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Frigerio I, Broeders TAA, Lin CP, Bouwman MMA, Koubiyr I, Barkhof F, Berendse HW, Van De Berg WDJ, Douw L, Jonkman LE. Pathologic Substrates of Structural Brain Network Resilience and Topology in Parkinson Disease Decedents. Neurology 2024; 103:e209678. [PMID: 39042844 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000209678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/25/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES In Parkinson disease (PD), α-synuclein spreading through connected brain regions leads to neuronal loss and brain network disruptions. With diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI), it is possible to capture conventional measures of brain network organization and more advanced measures of brain network resilience. We aimed to investigate which neuropathologic processes contribute to regional network topologic changes and brain network resilience in PD. METHODS Using a combined postmortem MRI and histopathology approach, PD and control brain donors with available postmortem in situ 3D T1-weighted MRI, DWI, and brain tissue were selected from the Netherlands Brain Bank and Normal Aging Brain Collection Amsterdam. Probabilistic tractography was performed, and conventional network topologic measures of regional eigenvector centrality and clustering coefficient, and brain network resilience (change in global efficiency upon regional node failure) were calculated. PSer129 α-synuclein, phosphorylated-tau, β-amyloid, neurofilament light-chain immunoreactivity, and synaptophysin density were quantified in 8 cortical regions. Group differences and correlations were assessed with rank-based nonparametric tests, with age, sex, and postmortem delay as covariates. RESULTS Nineteen clinically defined and pathology-confirmed PD (7 F/12 M, 81 ± 7 years) and 15 control (8 F/7 M, 73 ± 9 years) donors were included. With regional conventional measures, we found lower eigenvector centrality only in the parahippocampal gyrus in PD (d = -1.08, 95% CI 0.003-0.010, p = 0.021), which did not associate with underlying pathology. No differences were found in regional clustering coefficient. With the more advanced measure of brain network resilience, we found that the PD brain network was less resilient to node failure of the dorsal anterior insula compared with the control brain network (d = -1.00, 95% CI 0.0012-0.0015, p = 0.018). This change was not directly driven by neuropathologic processes within the dorsal anterior insula or in connected regions but was associated with higher Braak α-synuclein staging (rs = -0.40, p = 0.036). DISCUSSION Although our cohort might suffer from selection bias, our results highlight that regional network disturbances are more complex to interpret than previously believed. Regional neuropathologic processes did not drive regional topologic changes, but a global increase in α-synuclein pathology had a widespread effect on brain network reorganization in PD.
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- Irene Frigerio
- From the Department of Anatomy and Neurosciences (I.F., T.A.A.B., C.-P.L., M.M.A.B., I.K., W.D.J.V.D.B., L.D., L.E.J.), and Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (F.B.), Amsterdam UMC location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Institutes of Neurology and Healthcare Engineering (F.B.), University College London, United Kingdom; and Department of Neurology (H.W.B.), Amsterdam UMC location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- From the Department of Anatomy and Neurosciences (I.F., T.A.A.B., C.-P.L., M.M.A.B., I.K., W.D.J.V.D.B., L.D., L.E.J.), and Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (F.B.), Amsterdam UMC location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Institutes of Neurology and Healthcare Engineering (F.B.), University College London, United Kingdom; and Department of Neurology (H.W.B.), Amsterdam UMC location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- From the Department of Anatomy and Neurosciences (I.F., T.A.A.B., C.-P.L., M.M.A.B., I.K., W.D.J.V.D.B., L.D., L.E.J.), and Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (F.B.), Amsterdam UMC location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Institutes of Neurology and Healthcare Engineering (F.B.), University College London, United Kingdom; and Department of Neurology (H.W.B.), Amsterdam UMC location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- From the Department of Anatomy and Neurosciences (I.F., T.A.A.B., C.-P.L., M.M.A.B., I.K., W.D.J.V.D.B., L.D., L.E.J.), and Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (F.B.), Amsterdam UMC location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Institutes of Neurology and Healthcare Engineering (F.B.), University College London, United Kingdom; and Department of Neurology (H.W.B.), Amsterdam UMC location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- From the Department of Anatomy and Neurosciences (I.F., T.A.A.B., C.-P.L., M.M.A.B., I.K., W.D.J.V.D.B., L.D., L.E.J.), and Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (F.B.), Amsterdam UMC location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Institutes of Neurology and Healthcare Engineering (F.B.), University College London, United Kingdom; and Department of Neurology (H.W.B.), Amsterdam UMC location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- From the Department of Anatomy and Neurosciences (I.F., T.A.A.B., C.-P.L., M.M.A.B., I.K., W.D.J.V.D.B., L.D., L.E.J.), and Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (F.B.), Amsterdam UMC location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Institutes of Neurology and Healthcare Engineering (F.B.), University College London, United Kingdom; and Department of Neurology (H.W.B.), Amsterdam UMC location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- From the Department of Anatomy and Neurosciences (I.F., T.A.A.B., C.-P.L., M.M.A.B., I.K., W.D.J.V.D.B., L.D., L.E.J.), and Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (F.B.), Amsterdam UMC location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Institutes of Neurology and Healthcare Engineering (F.B.), University College London, United Kingdom; and Department of Neurology (H.W.B.), Amsterdam UMC location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- From the Department of Anatomy and Neurosciences (I.F., T.A.A.B., C.-P.L., M.M.A.B., I.K., W.D.J.V.D.B., L.D., L.E.J.), and Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (F.B.), Amsterdam UMC location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Institutes of Neurology and Healthcare Engineering (F.B.), University College London, United Kingdom; and Department of Neurology (H.W.B.), Amsterdam UMC location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- From the Department of Anatomy and Neurosciences (I.F., T.A.A.B., C.-P.L., M.M.A.B., I.K., W.D.J.V.D.B., L.D., L.E.J.), and Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (F.B.), Amsterdam UMC location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Institutes of Neurology and Healthcare Engineering (F.B.), University College London, United Kingdom; and Department of Neurology (H.W.B.), Amsterdam UMC location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- From the Department of Anatomy and Neurosciences (I.F., T.A.A.B., C.-P.L., M.M.A.B., I.K., W.D.J.V.D.B., L.D., L.E.J.), and Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (F.B.), Amsterdam UMC location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Institutes of Neurology and Healthcare Engineering (F.B.), University College London, United Kingdom; and Department of Neurology (H.W.B.), Amsterdam UMC location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Dayan E. Neuropathologic Processes Linked to Brain Network Resilience in Parkinson Disease: Local or Distributed Effects? Neurology 2024; 103:e209731. [PMID: 39042845 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000209731] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/25/2024] Open
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- Eran Dayan
- From the Department of Radiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Piramide N, De Micco R, Siciliano M, Silvestro M, Tessitore A. Resting-State Functional MRI Approaches to Parkinsonisms and Related Dementia. Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep 2024:10.1007/s11910-024-01365-8. [PMID: 39046642 DOI: 10.1007/s11910-024-01365-8] [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: 07/12/2024] [Indexed: 07/25/2024]
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PURPOSE OF THE REVIEW In this review, we attempt to summarize the most updated studies that applied resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI) in the field of Parkinsonisms and related dementia. RECENT FINDINGS Over the past decades, increasing interest has emerged on investigating the presence and pathophysiology of cognitive symptoms in Parkinsonisms and their possible role as predictive biomarkers of neurodegenerative brain processes. In recent years, evidence has been provided, applying mainly three methodological approaches (i.e. seed-based, network-based and graph-analysis) on rs-fMRI data, with promising results. Neural correlates of cognitive impairment and dementia have been detected in patients with Parkinsonisms along the diseases course. Interestingly, early functional connectivity signatures were proposed to track and predict future progression of neurodegenerative processes. However, longitudinal studies are still sparce and further investigations are needed to overcome this knowledge gap.
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- Noemi Piramide
- Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Napoli, Italy
- Neuropsychology Laboratory, Department of Psychology, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Caserta, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Napoli, Italy.
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Li X, Pang H, Bu S, Zhao M, Wang J, Liu Y, Yu H, Fan G. Stage-dependent differential impact of network communication on cognitive function across the continuum of cognitive decline in Parkinson's disease. Neurobiol Dis 2024; 199:106578. [PMID: 38925316 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2024.106578] [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: 04/02/2024] [Revised: 06/04/2024] [Accepted: 06/23/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024] Open
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OBJECTIVE Our objective was to explore the patterns of resting-state network (RSN) connectivity alterations and investigate how the influences of individual-level network connections on cognition varied across clinical stages without assuming a constant relationship. METHODS 108 PD patients with continuum of cognitive decline (PD-NC = 46, PD-MCI = 43, PDD = 19) and 34 healthy controls (HCs) underwent resting-state functional MRI and neuropsychological tests. Independent component analysis (ICA) and graph theory analyses (GTA) were employed to explore RSN connection changes. Additionally, stage-dependent differential impact of network communication on cognitive performance were examined using sparse varying coefficient modeling. RESULTS Compared to HCs, the dorsal attention network (DAN) and dorsal sensorimotor network (dSMN) were central networks with decreased connections in PD-NC and PD-MCI stage, while the lateral visual network (LVN) emerged as a central network in patients with dementia. Additionally, connectivity of the cerebellum network (CBN) increased in the PD-NC and PD-MCI stages. GTA demonstrated decreased nodal metrics for DAN and dSMN, coupled with an increase for CBN. Moreover, the degree centrality (DC) values of DAN and dSMN exhibited a stage-dependent differential impact on cognitive performance across the continuum of cognitive decline. CONCLUSION Our findings suggest that across the progression of cognitive impairment, the LVN gradually transitions into a core node with reduced connectivity, while the enhancement of connections in CBN diminishes. Furthermore, the non-linear relationship between the DC values of RSNs and cognitive decline indicates the potential for tailored interventions targeting specific stages.
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- Xiaolu Li
- Department of Radiology, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110001, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110001, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110001, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110001, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110001, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110001, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110001, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110001, China.
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Jellinger KA. Pathobiology of Cognitive Impairment in Parkinson Disease: Challenges and Outlooks. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 25:498. [PMID: 38203667 PMCID: PMC10778722 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25010498] [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: 11/23/2023] [Revised: 12/11/2023] [Accepted: 12/27/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024] Open
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Cognitive impairment (CI) is a characteristic non-motor feature of Parkinson disease (PD) that poses a severe burden on the patients and caregivers, yet relatively little is known about its pathobiology. Cognitive deficits are evident throughout the course of PD, with around 25% of subtle cognitive decline and mild CI (MCI) at the time of diagnosis and up to 83% of patients developing dementia after 20 years. The heterogeneity of cognitive phenotypes suggests that a common neuropathological process, characterized by progressive degeneration of the dopaminergic striatonigral system and of many other neuronal systems, results not only in structural deficits but also extensive changes of functional neuronal network activities and neurotransmitter dysfunctions. Modern neuroimaging studies revealed multilocular cortical and subcortical atrophies and alterations in intrinsic neuronal connectivities. The decreased functional connectivity (FC) of the default mode network (DMN) in the bilateral prefrontal cortex is affected already before the development of clinical CI and in the absence of structural changes. Longitudinal cognitive decline is associated with frontostriatal and limbic affections, white matter microlesions and changes between multiple functional neuronal networks, including thalamo-insular, frontoparietal and attention networks, the cholinergic forebrain and the noradrenergic system. Superimposed Alzheimer-related (and other concomitant) pathologies due to interactions between α-synuclein, tau-protein and β-amyloid contribute to dementia pathogenesis in both PD and dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB). To further elucidate the interaction of the pathomechanisms responsible for CI in PD, well-designed longitudinal clinico-pathological studies are warranted that are supported by fluid and sophisticated imaging biomarkers as a basis for better early diagnosis and future disease-modifying therapies.
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- Kurt A Jellinger
- Institute of Clinical Neurobiology, Alberichgasse 5/13, A-1150 Vienna, Austria
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Kerestes R, Laansma MA, Owens-Walton C, Perry A, van Heese EM, Al-Bachari S, Anderson TJ, Assogna F, Aventurato ÍK, van Balkom TD, Berendse HW, van den Berg KR, Mphys RB, Brioschi R, Carr J, Cendes F, Clark LR, Dalrymple-Alford JC, Dirkx MF, Druzgal J, Durrant H, Emsley HC, Garraux G, Haroon HA, Helmich RC, van den Heuvel OA, João RB, Johansson ME, Khachatryan S, Lochner C, McMillan CT, Melzer TR, Mosley P, Newman B, Opriessnig P, Parkes LM, Pellicano C, Piras F, Pitcher TL, Poston KL, Rango M, Roos A, Rummel C, Schmidt R, Schwingenschuh P, Silva LS, Smith V, Squarcina L, Stein DJ, Tavadyan Z, Tsai CC, Vecchio D, Vriend C, Wang JJ, Wiest R, Yasuda CL, Young CB, Jahanshad N, Thompson PM, van der Werf YD, Harding IH. Cerebellar Volume and Disease Staging in Parkinson's Disease: An ENIGMA-PD Study. Mov Disord 2023; 38:2269-2281. [PMID: 37964373 PMCID: PMC10754393 DOI: 10.1002/mds.29611] [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: 05/29/2023] [Revised: 08/14/2023] [Accepted: 09/11/2023] [Indexed: 11/16/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Increasing evidence points to a pathophysiological role for the cerebellum in Parkinson's disease (PD). However, regional cerebellar changes associated with motor and non-motor functioning remain to be elucidated. OBJECTIVE To quantify cross-sectional regional cerebellar lobule volumes using three dimensional T1-weighted anatomical brain magnetic resonance imaging from the global ENIGMA-PD working group. METHODS Cerebellar parcellation was performed using a deep learning-based approach from 2487 people with PD and 1212 age and sex-matched controls across 22 sites. Linear mixed effects models compared total and regional cerebellar volume in people with PD at each Hoehn and Yahr (HY) disease stage, to an age- and sex- matched control group. Associations with motor symptom severity and Montreal Cognitive Assessment scores were investigated. RESULTS Overall, people with PD had a regionally smaller posterior lobe (dmax = -0.15). HY stage-specific analyses revealed a larger anterior lobule V bilaterally (dmax = 0.28) in people with PD in HY stage 1 compared to controls. In contrast, smaller bilateral lobule VII volume in the posterior lobe was observed in HY stages 3, 4, and 5 (dmax = -0.76), which was incrementally lower with higher disease stage. Within PD, cognitively impaired individuals had lower total cerebellar volume compared to cognitively normal individuals (d = -0.17). CONCLUSIONS We provide evidence of a dissociation between anterior "motor" lobe and posterior "non-motor" lobe cerebellar regions in PD. Whereas less severe stages of the disease are associated with larger motor lobe regions, more severe stages of the disease are marked by smaller non-motor regions. © 2023 The Authors. Movement Disorders published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society.
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- Rebecca Kerestes
- Department of Neuroscience, Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Amsterdam UMC, Dept. Anatomy and Neurosciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Amsterdam Neuroscience, Neurodegeneration, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Imaging Genetics Center, Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Marina del Rey, CA, USA
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- Monash Bioinformatics Platform, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Amsterdam UMC, Dept. Anatomy and Neurosciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Amsterdam Neuroscience, Neurodegeneration, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Faculty of Health and Medicine, The University of Lancaster, Lancaster, UK
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- Department of Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand
- New Zealand Brain Research Institute, Christchurch, New Zealand
- Neurology Department, Te Wahtu Ora - Health New Zealand Waitaha Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zew Zealand
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- Laboratory of Neuropsychiatry, IRCCS Santa Lucia Foundation, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Neurology, University of Campinas - UNICAMP, Campinas, Brazil
- Brazilian Institute of Neuroscience and Neurotechnology, Campinas, Brazil
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- Amsterdam UMC, Dept. Anatomy and Neurosciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Amsterdam Neuroscience, Neurodegeneration, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Amsterdam UMC, Dept. Psychiatry, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC, Dept. Neurology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology and Center of Expertise for Parkinson & Movement Disorders, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, Faculty of Science and Engineering, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Department of Neurology, University of Campinas - UNICAMP, Campinas, Brazil
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- Division of Neurology, Tygerberg Hospital and Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Neurology, University of Campinas - UNICAMP, Campinas, Brazil
- Brazilian Institute of Neuroscience and Neurotechnology, Campinas, Brazil
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- University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- New Zealand Brain Research Institute, Christchurch, New Zealand
- School of Psychology, Speech and Hearing, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Department of Neurology and Center of Expertise for Parkinson & Movement Disorders, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging, University of Virginia, USA
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, Faculty of Science and Engineering, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Lancaster Medical School, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK
- Division of Neuroscience and Experimental Psychology, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK
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- GIGA-CRC in vivo imaging, University of Liège, Belgium
- Department of Neurology, CHU Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Division of Psychology, Communication & Human Neuroscience, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK
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- Department of Neurology and Center of Expertise for Parkinson & Movement Disorders, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC, Dept. Anatomy and Neurosciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Amsterdam Neuroscience, Neurodegeneration, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Amsterdam UMC, Dept. Psychiatry, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, University of Campinas - UNICAMP, Campinas, Brazil
- Brazilian Institute of Neuroscience and Neurotechnology, Campinas, Brazil
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- Department of Neurology and Center of Expertise for Parkinson & Movement Disorders, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, National Institute of Health, Yerevan, Armenia
- Centers for Sleep and Movement Disorders, Somnus Neurology Clinic, Yerevan, Armenia
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- SA MRC Unit on Risk and Resilience in Mental Disorders, Department of Psychiatry, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa
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- University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand
- New Zealand Brain Research Institute, Christchurch, New Zealand
- School of Psychology, Speech and Hearing, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Clinical Brain Networks Group, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- The Australian eHealth Research Centre, CSIRO Health and Biosecurity, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging, University of Virginia, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Clinical Division of Neurogeriatrics, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Division of Psychology, Communication and Human Neuroscience, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
- Geoffrey Jefferson Brain Research Centre, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Northern Care Alliance & University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Laboratory of Neuropsychiatry, IRCCS Santa Lucia Foundation, Rome, Italy
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- Laboratory of Neuropsychiatry, IRCCS Santa Lucia Foundation, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand
- New Zealand Brain Research Institute, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Department of Neurology & Neurological Sciences, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Excellence Center for Advanced MR Techniques and Parkinson’s Disease Center, Neurology unit, Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda Maggiore Policlinico Hospital, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
- Dept of Neurosciences, Neurology Unit, Fondazione Ca’ Granda, IRCCS, Ospedale Policlinico, Univeristy of Milan, Milano, Italy
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- SA MRC Unit on Risk & Resilience in Mental Disorders, Department of Psychiatry and Neuroscience Institute, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Support Center for Advanced Neuroimaging, (SCAN) University Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Department of Neurology, University of Campinas - UNICAMP, Campinas, Brazil
- Brazilian Institute of Neuroscience and Neurotechnology, Campinas, Brazil
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- Department of Neurology & Neurological Sciences, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- SA MRC Unit on Risk & Resilience in Mental Disorders, Department of Psychiatry and Neuroscience Institute, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, National Institute of Health, Yerevan, Armenia
- Centers for Sleep and Movement Disorders, Somnus Neurology Clinic, Yerevan, Armenia
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- Healthy Aging Research Center, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Laboratory of Neuropsychiatry, IRCCS Santa Lucia Foundation, Rome, Italy
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- Amsterdam UMC, Dept. Anatomy and Neurosciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Amsterdam UMC, Dept. Psychiatry, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Amsterdam Neuroscience, Brain imaging, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Imaging and Radiological Sciences, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City, Taiwan
- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung Branch Keelung City, Taiwan
- Healthy Ageing Research Center, ChangGung University, Taiwan
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Ming-Chi University of Technology, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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- Support Center for Advanced Neuroimaging, (SCAN) University Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurology, University of Campinas - UNICAMP, Campinas, Brazil
- Brazilian Institute of Neuroscience and Neurotechnology, Campinas, Brazil
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- Department of Neurology & Neurological Sciences, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Imaging Genetics Center, Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Marina del Rey, CA, USA
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- Imaging Genetics Center, Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Marina del Rey, CA, USA
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- Amsterdam UMC, Dept. Anatomy and Neurosciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Amsterdam Neuroscience, Neurodegeneration, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Neuroscience, Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Monash Biomedical Imaging, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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Zang Z, Zhang X, Song T, Li J, Nie B, Mei S, Hu Z, Zhang Y, Lu J. Association between gene expression and functional-metabolic architecture in Parkinson's disease. Hum Brain Mapp 2023; 44:5387-5401. [PMID: 37605831 PMCID: PMC10543112 DOI: 10.1002/hbm.26443] [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: 04/20/2023] [Revised: 06/02/2023] [Accepted: 07/23/2023] [Indexed: 08/23/2023] Open
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Gene expression plays a critical role in the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease (PD). How gene expression profiles are correlated with functional-metabolic architecture remains obscure. We enrolled 34 PD patients and 25 age-and-sex-matched healthy controls for simultaneous 18 F-FDG-PET/functional MRI scanning during resting state. We investigated the functional gradients and the ratio of standard uptake value. Principal component analysis was used to further combine the functional gradients and glucose metabolism into functional-metabolic architecture. Using partial least squares (PLS) regression, we introduced the transcriptomic data from the Allen Institute of Brain Sciences to identify gene expression patterns underlying the affected functional-metabolic architecture in PD. Between-group comparisons revealed significantly higher gradient variation in the visual, somatomotor, dorsal attention, frontoparietal, default mode, and subcortical network (pFDR < .048) in PD. Increased FDG-uptake was found in the somatomotor and ventral attention network while decreased FDG-uptake was found in the visual network (pFDR < .008). Spatial correlation analysis showed consistently affected patterns of functional gradients and metabolism (p = 2.47 × 10-8 ). PLS analysis and gene ontological analyses further revealed that genes were mainly enriched for metabolic, catabolic, cellular response to ions, and regulation of DNA transcription and RNA biosynthesis. In conclusion, our study provided genetic pathological mechanism to explain imaging-defined brain functional-metabolic architecture of PD.
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- Zhenxiang Zang
- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Xuanwu HospitalCapital Medical UniversityBeijingChina
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Brain InformaticsBeijingChina
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- Department of Physiology, College of Basic Medical SciencesArmy Medical UniversityChongqingChina
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- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Xuanwu HospitalCapital Medical UniversityBeijingChina
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Brain InformaticsBeijingChina
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- Beijing Institute of Functional NeurosurgeryXuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical UniversityBeijingChina
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- Beijing Engineering Research Center of Radiographic Techniques and Equipment, Institute of High Energy PhysicsChinese Academy of SciencesBeijingChina
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- Department of NeurologyXuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical UniversityBeijingChina
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- Department of Physiology, College of Basic Medical SciencesArmy Medical UniversityChongqingChina
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- Beijing Institute of Functional NeurosurgeryXuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical UniversityBeijingChina
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- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Xuanwu HospitalCapital Medical UniversityBeijingChina
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Brain InformaticsBeijingChina
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Di Tella S, De Marco M, Baglio F, Silveri MC, Venneri A. Resting-state functional connectivity is modulated by cognitive reserve in early Parkinson's disease. Front Psychol 2023; 14:1207988. [PMID: 37691780 PMCID: PMC10485267 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1207988] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2023] [Accepted: 07/28/2023] [Indexed: 09/12/2023] Open
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Background Fronto-striatal disconnection is thought to be at the basis of dysexecutive symptoms in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). Multiple reserve-related processes may offer resilience against functional decline. Among these, cognitive reserve (CR) refers to the adaptability of cognitive processes. Objective To test the hypothesis that functional connectivity of pathways associated with executive dysfunction in PD is modulated by CR. Methods Twenty-six PD patients and 24 controls underwent resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging. Functional connectivity was explored with independent component analysis and seed-based approaches. The following networks were selected from the outcome of the independent component analysis: default-mode (DMN), left and right fronto-parietal (l/rFPN), salience (SalN), sensorimotor (SMN), and occipital visual (OVN). Seed regions were selected in the substantia nigra and in the dorsolateral and ventromedial prefrontal cortex for the assessment of seed-based functional connectivity maps. Educational and occupational attainments were used as CR proxies. Results Compared with their counterparts with high CR, PD individuals with low CR had reduced posterior DMN functional connectivity in the anterior cingulate and basal ganglia, and bilaterally reduced connectivity in fronto-parietal regions within the networks defined by the dorsolateral and ventrolateral prefrontal seeds. Hyper-connectivity was detected within medial prefrontal regions when comparing low-CR PD with low-CR controls. Conclusion CR may exert a modulatory effect on functional connectivity in basal ganglia and executive-attentional fronto-parietal networks. In PD patients with low CR, attentional control networks seem to be downregulated, whereas higher recruitment of medial frontal regions suggests compensation via an upregulation mechanism. This upregulation might contribute to maintaining efficient cognitive functioning when posterior cortical function is progressively reduced.
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- Sonia Di Tella
- Department of Psychology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy
- IRCCS, Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi Onlus, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences, Brunel University London, Uxbridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Life Sciences, Brunel University London, Uxbridge, United Kingdom
- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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Ghanbari M, Li G, Hsu L, Yap P. Accumulation of network redundancy marks the early stage of Alzheimer's disease. Hum Brain Mapp 2023; 44:2993-3006. [PMID: 36896755 PMCID: PMC10171535 DOI: 10.1002/hbm.26257] [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: 08/25/2022] [Revised: 02/15/2023] [Accepted: 02/18/2023] [Indexed: 03/11/2023] Open
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Brain wiring redundancy counteracts aging-related cognitive decline by reserving additional communication channels as a neuroprotective mechanism. Such a mechanism plays a potentially important role in maintaining cognitive function during the early stages of neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's disease (AD). AD is characterized by severe cognitive decline and involves a long prodromal stage of mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Since MCI subjects are at high risk of converting to AD, identifying MCI individuals is essential for early intervention. To delineate the redundancy profile during AD progression and enable better MCI diagnosis, we define a metric that reflects redundant disjoint connections between brain regions and extract redundancy features in three high-order brain networks-medial frontal, frontoparietal, and default mode networks-based on dynamic functional connectivity (dFC) captured by resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI). We show that redundancy increases significantly from normal control (NC) to MCI individuals and decreases slightly from MCI to AD individuals. We further demonstrate that statistical features of redundancy are highly discriminative and yield state-of-the-art accuracy of up to 96.8 ± 1.0% in support vector machine (SVM) classification between NC and MCI individuals. This study provides evidence supporting the notion that redundancy serves as a crucial neuroprotective mechanism in MCI.
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- Maryam Ghanbari
- Department of RadiologyUniversity of North CarolinaChapel HillNorth CarolinaUSA
- Biomedical Research Imaging CenterUniversity of North CarolinaChapel HillNorth CarolinaUSA
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- Department of RadiologyUniversity of North CarolinaChapel HillNorth CarolinaUSA
- Biomedical Research Imaging CenterUniversity of North CarolinaChapel HillNorth CarolinaUSA
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- Department of RadiologyUniversity of North CarolinaChapel HillNorth CarolinaUSA
- Biomedical Research Imaging CenterUniversity of North CarolinaChapel HillNorth CarolinaUSA
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- Department of RadiologyUniversity of North CarolinaChapel HillNorth CarolinaUSA
- Biomedical Research Imaging CenterUniversity of North CarolinaChapel HillNorth CarolinaUSA
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Zawiślak-Fornagiel K, Ledwoń D, Bugdol M, Romaniszyn-Kania P, Małecki A, Gorzkowska A, Mitas AW. Specific patterns of coherence and phase lag index in particular regions as biomarkers of cognitive impairment in Parkinson's disease. Parkinsonism Relat Disord 2023; 111:105436. [PMID: 37167834 DOI: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2023.105436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2023] [Revised: 04/25/2023] [Accepted: 05/01/2023] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Cognitive impairment is a persistent and increasingly reported symptom of patients with Parkinson's disease (PD), significantly affecting daily functioning quality. This study aims to evaluate the functional connectivity of the brain network in patients with Parkinson's disease with various severities of cognitive decline using quantitative electroencephalography (EEG) analysis. METHODS Based on the EEG recorded in the resting state, the coherence and phase lag index were calculated to evaluate functional connectivity in 108 patients with Parkinson's disease divided into three groups according to their cognitive condition: dementia due to PD (PD-D), PD and mild cognitive impairment (PD-MCI) and cognitively normal patients (PD-CogN). RESULTS It was found that there were significantly different coherence values in the PD-D group compared to PD-CogN in different frequency bands. In most cases, there was a decrease in coherence in PD-D compared to PD-CogN. The most specific changes were revealed in the theta frequency band in the temporal right-frontal left and temporal right-frontal right regions. In the alpha frequency band, the most significant decreases were shown in the occipital right-frontal left and occipital left-frontal right areas. There were also statistically significant differences in phase lag index between many areas, especially in the theta frequency range. CONCLUSIONS These findings indicate that the functional connectivity patterns of coherence and phase lag index - found in a particular frequency band and region - could become a reliable biomarker for identifying cognitive impairment and differentiating its severity in PD patients.
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- Katarzyna Zawiślak-Fornagiel
- Department of Neurology, University Clinical Center prof. K. Gibiński of the Medical University of Silesia, 40-752, Katowice, Poland
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- Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, Roosevelta 40, 41-800, Zabrze, Poland.
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- Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, Roosevelta 40, 41-800, Zabrze, Poland
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- Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, Roosevelta 40, 41-800, Zabrze, Poland
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- Institute of Physiotherapy and Health Science, Academy of Physical Education in Katowice, Mikołowska 72A, 40-065, Katowice, Poland
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- Department of Neurorehabilitation, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, 40-752, Katowice, Poland
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- Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, Roosevelta 40, 41-800, Zabrze, Poland
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Wang M, Xu B, Hou X, Shi Q, Zhao H, Gui Q, Wu G, Dong X, Xu Q, Shen M, Cheng Q, Feng H. Altered brain networks and connections in chronic heart failure patients complicated with cognitive impairment. Front Aging Neurosci 2023; 15:1153496. [PMID: 37122379 PMCID: PMC10140296 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2023.1153496] [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: 01/29/2023] [Accepted: 03/28/2023] [Indexed: 05/02/2023] Open
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Objective Accumulating evidence shows that cognitive impairment (CI) in chronic heart failure (CHF) patients is related to brain network dysfunction. This study investigated brain network structure and rich-club organization in chronic heart failure patients with cognitive impairment based on graph analysis of diffusion tensor imaging data. Methods The brain structure networks of 30 CHF patients without CI and 30 CHF patients with CI were constructed. Using graph theory analysis and rich-club analysis, changes in global and local characteristics of the subjects' brain network and rich-club organization were quantitatively calculated, and the correlation with cognitive function was analyzed. Results Compared to the CHF patients in the group without CI group, the CHF patients in the group with CI group had lower global efficiency, local efficiency, clustering coefficient, the small-world attribute, and increased shortest path length. The CHF patients with CI group showed lower nodal degree centrality in the fusiform gyrus on the right (FFG.R) and nodal efficiency in the orbital superior frontal gyrus on the left (ORB sup. L), the orbital inferior frontal gyrus on the left (ORB inf. L), and the posterior cingulate gyrus on the right (PCG.R) compared with CHF patients without CI group. The CHF patients with CI group showed a smaller fiber number of edges in specific regions. In CHF patients with CI, global efficiency, local efficiency and the connected edge of the orbital superior frontal gyrus on the right (ORB sup. R) to the orbital middle frontal gyrus on the right (ORB mid. R) were positively correlated with Visuospatial/Executive function. The connected edge of the orbital superior frontal gyrus on the right to the orbital inferior frontal gyrus on the right (ORB inf. R) is positively correlated to attention/calculation. Compared with the CHF patients without CI group, the connection strength of feeder connection and local connection in CHF patients with CI group was significantly reduced, although the strength of rich-club connection in CHF patients complicated with CI group was decreased compared with the control, there was no statistical difference. In addition, the rich-club connection strength was related to the orientation (direction force) of the Montreal cognitive assessment (MoCA) scale, and the feeder and local connection strength was related to Visuospatial/Executive function of MoCA scale in the CHF patients with CI. Conclusion Chronic heart failure patients with CI exhibited lower global and local brain network properties, reduced white matter fiber connectivity, as well as a decreased strength in local and feeder connections in key brain regions. The disrupted brain network characteristics and connectivity was associated with cognitive impairment in CHF patients. Our findings suggest that impaired brain network properties and decreased connectivity, a feature of progressive disruption of brain networks, predict the development of cognitive impairment in patients with chronic heart failure.
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Hoenig MC, Dzialas V, Drzezga A, van Eimeren T. The Concept of Motor Reserve in Parkinson's Disease: New Wine in Old Bottles? Mov Disord 2023; 38:16-20. [PMID: 36345092 DOI: 10.1002/mds.29266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2022] [Revised: 09/14/2022] [Accepted: 10/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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- Merle C Hoenig
- Institute for Neuroscience and Medicine II, Molecular Organization of the Brain, Research Center Juelich, Julich, Germany.,Department of Nuclear Medicine, University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Institute for Neuroscience and Medicine II, Molecular Organization of the Brain, Research Center Juelich, Julich, Germany.,Department of Nuclear Medicine, University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Bonn/Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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Effects of trihexyphenidyl on prefrontal executive function and spontaneous neural activity in patients with tremor-dominant Parkinson's disease: An fNIRS study. Parkinsonism Relat Disord 2022; 105:96-102. [PMID: 36401901 DOI: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2022.11.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2022] [Revised: 10/27/2022] [Accepted: 11/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The use of the anti-parkinsonian drug trihexyphenidyl (THP) to treat patients with Parkinson's disease (PD), particularly those with tremor-dominant PD (tdPD), has been well documented. Despite growing concerns about THP causing cognitive decline in tdPD patients, the underlying neural correlates remain unclear. Therefore, we investigated the effects of THP on prefrontal executive function and spontaneous neural activity in patients with tdPD by utilizing functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS). METHODS We recruited 30 patients with tdPD, including 15 patients receiving THP and 15 patients not receiving THP. We performed comprehensive neuropsychological and clinical assessments to evaluate each patient's cognitive function, mental status, and clinical symptoms. We measured brain activation elicited from the verbal fluency task (VFT) and changes in amplitude of low-frequency fluctuations (ALFF) at rest to investigate executive function and spontaneous neural activity, respectively. In addition, we examined the relationship between altered activation during task and resting state and neuropsychological and clinical data. RESULTS Compared with tdPD patients not taking THP, tdPD patients taking THP showed no differences on neuropsychological tests. However, there was insufficient activity of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) during VFT and reduced ALFF values for the DLPFC, ventrolateral prefrontal cortex (VLPFC), and the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) related to the frontoparietal network (FPN) at rest. Furthermore, ALFF values of the VLPFC were positively correlated with scores of multiple cognitive domain functions. CONCLUSION These findings suggest that THP treatment may lead to prefrontal dysfunction in tdPD patients, attenuating brain activation in executive function and cognition-related spontaneous neural activity.
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Guo Y, Liu S, Yan F, Yin N, Ni J, Li C, Pan X, Ma R, Wu J, Li S, Li X. Associations between disrupted functional brain network topology and cognitive impairment in patients with rectal cancer during chemotherapy. Front Oncol 2022; 12:927771. [PMID: 36505777 PMCID: PMC9731768 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.927771] [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: 04/25/2022] [Accepted: 11/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Introduction Cognitive impairment has been identified in patients with non-central nervous system cancer received chemotherapy. Chemotherapy-induced changes in the brain are considered as the possible causes of the cognitive deficits of patients. This study aimed to explore chemotherapy-related functional brain changes and cognitive impairment in rectal cancer (RC) patients who had just finished chemotherapy treatment. Methods In this study, RC patients after chemotherapy (on the day patients received the last dose of chemotherapy) (n=30) and matched healthy controls (HCs) (n=30) underwent cognitive assessments, structural magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and resting-state functional MRI. The functional brain networks were constructed by thresholding the partial correlation matrices of 90 brain regions in the Anatomical Automatic Labeling template and the topologic properties were evaluated by graph theory analysis. Moreover, correlations between altered topological measures and scores of cognitive scales were explored in the patient group. Results Compared with HCs, RC patients had lower scores of cognitive scales. The functional brain network had preserved small-world topological features but with a tendency towards higher path length in the whole network. In addition, patients had decreased nodal global efficiency (Eglo(i)) in the left superior frontal gyrus (dorsolateral), superior frontal gyrus (orbital part), inferior frontal gyrus (opercular part), inferior frontal gyrus (triangular part) and right inferior frontal gyrus (triangular part). Moreover, values of Eglo(i) in the superior and inferior frontal gyrus were positively associated with cognitive function in the patient group. Conclusion These results suggested that cognitive impairment was associated with disruptions of the topological organization in functional brain networks of RC patients who had just finished chemotherapy, which provided new insights into the pathophysiology underlying acute effects of chemotherapy on cognitive function.
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- Yesong Guo
- Department of Radiotherapy, Jiangsu Cancer Hospital & Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research & The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Research Center for Clinical Oncology, Jiangsu Cancer Hospital & Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research & The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Oncology, Jiangsu Cancer Hospital & Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research & The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Jiangsu Cancer Hospital & Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research & The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Oncology, Jiangsu Cancer Hospital & Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research & The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Oncology, Jiangsu Cancer Hospital & Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research & The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Oncology, Jiangsu Cancer Hospital & Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research & The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Research Center for Clinical Oncology, Jiangsu Cancer Hospital & Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research & The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Research Center for Clinical Oncology, Jiangsu Cancer Hospital & Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research & The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Anorectal, Yangzhou Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Yangzhou, China,*Correspondence: Xiaoyou Li, ; Shengwei Li,
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- Department of Oncology, Jiangsu Cancer Hospital & Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research & The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China,*Correspondence: Xiaoyou Li, ; Shengwei Li,
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Ay U, Gürvit İH. Alterations in Large-Scale Intrinsic Connectivity Networks in the Parkinson's Disease-Associated Cognitive Impairment Continuum: A Systematic Review. Noro Psikiyatr Ars 2022; 59:S57-S66. [PMID: 36578982 PMCID: PMC9767132 DOI: 10.29399/npa.28209] [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: 05/24/2022] [Accepted: 06/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Introduction Cognitive impairment is common in the course of Parkinson's disease (PD) and displays a continuum from subjective cognitive impairment to dementia. Illuminating the pathophysiological processes associated with the continuum may help create follow-up and new treatment approaches. In this context, large-scale intrinsic connectivity networks are widely investigated to elucidate the neural processes underlying PD and are promising as non-invasive biomarkers. This systematic review aims to examine the alterations in large-scale intrinsic connectivity networks in the continuum of PD-associated cognitive impairment. Method ScienceDirect, Web of Science, and PubMed databases were searched with the specified keywords. The studies obtained as a result of this review were investigated by the PRISMA criteria, which were taken as a basis for the systematic review and writing of meta-analyses. Results A total of 974 studies were obtained from three databases. Twenty studies were included in the systematic review based on predetermined eligibility criteria. Among the large-scale connectivity networks examined in these studies, it was found that sensory-motor networks decreased their connectivity in the continuum of PD-associated cognitive impairment, and there were conflicting results in terms of cognitive networks. Conclusion Well-designed longitudinal studies are needed to clarify the alterations in the intrinsic connectivity networks in the PD cognitive impairment continuum. In these studies, it is necessary to define the cognitive disorder groups well, to control the connectivity changes that may occur due to dopaminergic treatment, and to evaluate Parkinson's patients with subjective cognitive impairment and dementia within the continuum.
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- Ulaş Ay
- Neuroimaging Unit, Hulusi Behçet Life Sciences Research Laboratory, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey,Department of Neuroscience, Aziz Sancar Institute of Experimental Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey,Graduate School of Health Sciences, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey,Correspondence Address: Ulaş Ay, İstanbul Üniversitesi, Hulusi Behçet Yaşam Bilimleri Araştırma Laboratuvarı, Nörogörüntüleme Birimi, Turgut Özal Millet Cd, 34093, Fatih, İstanbul, Turkey • E-mail:
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- Department of Neurology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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Stanford WC, Mucha PJ, Dayan E. A robust core architecture of functional brain networks supports topological resilience and cognitive performance in middle- and old-aged adults. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2022; 119:e2203682119. [PMID: 36282912 PMCID: PMC9636938 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2203682119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2022] [Accepted: 09/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Aging is associated with gradual changes in cognition, yet some individuals exhibit protection against age-related cognitive decline. The topological characteristics of brain networks that promote protection against cognitive decline in aging are unknown. Here, we investigated whether the robustness and resilience of brain networks, queried via the delineation of the brain's core network structure, relate to age and cognitive performance in a cross-sectional dataset of healthy middle- and old-aged adults (n = 478, ages 40 to 90 y). First, we decomposed each subject's functional brain network using k-shell decomposition and found that age was negatively associated with robust core network structures. Next, we perturbed these networks, via attack simulations, and found that resilience of core brain network nodes also declined in relationship to age. We then partitioned our dataset into middle- (ages 40 to 65 y, n = 300) and old- (ages 65 to 90 y, n = 178) aged subjects and observed that older individuals had less robust core connectivity and resilience. Following these analyses, we found that episodic memory was positively related to robust connectivity and core resilience, particularly within the default node, limbic, and frontoparietal control networks. Importantly, we found that age-related differences in episodic memory were positively related to core resilience, which indicates a potential role for core resilience in protection against cognitive decline. Together, these findings suggest that robust core connectivity and resilience of brain networks could facilitate high cognitive performance in aging.
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- William C. Stanford
- Biological and Biomedical Sciences Program, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27514
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- Department of Mathematics, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755
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- Biological and Biomedical Sciences Program, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27514
- Department of Radiology, Biomedical Research Imaging Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27514
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Frontzkowski L, Ewers M, Brendel M, Biel D, Ossenkoppele R, Hager P, Steward A, Dewenter A, Römer S, Rubinski A, Buerger K, Janowitz D, Binette AP, Smith R, Strandberg O, Carlgren NM, Dichgans M, Hansson O, Franzmeier N. Earlier Alzheimer’s disease onset is associated with tau pathology in brain hub regions and facilitated tau spreading. Nat Commun 2022; 13:4899. [PMID: 35987901 PMCID: PMC9392750 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-32592-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2021] [Accepted: 08/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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AbstractIn Alzheimer’s disease (AD), younger symptom onset is associated with accelerated disease progression and tau spreading, yet the mechanisms underlying faster disease manifestation are unknown. To address this, we combined resting-state fMRI and longitudinal tau-PET in two independent samples of controls and biomarker-confirmed AD patients (ADNI/BioFINDER, n = 240/57). Consistent across both samples, we found that younger symptomatic AD patients showed stronger tau-PET in globally connected fronto-parietal hubs, i.e., regions that are critical for maintaining cognition in AD. Stronger tau-PET in hubs predicted faster subsequent tau accumulation, suggesting that tau in globally connected regions facilitates connectivity-mediated tau spreading. Further, stronger tau-PET in hubs mediated the association between younger age and faster tau accumulation in symptomatic AD patients, which predicted faster cognitive decline. These independently validated findings suggest that younger AD symptom onset is associated with stronger tau pathology in brain hubs, and accelerated tau spreading throughout connected brain regions and cognitive decline.
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Ghanbari M, Zhou Z, Hsu LM, Han Y, Sun Y, Yap PT, Zhang H, Shen D. Altered Connectedness of the Brain Chronnectome During the Progression to Alzheimer's Disease. Neuroinformatics 2021; 20:391-403. [PMID: 34837154 DOI: 10.1007/s12021-021-09554-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
Abstract
Graph theory has been extensively used to investigate brain network topology and its changes in disease cohorts. However, many graph theoretic analysis-based brain network studies focused on the shortest paths or, more generally, cost-efficiency. In this work, we use two new concepts, connectedness and 2-connectedness, to measure different global properties compared to the previously widely adopted ones. We apply them to unravel interesting characteristics in the brain, such as redundancy design and further conduct a time-varying brain functional network analysis for characterizing the progression of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Specifically, we define different connectedness and 2-connectedness states and evaluate their dynamics in AD and its preclinical stage, mild cognitive impairment (MCI), compared to the normal controls (NC). Results indicate that, compared to MCI and NC, brain networks of AD tend to be more frequently connected at a sparse level. For MCI, we found that their brains are more likely to be 2-connected in the minimal connected state as well indicating increasing redundancy in brain connectivity. Such a redundant design could ensure maintained connectedness of the MCI's brain network in the case that pathological damages break down any link or silenced any node, making it possible to preserve cognitive abilities. Our study suggests that the redundancy in the brain functional chronnectome could be altered in the preclinical stage of AD. The findings can be successfully replicated in a retest study and with an independent MCI dataset. Characterizing redundancy design in the brain chronnectome using connectedness and 2-connectedness analysis provides a unique viewpoint for understanding disease affected brain networks.
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Affiliation(s)
- Maryam Ghanbari
- Department of Radiology and BRIC, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
| | - Zhen Zhou
- Department of Radiology and BRIC, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
| | - Li-Ming Hsu
- Department of Radiology and BRIC, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
| | - Ying Han
- Department of National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Beijing, 100053, China
- Center of Alzheimer's Disease, Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders, Beijing, 100053, China
- Beijing Institute of Geriatrics, Beijing, 100053, China
- Department of Neurology, Xuanwu Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100053, China
| | - Yu Sun
- Department of Neurology, Xuanwu Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100053, China
| | - Pew-Thian Yap
- Department of Radiology and BRIC, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
| | - Han Zhang
- Department of Radiology and BRIC, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
- School of Biomedical Engineering, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, China.
| | - Dinggang Shen
- Department of Radiology and BRIC, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
- School of Biomedical Engineering, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, China.
- Shanghai United Imaging Intelligence Co., Ltd., Shanghai, China.
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