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Kancheva AK, Lyall DM, Millard L, Wardlaw JM, Quinn TJ. Clinical Phenotypes Associated With Cerebral Small Vessel Disease: A Study of 45,013 UK Biobank Participants. Neurology 2024; 103:e209919. [PMID: 39321409 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000209919] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/27/2024] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Cerebral small vessel disease (cSVD) is the most common pathology underlying vascular cognitive impairment. Although other clinical features of cSVD are increasingly recognized, it is likely that certain symptoms are being overlooked. A comprehensive description of cSVD associations with clinical phenotypes at scale is lacking. The objective of this study was to conduct a large-scale, hypothesis-free study of associations between cSVD and clinical phenotypes in UK Biobank (UKB). METHODS We included participants from the UKB imaging study who had available information on total volume of white matter hyperintensities (WMHs), the most common cSVD neuroimaging feature. We included various UKB variables describing clinical phenotypes, defined as observable signs and symptoms of individuals with concurrent neuroimaging evidence of cSVD. We conducted a phenome scan using the open-source PHESANT software package. Total volume of WMHs was introduced as the independent variable and clinical phenotypes as the dependent variables in the regression model. The association of each phenotype with total volume of WMHs was tested using one of several regression analyses (all age at recruitment and sex-adjusted). All associations were corrected for multiple comparisons using the false discovery rate (FDR) correction method. RESULTS We included 45,013 participants in the analysis (mean age = 54.97 years, SD = 7.55). We confirm previously reported associations with depression (odds ratio [OR] = 1.07 [95% CI 1.05-1.10]), apathy (OR = 1.11 [95% CI 1.08-1.14]), falls (OR = 1.11 [95% CI 1.09-1.13]), respiratory problems (OR = 1.14 [95% CI 1.04-1.25]), and sleep disturbance (OR = 1.07 [95% CI 1.04-1.09], all FDR-adjusted p < 0.001). We further identified associations with all-cause dental issues (OR = 0.94 [95% CI 0.96-0.92]), hearing problems (OR = 1.06 [95% CI 1.03-1.08]), and eye problems (OR = 0.93 [95% CI 0.91-0.95], all FDR-adjusted p < 0.001). DISCUSSION Our findings suggest that presence of cSVD associates with concurrent clinical phenotypes across several body systems. We have corroborated established associations of cSVD and present novel ones. While our results do not provide causality or direction of association because of the cross-sectional nature of our study, they support the need for a more holistic view of cSVD in research, practice, and policy.
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- Angelina K Kancheva
- From the School of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Health (A.K.K., T.J.Q.) School of Health and Wellbeing (D.M.L.), University of Glasgow; MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit (L.M.), University of Bristol; and Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences (J.M.W.), University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- From the School of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Health (A.K.K., T.J.Q.) School of Health and Wellbeing (D.M.L.), University of Glasgow; MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit (L.M.), University of Bristol; and Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences (J.M.W.), University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- From the School of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Health (A.K.K., T.J.Q.) School of Health and Wellbeing (D.M.L.), University of Glasgow; MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit (L.M.), University of Bristol; and Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences (J.M.W.), University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- From the School of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Health (A.K.K., T.J.Q.) School of Health and Wellbeing (D.M.L.), University of Glasgow; MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit (L.M.), University of Bristol; and Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences (J.M.W.), University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- From the School of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Health (A.K.K., T.J.Q.) School of Health and Wellbeing (D.M.L.), University of Glasgow; MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit (L.M.), University of Bristol; and Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences (J.M.W.), University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Tang S, Liu R, Ren J, Song L, Dong L, Qin Y, Zhao M, Wang Y, Dong Y, Zhao T, Liu C, Hou T, Cong L, Sindi S, Winblad B, Du Y, Qiu C. Association of objective sleep duration with cognition and brain aging biomarkers in older adults. Brain Commun 2024; 6:fcae144. [PMID: 38756537 PMCID: PMC11098043 DOI: 10.1093/braincomms/fcae144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2023] [Revised: 02/21/2024] [Accepted: 04/25/2024] [Indexed: 05/18/2024] Open
Abstract
The neuropathological mechanisms underlying the association between sleep duration and mild cognitive impairment remain poorly understood. This population-based study included 2032 dementia-free people (age ≥ 60 years; 55.1% women) derived from participants in the Multimodal Interventions to Delay Dementia and Disability in Rural China; of these, data were available in 841 participants for Alzheimer's plasma biomarkers (e.g. amyloid-β, total tau and neurofilament light chain), 1044 for serum microvascular biomarkers (e.g. soluble adhesion molecules) and 834 for brain MRI biomarkers (e.g. whiter matter, grey matter, hippocampus, lacunes, enlarged perivascular spaces and white matter hyperintensity WMH). We used electrocardiogram-based cardiopulmonary coupling analysis to measure sleep duration, a neuropsychological test battery to assess cognitive function and the Petersen's criteria to define mild cognitive impairment. Data were analysed with multivariable logistic and general linear models. In the total sample (n = 2032), 510 participants were defined with mild cognitive impairment, including 438 with amnestic mild cognitive impairment and 72 with non-amnestic mild cognitive impairment. Long sleep duration (>8 versus 6-8 h) was significantly associated with increased likelihoods of mild cognitive impairment and non-amnestic mild cognitive impairment and lower scores in global cognition, verbal fluency, attention and executive function (Bonferroni-corrected P < 0.05). In the subsamples, long sleep duration was associated with higher plasma amyloid-β40 and total tau, a lower amyloid-β42/amyloid-β40 ratio and smaller grey matter volume (Bonferroni-corrected P < 0.05). Sleep duration was not significantly associated with serum-soluble adhesion molecules, white matter hyperintensity volume, global enlarged perivascular spaces and lacunes (P > 0.05). Alzheimer's and neurodegenerative pathologies may represent common pathways linking long sleep duration with mild cognitive impairment and low cognition in older adults.
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- Shi Tang
- Department of Neurology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan 250021, China
- Department of Neurology, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan 250021, China
- Shandong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Jinan 250021, China
- Medical Science and Technology Innovation Center, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan 250117, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan 250021, China
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- Department of Neurology, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan 250021, China
- Shandong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Jinan 250021, China
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- Department of Neurology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan 250021, China
- Department of Neurology, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan 250021, China
- Shandong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Jinan 250021, China
- Medical Science and Technology Innovation Center, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan 250117, China
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- Department of Neurology, Dongying People’s Hospital, Dongying 257091, China
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- Department of Neurology, Liaocheng People’s Hospital, Liaocheng 252000, China
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- Department of Neurology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan 250021, China
- Shandong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Jinan 250021, China
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- Department of Neurology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan 250021, China
- Department of Neurology, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan 250021, China
- Shandong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Jinan 250021, China
- Medical Science and Technology Innovation Center, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan 250117, China
- Institute of Brain Science and Brain-Inspired Research, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan 250117, China
- Aging Research Center and Center for Alzheimer Research, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet-Stockholm University, 171 65 Solna, Sweden
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- Department of Neurology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan 250021, China
- Department of Neurology, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan 250021, China
- Shandong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Jinan 250021, China
- Medical Science and Technology Innovation Center, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan 250117, China
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- Department of Neurology, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan 250021, China
- Shandong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Jinan 250021, China
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- Department of Neurology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan 250021, China
- Department of Neurology, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan 250021, China
- Shandong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Jinan 250021, China
- Medical Science and Technology Innovation Center, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan 250117, China
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- Department of Neurology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan 250021, China
- Department of Neurology, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan 250021, China
- Shandong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Jinan 250021, China
- Medical Science and Technology Innovation Center, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan 250117, China
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- Department of Neurology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan 250021, China
- Department of Neurology, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan 250021, China
- Shandong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Jinan 250021, China
- Medical Science and Technology Innovation Center, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan 250117, China
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- Aging Research Center and Center for Alzheimer Research, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet-Stockholm University, 171 65 Solna, Sweden
- Division of Clinical Geriatrics, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, 171 64 Solna, Sweden
- Neuroepidemiology and Ageing Research Unit (AGE), School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- Division of Neurogeriatrics and Center for Alzheimer Research, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, 171 64 Solna, Sweden
- Theme Inflammation and Aging, Karolinska University Hospital, 141 83 Huddinge, Sweden
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- Department of Neurology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan 250021, China
- Department of Neurology, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan 250021, China
- Shandong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Jinan 250021, China
- Medical Science and Technology Innovation Center, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan 250117, China
- Institute of Brain Science and Brain-Inspired Research, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan 250117, China
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- Department of Neurology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan 250021, China
- Institute of Brain Science and Brain-Inspired Research, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan 250117, China
- Aging Research Center and Center for Alzheimer Research, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet-Stockholm University, 171 65 Solna, Sweden
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Fu X, Wan XJ, Liu JY, Sun Q, Shen Y, Li J, Mao CJ, Ma QH, Wang F, Liu CF. Effects of sleep fragmentation on white matter pathology in a rat model of cerebral small vessel disease. Sleep 2024; 47:zsad225. [PMID: 37638817 DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsad225] [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: 06/02/2023] [Revised: 08/10/2023] [Indexed: 08/29/2023] Open
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STUDY OBJECTIVES Mounting evidence indicated the correlation between sleep and cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD). However, little is known about the exact causality between poor sleep and white matter injury, a typical signature of CSVD, as well as the underlying mechanisms. METHODS Spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) and control Wistar Kyoto rats were subjected to sleep fragmentation (SF) for 16 weeks. The effects of chronic sleep disruption on the deep white matter and cognitive performance were observed. RESULTS SHR were validated as a rat model for CSVD. Fragmented sleep induced strain-dependent white matter abnormalities, characterized by reduced myelin integrity, impaired oligodendrocytes precursor cells (OPC) maturation and pro-inflammatory microglial polarization. Partially reversible phenotypes of OPC and microglia were observed in parallel following sleep recovery. CONCLUSIONS Long-term SF-induced pathological effects on the deep white matter in a rat model of CSVD. The pro-inflammatory microglial activation and the block of OPC maturation may be involved in the mechanisms linking sleep to white matter injury.
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- Xiang Fu
- Department of Neurology and Clinical Research Center of Neurological Disease, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neuropsychiatric Diseases and Institute of Neuroscience, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology and Clinical Research Center of Neurological Disease, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neuropsychiatric Diseases and Institute of Neuroscience, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neuropsychiatric Diseases and Institute of Neuroscience, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology and Clinical Research Center of Neurological Disease, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology and Clinical Research Center of Neurological Disease, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology and Clinical Research Center of Neurological Disease, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology and Clinical Research Center of Neurological Disease, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neuropsychiatric Diseases and Institute of Neuroscience, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology and Clinical Research Center of Neurological Disease, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neuropsychiatric Diseases and Institute of Neuroscience, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology and Clinical Research Center of Neurological Disease, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neuropsychiatric Diseases and Institute of Neuroscience, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology and Clinical Research Center of Neurological Disease, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neuropsychiatric Diseases and Institute of Neuroscience, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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Duarte Coello R, Valdés Hernández MDC, Zwanenburg JJM, van der Velden M, Kuijf HJ, De Luca A, Moyano JB, Ballerini L, Chappell FM, Brown R, Jan Biessels G, Wardlaw JM. Detectability and accuracy of computational measurements of in-silico and physical representations of enlarged perivascular spaces from magnetic resonance images. J Neurosci Methods 2024; 403:110039. [PMID: 38128784 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2023.110039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2023] [Revised: 11/27/2023] [Accepted: 12/17/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) visible perivascular spaces (PVS) have been associated with age, decline in cognitive abilities, interrupted sleep, and markers of small vessel disease. But the limits of validity of their quantification have not been established. NEW METHOD We use a purpose-built digital reference object to construct an in-silico phantom for addressing this need, and validate it using a physical phantom. We use cylinders of different sizes as models for PVS. We also evaluate the influence of 'PVS' orientation, and different sets of parameters of the two vesselness filters that have been used for enhancing tubular structures, namely Frangi and RORPO filters, in the measurements' accuracy. RESULTS PVS measurements in MRI are only a proxy of their true dimensions, as the boundaries of their representation are consistently overestimated. The success in the use of the Frangi filter relies on a careful tuning of several parameters. Alpha= 0.5, beta= 0.5 and c= 500 yielded the best results. RORPO does not have these requirements and allows detecting smaller cylinders in their entirety more consistently in the absence of noise and confounding artefacts. The Frangi filter seems to be best suited for voxel sizes equal or larger than 0.4 mm-isotropic and cylinders larger than 1 mm diameter and 2 mm length. 'PVS' orientation did not affect measurements in data with isotropic voxels. COMPARISON WITH EXISTENT METHODS Does not apply. CONCLUSIONS The in-silico and physical phantoms presented are useful for establishing the validity of quantification methods of tubular small structures.
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- Roberto Duarte Coello
- Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, Department of Neuroimaging Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, Department of Neuroimaging Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
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- Image Sciences Institute, UMC Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, Department of Neuroimaging Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK; German Centre for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Magdeburg, Germany; Institute of Cognitive Neurology and Dementia Research, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, Department of Neuroimaging Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK; University for Foreigner of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, Department of Neuroimaging Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, Department of Neuroimaging Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, Department of Neuroimaging Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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Valdés Hernández MDC, Duarte Coello R, Xu W, Bernal J, Cheng Y, Ballerini L, Wiseman SJ, Chappell FM, Clancy U, Jaime García D, Arteaga Reyes C, Zhang JF, Liu X, Hewins W, Stringer M, Doubal F, Thrippleton MJ, Jochems A, Brown R, Wardlaw JM. Influence of threshold selection and image sequence in in-vivo segmentation of enlarged perivascular spaces. J Neurosci Methods 2024; 403:110037. [PMID: 38154663 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2023.110037] [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: 09/30/2023] [Revised: 12/06/2023] [Accepted: 12/17/2023] [Indexed: 12/30/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Growing interest surrounds perivascular spaces (PVS) as a clinical biomarker of brain dysfunction given their association with cerebrovascular risk factors and disease. Neuroimaging techniques allowing quick and reliable quantification are being developed, but, in practice, they require optimisation as their limits of validity are usually unspecified. NEW METHOD We evaluate modifications and alternatives to a state-of-the-art (SOTA) PVS segmentation method that uses a vesselness filter to enhance PVS discrimination, followed by thresholding of its response, applied to brain magnetic resonance images (MRI) from patients with sporadic small vessel disease acquired at 3 T. RESULTS The method is robust against inter-observer differences in threshold selection, but separate thresholds for each region of interest (i.e., basal ganglia, centrum semiovale, and midbrain) are required. Noise needs to be assessed prior to selecting these thresholds, as effect of noise and imaging artefacts can be mitigated with a careful optimisation of these thresholds. PVS segmentation from T1-weighted images alone, misses small PVS, therefore, underestimates PVS count, may overestimate individual PVS volume especially in the basal ganglia, and is susceptible to the inclusion of calcified vessels and mineral deposits. Visual analyses indicated the incomplete and fragmented detection of long and thin PVS as the primary cause of errors, with the Frangi filter coping better than the Jerman filter. COMPARISON WITH EXISTING METHODS Limits of validity to a SOTA PVS segmentation method applied to 3 T MRI with confounding pathology are given. CONCLUSIONS Evidence presented reinforces the STRIVE-2 recommendation of using T2-weighted images for PVS assessment wherever possible. The Frangi filter is recommended for PVS segmentation from MRI, offering robust output against variations in threshold selection and pathology presentation.
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- Maria Del C Valdés Hernández
- Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, Department of Neuroimaging Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
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- Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, Department of Neuroimaging Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, Department of Neuroimaging Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK; German Centre for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Magdeburg, Germany; Institute of Cognitive Neurology and Dementia Research, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, Department of Neuroimaging Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK; University for Foreigner of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, Department of Neuroimaging Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, Department of Neuroimaging Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, Department of Neuroimaging Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, Department of Neuroimaging Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, Department of Neuroimaging Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, Department of Neuroimaging Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK; Department of Neurology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, Department of Neuroimaging Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, Department of Neuroimaging Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, Department of Neuroimaging Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, Department of Neuroimaging Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, Department of Neuroimaging Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, Department of Neuroimaging Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, Department of Neuroimaging Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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Parillo M, Vaccarino F, Di Gennaro G, Kumar S, Van Goethem J, Beomonte Zobel B, Quattrocchi CC, Parizel PM, Mallio CA. Overview of the Current Knowledge and Conventional MRI Characteristics of Peri- and Para-Vascular Spaces. Brain Sci 2024; 14:138. [PMID: 38391713 PMCID: PMC10886993 DOI: 10.3390/brainsci14020138] [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: 12/09/2023] [Revised: 01/10/2024] [Accepted: 01/26/2024] [Indexed: 02/24/2024] Open
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Brain spaces around (perivascular spaces) and alongside (paravascular or Virchow-Robin spaces) vessels have gained significant attention in recent years due to the advancements of in vivo imaging tools and to their crucial role in maintaining brain health, contributing to the anatomic foundation of the glymphatic system. In fact, it is widely accepted that peri- and para-vascular spaces function as waste clearance pathways for the brain for materials such as ß-amyloid by allowing exchange between cerebrospinal fluid and interstitial fluid. Visible brain spaces on magnetic resonance imaging are often a normal finding, but they have also been associated with a wide range of neurological and systemic conditions, suggesting their potential as early indicators of intracranial pressure and neurofluid imbalance. Nonetheless, several aspects of these spaces are still controversial. This article offers an overview of the current knowledge and magnetic resonance imaging characteristics of peri- and para-vascular spaces, which can help in daily clinical practice image description and interpretation. This paper is organized into different sections, including the microscopic anatomy of peri- and para-vascular spaces, their associations with pathological and physiological events, and their differential diagnosis.
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- Marco Parillo
- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico, Via Alvaro del Portillo, 200, 00128 Roma, Italy
- Research Unit of Diagnostic Imaging and Interventional Radiology, Department of Medicine and Surgery, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Via Alvaro del Portillo, 21, 00128 Roma, Italy
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- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico, Via Alvaro del Portillo, 200, 00128 Roma, Italy
- Research Unit of Diagnostic Imaging and Interventional Radiology, Department of Medicine and Surgery, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Via Alvaro del Portillo, 21, 00128 Roma, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, Chair of Medical Statistics, University of Catanzaro "Magna Græcia", 88100 Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Neuroradiology, National Neuroscience Institute, Singapore 308433, Singapore
- Duke-National University of Singapore Medical School, Singapore 169857, Singapore
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- Department of Radiology, Antwerp University Hospital, 2650 Edegem, Belgium
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- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico, Via Alvaro del Portillo, 200, 00128 Roma, Italy
- Research Unit of Diagnostic Imaging and Interventional Radiology, Department of Medicine and Surgery, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Via Alvaro del Portillo, 21, 00128 Roma, Italy
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- Centre for Medical Sciences-CISMed, University of Trento, Via S. Maria Maddalena 1, 38122 Trento, Italy
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- Royal Perth Hospital & University of Western Australia, Perth, WA 6000, Australia
- Medical School, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA 6009, Australia
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- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico, Via Alvaro del Portillo, 200, 00128 Roma, Italy
- Research Unit of Diagnostic Imaging and Interventional Radiology, Department of Medicine and Surgery, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Via Alvaro del Portillo, 21, 00128 Roma, Italy
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Backhouse EV, Bauermeister S, Wardlaw JM. Lifetime influences on imaging markers of adverse brain health and vascular disease. CEREBRAL CIRCULATION - COGNITION AND BEHAVIOR 2023; 6:100194. [PMID: 38292018 PMCID: PMC10827485 DOI: 10.1016/j.cccb.2023.100194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2023] [Revised: 11/13/2023] [Accepted: 12/11/2023] [Indexed: 02/01/2024]
Abstract
Cerebral small vessel disease (cSVD) is highly prevalent in the general population, increases with age and vascular risk factor exposure, and is a common cause of stroke and dementia. There is great variation in cSVD burden experienced in older age, and maintaining brain health across the life course requires looking beyond an individual's current clinical status and traditional vascular risk factors. Of particular importance are social determinants of health which can be more important than healthcare or lifestyle choices in influencing later life health outcomes, including brain health. In this paper we discuss the social determinants of cerebrovascular disease, focusing on the impact of socioeconomic status on markers of cSVD. We outline the potential mechanisms behind these associations, including early life exposures, health behaviours and brain reserve and maintenance, and we highlight the importance of public health interventions to address the key determinants and risk factors for cSVD from early life stages.
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- Ellen V Backhouse
- Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Chancellor's Building, 49 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh EH16 4SB, UK
- MRC UK Dementia Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7JX, UK
- MRC UK Dementia Research Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7JX, UK
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- Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Chancellor's Building, 49 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh EH16 4SB, UK
- MRC UK Dementia Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
- Edinburgh Imaging, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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Fjell AM, Sørensen Ø, Wang Y, Amlien IK, Baaré WFC, Bartrés-Faz D, Bertram L, Boraxbekk CJ, Brandmaier AM, Demuth I, Drevon CA, Ebmeier KP, Ghisletta P, Kievit R, Kühn S, Madsen KS, Mowinckel AM, Nyberg L, Sexton CE, Solé-Padullés C, Vidal-Piñeiro D, Wagner G, Watne LO, Walhovd KB. No phenotypic or genotypic evidence for a link between sleep duration and brain atrophy. Nat Hum Behav 2023; 7:2008-2022. [PMID: 37798367 PMCID: PMC10663160 DOI: 10.1038/s41562-023-01707-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2022] [Accepted: 08/31/2023] [Indexed: 10/07/2023]
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Short sleep is held to cause poorer brain health, but is short sleep associated with higher rates of brain structural decline? Analysing 8,153 longitudinal MRIs from 3,893 healthy adults, we found no evidence for an association between sleep duration and brain atrophy. In contrast, cross-sectional analyses (51,295 observations) showed inverse U-shaped relationships, where a duration of 6.5 (95% confidence interval, (5.7, 7.3)) hours was associated with the thickest cortex and largest volumes relative to intracranial volume. This fits converging evidence from research on mortality, health and cognition that points to roughly seven hours being associated with good health. Genome-wide association analyses suggested that genes associated with longer sleep for below-average sleepers were linked to shorter sleep for above-average sleepers. Mendelian randomization did not yield evidence for causal impacts of sleep on brain structure. The combined results challenge the notion that habitual short sleep causes brain atrophy, suggesting that normal brains promote adequate sleep duration-which is shorter than current recommendations.
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- Anders M Fjell
- Center for Lifespan Changes in Brain and Cognition, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
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- Center for Lifespan Changes in Brain and Cognition, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Center for Lifespan Changes in Brain and Cognition, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Center for Lifespan Changes in Brain and Cognition, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Danish Research Centre for Magnetic Resonance, Centre for Functional and Diagnostic Imaging and Research, Copenhagen University Hospital-Amager and Hvidovre, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Departament de Medicina, Facultat de Medicina i Ciències de la Salut, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Institut de Neurociències, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pii Sunyer, Barcelona, Spain
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- Center for Lifespan Changes in Brain and Cognition, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Lübeck Interdisciplinary Platform for Genome Analytics, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Danish Research Centre for Magnetic Resonance, Centre for Functional and Diagnostic Imaging and Research, Copenhagen University Hospital-Amager and Hvidovre, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Umeå Center for Functional Brain Imaging, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
- Department of Radiation Sciences, Diagnostic Radiology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
- Institute of Sports Medicine Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital Bispebjerg, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Center for Lifespan Psychology, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin, Germany
- Department of Psychology, MSB Medical School Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases (including Division of Lipid Metabolism), Biology of Aging Working Group, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Berlin Institute of Health Center for Regenerative Therapies, Berlin Institute of Health at Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Vitas AS, Oslo, Norway
- Department of Nutrition, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
- UniDistance Suisse, Brig, Switzerland
- Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research LIVES, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Cognitive Neuroscience Department, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behavior, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Center for Lifespan Psychology, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin, Germany
- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Danish Research Centre for Magnetic Resonance, Centre for Functional and Diagnostic Imaging and Research, Copenhagen University Hospital-Amager and Hvidovre, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Radiography, Department of Technology, University College Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Center for Lifespan Changes in Brain and Cognition, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Center for Lifespan Changes in Brain and Cognition, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Umeå Center for Functional Brain Imaging, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- Global Brain Health Institute, Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- Alzheimer's Association, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Departament de Medicina, Facultat de Medicina i Ciències de la Salut, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Institut de Neurociències, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pii Sunyer, Barcelona, Spain
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- Center for Lifespan Changes in Brain and Cognition, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany
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- Oslo Delirium Research Group, Department of Geriatric Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Akershus University Hospital, Lørenskog, Norway
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- Center for Lifespan Changes in Brain and Cognition, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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Shih NC, Barisano G, Lincoln KD, Mack WJ, Sepehrband F, Choupan J. Effects of sleep on brain perivascular space in a cognitively healthy population. Sleep Med 2023; 111:170-179. [PMID: 37782994 PMCID: PMC10591884 DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2023.09.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2023] [Revised: 09/20/2023] [Accepted: 09/23/2023] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
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The magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) visible perivascular space (PVS) reportedly clears amyloid-β and metabolic waste during sleep. Previous studies reported an association between sleep and the PVS in small vessel disease, traumatic brain injury, and Alzheimer's disease. However, this relationship in a healthy cohort is still unclear. Here, we used the Human Connectome Project Aging dataset to analyze the relationship between sleep and the PVS in cognitively healthy adults across the aging continuum. We measured sleep parameters using the self-reported Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index questionnaire. We found that older adults who had better sleep quality and sleep efficiency presented with a larger PVS volume fraction in the basal ganglia (BG). However, sleep measures were not associated with PVS volume fraction in the centrum semiovale (CSO). In addition, we found that body mass index (BMI) influenced the BG-PVS across middle-aged and older participants. In the entire cognitively healthy cohort, the effect of sleep quality on PVS volume fraction was mediated by BMI. However, BMI did not influence this effect in the older cohort. Furthermore, there are significant differences in PVS volume fraction across racial/ethnic cohorts. In summary, the effect of sleep on the PVS volume alteration was different in the middle-aged adults and older adults.
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- Nien-Chu Shih
- Laboratory of Neuro Imaging, Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Laboratory of Neuro Imaging, Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Program in Public Health, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA
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- Department of Population and Public Health Sciences, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Laboratory of Neuro Imaging, Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Laboratory of Neuro Imaging, Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
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Dredla BK, Del Brutto OH, Castillo PR. Sleep and Perivascular Spaces. Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep 2023; 23:607-615. [PMID: 37572227 DOI: 10.1007/s11910-023-01293-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/31/2023] [Indexed: 08/14/2023]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW The glymphatic system is hypothesized to act as the brain's filtration system to remove toxic solutes that accumulate throughout the day. Perivascular spaces (PVSs) play a fundamental role in the ability of the glymphatic system to function, and sleep influences the effectiveness of this system. This article reviews the complexity of the interplay between sleep, the glymphatic system, and PVS. RECENT FINDINGS New imaging techniques have illuminated the structure of PVS and their associations with differing disease states. Research has shown that sleep may play a key role in the function of PVS and the influence of adenosine, astrocyte, and aquaporin-4 channel in the function of the glymphatic system. Emerging data suggest that differing pathological states such as neuroinflammatory conditions, neurodegenerative diseases, and cognitive dysfunction may be associated with underlying glymphatic system dysfunction, and sleep disorders could be a potential intervention target.
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- Brynn K Dredla
- Sleep Disorders Center, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Jacksonville, FL, USA
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- School of Medicine and Research Center, Universidad Espíritu Santo-Ecuador, Samborondón, Ecuador.
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- Sleep Disorders Center, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Jacksonville, FL, USA
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Sotgiu MA, Lo Jacono A, Barisano G, Saderi L, Cavassa V, Montella A, Crivelli P, Carta A, Sotgiu S. Brain perivascular spaces and autism: clinical and pathogenic implications from an innovative volumetric MRI study. Front Neurosci 2023; 17:1205489. [PMID: 37425010 PMCID: PMC10328421 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2023.1205489] [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: 04/13/2023] [Accepted: 06/07/2023] [Indexed: 07/11/2023] Open
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Introduction Our single-center case-control study aimed to evaluate the unclear glymphatic system alteration in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) through an innovative neuroimaging tool which allows to segment and quantify perivascular spaces in the white matter (WM-PVS) with filtering of non-structured noise and increase of the contrast-ratio between perivascular spaces and the surrounding parenchyma. Methods Briefly, files of 65 ASD and 71 control patients were studied. We considered: ASD type, diagnosis and severity level and comorbidities (i.e., intellectual disability, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, epilepsy, sleep disturbances). We also examined diagnoses other than ASD and their associated comorbidities in the control group. Results When males and females with ASD are included together, WM-PVS grade and WM-PVS volume do not significantly differ between the ASD group and the control group overall. We found, instead, that WM-PVS volume is significantly associated with male sex: males had higher WM-PVS volume compared to females (p = 0.01). WM-PVS dilation is also non-significantly associated with ASD severity and younger age (< 4 years). In ASD patients, higher WM-PVS volume was related with insomnia whereas no relation was found with epilepsy or IQ. Discussion We concluded that WM-PVS dilation can be a neuroimaging feature of male ASD patients, particularly the youngest and most severe ones, which may rely on male-specific risk factors acting early during neurodevelopment, such as a transient excess of extra-axial CSF volume. Our findings can corroborate the well-known strong male epidemiological preponderance of autism worldwide.
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- Unit of Child Neuropsychiatry, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Pharmacy, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States
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- Clinical Epidemiology and Statistics Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Pharmacy, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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- Unit of Child Neuropsychiatry, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Pharmacy, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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- Radiology Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Pharmacy, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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- Unit of Child Neuropsychiatry, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Pharmacy, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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- Unit of Child Neuropsychiatry, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Pharmacy, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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Aribisala BS, Valdés Hernández MDC, Okely JA, Cox SR, Ballerini L, Dickie DA, Wiseman SJ, Riha RL, Muñoz Maniega S, Radakovic R, Taylor A, Pattie A, Corley J, Redmond P, Bastin ME, Deary I, Wardlaw JM. Sleep quality, perivascular spaces and brain health markers in ageing - A longitudinal study in the Lothian Birth Cohort 1936. Sleep Med 2023; 106:123-131. [PMID: 37005116 DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2023.03.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2022] [Revised: 03/07/2023] [Accepted: 03/11/2023] [Indexed: 03/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND Sleep is thought to play a major role in brain health and general wellbeing. However, few longitudinal studies have explored the relationship between sleep habits and imaging markers of brain health, particularly markers of brain waste clearance such as perivascular spaces (PVS), of neurodegeneration such as brain atrophy, and of vascular disease, such as white matter hyperintensities (WMH). We explore these associations using data collected over 6 years from a birth cohort of older community-dwelling adults in their 70s. METHOD We analysed brain MRI data from ages 73, 76 and 79 years, and self-reported sleep duration, sleep quality and vascular risk factors from community-dwelling participants in the Lothian Birth Cohort 1936 (LBC1936) study. We calculated sleep efficiency (at age 76), quantified PVS burden (at age 73), and WMH and brain volumes (age 73 to 79), calculated the white matter damage metric, and used structural equation modelling (SEM) to explore associations and potential causative pathways between indicators related to brain waste cleaning (i.e., sleep and PVS burden), brain and WMH volume changes during the 8th decade of life. RESULTS Lower sleep efficiency was associated with a reduction in normal-appearing white matter (NAWM) volume (β = 0.204, P = 0.009) from ages 73 to 79, but not concurrent volume (i.e. age 76). Increased daytime sleep correlated with less night-time sleep (r = -0.20, P < 0.001), and with increasing white matter damage metric (β = -0.122, P = 0.018) and faster WMH growth (β = 0.116, P = 0.026). Shorter night-time sleep duration was associated with steeper 6-year reduction of NAWM volumes (β = 0.160, P = 0.011). High burden of PVS at age 73 (volume, count, and visual scores), was associated with faster deterioration in white matter: reduction of NAWM volume (β = -0.16, P = 0.012) and increasing white matter damage metric (β = 0.37, P < 0.001) between ages 73 and 79. On SEM, centrum semiovale PVS burden mediated 5% of the associations between sleep parameters and brain changes. CONCLUSION Sleep impairments, and higher PVS burden, a marker of impaired waste clearance, were associated with faster loss of healthy white matter and increasing WMH in the 8th decade of life. A small percentage of the effect of sleep in white matter health was mediated by the burden of PVS consistent with the proposed role for sleep in brain waste clearance.
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- Benjamin S Aribisala
- Department of Neuroimaging Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK; Lothian Birth Cohort Studies, Department of Psychology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK; Department of Computer Science, Lagos State University, Lagos, Nigeria
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- Department of Neuroimaging Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK; Lothian Birth Cohort Studies, Department of Psychology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK; UK Dementia Research Institute Centre at the University of Edinburgh, UK
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- Lothian Birth Cohort Studies, Department of Psychology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Lothian Birth Cohort Studies, Department of Psychology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Department of Neuroimaging Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK; Lothian Birth Cohort Studies, Department of Psychology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Department of Neuroimaging Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK; UK Dementia Research Institute Centre at the University of Edinburgh, UK
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- Lothian Birth Cohort Studies, Department of Psychology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK; Department of Sleep Medicine, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, NHS Lothian, UK
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- Department of Neuroimaging Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK; Lothian Birth Cohort Studies, Department of Psychology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK; UK Dementia Research Institute Centre at the University of Edinburgh, UK
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- Lothian Birth Cohort Studies, Department of Psychology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK; Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK; Alzheimer Scotland Dementia Research Centre, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK; Euan MacDonald Centre for MND Research, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Lothian Birth Cohort Studies, Department of Psychology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Lothian Birth Cohort Studies, Department of Psychology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Lothian Birth Cohort Studies, Department of Psychology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Lothian Birth Cohort Studies, Department of Psychology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Department of Neuroimaging Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK; Lothian Birth Cohort Studies, Department of Psychology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Lothian Birth Cohort Studies, Department of Psychology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Department of Neuroimaging Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK; Lothian Birth Cohort Studies, Department of Psychology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK; UK Dementia Research Institute Centre at the University of Edinburgh, UK.
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Namsrai T, Ambikairajah A, Cherbuin N. Poorer sleep impairs brain health at midlife. Sci Rep 2023; 13:1874. [PMID: 36725955 PMCID: PMC9892039 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-27913-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2022] [Accepted: 01/10/2023] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Sleep is an emerging risk factor for dementia but its association with brain health remains unclear. This study included UK Biobank (n = 29,545; mean age = 54.65) participants at imaging visit with sleep measures and brain scans, and a subset (n = 14,206) with cognitive measures. Multiple linear regression analyses were conducted to study the associations between sleep and brain health. Every additional hour of sleep above 7 h/day was associated with 0.10-0.25% lower brain volumes. In contrast, a negative non-linear association was observed between sleep duration, grey matter, and hippocampal volume. Both longer (> 9 h/day) and shorter sleep (< 6 h/day) durations were associated with lower brain volumes and cognitive measures (memory, reaction time, fluid intelligence). Additionally, daytime dozing was associated with lower brain volumes (grey matter and left hippocampus volume) and lower cognitive measures (reaction time and fluid intelligence). Poor sleep (< 6 h/day, > 9 h/day, daytime dozing) at midlife was associated with lower brain health. Sleep may be an important target to improve brain health into old age and delay the onset of dementia.
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- Tergel Namsrai
- Centre for Research on Ageing, Health and Wellbeing, Australian National University, 54 Mills Road, Canberra, ACT, 2601, Australia
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- Centre for Research on Ageing, Health and Wellbeing, Australian National University, 54 Mills Road, Canberra, ACT, 2601, Australia.,Discipline of Psychology, Faculty of Health, University of Canberra, Canberra, ACT, 2617, Australia
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- Centre for Research on Ageing, Health and Wellbeing, Australian National University, 54 Mills Road, Canberra, ACT, 2601, Australia.
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Sangalli L, Boggero IA. The impact of sleep components, quality and patterns on glymphatic system functioning in healthy adults: A systematic review. Sleep Med 2023; 101:322-349. [PMID: 36481512 DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2022.11.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2022] [Revised: 07/04/2022] [Accepted: 11/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The glymphatic system is thought to be responsible for waste clearance in the brain. As it is primarily active during sleep, different components of sleep, subjective sleep quality, and sleep patterns may contribute to glymphatic functioning. This systematic review aimed at exploring the effect of sleep components, sleep quality, and sleep patterns on outcomes associated with the glymphatic system in healthy adults. METHODS PubMed®, Scopus, and Web of Science were searched for studies published in English until December 2021. Articles subjectively or objectively investigating sleep components (total sleep time, time in bed, sleep efficiency, sleep onset latency, wake-up after sleep onset, sleep stage, awakenings), sleep quality, or sleep pattern in healthy individuals, on outcomes associated with glymphatic system (levels of amyloid-β, tau, α-synuclein; cerebrospinal fluid, perivascular spaces; apolipoprotein E) were selected. RESULTS Out of 8359 records screened, 51 studies were included. Overall, contradictory findings were observed according to different sleep assessment method. The most frequently assessed sleep parameters were total sleep time, sleep quality, and sleep efficiency. No association was found between sleep efficiency and amyloid-β, and between slow-wave activity and tau. Most of the studies did not find any correlation between total sleep time and amyloid-β nor tau level. Opposing results correlated sleep quality with amyloid-β and tau. CONCLUSIONS This review highlighted inconsistent results across the studies; as such, the specific association between the glymphatic system and sleep parameters in healthy adults remains poorly understood. Due to the heterogeneity of sleep assessment methods and the self-reported data representing the majority of the observations, future studies with universal study design and sleep methodology in healthy individuals are advocated.
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- L Sangalli
- Department of Oral Health Science, Division of Orofacial Pain, University of Kentucky, College of Dentistry, Lexington, Kentucky, USA; College of Dental Medicine - Illinois, Downers Grove, Illinois, USA.
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- Department of Oral Health Science, Division of Orofacial Pain, University of Kentucky, College of Dentistry, Lexington, Kentucky, USA; Department of Psychology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA
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Baril AA, Pinheiro AA, Himali JJ, Beiser A, Sanchez E, Pase MP, Seshadri S, Demissie S, Romero JR. Lighter sleep is associated with higher enlarged perivascular spaces burden in middle-aged and elderly individuals. Sleep Med 2022; 100:558-564. [PMID: 36308914 PMCID: PMC9815141 DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2022.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2022] [Revised: 08/31/2022] [Accepted: 10/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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BACKGROUND While healthy sleep is suggested to promote glymphatic clearance in the brain, poorer sleep may be associated with higher enlarged perivascular spaces (ePVS) burden, potentially representing impaired perivascular drainage. This study aims to evaluate the association between ePVS burden and polysomnographic sleep characteristics in a large community-based sample. METHODS 552 dementia and stroke-free Framingham Heart Study participants (age: 58.6 ± 8.9 years; 50.4% men) underwent a full-night in-home polysomnography. Three years later on average, participants underwent a brain MRI. ePVS were rated in the basal ganglia and centrum semiovale, and dichotomized as low burden (<20 counts, grades 1 and 2) or high burden (>20 counts, grades 3 and 4). Logistic regression analyses relating sleep variables to subsequent ePVS burden were used, adjusted for age, sex, time interval between polysomnography and MRI, ApoE ε4 allele carrier status, hypertension, and smoking. RESULTS Longer N1 sleep and shorter N3 sleep duration were associated with higher ePVS burden in the centrum semiovale. When stratifying these associations by subpopulations, longer N1 sleep duration with ePVS burden was observed especially in older individuals and hypertensive participants. Associations between ePVS burden and other sleep characteristics such as total sleep time and REM sleep duration varied according to ApoE ε4 allele carrier status. CONCLUSIONS Lighter sleep, as characterized by longer N1 sleep and shorter slow-wave sleep, is associated with higher ePVS burden. These findings suggest that sleep architecture may be involved in glymphatic clearance and cerebral small vessel disease, which could be an important biological link between sleep and dementia risk.
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- Andrée-Ann Baril
- The Framingham Heart Study, Framingham, USA; Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Montreal, Canada; Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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- The Framingham Heart Study, Framingham, USA; Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, USA
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- The Framingham Heart Study, Framingham, USA; Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, USA; Department of Neurology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, USA; Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer's & Neurodegenerative Diseases, UT Health San Antonio, San Antonio, USA; Department of Population Health Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX, USA
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- The Framingham Heart Study, Framingham, USA; Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, USA
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- Sunnybrook Research Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- The Framingham Heart Study, Framingham, USA; Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, School of Psychological Sciences, Monash University, VIC, Australia; Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, USA
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- The Framingham Heart Study, Framingham, USA; Department of Neurology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, USA; Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer's & Neurodegenerative Diseases, UT Health San Antonio, San Antonio, USA
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- The Framingham Heart Study, Framingham, USA; Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, USA
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- The Framingham Heart Study, Framingham, USA; Department of Neurology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, USA.
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Gudberg C, Stevelink R, Douaud G, Wulff K, Lazari A, Fleming MK, Johansen-Berg H. Individual differences in slow wave sleep architecture relate to variation in white matter microstructure across adulthood. Front Aging Neurosci 2022; 14:745014. [PMID: 36092806 PMCID: PMC9453235 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2022.745014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2021] [Accepted: 08/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Sleep plays a key role in supporting brain function and resilience to brain decline. It is well known that sleep changes substantially with aging and that aging is associated with deterioration of brain structure. In this study, we sought to characterize the relationship between slow wave slope (SWslope)—a key marker of sleep architecture and an indirect proxy of sleep quality—and microstructure of white matter pathways in healthy adults with no sleep complaints. Participants were 12 young (24–27 years) and 12 older (50–79 years) adults. Sleep was assessed with nocturnal electroencephalography (EEG) and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). White matter integrity was assessed using tract-based spatial statistics (TBSS) on tensor-based metrics such as Fractional Anisotropy (FA) and Mean Diffusivity (MD). Global PSQI score did not differ between younger (n = 11) and older (n = 11) adults (U = 50, p = 0.505), but EEG revealed that younger adults had a steeper SWslope at both frontal electrode sites (F3: U = 2, p < 0.001, F4: U = 4, p < 0.001, n = 12 younger, 10 older). There were widespread correlations between various diffusion tensor-based metrics of white matter integrity and sleep SWslope, over and above effects of age (n = 11 younger, 9 older). This was particularly evident for the corpus callosum, corona radiata, superior longitudinal fasciculus, internal and external capsule. This indicates that reduced sleep slow waves may be associated with widespread white matter deterioration. Future studies should investigate whether interventions targeted at improving sleep architecture also impact on decline in white matter microstructure in older adults.
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- Christel Gudberg
- Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging, FMRIB, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging, FMRIB, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging, FMRIB, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Nuffield Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
- Department of Radiation Sciences and Molecular Biology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
- Wallenberg Centre for Molecular Medicine, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging, FMRIB, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging, FMRIB, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
- *Correspondence: Melanie K. Fleming,
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- Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging, FMRIB, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Barisano G, Lynch KM, Sibilia F, Lan H, Shih NC, Sepehrband F, Choupan J. Imaging perivascular space structure and function using brain MRI. Neuroimage 2022; 257:119329. [PMID: 35609770 PMCID: PMC9233116 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2022.119329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2022] [Revised: 05/04/2022] [Accepted: 05/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
Abstract
In this article, we provide an overview of current neuroimaging methods for studying perivascular spaces (PVS) in humans using brain MRI. In recent years, an increasing number of studies highlighted the role of PVS in cerebrospinal/interstial fluid circulation and clearance of cerebral waste products and their association with neurological diseases. Novel strategies and techniques have been introduced to improve the quantification of PVS and to investigate their function and morphological features in physiological and pathological conditions. After a brief introduction on the anatomy and physiology of PVS, we examine the latest technological developments to quantitatively analyze the structure and function of PVS in humans with MRI. We describe the applications, advantages, and limitations of these methods, providing guidance and suggestions on the acquisition protocols and analysis techniques that can be applied to study PVS in vivo. Finally, we review the human neuroimaging studies on PVS across the normative lifespan and in the context of neurological disorders.
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- Giuseppe Barisano
- Laboratory of Neuro Imaging, USC Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute, Keck School of Medicine of USC, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA; Neuroscience Graduate Program, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
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- Laboratory of Neuro Imaging, USC Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute, Keck School of Medicine of USC, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA
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- Laboratory of Neuro Imaging, USC Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute, Keck School of Medicine of USC, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA
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- Laboratory of Neuro Imaging, USC Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute, Keck School of Medicine of USC, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA; Neuroscience Graduate Program, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Laboratory of Neuro Imaging, USC Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute, Keck School of Medicine of USC, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA
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- Laboratory of Neuro Imaging, USC Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute, Keck School of Medicine of USC, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA
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- Laboratory of Neuro Imaging, USC Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute, Keck School of Medicine of USC, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA
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Li S, Guo J, Zheng K, Shi M, Huang T. Is Sedentary Behavior Associated With Executive Function in Children and Adolescents? A Systematic Review. Front Public Health 2022; 10:832845. [PMID: 35186852 PMCID: PMC8847290 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.832845] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2021] [Accepted: 01/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Prolonged time on sedentary behavior, especially screen-based sitting time, is associated with unfavorable health indicators in children and adolescents. However, the effects of sedentary behavior on cognitive function remain to be elucidated. Objective The purpose of this systematic review was to synthesize the evidence on the associations of sedentary behavior with executive function in children and adolescents. Methods Four electronic databases (i.e., PubMed, Web of Science, PsycINFO, and SPORTDiscus) were searched for studies examining the associations between sedentary behavior and executive function in children and adolescents. Study quality was assessed by the NIH Quality Assessment Tool for Observational Cohort and Cross-Sectional Studies. Results A total of 1,151 records were initially identified through database searches and other searches. Twelve cross-sectional and four longitudinal studies met the inclusion criteria. Of the 16 studies, seven studies found significant negative associations between sedentary behavior and executive function, and two studies presented positive associations. Eight studies measured sedentary time using accelerometers and showed varied associations between objectively measured sedentary time and executive function. Nine studies measured screen-based sedentary behavior, of which five studies found negative associations of sedentary time with executive function. Conclusion The available evidence on the associations between sedentary behavior and executive function is not conclusive in children and adolescents. However, screen-based sedentary behavior may be negatively associated with executive function.
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- Shiyuan Li
- Department of Physical Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Physical Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.,School of Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Physical Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Physical Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Physical Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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Peng J, Yang J, Li J, Lei D, Li N, Suo X, Duan L, Chen C, Zeng Y, Xi J, Jiang Y, Gong Q, Peng R. Disrupted Brain Functional Network Topology in Essential Tremor Patients With Poor Sleep Quality. Front Neurosci 2022; 16:814745. [PMID: 35360181 PMCID: PMC8960629 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2022.814745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2021] [Accepted: 01/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
Abstract
Sleep disturbances, especially poor quality of sleep (QoS), are common among essential tremor (ET) patients and may have adverse effects on their quality of life, but the etiology driving the poor QoS in these individuals remains inadequately understood. Few data are available on the neuroimaging alterations of ET with poor QoS. Thirty-eight ET patients with poor QoS (SleET), 48 ET patients with normal QoS (NorET), and 80 healthy controls (HCs) participated in this study. All subjects underwent a 3.0-T magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan for resting-state functional MRI data collection. Then, the whole-brain functional connectome was constructed by thresholding the partial correlation matrices of 116 brain regions. Graph theory and network-based statistical analyses were performed. We used a non-parametric permutation test for group comparisons of topological metrics. Partial correlation analyses between the topographical features and clinical characteristics were conducted. The SleET and NorET groups exhibited decreased clustering coefficients, global efficiency, and local efficiency and increased the characteristic path length. Both of these groups also showed reduced nodal degree and nodal efficiency in the left superior dorsolateral frontal gyrus, superior frontal medial gyrus (SFGmed), posterior cingulate gyrus (PCG), lingual gyrus, superior occipital gyrus, right middle occipital gyrus, and right fusiform gyrus. The SleET group additionally presented reduced nodal degrees and nodal efficiency in the right SFGmed relative to the NorET and HC groups, and nodal efficiency in the right SFGmed was negatively correlated with the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index score. The observed impaired topographical organizations of functional brain networks within the central executive network (CEN), default mode network (DMN), and visual network serve to further our knowledge of the complex interactions between tremor and sleep, adding to our understanding of the underlying neural mechanisms of ET with poor QoS.
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- Jiaxin Peng
- Department of Neurology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Radiology, Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Neurology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Radiology, Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Neurology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Radiology, Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Neurology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Neurology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Neurology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Neurology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Neurology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Radiology, Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- *Correspondence: Qiyong Gong,
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- Department of Neurology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Rong Peng,
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Kokošová V, Filip P, Kec D, Baláž M. Bidirectional Association Between Sleep and Brain Atrophy in Aging. Front Aging Neurosci 2021; 13:726662. [PMID: 34955805 PMCID: PMC8693777 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2021.726662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2021] [Accepted: 10/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
Abstract
Human brain aging is characterized by the gradual deterioration of its function and structure, affected by the interplay of a multitude of causal factors. The sleep, a periodically repeating state of reversible unconsciousness characterized by distinct electrical brain activity, is crucial for maintaining brain homeostasis. Indeed, insufficient sleep was associated with accelerated brain atrophy and impaired brain functional connectivity. Concurrently, alteration of sleep-related transient electrical events in senescence was correlated with structural and functional deterioration of brain regions responsible for their generation, implying the interconnectedness of sleep and brain structure. This review discusses currently available data on the link between human brain aging and sleep derived from various neuroimaging and neurophysiological methods. We advocate the notion of a mutual relationship between the sleep structure and age-related alterations of functional and structural brain integrity, pointing out the position of high-quality sleep as a potent preventive factor of early brain aging and neurodegeneration. However, further studies are needed to reveal the causality of the relationship between sleep and brain aging.
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- Viktória Kokošová
- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital Brno and Masaryk University, Brno, Czechia
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- Department of Neurology, First Faculty of Medicine, General University Hospital Prague and Charles University, Prague, Czechia.,Center for Magnetic Resonance Research (CMRR), University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States
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- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital Brno and Masaryk University, Brno, Czechia
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- First Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital of St. Anne and Masaryk University, Brno, Czechia
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Lysen TS, Yilmaz P, Dubost F, Ikram MA, de Bruijne M, Vernooij MW, Luik AI. Sleep and perivascular spaces in the middle-aged and elderly population. J Sleep Res 2021; 31:e13485. [PMID: 34549850 PMCID: PMC9285071 DOI: 10.1111/jsr.13485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2021] [Revised: 08/13/2021] [Accepted: 09/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Sleep has been hypothesised to facilitate waste clearance from the brain. We aimed to determine whether sleep is associated with perivascular spaces on brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), a potential marker of impaired brain waste clearance, in a population-based cohort of middle-aged and elderly people. In 559 participants (mean [SD] age 62 [6] years, 52% women) from the population-based Rotterdam Study, we measured total sleep time, sleep onset latency, wake after sleep onset and sleep efficiency with actigraphy and polysomnography. Perivascular space load was determined with brain MRI in four regions (centrum semiovale, basal ganglia, hippocampus, and midbrain) via a validated machine learning algorithm using T2-weighted MR images. Associations between sleep characteristics and perivascular space load were analysed with zero-inflated negative binomial regression models adjusted for various confounders. We found that higher actigraphy-estimated sleep efficiency was associated with a higher perivascular space load in the centrum semiovale (odds ratio 1.10, 95% confidence interval 1.04-1.16, p = 0.0008). No other actigraphic or polysomnographic sleep characteristics were associated with perivascular space load in other brain regions. We conclude that, contrary to our hypothesis, associations of sleep with perivascular space load in this middle-aged and elderly population remained limited to an association of a high actigraphy-estimated sleep efficiency with a higher perivascular space load in the centrum semiovale.
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- Thom S Lysen
- Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.,Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Biomedical Imaging Group Rotterdam, Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.,Department of Neurology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Biomedical Imaging Group Rotterdam, Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.,Department of Computer Science, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.,Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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Torossian M, LeBlanc RG, Jacelon CS. Use of a Personal Sleep Self-Monitoring Device for Sleep Self-Management: A Feasibility Study. J Gerontol Nurs 2021; 47:28-34. [PMID: 33377982 DOI: 10.3928/00989134-20201209-02] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2020] [Accepted: 08/19/2020] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
Abstract
The purpose of the current study was to establish feasibility of personal sleep monitoring devices (PSMDs) as an intervention for sleep self-management in older adults. This study followed a mixed-methods experimental design based on the World Health Organization's International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health, and the proposed conceptual model of symptom management in a social context. Results showed an acceptable recruitment and retention rate of participants, and acceptability of PSMDs by users. Participants were able to meaningfully interpret PSMD data as evidenced by the numeracy evaluation scores, initiate sleep goals, and share their sleep data and goals with friends or relatives. Findings support extending this research protocol to a larger sample. Future studies for sleep health self-management and personally tailored interventions using personal sleep monitoring are recommended. [Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 47(1), 28-34.].
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Fjell AM, Sørensen Ø, Amlien IK, Bartrés-Faz D, Brandmaier AM, Buchmann N, Demuth I, Drevon CA, Düzel S, Ebmeier KP, Ghisletta P, Idland AV, Kietzmann TC, Kievit RA, Kühn S, Lindenberger U, Magnussen F, Macià D, Mowinckel AM, Nyberg L, Sexton CE, Solé-Padullés C, Pudas S, Roe JM, Sederevicius D, Suri S, Vidal-Piñeiro D, Wagner G, Watne LO, Westerhausen R, Zsoldos E, Walhovd KB. Poor Self-Reported Sleep is Related to Regional Cortical Thinning in Aging but not Memory Decline-Results From the Lifebrain Consortium. Cereb Cortex 2020; 31:1953-1969. [PMID: 33236064 PMCID: PMC7945023 DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhaa332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2020] [Revised: 09/17/2020] [Accepted: 10/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
Abstract
We examined whether sleep quality and quantity are associated with cortical and memory changes in cognitively healthy participants across the adult lifespan. Associations between self-reported sleep parameters (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, PSQI) and longitudinal cortical change were tested using five samples from the Lifebrain consortium (n = 2205, 4363 MRIs, 18–92 years). In additional analyses, we tested coherence with cell-specific gene expression maps from the Allen Human Brain Atlas, and relations to changes in memory performance. “PSQI # 1 Subjective sleep quality” and “PSQI #5 Sleep disturbances” were related to thinning of the right lateral temporal cortex, with lower quality and more disturbances being associated with faster thinning. The association with “PSQI #5 Sleep disturbances” emerged after 60 years, especially in regions with high expression of genes related to oligodendrocytes and S1 pyramidal neurons. None of the sleep scales were related to a longitudinal change in episodic memory function, suggesting that sleep-related cortical changes were independent of cognitive decline. The relationship to cortical brain change suggests that self-reported sleep parameters are relevant in lifespan studies, but small effect sizes indicate that self-reported sleep is not a good biomarker of general cortical degeneration in healthy older adults.
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- Anders M Fjell
- Center for Lifespan Changes in Brain and Cognition, University of Oslo, 0315 Oslo, Norway.,Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, 0188 Oslo, Norway
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- Center for Lifespan Changes in Brain and Cognition, University of Oslo, 0315 Oslo, Norway
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- Center for Lifespan Changes in Brain and Cognition, University of Oslo, 0315 Oslo, Norway
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- Departament de Medicina, Facultat de Medicina i Ciències de la Salut, Institut de Neurociències, Universitat de Barcelona, 08007 Barcelona, Spain
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- Center for Lifespan Psychology, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, 14195 Berlin, Germany.,Max Planck UCL Centre for Computational Psychiatry and Ageing Research, Berlin, Germany, and London, UK
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- Department of Cardiology, Charité - University Medicine Berlin Campus Benjamin Franklin, 12203 Berlin, Germany
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- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Lipid Clinic at the Interdisciplinary Metabolism Center, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, BCRT - Berlin Institute of Health Center for Regenerative Therapies, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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- Vitas AS, Research Park, Gaustadalleen 21, 0349 Oslo, Norway.,Department of Nutrition, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, 0315 Oslo, Norway
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- Center for Lifespan Psychology, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 2JD UK
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- Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Swiss Distance University Institute, Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research LIVES, University of Geneva, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Center for Lifespan Changes in Brain and Cognition, University of Oslo, 0315 Oslo, Norway.,Oslo Delirium Research Group, Department of Geriatric Medicine, University of Oslo, 0315 Oslo, Norway.,Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Oslo, 0315 Oslo, Norway
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- MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1TN, UK.,Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University, 6525 XZ Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1TN, UK
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- Center for Lifespan Psychology, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, 14195 Berlin, Germany.,Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20251 Hamburg, Germany
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- Center for Lifespan Psychology, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, 14195 Berlin, Germany.,Max Planck UCL Centre for Computational Psychiatry and Ageing Research, Berlin, Germany, and London, UK
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- Center for Lifespan Changes in Brain and Cognition, University of Oslo, 0315 Oslo, Norway
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- Departament de Medicina, Facultat de Medicina i Ciències de la Salut, Institut de Neurociències, Universitat de Barcelona, 08007 Barcelona, Spain
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- Center for Lifespan Changes in Brain and Cognition, University of Oslo, 0315 Oslo, Norway
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- Umeå Center for Functional Brain Imaging, Umeå University, 901 87 Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 2JD UK.,Global Brain Health Institute, Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.,Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 2JD, UK
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- Departament de Medicina, Facultat de Medicina i Ciències de la Salut, Institut de Neurociències, Universitat de Barcelona, 08007 Barcelona, Spain
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- Umeå Center for Functional Brain Imaging, Umeå University, 901 87 Umeå, Sweden
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- Center for Lifespan Changes in Brain and Cognition, University of Oslo, 0315 Oslo, Norway
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- Center for Lifespan Changes in Brain and Cognition, University of Oslo, 0315 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 2JD UK.,Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 2JD, UK
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- Center for Lifespan Changes in Brain and Cognition, University of Oslo, 0315 Oslo, Norway
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- Psychiatric Brain and Body Research Group, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Jena University Hospital, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Oslo Delirium Research Group, Department of Geriatric Medicine, University of Oslo, 0315 Oslo, Norway
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- Center for Lifespan Changes in Brain and Cognition, University of Oslo, 0315 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 2JD UK.,Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 2JD, UK
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- Center for Lifespan Changes in Brain and Cognition, University of Oslo, 0315 Oslo, Norway.,Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, 0188 Oslo, Norway
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ABSTRACT Cerebral small vessel disease (SVD) is a common global brain disease that causes cognitive impairment, ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke, problems with mobility, and neuropsychiatric symptoms. The brain damage, seen as focal white and deep grey matter lesions on brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or computed tomography (CT), typically accumulates "covertly" and may reach an advanced state before being detected incidentally on brain scanning or causing symptoms. Patients have typically presented to different clinical services or been recruited into research focused on one clinical manifestation, perhaps explaining a lack of awareness, until recently, of the full range and complexity of SVD.In this review, we discuss the varied clinical presentations, established and emerging risk factors, relationship to SVD features on MRI or CT, and the current state of knowledge on the effectiveness of a wide range of pharmacological and lifestyle interventions. The core message is that effective assessment and clinical management of patients with SVD, as well as future advances in diagnosis, care, and treatment, will require a more "joined-up"' approach. This approach should integrate clinical expertise in stroke neurology, cognitive, and physical dysfunctions. It requires more clinical trials in order to improve pharmacological interventions, lifestyle and dietary modifications. A deeper understanding of the pathophysiology of SVD is required to steer the identification of novel interventions. An essential prerequisite to accelerating clinical trials is to improve the consistency, and standardization of clinical, cognitive and neuroimaging endpoints.
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Kawada T. Change in spontaneous K-complex and progression of amnestic mild cognitive impairment. Sleep Med 2020; 73:143. [DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2020.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2020] [Accepted: 05/06/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Rahman MA, Aribisala BS, Ullah I, Omer H. Association between scripture memorization and brain atrophy using magnetic resonance imaging. Acta Neurobiol Exp (Wars) 2020. [DOI: 10.21307/ane-2020-009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Del Brutto OH. Sleep-related symptoms and brain morphological changes in older adults. Sleep Med 2019; 65:150-151. [PMID: 31735625 DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2019.07.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2019] [Accepted: 07/19/2019] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Oscar H Del Brutto
- School of Medicine, Universidad Espíritu Santo - Ecuador, Samborondón, Ecuador.
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