurology, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
| | - Young Hoon Ryu
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
| | - Jae Yong Choi
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
| | - Charles DeCarli
- Department of Neurology and Center for Neuroscience, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, USA
| | - Duk L Na
- Department of Neurology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.,Neuroscience Center, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea.,Samsung Alzheimer Research Center, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
| | - Sang Won Seo
- Department of Neurology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.,Neuroscience Center, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea.,Samsung Alzheimer Research Center, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea.,Department of Health Sciences and Technology, SAIHST, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.,Department of Intelligent Precision Healthcare Convergence, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
| | | |
Collapse
|
20
|
Qin Q, Tang Y, Dou X, Qu Y, Xing Y, Yang J, Chu T, Liu Y, Jia J. Default mode network integrity changes contribute to cognitive deficits in subcortical vascular cognitive impairment, no dementia. Brain Imaging Behav 2021; 15:255-265. [PMID: 32125614 DOI: 10.1007/s11682-019-00252-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
Vascular cognitive impairment, no dementia (VCIND) refers to cognitive deficits associated with underlying vascular causes that are insufficient to confirm a diagnosis of dementia. The default mode network (DMN) is a large-scale brain network of interacting brain regions involved in attention, working memory and executive function. The role of DMN white matter integrity in cognitive deficits of VCIND patients is unclear. Using diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), this study was carried out to investigate white matter microstructural changes in the DMN in VCIND patients and their contributions to cognitive deficits. Thirty-one patients with subcortical VCIND and twenty-two healthy elderly subjects were recruited. All patients underwent neuropsychological assessments and DTI examination. Voxel-based analyses were performed to extract fractional anisotropy (FA) and mean diffusivity (MD) measures in the DMN. Compared with the healthy elderly subjects, patients diagnosed with subcortical VCIND presented with abnormal white matter integrity in several key hubs of the DMN. The severity of damage in the white matter microstructure in the DMN significantly correlated with cognitive dysfunction. Mediation analyses demonstrated that DTI values could account for attention, executive and language impairments, and partly mediated global cognitive dysfunction in the subcortical VCIND patients. DMN integrity is significantly impaired in subcortical VCIND patients. The disrupted DMN connectivity could explain the attention, language and executive dysfunction, which indicates that the white matter integrity of the DMN may be a neuroimaging marker for VCIND.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Qi Qin
- Department of Neurology, Innovation Center for Neurological Disorders, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Diseases, 45 Changchun Street, Beijing, 100053, China
| | - Yi Tang
- Department of Neurology, Innovation Center for Neurological Disorders, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Diseases, 45 Changchun Street, Beijing, 100053, China.
| | - Xuejiao Dou
- Brainnetome Center & National Laboratory of Pattern Recognition, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.,School of Artificial Intelligence, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
| | - Yida Qu
- Brainnetome Center & National Laboratory of Pattern Recognition, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.,School of Artificial Intelligence, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
| | - Yi Xing
- Department of Neurology, Innovation Center for Neurological Disorders, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Diseases, 45 Changchun Street, Beijing, 100053, China
| | - Jianwei Yang
- Department of Neurology, Innovation Center for Neurological Disorders, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Diseases, 45 Changchun Street, Beijing, 100053, China
| | - Tianshu Chu
- Center for Data Science, Courant, New York University, New York, NY, USA
| | - Yong Liu
- Brainnetome Center & National Laboratory of Pattern Recognition, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.,School of Artificial Intelligence, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.,CAS Center for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligence Technology, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
| | - Jianping Jia
- Department of Neurology, Innovation Center for Neurological Disorders, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Diseases, 45 Changchun Street, Beijing, 100053, China.,Neurodegenerative Laboratory of Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, Beijing Key Laboratory of Geriatric Cognitive Disorders, Beijing, China
| |
Collapse
|
21
|
Melazzini L, Mackay CE, Bordin V, Suri S, Zsoldos E, Filippini N, Mahmood A, Sundaresan V, Codari M, Duff E, Singh-Manoux A, Kivimäki M, Ebmeier KP, Jenkinson M, Sardanelli F, Griffanti L. White matter hyperintensities classified according to intensity and spatial location reveal specific associations with cognitive performance. Neuroimage Clin 2021; 30:102616. [PMID: 33743476 PMCID: PMC7995650 DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2021.102616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2020] [Revised: 02/26/2021] [Accepted: 02/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
Abstract
White matter hyperintensities (WMHs) on T2-weighted images are radiological signs of cerebral small vessel disease. As their total volume is variably associated with cognition, a new approach that integrates multiple radiological criteria is warranted. Location may matter, as periventricular WMHs have been shown to be associated with cognitive impairments. WMHs that appear as hypointense in T1-weighted images (T1w) may also indicate the most severe component of WMHs. We developed an automatic method that sub-classifies WMHs into four categories (periventricular/deep and T1w-hypointense/nonT1w-hypointense) using MRI data from 684 community-dwelling older adults from the Whitehall II study. To test if location and intensity information can impact cognition, we derived two general linear models using either overall or subdivided volumes. Results showed that periventricular T1w-hypointense WMHs were significantly associated with poorer performance in the trail making A (p = 0.011), digit symbol (p = 0.028) and digit coding (p = 0.009) tests. We found no association between total WMH volume and cognition. These findings suggest that sub-classifying WMHs according to both location and intensity in T1w reveals specific associations with cognitive performance.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Luca Melazzini
- Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy; Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging, Oxford Centre for Functional MRI of the Brain, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
| | - Clare E Mackay
- Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging, Oxford Centre for Functional MRI of the Brain, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging, Oxford Centre for Human Brain Activity, Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK
| | - Valentina Bordin
- Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging, Oxford Centre for Functional MRI of the Brain, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; Department of Electronics, Information and Bioengineering, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy
| | - Sana Suri
- Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging, Oxford Centre for Human Brain Activity, Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; Department of Psychiatry, Warneford Hospital, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
| | - Enikő Zsoldos
- Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging, Oxford Centre for Functional MRI of the Brain, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging, Oxford Centre for Human Brain Activity, Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; Department of Psychiatry, Warneford Hospital, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
| | - Nicola Filippini
- Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging, Oxford Centre for Human Brain Activity, Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
| | - Abda Mahmood
- Department of Psychiatry, Warneford Hospital, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
| | - Vaanathi Sundaresan
- Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging, Oxford Centre for Functional MRI of the Brain, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
| | - Marina Codari
- Department of Radiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, USA
| | - Eugene Duff
- Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging, Oxford Centre for Functional MRI of the Brain, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; Department of Paediatrics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
| | - Archana Singh-Manoux
- INSERM U1153, Epidemiology of Ageing and Neurodegenerative Diseases, Université de Paris, Paris, France; Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, UK
| | - Mika Kivimäki
- Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, UK
| | - Klaus P Ebmeier
- Department of Psychiatry, Warneford Hospital, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
| | - Mark Jenkinson
- Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging, Oxford Centre for Functional MRI of the Brain, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
| | - Francesco Sardanelli
- Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy; Department of Radiology, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, Milan, Italy
| | - Ludovica Griffanti
- Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging, Oxford Centre for Functional MRI of the Brain, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging, Oxford Centre for Human Brain Activity, Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
| |
Collapse
|
22
|
Orad RI, Shiner T. Differentiating dementia with Lewy bodies from Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease dementia: an update on imaging modalities. J Neurol 2021; 269:639-653. [PMID: 33511432 DOI: 10.1007/s00415-021-10402-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2020] [Revised: 01/07/2021] [Accepted: 01/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
Abstract
Dementia with Lewy bodies is the second most common cause of neurodegenerative dementia after Alzheimer's disease. Dementia with Lewy bodies can provide a diagnostic challenge due to the frequent overlap of clinical signs with other neurodegenerative conditions, namely Parkinson's disease dementia, and Alzheimer's disease. Part of this clinical overlap is due to the neuropathological overlap. Dementia with Lewy bodies is characterized by the accumulation of aggregated α-synuclein protein in Lewy bodies, similar to Parkinson's disease and Parkinson's disease dementia. However, it is also frequently accompanied by aggregation of amyloid-beta and tau, the pathological hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease. Neuroimaging is central to the diagnostic process. This review is an overview of both established and evolving imaging methods that can improve diagnostic accuracy and improve management of this disorder.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Rotem Iris Orad
- Cognitive Neurology Unit, Neurological Institute, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, 6, Weismann St, Tel Aviv, Israel. .,Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
| | - Tamara Shiner
- Cognitive Neurology Unit, Neurological Institute, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, 6, Weismann St, Tel Aviv, Israel.,Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.,Sagol School of Neuroscience, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.,Movement Disorders Unit, Neurological Institute, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
| |
Collapse
|
23
|
Chen W, Lin H, Lyu M, Wang VJ, Li X, Bao S, Sun G, Xia J, Wang P. The potential role of leukoaraiosis in remodeling the brain network to buffer cognitive decline: a Leukoaraiosis And Disability study from Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative. Quant Imaging Med Surg 2021; 11:183-203. [PMID: 33392021 DOI: 10.21037/qims-20-580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
Abstract
Background Leukoaraiosis (LA) is a phenomenon of the brain that is often observed in elderly people. However, little is known about the role of LA in cognitive impairment in neurodegeneration and disease. This cross-sectional, retrospective Leukoaraiosis And Disability (LADIS) study aimed to characterize the relationship between brain white matter connectivity properties with LA ratings in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) as compared with age-matched cognitively normal controls. Methods Patients with AD (n=76) and elderly individuals with normal cognitive (NC) function (n=82) were classified into 3 groups, LA1, LA2, and LA3, according to the rating of their white matter changes (WMCs). Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) data were analyzed by quantifying and comparing the white matter connectivity properties and gray matter (GM) volume of brain regions of interest (ROIs). Results The rich-club network properties in the AD LA1 and LA2 groups showed significant patterns of disrupted peripheral regions and reduced connectivity compared to those in the NC LA1 and LA2 groups, respectively. However, the rich-club network properties in the AD LA3 group showed similar patterns of disrupted peripheral regions and reduced connectivity compared to those in the NC LA3 group, despite there being significant hippocampal and amygdala atrophic differences between AD patients and NC elders. Compared to the NC LA1 group, the characteristic path length of white matter fiber connectivity in the NC LA3 group was significantly increased, and the brain's global efficiency, clustering coefficient, and network connectivity strength were significantly reduced (P<0.05, respectively). However, no significant differences (P>0.05) were observed in characteristic path length, reduced global efficiency, or the clustering coefficient between the NC LA3 and AD LA1 groups, or between the NC LA3 and AD LA2 groups. Conclusions Our findings offer some insights into a potential role of LA in cognitive impairment that may predict the development of disability in older adults. The occurrence of LA, an intermediate degenerative change, during neurodegeneration and disease may potentially lead to the remodeling of the brain network through brain plasticity. LA, therefore, representing a possible compensatory mechanism to buffer cognitive decline.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Wei Chen
- Department of Radiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,Department of Radiology, Pingshan District People's Hospital, Pingshan General Hospital of Southern Medical University, Shenzhen, China
| | - Hai Lin
- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Health Science Center, Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, Shenzhen, China
| | - Minrui Lyu
- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Health Science Center, Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, Shenzhen, China
| | - Victoria J Wang
- Department of Nephrology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
| | - Xiang Li
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Brain Connectome and Behaviour, the Brain Cognition and Brain Disease Institute (BCBDI), Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Shenzhen-Hong Kong Institute of Brain Science-Shenzhen Fundamental Research Institutions, Shenzhen, China
| | - Shixing Bao
- Department of Radiology, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
| | - Guoping Sun
- Department of Radiology, Pingshan District People's Hospital, Pingshan General Hospital of Southern Medical University, Shenzhen, China
| | - Jun Xia
- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Health Science Center, Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, Shenzhen, China
| | - Peijun Wang
- Department of Radiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
| | | |
Collapse
|
24
|
Bhat A, Biagi L, Cioni G, Tinelli F, Morrone MC. Cortical thickness of primary visual cortex correlates with motion deficits in periventricular leukomalacia. Neuropsychologia 2020; 151:107717. [PMID: 33333138 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2020.107717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2020] [Revised: 11/27/2020] [Accepted: 12/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
Impairments of visual motion perception and, in particular, of flow motion have been consistently observed in premature and very low birth weight subjects during infancy. Flow motion information is analyzed at various cortical levels along the dorsal pathways, with information mainly provided by primary and early visual cortex (V1, V2 and V3). We investigated the cortical stage of the visual processing that underlies these motion impairments, measuring Grey Matter Volume and Cortical Thickness in 13 children with Periventricular Leukomalacia (PVL). The cortical thickness, but not the grey matter volume of area V1, correlates negatively with motion coherence sensitivity, indicating that the thinner the cortex, the better the performance among the patients. However, we did not find any such association with either the thickness or volume of area MT, MST and areas of the IPS, suggesting damage at the level of primary visual cortex or along the optic radiation.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Akshatha Bhat
- Department of Developmental Neuroscience, Laboratory of Vision, IRCCS Fondazione Stella Maris, Pisa, Italy; Department of Neuroscience, University of Florence, Italy
| | - Laura Biagi
- Laboratory of Medical Physics and Magnetic Resonance, IRCCS Fondazione Stella Maris, Pisa, Italy
| | - Giovanni Cioni
- Department of Developmental Neuroscience, Laboratory of Vision, IRCCS Fondazione Stella Maris, Pisa, Italy; Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Italy
| | - Francesca Tinelli
- Department of Developmental Neuroscience, Laboratory of Vision, IRCCS Fondazione Stella Maris, Pisa, Italy
| | - M Concetta Morrone
- Department of Developmental Neuroscience, Laboratory of Vision, IRCCS Fondazione Stella Maris, Pisa, Italy; Department of Translational Research on New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, Italy.
| |
Collapse
|
25
|
White Matter Hyperintensities Contribute to Language Deficits in Primary Progressive Aphasia. Cogn Behav Neurol 2020; 33:179-191. [PMID: 32889950 DOI: 10.1097/wnn.0000000000000237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE To determine the contribution of white matter hyperintensities (WMH) to language deficits while accounting for cortical atrophy in individuals with primary progressive aphasia (PPA). METHOD Forty-three individuals with PPA completed neuropsychological assessments of nonverbal semantics, naming, and sentence repetition plus T2-weighted and fluid-attenuated inversion recovery scans. Using three visual scales, we rated WMH and cerebral ventricle size for both scan types. We used Spearman correlations to evaluate associations between the scales and scans. To test whether visual ratings-particularly of WMH-are associated with language, we compared a base model (including gray matter component scores obtained via principal component analysis, age, and days between assessment and MRI as independent variables) with full models (ie, the base model plus visual ratings) for each language variable. RESULTS Visual ratings were significantly associated within and between scans and were significantly correlated with age but not with other vascular risk factors. Only the T2 scan ratings were associated with language abilities. Specifically, controlling for other variables, poorer naming was significantly related to larger ventricles (P = 0.033) and greater global (P = 0.033) and periventricular (P = 0.049) WMH. High global WMH (P = 0.034) were also correlated with worse sentence repetition skills. CONCLUSION Visual ratings of global brain health were associated with language deficits in PPA independent of cortical atrophy and age. While WMH are not unique to PPA, measuring WMH in conjunction with cortical atrophy may elucidate more accurate brain structure-behavior relationships in PPA than cortical atrophy measures alone.
Collapse
|
26
|
Park BY, Byeon K, Lee MJ, Kim SH, Park H. The orbitofrontal cortex functionally links obesity and white matter hyperintensities. Sci Rep 2020; 10:2930. [PMID: 32076088 PMCID: PMC7031356 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-60054-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2019] [Accepted: 02/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Many studies have linked dysfunction in cognitive control-related brain regions with obesity and the burden of white matter hyperintensities (WMHs). This study aimed to explore how functional connectivity differences in the brain are associated with WMH burden and degree of obesity using resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) in 182 participants. Functional connectivity measures were compared among four different groups: (1) low WMH burden, non-obese; (2) low WMH burden, obese; (3) high WMH burden, non-obese; and (4) high WMH burden, obese. At a large-scale network-level, no networks showed significant interaction effects, but the frontoparietal network showed a main effect of degree of obesity. At a finer node level, the orbitofrontal cortex showed interaction effects between periventricular WMH burden and degree of obesity. Higher functional connectivity was observed when the periventricular WMH burden and degree of obesity were both high. These results indicate that the functional connectivity of the orbitofrontal cortex is affected by the mutual interaction between the periventricular WMHs and degree of obesity. Our results suggest that this region links obesity with WMHs in terms of functional connectivity.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Bo-Yong Park
- McConnell Brain Imaging Centre, Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, H3A 2B4, Canada
| | - Kyoungseob Byeon
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, 16419, South Korea
- Center for Neuroscience Imaging Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Suwon, 16419, South Korea
| | - Mi Ji Lee
- Department of Neurology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, 06351, South Korea
| | - Se-Hong Kim
- Department of Family Medicine, St. Vincent's Hospital, Catholic University College of Medicine, Suwon, 16247, South Korea
| | - Hyunjin Park
- Center for Neuroscience Imaging Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Suwon, 16419, South Korea.
- School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, 16419, South Korea.
| |
Collapse
|
27
|
Chung SJ, Yoo HS, Lee YH, Jung JH, Baik K, Ye BS, Sohn YH, Lee PH. White matter hyperintensities and risk of levodopa-induced dyskinesia in Parkinson's disease. Ann Clin Transl Neurol 2020; 7:229-238. [PMID: 32032471 PMCID: PMC7034502 DOI: 10.1002/acn3.50991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2019] [Revised: 12/26/2019] [Accepted: 01/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
Abstract
Objective To investigate whether the burden of white matter hyperintensities (WMHs) is associated with the risk of developing levodopa‐induced dyskinesia (LID) in Parkinson’s disease (PD). Methods According to the Clinical Research Center for Dementia of South Korea WMH visual rating scale, 336 patients with drug‐naïve early stage PD (follow‐up >3 years) were divided into two groups of PD with minimal WMHs (PD‐WMH–; n = 227) and moderate‐to‐severe WMHs (PD‐WMH+; n = 109). The Cox regression model was used to estimate the hazard ratio for the development of LID in the PD‐WMH + group compared with the PD‐WMH– group, while adjusting for age at PD onset, sex, striatal dopamine depletion, and PD medication dose. Additionally, we assessed the effects of WMH burden rated by the Scheltens scale and regional WMH distribution on the development of LID. Results Patients in the PD‐WMH + group were older and had more severe parkinsonian motor signs despite comparable striatal dopamine transporter availability than those in the PD‐WMH– group. Patients in the PD‐WMH + group had a higher risk of developing LID (hazard ratio, 2.66; P < 0.001) than those in the PD‐WMH– group after adjustment for other confounding factors. A greater WMH burden was associated with earlier occurrence of LID (hazard ratio, 1.04; P = 0.001), although the effects of WMHs on LID development did not exhibit region‐specific patterns. Interpretation The present study demonstrates that the burden of WMHs is associated with occurrence of LID in patients with PD, suggesting comorbid WMHs as a risk factor for LID.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Seok Jong Chung
- Department of Neurology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.,Department of Neurology, Yongin Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System, Yongin, South Korea
| | - Han Soo Yoo
- Department of Neurology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
| | - Yang Hyun Lee
- Department of Neurology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
| | - Jin Ho Jung
- Department of Neurology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
| | - KyoungWon Baik
- Department of Neurology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
| | - Byoung Seok Ye
- Department of Neurology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
| | - Young H Sohn
- Department of Neurology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
| | - Phil Hyu Lee
- Department of Neurology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.,Severance Biomedical Science Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
| |
Collapse
|
28
|
Hong J, Park BY, Lee MJ, Chung CS, Cha J, Park H. Two-step deep neural network for segmentation of deep white matter hyperintensities in migraineurs. COMPUTER METHODS AND PROGRAMS IN BIOMEDICINE 2020; 183:105065. [PMID: 31522090 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2019.105065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2019] [Revised: 08/12/2019] [Accepted: 09/04/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Patients with migraine show an increased presence of white matter hyperintensities (WMHs), especially deep WMHs. Segmentation of small, deep WMHs is a critical issue in managing migraine care. Here, we aim to develop a novel approach to segmenting deep WMHs using deep neural networks based on the U-Net. METHODS 148 non-elderly subjects with migraine were recruited for this study. Our model consists of two networks: the first identifies potential deep WMH candidates, and the second reduces the false positives within the candidates. The first network for initial segmentation includes four down-sampling layers and four up-sampling layers to sort the candidates. The second network for false positive reduction uses a smaller field-of-view and depth than the first network to increase utilization of local information. RESULTS Our proposed model segments deep WMHs with a high true positive rate of 0.88, a low false discovery rate of 0.13, and F1 score of 0.88 tested with ten-fold cross-validation. Our model was automatic and performed better than existing models based on conventional machine learning. CONCLUSION We developed a novel segmentation framework tailored for deep WMHs using U-Net. Our algorithm is open-access to promote future research in quantifying deep WMHs and might contribute to the effective management of WMHs in migraineurs.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Jisu Hong
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, South Korea; Center for Neuroscience Imaging Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Suwon 16419, South Korea
| | - Bo-Yong Park
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, South Korea; Center for Neuroscience Imaging Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Suwon 16419, South Korea
| | - Mi Ji Lee
- Department of Neurology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul 06351, South Korea
| | - Chin-Sang Chung
- Department of Neurology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul 06351, South Korea
| | - Jihoon Cha
- Department of Radiology, Severance Hospital, Research Institute of Radiological Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea
| | - Hyunjin Park
- Center for Neuroscience Imaging Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Suwon 16419, South Korea; School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, South Korea.
| |
Collapse
|
29
|
Wang J, Chen H, Liang H, Wang W, Liang Y, Liang Y, Zhang Y. Low-Frequency Fluctuations Amplitude Signals Exhibit Abnormalities of Intrinsic Brain Activities and Reflect Cognitive Impairment in Leukoaraiosis Patients. Med Sci Monit 2019; 25:5219-5228. [PMID: 31302662 PMCID: PMC6650186 DOI: 10.12659/msm.915528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
Abstract
Background This study aimed to explore the amplitude of low-frequency fluctuations (ALFF) for whole-brain in leukoaraiosis (LA) patients suffering from cognitive decline or impairment. Material/Methods Patients were selected by employing magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique. According to results of the clinical dementia rating and Montreal cognitive assessment (MoCA), patients were divided into 3 groups: LA patients diagnosed as vascular mild-cognitive impairment (LA-VaMCI, n=28), LA patients diagnosed as vascular-dementia (LA-VaD, n=18), and normal individuals (NC, n=28). Executive functions were evaluated by using the Stroop test and Trail Making Test (TMT). The higher scores in TMT test mean greater impairments. Changes for the ALFF were measured by using resting-state functional MRI (rs-fMRI) technique. Correlations between ALFF and cognition scores were analyzed. Results It was found that widespread differences in ALFF were present predominantly in the posterior cingulate cortex/precuneus (PCC/PCu) and in the right inferior temporal gyrus (ITG). Compared with the NC group, ALFF values in PCC/PCu were significantly decreased (F=3.273, P=0.022) and ALFF values were significantly increased (F=2.864, P=0.033) in temporal regions of the LA-VaD patients. ALFF values in LA-VaMCI patients were significantly increased in ITG compared to that in the NC group (F=1.064, P=0.042) and the LA-VaD group (F=2.725, P=0.037). Impairment in executive functions were positively correlated with average ALFF of the left PCu. Conclusions This research showed that LA patients exhibited abnormal intrinsic-brain activities. Furthermore, altered ALFF was positively correlated with executive function scores.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Jinfang Wang
- Department of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University; China National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases; Center of Stroke, Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders; Beijing Key Laboratory of Translational Medicine for Cerebrovascular Disease, Beijing, China (mainland).,Department of Neurology, General Hospital of The Yang Tze River Shipping, Wuhan Brain Hospital, Wuhan, Hubei, China (mainland)
| | - Hongyan Chen
- Department of Neurology, General Hospital of The Yang Tze River Shipping, Wuhan Brain Hospital, Wuhan, Hubei, China (mainland)
| | - Huazheng Liang
- School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Sydney, NSW, Austria
| | - Wanming Wang
- Department of Neurology, General Hospital of The Yang Tze River Shipping, Wuhan Brain Hospital, Wuhan, Hubei, China (mainland)
| | - Yi Liang
- Department of Neurology, General Hospital of The Yang Tze River Shipping, Wuhan Brain Hospital, Wuhan, Hubei, China (mainland)
| | - Ying Liang
- School of Biomedical Engineering, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China (mainland)
| | - Yumei Zhang
- Department of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University; China National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases; Center of Stroke, Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders; Beijing Key Laboratory of Translational Medicine for Cerebrovascular Disease, Beijing, China (mainland).,Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China (mainland)
| |
Collapse
|
30
|
Iadecola C, Duering M, Hachinski V, Joutel A, Pendlebury ST, Schneider JA, Dichgans M. Vascular Cognitive Impairment and Dementia: JACC Scientific Expert Panel. J Am Coll Cardiol 2019; 73:3326-3344. [PMID: 31248555 PMCID: PMC6719789 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2019.04.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 358] [Impact Index Per Article: 71.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2019] [Revised: 03/09/2019] [Accepted: 04/23/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Abstract
Cognitive impairment associated with aging has emerged as one of the major public health challenges of our time. Although Alzheimer's disease is the leading cause of clinically diagnosed dementia in Western countries, cognitive impairment of vascular etiology is the second most common cause and may be the predominant one in East Asia. Furthermore, alterations of the large and small cerebral vasculature, including those affecting the microcirculation of the subcortical white matter, are key contributors to the clinical expression of cognitive dysfunction caused by other pathologies, including Alzheimer's disease. This scientific expert panel provides a critical appraisal of the epidemiology, pathobiology, neuropathology, and neuroimaging of vascular cognitive impairment and dementia, and of current diagnostic and therapeutic approaches. Unresolved issues are also examined to shed light on new basic and clinical research avenues that may lead to mitigating one of the most devastating human conditions.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Costantino Iadecola
- Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York.
| | - Marco Duering
- Institute for Stroke and Dementia Research (ISD), University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität LMU, Munich, Germany
| | - Vladimir Hachinski
- Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
| | - Anne Joutel
- Institute of Psychiatry and Neurosciences of Paris, INSERM U1266, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France
| | - Sarah T Pendlebury
- Centre for Prevention of Stroke and Dementia, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, John Radcliffe Hospital and the University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
| | - Julie A Schneider
- Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
| | - Martin Dichgans
- Institute for Stroke and Dementia Research (ISD), University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität LMU, Munich, Germany; German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE, Munich), Munich, Germany; Munich Cluster for Systems Neurology (SyNergy), Munich, Germany
| |
Collapse
|
31
|
Abstract
Hypertension has emerged as a leading cause of age-related cognitive impairment. Long known to be associated with dementia caused by vascular factors, hypertension has more recently been linked also to Alzheimer disease-the major cause of dementia in older people. Thus, although midlife hypertension is a risk factor for late-life dementia, hypertension may also promote the neurodegenerative pathology underlying Alzheimer disease. The mechanistic bases of these harmful effects remain to be established. Hypertension is well known to alter in the structure and function of cerebral blood vessels, but how these cerebrovascular effects lead to cognitive impairment and promote Alzheimer disease pathology is not well understood. Furthermore, critical questions also concern whether treatment of hypertension prevents cognitive impairment, the blood pressure threshold for treatment, and the antihypertensive agents to be used. Recent advances in neurovascular biology, epidemiology, brain imaging, and biomarker development have started to provide new insights into these critical issues. In this review, we will examine the progress made to date, and, after a critical evaluation of the evidence, we will highlight questions still outstanding and seek to provide a path forward for future studies.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Costantino Iadecola
- From the Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York (C.I.)
| | - Rebecca F Gottesman
- Departments of Neurology (R.F.G.), Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
- Epidemiology (R.F.G.), Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
| |
Collapse
|
32
|
Dadar M, Zeighami Y, Yau Y, Fereshtehnejad SM, Maranzano J, Postuma RB, Dagher A, Collins DL. White matter hyperintensities are linked to future cognitive decline in de novo Parkinson's disease patients. NEUROIMAGE-CLINICAL 2018; 20:892-900. [PMID: 30292088 PMCID: PMC6176552 DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2018.09.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2018] [Revised: 08/14/2018] [Accepted: 09/25/2018] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
Abstract
White Matter Hyperintensities (WMHs) are associated with cognitive decline in aging and Alzheimer's disease. However, the pathogenesis of cognitive decline in Parkinson's disease (PD) is not as clearly related to vascular causes, and therefore the role of WMHs as a marker of small-vessel disease (SVD) in PD is less clear. Currently, SVD in PD is assessed and treated independently of the disease. However, if WMH as the major MRI sign of SVD has a higher impact on cognitive decline in PD patients than in healthy controls, vascular pathology needs to be assessed and treated with a higher priority in this population. Here we investigate whether the presence of WMHs leads to increased cognitive decline in de novo PD, and if these effects relate to cortical atrophy. WMHs and cortical thickness were measured in de novo PD patients and age-matched controls (NPD = 365, NControl = 174) from Parkinson's Progression Markers Initiative (PPMI) to study the relationship between baseline WMHs, future cognitive decline (follow-up: 4.09 ± 1.14 years) and cortical atrophy (follow-up: 1.05 ± 0.10 years). PD subjects with high baseline WMH loads had significantly greater cognitive decline than i) PD subjects with low WMH load, and ii) control subjects with high WMH load. Furthermore, in PD subjects, high WMH load resulted in more cortical thinning in the right frontal lobe. Theses results show that the presence of WMHs in de novo PD patients predicts greater future cognitive decline and cortical atrophy than in normal aging.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Mahsa Dadar
- Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; NeuroImaging and Surgical Tools Laboratory, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
| | - Yashar Zeighami
- Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
| | - Yvonne Yau
- Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
| | - Seyed-Mohammad Fereshtehnejad
- Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa and Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
| | - Josefina Maranzano
- Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
| | - Ronald B Postuma
- Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
| | - Alain Dagher
- Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
| | - D Louis Collins
- Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; NeuroImaging and Surgical Tools Laboratory, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
| |
Collapse
|
33
|
Luo X, Jiaerken Y, Huang P, Xu XJ, Qiu T, Jia Y, Shen Z, Guan X, Zhou J, Zhang M. Alteration of regional homogeneity and white matter hyperintensities in amnestic mild cognitive impairment subtypes are related to cognition and CSF biomarkers. Brain Imaging Behav 2018; 12:188-200. [PMID: 28236166 DOI: 10.1007/s11682-017-9680-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Abstract
Amnestic mild cognitive impairment can be further classified as single-domain aMCI (SD-aMCI) with isolated memory deficit, or multi-domain aMCI (MD-aMCI) if memory deficit is combined with impairment in other cognitive domains. Prior studies reported these clinical subtypes presumably differ in etiology. Thus, we aimed to explore the possible mechanisms between different aMCI subtypes by assessing alteration in brain activity and brain vasculature, and their relations with CSF AD biomarkers. 49 healthy controls, 32 SD-aMCI, and 32 MD-aMCI, who had undergone structural scans, resting-state functional MRI (rsfMRI) scans and neuropsychological evaluations, were identified. Regional homogeneity (ReHo) was employed to analyze regional synchronization. Periventricular white matter hyperintensities (PWMH) and deep WMH (DWMH) volume of each participant was quantitatively assessed. AD biomarkers from CSF were also measured. SD-aMCI showed decreased ReHo in medial temporal gyrus (MTG), and increased ReHo in lingual gyrus (LG) and superior temporal gyrus (STG) relative to controls. MD-aMCI showed decreased ReHo, mostly located in precuneus (PCu), LG and postcentral gyrus (PCG), relative to SD-aMCI and controls. As for microvascular disease, MD-aMCI patients had more PWMH burden than SD-aMCI and controls. Correlation analyses indicated mean ReHo in differenced regions were related with memory, language, and executive function in aMCI patients. However, no significant associations between PWMH and behavioral data were found. The Aβ level was related with the ReHo value of STG in SD-aMCI. MD-aMCI displayed different patterns of abnormal regional synchronization and more severe PWMH burden compared with SD-aMCI. Therefore aMCI is not a uniform disease entity, and MD-aMCI group may show more complicated pathologies than SD-aMCI group.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Xiao Luo
- Department of Radiology, The 2nd Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, School of Medicine, No.88 Jiefang Road, Shangcheng District, Hangzhou, 310009, China
| | - Yerfan Jiaerken
- Department of Radiology, The 2nd Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, School of Medicine, No.88 Jiefang Road, Shangcheng District, Hangzhou, 310009, China
| | - Peiyu Huang
- Department of Radiology, The 2nd Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, School of Medicine, No.88 Jiefang Road, Shangcheng District, Hangzhou, 310009, China
| | - Xiao Jun Xu
- Department of Radiology, The 2nd Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, School of Medicine, No.88 Jiefang Road, Shangcheng District, Hangzhou, 310009, China
| | - Tiantian Qiu
- Department of Radiology, The 2nd Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, School of Medicine, No.88 Jiefang Road, Shangcheng District, Hangzhou, 310009, China
| | - Yunlu Jia
- Department of Radiology, The 2nd Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, School of Medicine, No.88 Jiefang Road, Shangcheng District, Hangzhou, 310009, China
| | - Zhujing Shen
- Department of Radiology, The 2nd Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, School of Medicine, No.88 Jiefang Road, Shangcheng District, Hangzhou, 310009, China
| | - Xiaojun Guan
- Department of Radiology, The 2nd Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, School of Medicine, No.88 Jiefang Road, Shangcheng District, Hangzhou, 310009, China
| | - Jiong Zhou
- Department of Neurology, The 2nd Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
| | - Minming Zhang
- Department of Radiology, The 2nd Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, School of Medicine, No.88 Jiefang Road, Shangcheng District, Hangzhou, 310009, China.
| | | |
Collapse
|
34
|
Park BY, Lee MJ, Lee SH, Cha J, Chung CS, Kim ST, Park H. DEWS (DEep White matter hyperintensity Segmentation framework): A fully automated pipeline for detecting small deep white matter hyperintensities in migraineurs. Neuroimage Clin 2018; 18:638-647. [PMID: 29845012 PMCID: PMC5964963 DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2018.02.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2017] [Revised: 02/10/2018] [Accepted: 02/28/2018] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
Abstract
Migraineurs show an increased load of white matter hyperintensities (WMHs) and more rapid deep WMH progression. Previous methods for WMH segmentation have limited efficacy to detect small deep WMHs. We developed a new fully automated detection pipeline, DEWS (DEep White matter hyperintensity Segmentation framework), for small and superficially-located deep WMHs. A total of 148 non-elderly subjects with migraine were included in this study. The pipeline consists of three components: 1) white matter (WM) extraction, 2) WMH detection, and 3) false positive reduction. In WM extraction, we adjusted the WM mask to re-assign misclassified WMHs back to WM using many sequential low-level image processing steps. In WMH detection, the potential WMH clusters were detected using an intensity based threshold and region growing approach. For false positive reduction, the detected WMH clusters were classified into final WMHs and non-WMHs using the random forest (RF) classifier. Size, texture, and multi-scale deep features were used to train the RF classifier. DEWS successfully detected small deep WMHs with a high positive predictive value (PPV) of 0.98 and true positive rate (TPR) of 0.70 in the training and test sets. Similar performance of PPV (0.96) and TPR (0.68) was attained in the validation set. DEWS showed a superior performance in comparison with other methods. Our proposed pipeline is freely available online to help the research community in quantifying deep WMHs in non-elderly adults.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Bo-Yong Park
- Department of Electronic, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, 16419, Republic of Korea; Center for Neuroscience Imaging Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Suwon, 16419, Republic of Korea
| | - Mi Ji Lee
- Department of Neurology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, 06351, Republic of Korea
| | - Seung-Hak Lee
- Department of Electronic, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, 16419, Republic of Korea; Center for Neuroscience Imaging Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Suwon, 16419, Republic of Korea
| | - Jihoon Cha
- Department of Radiology, Severance Hospital, Research Institute of Radiological Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, 03722, Republic of Korea
| | - Chin-Sang Chung
- Department of Neurology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, 06351, Republic of Korea
| | - Sung Tae Kim
- Department of Radiology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, 06351, Republic of Korea
| | - Hyunjin Park
- Center for Neuroscience Imaging Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Suwon, 16419, Republic of Korea; School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, 16419, Republic of Korea.
| |
Collapse
|
35
|
Gurol ME. Atrial fibrillation and FLAIR/T2 white matter hyperintensities on MRI. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2018; 89:1-2. [PMID: 28847793 DOI: 10.1136/jnnp-2017-316290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2017] [Accepted: 08/02/2017] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
|
36
|
Mayasi Y, Helenius J, McManus DD, Goddeau RP, Jun-O'Connell AH, Moonis M, Henninger N. Atrial fibrillation is associated with anterior predominant white matter lesions in patients presenting with embolic stroke. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2018; 89:6-13. [PMID: 28554961 PMCID: PMC5704976 DOI: 10.1136/jnnp-2016-315457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2016] [Revised: 03/15/2017] [Accepted: 04/19/2017] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE High white matter hyperintensity (WMH) burden is commonly found on brain MRI among patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). However, whether the link between AF and WMH extends beyond a common vascular risk factor profile is uncertain. We sought to determine whether AF relates to a distinct WMH lesion pattern which may suggest specific underlying pathophysiological relationships. METHODS We retrospectively analysed a cohort of consecutive patients presenting with embolic stroke at an academic hospital and tertiary referral centre between March 2010 and March 2014. In total, 234 patients (53% female, 74% anterior circulation infarction) fulfilled the inclusion criteria and were included in the analyses. WMH lesion distribution was classified according to previously defined categories. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was performed to determine variables associated with AF within 90 days of index hospital discharge. RESULTS Among included patients, 114 had AF (49%). After adjustment for the CHA2DS2-VASc score (congestive heart failure, hypertension, age ≥75 years (doubled), diabetes mellitus, prior stroke/TIA (doubled), vascular disease, age 65-74 years, sex category (female)) score, WMH lesion burden as assessed on the Fazekas scale, embolic stroke pattern, infarct distribution and pertinent interaction terms, AF was significantly associated with presence of anterior subcortical WMH patches (OR 3.647, 95% CI 1.681 to 7.911, p=0.001). CONCLUSIONS AF is associated with specific WMH lesion pattern among patients with embolic stroke aetiology. This suggests that the link between AF and brain injury extends beyond thromboembolic complications to include a cardiovasculopathy that affects the brain and can be detected and characterised by WMH.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Yunis Mayasi
- Department of Neurology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
| | - Johanna Helenius
- Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
| | - David D McManus
- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
| | - Richard P Goddeau
- Department of Neurology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
| | - Adalia H Jun-O'Connell
- Department of Neurology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
| | - Majaz Moonis
- Department of Neurology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
| | - Nils Henninger
- Department of Neurology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.,Department of Psychiatry, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
| |
Collapse
|
37
|
Belathur Suresh M, Fischl B, Salat DH. Factors influencing accuracy of cortical thickness in the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease. Hum Brain Mapp 2017; 39:1500-1515. [PMID: 29271096 DOI: 10.1002/hbm.23922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2017] [Revised: 11/28/2017] [Accepted: 12/07/2017] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
Abstract
There is great value to use of structural neuroimaging in the assessment of Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, to date, predictive value of structural imaging tend to range between 80% and 90% in accuracy and it is unclear why this is the case given that structural imaging should parallel the pathologic processes of AD. There is a possibility that clinical misdiagnosis relative to the gold standard pathologic diagnosis and/or additional brain pathologies are confounding factors contributing to reduced structural imaging classification accuracy. We examined potential factors contributing to misclassification of individuals with clinically diagnosed AD purely from cortical thickness measures. Correctly classified and incorrectly classified groups were compared across a range of demographic, biological, and neuropsychological data including cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers, amyloid imaging, white matter hyperintensity (WMH) volume, cognitive, and genetic factors. Individual subject analyses suggested that at least a portion of the control individuals misclassified as AD from structural imaging additionally harbor substantial AD biomarker pathology and risk, yet are relatively resistant to cognitive symptoms, likely due to "cognitive reserve," and therefore clinically unimpaired. In contrast, certain clinical control individuals misclassified as AD from cortical thickness had increased WMH volume relative to other controls in the sample, suggesting that vascular conditions may contribute to classification accuracy from cortical thickness measures. These results provide examples of factors that contribute to the accuracy of structural imaging in predicting a clinical diagnosis of AD, and provide important information about considerations for future work aimed at optimizing structural based diagnostic classifiers for AD.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Mahanand Belathur Suresh
- MGH/MIT/HMS Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, Massachusetts.,Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.,Department of Information Science and Engineering, Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering, Mysuru, Karnataka, India
| | - Bruce Fischl
- MGH/MIT/HMS Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, Massachusetts.,Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.,Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts
| | - David H Salat
- MGH/MIT/HMS Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, Massachusetts.,Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.,Neuroimaging Research for Veterans Center, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, Massachusetts
| | | |
Collapse
|
38
|
Qiao PG, Zuo ZW, Han C, Zhou J, Zhang HT, Duan L, Qian T, Li GJ. Cortical thickness changes in adult moyamoya disease assessed by structural magnetic resonance imaging. Clin Imaging 2017; 46:71-77. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2017.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2016] [Revised: 06/29/2017] [Accepted: 07/07/2017] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
|
39
|
Alves GS, de Carvalho LDA, Sudo FK, Briand L, Laks J, Engelhardt E. A panel of clinical and neuropathological features of cerebrovascular disease through the novel neuroimaging methods. Dement Neuropsychol 2017; 11:343-355. [PMID: 29354214 PMCID: PMC5769992 DOI: 10.1590/1980-57642016dn11-040003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
Abstract
UNLABELLED The last decade has witnessed substantial progress in acquiring diagnostic biomarkers for the diagnostic workup of cerebrovascular disease (CVD). Advanced neuroimaging methods not only provide a strategic contribution for the differential diagnosis of vascular dementia (VaD) and vascular cognitive impairment (VCI), but also help elucidate the pathophysiological mechanisms ultimately leading to small vessel disease (SVD) throughout its course. OBJECTIVE In this review, the novel imaging methods, both structural and metabolic, were summarized and their impact on the diagnostic workup of age-related CVD was analysed. Methods: An electronic search between January 2010 and 2017 was carried out on PubMed/MEDLINE, Institute for Scientific Information Web of Knowledge and EMBASE. RESULTS The use of full functional multimodality in simultaneous Magnetic Resonance (MR)/Positron emission tomography (PET) may potentially improve the clinical characterization of VCI-VaD; for structural imaging, MRI at 3.0 T enables higher-resolution scanning with greater imaging matrices, thinner slices and more detail on the anatomical structure of vascular lesions. CONCLUSION Although the importance of most of these techniques in the clinical setting has yet to be recognized, there is great expectancy in achieving earlier and more refined therapeutic interventions for the effective management of VCI-VaD.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
| | | | - Felipe Kenji Sudo
- Departamento de Psicologia, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
- Instituto D'Or de Ensino e Pesquisa, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
| | - Lucas Briand
- Departamento de Medicina Interna, Universidade Federal do Ceará, CE, Brazil
| | - Jerson Laks
- Instituto de Psiquiatria, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biomedicina Translacional (BIOTRANS), Unigranrio, Duque de Caxias, RJ, Brazil
| | - Eliasz Engelhardt
- Setor de Neurologia Cognitiva e do Comportamento, Instituto de Neurologia Deolindo Couto (INDC-CDA/IPUB), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
| |
Collapse
|
40
|
Lee JS, Kang D, Jang YK, Kim HJ, Na DL, Shin HY, Kang M, Yang JJ, Lee JM, Lee J, Kim YJ, Park KC, Guallar E, Seo SW, Cho J. Coronary artery calcium is associated with cortical thinning in cognitively normal individuals. Sci Rep 2016; 6:34722. [PMID: 27694965 PMCID: PMC5046153 DOI: 10.1038/srep34722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2016] [Accepted: 09/19/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
Abstract
To evaluate the association between coronary artery calcium (CAC) and cortical thickness in a large sample of cognitively normal individuals, with special emphasis in determining if the association thickness has regional brain specificity and if it is mediated by white matter hyperintensities (WMH). A total of 512 participants were included in this study. CAC scores were assessed by multi-detector computed tomography. Cortical thickness was measured using a surface-based method. Linear mixed models were used to assess the association between CAC scores and cortical thickness. In fully adjusted models, increased CAC scores were associated with cortical thinning across several brain regions, which generally overlapped with the distribution of default mode network. The association between CAC scores and cortical thickness was significantly stronger in participants with moderate or severe WMH compared to those with none or mild WMH, even though CAC scores were not associated with WMH. In cognitively normal adults, CAC was associated with cortical thinning in areas related to cognitive function. This association was evident after adjusting for multiple coronary artery disease risk factors and for WMH, suggesting that CAC may be more closely related to Alzheimer’s Disease-type disease rather than to cerebral small vessel disease.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Jin San Lee
- Department of Neurology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul 06351, Korea.,Neuroscience Center, Samsung Medical Center 06351, Seoul, Korea
| | - Danbee Kang
- Center for Clinical Epidemiology, Samsung Medical Center 06351, Seoul, Korea.,Department of Health Sciences and Technology, SAIHST, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul 06351, Korea
| | - Young Kyoung Jang
- Department of Neurology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul 06351, Korea.,Neuroscience Center, Samsung Medical Center 06351, Seoul, Korea
| | - Hee Jin Kim
- Department of Neurology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul 06351, Korea.,Neuroscience Center, Samsung Medical Center 06351, Seoul, Korea
| | - Duk L Na
- Department of Neurology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul 06351, Korea.,Neuroscience Center, Samsung Medical Center 06351, Seoul, Korea.,Department of Health Sciences and Technology, SAIHST, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul 06351, Korea
| | - Hee Young Shin
- Health Promotion Center, Samsung Medical Center 06351, Seoul, Korea
| | - Mira Kang
- Health Promotion Center, Samsung Medical Center 06351, Seoul, Korea
| | - Jin-Ju Yang
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea
| | - Jong-Min Lee
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea
| | - Juyoun Lee
- Department of Neurology, Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejeon, Korea
| | - Yeo Jin Kim
- Department of Neurology, Chuncheon Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Chuncheon, Korea
| | - Key-Chung Park
- Department of Neurology, Kyung Hee University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
| | - Eliseo Guallar
- Center for Clinical Epidemiology, Samsung Medical Center 06351, Seoul, Korea.,Department of Epidemiology, Epidemiology and Clinical Research, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, USA.,Department of Medicine, Epidemiology and Clinical Research, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, USA.,Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology and Clinical Research, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, USA
| | - Sang Won Seo
- Department of Neurology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul 06351, Korea.,Neuroscience Center, Samsung Medical Center 06351, Seoul, Korea.,Department of Health Sciences and Technology, SAIHST, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul 06351, Korea.,Clinical Research Design and Evaluation, SAIHST, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul 06351, Korea
| | - Juhee Cho
- Center for Clinical Epidemiology, Samsung Medical Center 06351, Seoul, Korea.,Department of Health Sciences and Technology, SAIHST, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul 06351, Korea.,Department of Epidemiology, Epidemiology and Clinical Research, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, USA.,Clinical Research Design and Evaluation, SAIHST, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul 06351, Korea
| |
Collapse
|
41
|
Cortical gray and subcortical white matter associations in Parkinson's disease. Neurobiol Aging 2016; 49:100-108. [PMID: 27776262 DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2016.09.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2016] [Revised: 09/19/2016] [Accepted: 09/21/2016] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
Abstract
Cortical atrophy has been documented in both Parkinson's disease (PD) and healthy aging, but its relationship to changes in subcortical white matter is unknown. This was investigated by obtaining T1- and diffusion-weighted images from 76 PD and 70 controls at baseline and 18 and 36 months, from which cortical volumes and underlying subcortical white matter axial diffusivity (AD), radial diffusivity (RD), and fractional anisotropy (FA) were determined. Twelve of 69 cortical subregions had significant group differences, and for these, underlying subcortical white matter was explored. At baseline, higher cortical volumes were significantly correlated with lower underlying subcortical white matter AD, RD, and higher FA (ps ≤ 0.017) in PD. Longitudinally, higher rates of cortical atrophy in PD were associated with increased rates of change in AD RD, and FA values (ps ≤ 0.0013) in 2 subregions explored. The significant gray-white matter associations were not found in controls. Thus, unlike healthy aging, cortical atrophy and subcortical white matter changes may not be independent events in PD.
Collapse
|
42
|
Foster-Dingley JC, Hafkemeijer A, van den Berg-Huysmans AA, Moonen JEF, de Ruijter W, de Craen AJM, van der Mast RC, Rombouts SARB, van der Grond J. Structural Covariance Networks and Their Association with Age, Features of Cerebral Small-Vessel Disease, and Cognitive Functioning in Older Persons. Brain Connect 2016; 6:681-690. [PMID: 27506114 DOI: 10.1089/brain.2016.0434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Recently, cerebral structural covariance networks (SCNs) have been shown to partially overlap with functional networks. However, although for some of these SCNs a strong association with age is reported, less is known about the association of individual SCNs with separate cognition domains and the potential mediation effect in this of cerebral small vessel disease (SVD). In 219 participants (aged 75-96 years) with mild cognitive deficits, 8 SCNs were defined based on structural covariance of gray matter intensity with independent component analysis on 3DT1-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Features of SVD included volume of white matter hyperintensities (WMH), lacunar infarcts, and microbleeds. Associations with SCNs were examined with multiple linear regression analyses, adjusted for age and/or gender. In addition to higher age, which was associated with decreased expression of subcortical, premotor, temporal, and occipital-precuneus networks, the presence of SVD and especially higher WMH volume was associated with a decreased expression in the occipital, cerebellar, subcortical, and anterior cingulate network. The temporal network was associated with memory (p = 0.005), whereas the cerebellar-occipital and occipital-precuneus networks were associated with psychomotor speed (p = 0.002 and p < 0.001). Our data show that a decreased expression of specific networks, including the temporal and occipital lobe and cerebellum, was related to decreased cognitive functioning, independently of age and SVD. This indicates the potential of SCNs in substantiating cognitive functioning in older persons.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
| | - Anne Hafkemeijer
- 2 Department of Methodology and Statistics, Institute of Psychology, Leiden University , Leiden, the Netherlands .,3 Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center , Leiden, the Netherlands .,4 Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition, Leiden University , Leiden, the Netherlands
| | | | - Justine E F Moonen
- 1 Department of Psychiatry, Leiden University Medical Center , Leiden, the Netherlands
| | - Wouter de Ruijter
- 5 Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Leiden University Medical Center , Leiden, the Netherlands
| | - Anton J M de Craen
- 6 Department of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Leiden University Medical Center , Leiden, the Netherlands
| | - Roos C van der Mast
- 1 Department of Psychiatry, Leiden University Medical Center , Leiden, the Netherlands .,7 Department of Psychiatry, CAPRI-University of Antwerp , Antwerp, Belgium
| | - Serge A R B Rombouts
- 2 Department of Methodology and Statistics, Institute of Psychology, Leiden University , Leiden, the Netherlands .,3 Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center , Leiden, the Netherlands .,4 Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition, Leiden University , Leiden, the Netherlands
| | - Jeroen van der Grond
- 3 Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center , Leiden, the Netherlands
| |
Collapse
|
43
|
Saji N, Ogama N, Toba K, Sakurai T. White matter hyperintensities and geriatric syndrome: An important role of arterial stiffness. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2016; 15 Suppl 1:17-25. [PMID: 26671153 DOI: 10.1111/ggi.12673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/02/2015] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
Abstract
White matter hyperintensities (WMH) are defined as cerebral white matter changes presumed to be of vascular origin, bilateral and mostly symmetrical. They can appear as hyperintense on T2-weighted and fluid-attenuated inversion recovery sequences, and as isointense or hypointense on T1-weighted magnetic resonance imaging of the brain. WMH have been focused on because of their clinical importance as a risk factor for cerebrovascular diseases and cognitive impairment. WMH are associated with geriatric syndrome, which is defined by clinical symptoms characteristic of older adults, including cognitive and functional impairment and falls. Cerebral small vessel diseases, such as WMH, might play an important role as risk factors for cerebrovascular diseases, cognitive impairment and geriatric syndrome through the mechanism of arterial stiffness. However, the vascular, physiological and metabolic roles of arterial stiffness remain unclear. Basically, arterial stiffness indicates microvessel arteriosclerosis presenting with vascular endothelial dysfunction. These changes might arise from hemodynamic stress as a result of a "tsunami effect" on cerebral parenchyma. In the present article, we review the clinical characteristics of WMH, focusing particularly on two associations: (i) those between cerebral small vessel diseases including WMH and arterial stiffness; and (ii) those between WMH and geriatric syndrome.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Naoki Saji
- Center for Comprehensive Care and Research on Memory Disorders, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Obu, Japan
| | - Noriko Ogama
- Center for Comprehensive Care and Research on Memory Disorders, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Obu, Japan.,Biobank, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Obu, Japan.,Department of Community Healthcare and Geriatrics, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
| | - Kenji Toba
- Center for Comprehensive Care and Research on Memory Disorders, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Obu, Japan
| | - Takashi Sakurai
- Center for Comprehensive Care and Research on Memory Disorders, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Obu, Japan
| |
Collapse
|
44
|
Diamond EL, Hatzoglou V, Patel S, Abdel-Wahab O, Rampal R, Hyman DM, Holodny AI, Raj A. Diffuse reduction of cerebral grey matter volumes in Erdheim-Chester disease. Orphanet J Rare Dis 2016; 11:109. [PMID: 27484739 PMCID: PMC4971748 DOI: 10.1186/s13023-016-0490-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2016] [Accepted: 07/26/2016] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
Abstract
Background Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD) is a rare non-Langerhans histiocytosis characterized by systemic inflammation and granulomatous infiltration of multiple organs including the central nervous system (CNS), bones, and retroperitoneum. CNS infiltration occurs in one third of patients, but cognitive changes are common in patients without CNS disease. Here we investigate whether there is a neuroanatomic basis to observed cognitive deficits, even in absence of CNS disease. Methods We present a volumetric analysis of eleven ECD patients without CNS tumors or prior neurotoxic treatments. Results Compared to age-matched controls, ECD patients have diffuse, bihemispheric reduction in cortical thickness and subcortical gray matter. Conclusions These findings provide the first corroborating evidence for neurologic disease in ECD patients without direct CNS infiltration.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Eli L Diamond
- Department of Neurology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 160 E. 53rd. St. Second Floor Neurology, New York, NY, 10022, USA.
| | - Vaios Hatzoglou
- Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA
| | - Sneha Patel
- Department of Radiology, Well Cornell Medical College, New York, USA
| | - Omar Abdel-Wahab
- Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering CancerCenter, New York, USA
| | - Raajit Rampal
- Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering CancerCenter, New York, USA
| | - David M Hyman
- Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering CancerCenter, New York, USA
| | - Andrei I Holodny
- Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA
| | - Ashish Raj
- Department of Radiology, Well Cornell Medical College, New York, USA
| |
Collapse
|
45
|
Price CC, Tanner JJ, Schmalfuss IM, Brumback B, Heilman KM, Libon DJ. Dissociating Statistically-Determined Alzheimer's Disease/Vascular Dementia Neuropsychological Syndromes Using White and Gray Neuroradiological Parameters. J Alzheimers Dis 2016; 48:833-47. [PMID: 26402109 DOI: 10.3233/jad-150407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND There is remarkable heterogeneity in clinical Alzheimer's disease (AD) or vascular dementia (VaD). OBJECTIVES 1) To statistically examine neuropsychological data to determine dementia subgroups for individuals clinically diagnosed with AD or VaD and then 2) examine group differences in specific gray/white matter regions of interest. METHODS A k-means cluster analysis requested a 3-group solution from neuropsychological data acquired from individuals diagnosed clinically with AD/VaD. MRI measures of hippocampal, caudate, ventricular, subcortical lacunar infarction, whole brain volume, and leukoaraiosis (LA) were analyzed. Three regions of LA volumes were quantified and these included the periventricular (5 mm around the ventricles), infracortical (5 mm beneath the gray matter), and deep (between periventricular and infracortical) regions. RESULTS Cluster analysis sorted AD/VaD patients into single domain amnestic (n = 41), single-domain dysexecutive (n = 26), and multi-domain (n = 26) phenotypes. Multi-domain patients exhibited worst performance on language tests; however, multi-domain patients were equally impaired on memory tests when compared to amnestic patients. Statistically-determined groups dissociated using neuroradiological parameters: amnestic and multi-domain groups presented with smaller hippocampal volume while the dysexecutive group presented with greater deep, periventricular, and whole brain LA. Neither caudate nor lacunae volume differed by group. Caudate nucleus volume negatively correlated with total LA in the dysexecutive and multi-domain groups. CONCLUSIONS There are at least three distinct subtypes embedded within patients diagnosed clinically with AD/VaD spectrum dementia. We encourage future research to assess a) the neuroradiological substrates underlying statistically-determined AD/VaD spectrum dementia and b) how statistical modeling can be integrated into existing diagnostic criteria.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Catherine C Price
- Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
| | - Jared J Tanner
- Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
| | - Ilona M Schmalfuss
- Department of Radiology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA.,Department of Radiology, North Florida/South Georgia Veteran Administration, Gainesville, Florida, USA
| | - Babette Brumback
- Department of Biostatistics, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
| | - Kenneth M Heilman
- Department of Neurology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
| | - David J Libon
- Drexel Neuroscience Institute, Drexel University, College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
| |
Collapse
|
46
|
Kim HJ, Yang JJ, Kwon H, Kim C, Lee JM, Chun P, Kim YJ, Jung NY, Chin J, Kim S, Woo SY, Choe YS, Lee KH, Kim ST, Kim JS, Lee JH, Weiner MW, Na DL, Seo SW. Relative impact of amyloid-β, lacunes, and downstream imaging markers on cognitive trajectories. Brain 2016; 139:2516-27. [PMID: 27329772 DOI: 10.1093/brain/aww148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2015] [Accepted: 05/05/2016] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
Abstract
SEE COHEN DOI101093/AWW183 FOR A SCIENTIFIC COMMENTARY ON THIS ARTICLE: Amyloid-β and cerebral small vessel disease are the two major causes of cognitive impairment in the elderly. However, the underlying mechanisms responsible for precisely how amyloid-β and cerebral small vessel disease affect cognitive impairment remain unclear. We investigated the effects of amyloid-β and lacunes on downstream imaging markers including structural network and cortical thickness, further analysing their relative impact on cognitive trajectories. We prospectively recruited a pool of 117 mild cognitive impairment patients (45 amnestic type and 72 subcortical vascular type), from which 83 patients received annual follow-up with neuropsychological tests and brain magnetic resonance imaging for 3 years, and 87 patients received a second Pittsburgh compound B positron emission tomography analysis. Structural networks based on diffusion tensor imaging and cortical thickness were analysed. We used linear mixed effect regression models to evaluate the effects of imaging markers on cognitive decline. Time-varying Pittsburgh compound B uptake was associated with temporoparietal thinning, which correlated with memory decline (verbal memory test, unstandardized β = -0.79, P < 0.001; visual memory test, unstandardized β = -2.84, P = 0.009). Time-varying lacune number was associated with the degree of frontoparietal network disruption or thinning, which further affected frontal-executive function decline (Digit span backward test, unstandardized β = -0.05, P = 0.002; Stroop colour test, unstandardized β = -0.94, P = 0.008). Of the multiple imaging markers analysed, Pittsburgh compound B uptake and the number of lacunes had the greatest association with memory decline and frontal-executive function decline, respectively: Time-varying Pittsburgh compound B uptake (standardized β = -0.25, P = 0.010) showed the strongest effect on visual memory test, followed by time-varying temporoparietal thickness (standardized β = 0.21, P = 0.010) and time-varying nodal efficiency (standardized β = 0.17, P = 0.024). Time-varying lacune number (standardized β = -0.25, P = 0.014) showed the strongest effect on time-varying digit span backward test followed by time-varying nodal efficiency (standardized β = 0.17, P = 0.021). Finally, time-varying lacune number (β = -0.22, P = 0.034) showed the strongest effect on time-varying Stroop colour test followed by time-varying frontal thickness (standardized β = 0.19, P = 0.026). Our multimodal imaging analyses suggest that cognitive trajectories related to amyloid-β and lacunes have distinct paths, and that amyloid-β or lacunes have greatest impact on cognitive decline. Our results provide rationale for the targeting of amyloid-β and lacunes in therapeutic strategies aimed at ameliorating cognitive decline.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Hee Jin Kim
- 1 Departments of Neurology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea 2 Neuroscience Center, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
| | - Jin Ju Yang
- 3 Department of Biomedical Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea
| | - Hunki Kwon
- 3 Department of Biomedical Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea
| | - Changsoo Kim
- 4 Department of Preventive Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
| | - Jong Min Lee
- 3 Department of Biomedical Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea
| | - Phillip Chun
- 5 Department of Emergency Medicine Behavioral Emergencies Research Lab, San Diego, CA, USA 6 Department of Biology, University of California San Diego, CA, USA
| | - Yeo Jin Kim
- 1 Departments of Neurology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea 2 Neuroscience Center, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea 7 Department of Neurology, Chuncheon Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Chuncheon, Korea
| | - Na-Yeon Jung
- 1 Departments of Neurology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea 2 Neuroscience Center, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea 8 Department of Neurology, Pusan National University Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine and Medical Research Institute, Busan, Republic of Korea
| | - Juhee Chin
- 1 Departments of Neurology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea 2 Neuroscience Center, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
| | - Seonwoo Kim
- 9 Biostatistics team, Samsung Biomedical Research Institute
| | - Sook-Young Woo
- 9 Biostatistics team, Samsung Biomedical Research Institute
| | - Yearn Seong Choe
- 10 Department of Nuclear Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
| | - Kyung-Han Lee
- 10 Department of Nuclear Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
| | - Sung Tae Kim
- 11 Department of Radiology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
| | - Jae Seung Kim
- 12 Department of Nuclear Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
| | - Jae Hong Lee
- 13 Department of Neurology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
| | - Michael W Weiner
- 14 Center for Imaging of Neurodegenerative Diseases, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
| | - Duk L Na
- 1 Departments of Neurology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea 2 Neuroscience Center, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea 15 Department of Health Sciences and Technology, SAIHST, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Korea
| | - Sang Won Seo
- 1 Departments of Neurology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea 2 Neuroscience Center, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea 16 Department of Clinical Research Design and Evaluation, SAIHST, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Korea
| |
Collapse
|
47
|
Kim YJ, Kwon HK, Lee JM, Cho H, Kim HJ, Park HK, Jung NY, San Lee J, Lee J, Jang YK, Kim ST, Lee KH, Choe YS, Kim YJ, Na DL, Seo SW. Gray and white matter changes linking cerebral small vessel disease to gait disturbances. Neurology 2016; 86:1199-207. [PMID: 26935893 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000002516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2015] [Accepted: 11/06/2015] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
Abstract
OBJECTIVE To investigate the topographic changes of white matter (WM) integrity and cortical thickness related to gait disturbances and determine whether these neural correlates mediate the association between cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD) and gait disturbances. METHODS A total of 129 patients with subcortical vascular cognitive impairment were included. CSVD severity was quantified as global and regional WM hyperintensities (WMH) volume and lacune and microbleed numbers. Amyloid burdens were assessed using Pittsburgh compound B (PiB)-PET scanning. Gait score was measured using a standardized scale. WM integrity was assessed by applying tract-based spatial statistics. Cortical thickness was measured using surface-based methods. Path analysis for gait score was performed using regional CSVD markers as predictors and fractional anisotropy (FA) and cortical thickness as mediators. RESULTS Periventricular WMH (PWMH) volume was associated with gait score, regardless of other CSVD. PiB retention ratio was not associated with gait score. Gait score was correlated with FA in the frontal and parietal WM and bilateral corpus callosum and with cortical thinning in the bilateral frontal and lateral temporo-parieto-occipital regions. Path analysis for gait score showed that PWMH contributed to gait disturbances with the mediation of mean FA or cortical thickness. CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest that WMH-related cortical thinning as well as disrupted integrity of periventricular WM is linked to gait disturbances.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Yeo Jin Kim
- From the Department of Neurology (Y.J.K., H.J.K., N.-Y.J., J.S.L., J.L., Y.K.J., D.L.N., S.W.S.), Neuroscience Center (Y.J.K., H.J.K., N.-Y.J., J.S.L., J.L., Y.K.J., D.L.N., S.W.S.), and Nuclear Medicine (K.H.L., Y.S.C.), Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine; Department of Biomedical Engineering (H.K.K., J.M.L.), Hanyang University; Department of Neurology (H.C.), Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul; Department of Neurology (H.K.P.), Inje University Ilsan Paik Hospital, Goyang; and Radiology (S.T.K.) and Department of Neurology (Y.J.K.), Hallym University, Gangwon-do,Korea
| | - Hun Ki Kwon
- From the Department of Neurology (Y.J.K., H.J.K., N.-Y.J., J.S.L., J.L., Y.K.J., D.L.N., S.W.S.), Neuroscience Center (Y.J.K., H.J.K., N.-Y.J., J.S.L., J.L., Y.K.J., D.L.N., S.W.S.), and Nuclear Medicine (K.H.L., Y.S.C.), Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine; Department of Biomedical Engineering (H.K.K., J.M.L.), Hanyang University; Department of Neurology (H.C.), Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul; Department of Neurology (H.K.P.), Inje University Ilsan Paik Hospital, Goyang; and Radiology (S.T.K.) and Department of Neurology (Y.J.K.), Hallym University, Gangwon-do,Korea
| | - Jong Min Lee
- From the Department of Neurology (Y.J.K., H.J.K., N.-Y.J., J.S.L., J.L., Y.K.J., D.L.N., S.W.S.), Neuroscience Center (Y.J.K., H.J.K., N.-Y.J., J.S.L., J.L., Y.K.J., D.L.N., S.W.S.), and Nuclear Medicine (K.H.L., Y.S.C.), Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine; Department of Biomedical Engineering (H.K.K., J.M.L.), Hanyang University; Department of Neurology (H.C.), Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul; Department of Neurology (H.K.P.), Inje University Ilsan Paik Hospital, Goyang; and Radiology (S.T.K.) and Department of Neurology (Y.J.K.), Hallym University, Gangwon-do,Korea
| | - Hanna Cho
- From the Department of Neurology (Y.J.K., H.J.K., N.-Y.J., J.S.L., J.L., Y.K.J., D.L.N., S.W.S.), Neuroscience Center (Y.J.K., H.J.K., N.-Y.J., J.S.L., J.L., Y.K.J., D.L.N., S.W.S.), and Nuclear Medicine (K.H.L., Y.S.C.), Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine; Department of Biomedical Engineering (H.K.K., J.M.L.), Hanyang University; Department of Neurology (H.C.), Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul; Department of Neurology (H.K.P.), Inje University Ilsan Paik Hospital, Goyang; and Radiology (S.T.K.) and Department of Neurology (Y.J.K.), Hallym University, Gangwon-do,Korea
| | - Hee Jin Kim
- From the Department of Neurology (Y.J.K., H.J.K., N.-Y.J., J.S.L., J.L., Y.K.J., D.L.N., S.W.S.), Neuroscience Center (Y.J.K., H.J.K., N.-Y.J., J.S.L., J.L., Y.K.J., D.L.N., S.W.S.), and Nuclear Medicine (K.H.L., Y.S.C.), Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine; Department of Biomedical Engineering (H.K.K., J.M.L.), Hanyang University; Department of Neurology (H.C.), Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul; Department of Neurology (H.K.P.), Inje University Ilsan Paik Hospital, Goyang; and Radiology (S.T.K.) and Department of Neurology (Y.J.K.), Hallym University, Gangwon-do,Korea
| | - Hee Kyung Park
- From the Department of Neurology (Y.J.K., H.J.K., N.-Y.J., J.S.L., J.L., Y.K.J., D.L.N., S.W.S.), Neuroscience Center (Y.J.K., H.J.K., N.-Y.J., J.S.L., J.L., Y.K.J., D.L.N., S.W.S.), and Nuclear Medicine (K.H.L., Y.S.C.), Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine; Department of Biomedical Engineering (H.K.K., J.M.L.), Hanyang University; Department of Neurology (H.C.), Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul; Department of Neurology (H.K.P.), Inje University Ilsan Paik Hospital, Goyang; and Radiology (S.T.K.) and Department of Neurology (Y.J.K.), Hallym University, Gangwon-do,Korea
| | - Na-Yeon Jung
- From the Department of Neurology (Y.J.K., H.J.K., N.-Y.J., J.S.L., J.L., Y.K.J., D.L.N., S.W.S.), Neuroscience Center (Y.J.K., H.J.K., N.-Y.J., J.S.L., J.L., Y.K.J., D.L.N., S.W.S.), and Nuclear Medicine (K.H.L., Y.S.C.), Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine; Department of Biomedical Engineering (H.K.K., J.M.L.), Hanyang University; Department of Neurology (H.C.), Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul; Department of Neurology (H.K.P.), Inje University Ilsan Paik Hospital, Goyang; and Radiology (S.T.K.) and Department of Neurology (Y.J.K.), Hallym University, Gangwon-do,Korea
| | - Jin San Lee
- From the Department of Neurology (Y.J.K., H.J.K., N.-Y.J., J.S.L., J.L., Y.K.J., D.L.N., S.W.S.), Neuroscience Center (Y.J.K., H.J.K., N.-Y.J., J.S.L., J.L., Y.K.J., D.L.N., S.W.S.), and Nuclear Medicine (K.H.L., Y.S.C.), Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine; Department of Biomedical Engineering (H.K.K., J.M.L.), Hanyang University; Department of Neurology (H.C.), Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul; Department of Neurology (H.K.P.), Inje University Ilsan Paik Hospital, Goyang; and Radiology (S.T.K.) and Department of Neurology (Y.J.K.), Hallym University, Gangwon-do,Korea
| | - Juyoun Lee
- From the Department of Neurology (Y.J.K., H.J.K., N.-Y.J., J.S.L., J.L., Y.K.J., D.L.N., S.W.S.), Neuroscience Center (Y.J.K., H.J.K., N.-Y.J., J.S.L., J.L., Y.K.J., D.L.N., S.W.S.), and Nuclear Medicine (K.H.L., Y.S.C.), Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine; Department of Biomedical Engineering (H.K.K., J.M.L.), Hanyang University; Department of Neurology (H.C.), Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul; Department of Neurology (H.K.P.), Inje University Ilsan Paik Hospital, Goyang; and Radiology (S.T.K.) and Department of Neurology (Y.J.K.), Hallym University, Gangwon-do,Korea
| | - Young Kyoung Jang
- From the Department of Neurology (Y.J.K., H.J.K., N.-Y.J., J.S.L., J.L., Y.K.J., D.L.N., S.W.S.), Neuroscience Center (Y.J.K., H.J.K., N.-Y.J., J.S.L., J.L., Y.K.J., D.L.N., S.W.S.), and Nuclear Medicine (K.H.L., Y.S.C.), Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine; Department of Biomedical Engineering (H.K.K., J.M.L.), Hanyang University; Department of Neurology (H.C.), Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul; Department of Neurology (H.K.P.), Inje University Ilsan Paik Hospital, Goyang; and Radiology (S.T.K.) and Department of Neurology (Y.J.K.), Hallym University, Gangwon-do,Korea
| | - Sung Tae Kim
- From the Department of Neurology (Y.J.K., H.J.K., N.-Y.J., J.S.L., J.L., Y.K.J., D.L.N., S.W.S.), Neuroscience Center (Y.J.K., H.J.K., N.-Y.J., J.S.L., J.L., Y.K.J., D.L.N., S.W.S.), and Nuclear Medicine (K.H.L., Y.S.C.), Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine; Department of Biomedical Engineering (H.K.K., J.M.L.), Hanyang University; Department of Neurology (H.C.), Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul; Department of Neurology (H.K.P.), Inje University Ilsan Paik Hospital, Goyang; and Radiology (S.T.K.) and Department of Neurology (Y.J.K.), Hallym University, Gangwon-do,Korea
| | - Kyung Han Lee
- From the Department of Neurology (Y.J.K., H.J.K., N.-Y.J., J.S.L., J.L., Y.K.J., D.L.N., S.W.S.), Neuroscience Center (Y.J.K., H.J.K., N.-Y.J., J.S.L., J.L., Y.K.J., D.L.N., S.W.S.), and Nuclear Medicine (K.H.L., Y.S.C.), Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine; Department of Biomedical Engineering (H.K.K., J.M.L.), Hanyang University; Department of Neurology (H.C.), Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul; Department of Neurology (H.K.P.), Inje University Ilsan Paik Hospital, Goyang; and Radiology (S.T.K.) and Department of Neurology (Y.J.K.), Hallym University, Gangwon-do,Korea
| | - Yearn Seong Choe
- From the Department of Neurology (Y.J.K., H.J.K., N.-Y.J., J.S.L., J.L., Y.K.J., D.L.N., S.W.S.), Neuroscience Center (Y.J.K., H.J.K., N.-Y.J., J.S.L., J.L., Y.K.J., D.L.N., S.W.S.), and Nuclear Medicine (K.H.L., Y.S.C.), Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine; Department of Biomedical Engineering (H.K.K., J.M.L.), Hanyang University; Department of Neurology (H.C.), Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul; Department of Neurology (H.K.P.), Inje University Ilsan Paik Hospital, Goyang; and Radiology (S.T.K.) and Department of Neurology (Y.J.K.), Hallym University, Gangwon-do,Korea
| | - Yun Joong Kim
- From the Department of Neurology (Y.J.K., H.J.K., N.-Y.J., J.S.L., J.L., Y.K.J., D.L.N., S.W.S.), Neuroscience Center (Y.J.K., H.J.K., N.-Y.J., J.S.L., J.L., Y.K.J., D.L.N., S.W.S.), and Nuclear Medicine (K.H.L., Y.S.C.), Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine; Department of Biomedical Engineering (H.K.K., J.M.L.), Hanyang University; Department of Neurology (H.C.), Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul; Department of Neurology (H.K.P.), Inje University Ilsan Paik Hospital, Goyang; and Radiology (S.T.K.) and Department of Neurology (Y.J.K.), Hallym University, Gangwon-do,Korea
| | - Duk L Na
- From the Department of Neurology (Y.J.K., H.J.K., N.-Y.J., J.S.L., J.L., Y.K.J., D.L.N., S.W.S.), Neuroscience Center (Y.J.K., H.J.K., N.-Y.J., J.S.L., J.L., Y.K.J., D.L.N., S.W.S.), and Nuclear Medicine (K.H.L., Y.S.C.), Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine; Department of Biomedical Engineering (H.K.K., J.M.L.), Hanyang University; Department of Neurology (H.C.), Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul; Department of Neurology (H.K.P.), Inje University Ilsan Paik Hospital, Goyang; and Radiology (S.T.K.) and Department of Neurology (Y.J.K.), Hallym University, Gangwon-do,Korea
| | - Sang Won Seo
- From the Department of Neurology (Y.J.K., H.J.K., N.-Y.J., J.S.L., J.L., Y.K.J., D.L.N., S.W.S.), Neuroscience Center (Y.J.K., H.J.K., N.-Y.J., J.S.L., J.L., Y.K.J., D.L.N., S.W.S.), and Nuclear Medicine (K.H.L., Y.S.C.), Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine; Department of Biomedical Engineering (H.K.K., J.M.L.), Hanyang University; Department of Neurology (H.C.), Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul; Department of Neurology (H.K.P.), Inje University Ilsan Paik Hospital, Goyang; and Radiology (S.T.K.) and Department of Neurology (Y.J.K.), Hallym University, Gangwon-do,Korea.
| |
Collapse
|
48
|
Chapuis P, Sauvée M, Medici M, Serra A, Banciu E, Moreau-Gaudry A, Moreaud O, Krainik A. Morphologic and neuropsychological patterns in patients suffering from Alzheimer's disease. Neuroradiology 2016; 58:459-66. [PMID: 26879914 DOI: 10.1007/s00234-016-1659-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2015] [Accepted: 02/02/2016] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
Abstract
INTRODUCTION We conducted a retrospective study to identify morphological subgroups of patients referred for AD or aMCI and to seek for differences across neuropsychological performances. METHODS One hundred forty-five patients (mean age = 76.01, 88 women and 57 men) referred for AD, either at the stage of dementia or aMCI, were examined using structural MRI. Five observers reviewed blindly twice all examinations. We rated microangiopathy, hippocampal, parietal atrophies, including a gradient of fronto-parietal atrophy (GFPA). A multiple component analysis (MCA) followed by a hierarchical ascending classification was conducted to identify morphologically distinct subgroups. Among these, 76 patients completed all the neuropsychological tests. Univariate and multivariate analyses were further conducted on these data across morphological subgroups. The institutional review board approved the research protocol. RESULTS Inter- and intra-raters' agreements were excellent and very good for microangiopathy and hippocampal atrophy ratings. They were higher for GFPA than for the parietal atrophy scale. MCA without priors identified three groups: group 1 was characterized by no/discrete microangiopathy, severe hippocampal, and predominant parietal atrophy; group 2 had significant microangiopathy, severe hippocampal atrophy, and no predominant parietal atrophy; group 3 had a mild hippocampal atrophy and parietal atrophies. In group 1, working memory profile was less impaired than in group 2 (p = 0.01). Neuropsychological performances of group 3 were higher in most domains. CONCLUSION Combined characterization of microangiopathy, hippocampal, parietal, and GFPA allows identifying morphological subgroups among patients referred for AD and at risk. These groups have some neuropsychological differences, suggesting different pathophysiological mechanisms or co-existing conditions.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Pierre Chapuis
- Department of Neuroradiology and MRI, University Hospital of Grenoble, CS 10217, 38043 cedex 9, Grenoble, France
| | - Mathilde Sauvée
- Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Grenoble, Grenoble, France
| | - Maud Medici
- CIT803, University Hospital of Grenoble, Grenoble, France
| | - Amélie Serra
- Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Grenoble, Grenoble, France
| | - Eldda Banciu
- Department of Neuroradiology and MRI, University Hospital of Grenoble, CS 10217, 38043 cedex 9, Grenoble, France
| | - Alexandre Moreau-Gaudry
- CIT803, University Hospital of Grenoble, Grenoble, France.,Joseph Fourier University, Grenoble, France
| | - Olivier Moreaud
- Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Grenoble, Grenoble, France
| | - Alexandre Krainik
- Department of Neuroradiology and MRI, University Hospital of Grenoble, CS 10217, 38043 cedex 9, Grenoble, France. .,INSERM U 836, Grenoble Institute of Neurosciences, Grenoble, France.
| |
Collapse
|
49
|
Li X, Li D, Li Q, Li Y, Li K, Li S, Han Y. Hippocampal subfield volumetry in patients with subcortical vascular mild cognitive impairment. Sci Rep 2016; 6:20873. [PMID: 26876151 PMCID: PMC4753487 DOI: 10.1038/srep20873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2015] [Accepted: 01/11/2016] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
Abstract
Memory impairment is a typical characteristic of patients with subcortical vascular mild cognitive impairment (svMCI) or with amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI). The hippocampus, which plays an important role in the consolidation of information from short-term memory to long-term memory, is a heterogeneous structure that consists of several anatomically and functionally distinct subfields. However, whether distinct hippocampal subfields are differentially and selectively affected by svMCI pathology and whether these abnormal changes in hippocampal subfields are different between svMCI and aMCI patients are largely unknown. A total of 26 svMCI patients, 26 aMCI patients and 26 healthy controls matched according to age, gender and years of education were enrolled in this study. We utilized an automated hippocampal subfield segmentation method provided by FreeSurfer to estimate the volume of several hippocampal subfields, including the cornu ammonis (CA) areas, the dentate gyrus (DG), the subiculum and the presubiculum. Compared with controls, the left subiculum and presubiculum and the right CA4/DG displayed significant atrophy in patients with svMCI. Interestingly, we also found significant differences in the volume of the right CA1 between the svMCI and aMCI groups. Taken together, our results reveal region-specific vulnerability of hippocampal subfields to svMCI pathology and identify distinct hippocampal subfield atrophy patterns between svMCI and aMCI patients.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Xinwei Li
- Key Laboratory for Biomechanics and Mechanobiology of the Ministry of Education, School of Biological Science &Medical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, China
| | - Deyu Li
- Key Laboratory for Biomechanics and Mechanobiology of the Ministry of Education, School of Biological Science &Medical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, China
| | - Qiongling Li
- Key Laboratory for Biomechanics and Mechanobiology of the Ministry of Education, School of Biological Science &Medical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, China
| | - Yuxia Li
- Department of Neurology, Xuan Wu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100053, China.,Department of Neurology, Tangshan Gongren Hospital, Tangshan, 063000, China
| | - Kuncheng Li
- Department of Radiology, Xuan Wu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100053, China
| | - Shuyu Li
- Key Laboratory for Biomechanics and Mechanobiology of the Ministry of Education, School of Biological Science &Medical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, China
| | - Ying Han
- Center of Alzheimer's Disease, Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders, Beijing, 100053, China.,Department of Neurology, Xuan Wu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100053, China
| |
Collapse
|
50
|
Cho EB, Shin HY, Park SE, Chun P, Jang HR, Yang JJ, Kim HJ, Kim YJ, Jung NY, Lee JS, Lee J, Jang YK, Jang EY, Kang M, Lee JM, Kim C, Min JH, Ryu S, Na DL, Seo SW. Albuminuria, Cerebrovascular Disease and Cortical Atrophy: among Cognitively Normal Elderly Individuals. Sci Rep 2016; 6:20692. [PMID: 26878913 PMCID: PMC4754729 DOI: 10.1038/srep20692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2015] [Accepted: 01/11/2016] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
Abstract
We tested the hypothesis that decreased glomerular filtration rate and albuminuria have different roles in brain structure alterations. We enrolled 1,215 cognitively normal individuals, all of whom underwent high-resolution T1-weighted volumetric magnetic resonance imaging scans. The cerebral small vessel disease burdens were assessed with white matter hyperintensities (WMH), lacunes, and microbleeds. Subjects were considered to have an abnormally elevated urine albumin creatinine ratio if the value was ≥17 mg/g for men and ≥25 mg/g for women. Albuminuria, but not estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), was associated with increased WMH burdens (p = 0.002). The data was analyzed after adjusting for age, sex, education, history of hypertension, diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia, ischemic heart disease, stroke, total cholesterol level, body mass index, status of smoking and alcohol drinking, and intracranial volume. Albuminuria was also associated with cortical thinning, predominantly in the frontal and occipital regions (both p < 0.01) in multiple linear regression analysis. However, eGFR was not associated with cortical thickness. Furthermore, path analysis for cortical thickness showed that albuminuria was associated with frontal thinning partially mediated by WMH burdens. The assessment of albuminuria is needed to improve our ability to identify individuals with high risk for cognitive impairments, and further institute appropriate preventive measures.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Eun Bin Cho
- Department of Neurology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine
- Neuroscience Center, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
- Department of Neurology, Gyeongsang National University Changwon Hospital, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Changwon, Korea
| | - Hee-Young Shin
- Center for Health Promotion, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
| | - Sang Eon Park
- Samsung Advanced Institute for Health Sciences and Technology, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Korea
| | - Phillip Chun
- Department of Emergency Medicine Behavioral Emergencies Research Lab, San Diego, CA, USA
- Department of Biology, University of California San Diego, CA, USA
| | - Hye Ryoun Jang
- Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
| | - Jin-ju Yang
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea
| | - Hee Jin Kim
- Department of Neurology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine
- Neuroscience Center, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
| | - Yeo Jin Kim
- Department of Neurology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine
- Neuroscience Center, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
| | - Na-Yeon Jung
- Department of Neurology, Pusan National University Hospital, Pusan National University College of Medicine and Biomedical Research Institute, Busan, Korea
| | - Jin San Lee
- Department of Neurology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine
- Neuroscience Center, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
| | - Juyoun Lee
- Department of Neurology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine
- Neuroscience Center, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
| | - Young Kyoung Jang
- Department of Neurology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine
- Neuroscience Center, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
| | - Eun Young Jang
- Department of Neurology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine
- Neuroscience Center, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
| | - Mira Kang
- Center for Health Promotion, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
| | - Jong-Min Lee
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea
| | - Changsoo Kim
- Department of Preventive Medicine and the Institute for Environmental Research, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Divison of Preventive Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
| | - Ju-Hong Min
- Department of Neurology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine
- Neuroscience Center, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
| | - Seungho Ryu
- Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
| | - Duk L. Na
- Department of Neurology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine
- Neuroscience Center, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
| | - Sang Won Seo
- Department of Neurology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine
- Neuroscience Center, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
- Department of Health Sciences and Technology, SAIHST, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Korea
- Department of Clinical Research Design & Evaluation, SAIHST, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Korea
| |
Collapse
|