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Felfela K, Jooshani N, Möhwald K, Huppert D, Becker-Bense S, Schöberl F, Schniepp R, Filippopulos F, Dieterich M, Wuehr M, Zwergal A. Evaluation of a multimodal diagnostic algorithm for prediction of cognitive impairment in elderly patients with dizziness. J Neurol 2024; 271:4485-4494. [PMID: 38702563 PMCID: PMC11233323 DOI: 10.1007/s00415-024-12403-3] [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: 03/04/2024] [Revised: 04/22/2024] [Accepted: 04/23/2024] [Indexed: 05/06/2024]
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BACKGROUND The current diagnostic workup for chronic dizziness in elderly patients often neglects neuropsychological assessment, thus missing a relevant proportion of patients, who perceive dizziness as a subjective chief complaint of a concomitant cognitive impairment. This study aimed to establish risk prediction models for cognitive impairment in chronic dizzy patients based on data sources routinely collected in a dizziness center. METHODS One hundred patients (age: 74.7 ± 7.1 years, 41.0% women) with chronic dizziness were prospectively characterized by (1) neuro-otological testing, (2) quantitative gait assessment, (3) graduation of focal brain atrophy and white matter lesion load, and (4) cognitive screening (MoCA). A linear regression model was trained to predict patients' total MoCA score based on 16 clinical features derived from demographics, vestibular testing, gait analysis, and imaging scales. Additionally, we trained a binary logistic regression model on the same data sources to identify those patients with a cognitive impairment (i.e., MoCA < 25). RESULTS The linear regression model explained almost half of the variance of patients' total MoCA score (R2 = 0.49; mean absolute error: 1.7). The most important risk-predictors of cognitive impairment were age (β = - 0.75), pathological Romberg's sign (β = - 1.05), normal caloric test results (β = - 0.8), slower timed-up-and-go test (β = - 0.67), frontal (β = - 0.6) and temporal (β = - 0.54) brain atrophy. The binary classification yielded an area under the curve of 0.84 (95% CI 0.70-0.98) in distinguishing between cognitively normal and impaired patients. CONCLUSIONS The need for cognitive testing in patients with chronic dizziness can be efficiently approximated by available data sources from routine diagnostic workup in a dizziness center.
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- K Felfela
- German Center for Vertigo and Balance Disorders (DSGZ), LMU University Hospital, LMU Munich, Marchioninistr. 15, 81377, Munich, Germany
- Department of Neurology, LMU University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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- German Center for Vertigo and Balance Disorders (DSGZ), LMU University Hospital, LMU Munich, Marchioninistr. 15, 81377, Munich, Germany
- Department of Neurology, LMU University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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- German Center for Vertigo and Balance Disorders (DSGZ), LMU University Hospital, LMU Munich, Marchioninistr. 15, 81377, Munich, Germany
- Department of Neurology, LMU University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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- German Center for Vertigo and Balance Disorders (DSGZ), LMU University Hospital, LMU Munich, Marchioninistr. 15, 81377, Munich, Germany
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- German Center for Vertigo and Balance Disorders (DSGZ), LMU University Hospital, LMU Munich, Marchioninistr. 15, 81377, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, LMU University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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- German Center for Vertigo and Balance Disorders (DSGZ), LMU University Hospital, LMU Munich, Marchioninistr. 15, 81377, Munich, Germany
- Department of Neurology, LMU University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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- German Center for Vertigo and Balance Disorders (DSGZ), LMU University Hospital, LMU Munich, Marchioninistr. 15, 81377, Munich, Germany
- Department of Neurology, LMU University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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- German Center for Vertigo and Balance Disorders (DSGZ), LMU University Hospital, LMU Munich, Marchioninistr. 15, 81377, Munich, Germany
- Department of Neurology, LMU University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
- Cluster for Systems Neurology, SyNergy, Munich, Germany
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- German Center for Vertigo and Balance Disorders (DSGZ), LMU University Hospital, LMU Munich, Marchioninistr. 15, 81377, Munich, Germany
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- German Center for Vertigo and Balance Disorders (DSGZ), LMU University Hospital, LMU Munich, Marchioninistr. 15, 81377, Munich, Germany.
- Department of Neurology, LMU University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany.
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Peichel S, Quante A. [Differentiation Between Alzheimer̓s Disease and Old Age Depression: Overview and Conception of a Questionnaire for Relatives]. FORTSCHRITTE DER NEUROLOGIE-PSYCHIATRIE 2024; 92:186-193. [PMID: 38113905 DOI: 10.1055/a-2202-9622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2023]
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BACKGROUND Differential diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease and major depression in the elderly is difficult because of overlapping and similar symptoms. A questionnaire for relatives may facilitate the diagnostic burden in clinical practice. MATERIALS AND METHODS Based on a selection of clinical criteria, an expert survey, and statistical analysis of the expert survey, a questionnaire for relatives was designed. RESULTS 18 out of 48 suggested clinical criteria were assessed by neuropsychologists as suitable for the differential diagnosis and were summarized in a questionnaire for relatives (ADAD). First results of the validation of the questionnaire gave an indication of the suitability of the clinical criteria. CONCLUSIONS The ADAD questionnaire could be simply implemented in clinical practice to differentiate between symptoms of Alzheimer's disease and major depression, but it needs to be evaluated in a larger group of patients.
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- Sarah Peichel
- Klinik für Psychiatrie, Psychotherapie und Psychosomatik, Friedrich von Bodelschwingh-Klinik, Berlin, Germany
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- Klinik für Psychiatrie, Psychotherapie und Psychosomatik, Friedrich von Bodelschwingh-Klinik, Berlin, Germany
- Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany
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Susianti NA, Prodjohardjono A, Vidyanti AN, Setyaningsih I, Gofir A, Setyaningrum CTS, Effendy C, Setyawan NH, Setyopranoto I. The impact of medial temporal and parietal atrophy on cognitive function in dementia. Sci Rep 2024; 14:5281. [PMID: 38438548 PMCID: PMC10912680 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-56023-3] [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: 12/27/2023] [Accepted: 02/29/2024] [Indexed: 03/06/2024] Open
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Although medial temporal atrophy (MTA) and parietal atrophy (Koedam score) have been used to diagnose Alzheimer's disease (AD), early detection of other dementia types remains elusive. The study aims to investigate the association between these brain imaging markers and cognitive function in dementia. This cross-sectional study collected data from the Memory Clinic of Dr. Sardjito General Hospital Yogyakarta, Indonesia from January 2020 until December 2022. The cut-off value of MTA and Koedam score was set with Receiver Operating Curve. Multivariate analysis was performed to investigate the association between MTA and Koedam score with cognitive function. Of 61 patients, 22.95% had probable AD, 59.01% vascular dementia, and 18.03% mixed dementia. Correlation test showed that MTA and Koedam score were negatively associated with Montreal Cognitive Assessment-Indonesian Version (MoCA-INA) score. MTA score ≥ 3 (AUC 0.69) and Koedam score ≥ 2 (AUC 0.67) were independently associated with higher risk of poor cognitive function (OR 13.54, 95% CI 1.77-103.43, p = 0.01 and OR 5.52, 95% CI 1.08-28.19, p = 0.04). Higher MTA and Koedam score indicate worse cognitive function in dementia. Future study is needed to delineate these findings as prognostic markers of dementia severity.
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- Noor Alia Susianti
- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, 55281, Indonesia
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- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, 55281, Indonesia
- Department of Neurology, Dr. Sardjito General Hospital, Yogyakarta, 55281, Indonesia
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- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, 55281, Indonesia.
- Department of Neurology, Dr. Sardjito General Hospital, Yogyakarta, 55281, Indonesia.
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- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, 55281, Indonesia
- Department of Neurology, Dr. Sardjito General Hospital, Yogyakarta, 55281, Indonesia
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- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, 55281, Indonesia
- Department of Neurology, Dr. Sardjito General Hospital, Yogyakarta, 55281, Indonesia
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- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, 55281, Indonesia
- Department of Neurology, Dr. Sardjito General Hospital, Yogyakarta, 55281, Indonesia
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- Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, 55281, Indonesia
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- Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, 55281, Indonesia
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- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, 55281, Indonesia
- Department of Neurology, Dr. Sardjito General Hospital, Yogyakarta, 55281, Indonesia
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Gao N, Liu Z, Deng Y, Chen H, Ye C, Yang Q, Ma T. MR-based spatiotemporal anisotropic atrophy evaluation of hippocampus in Alzheimer's disease progression by multiscale skeletal representation. Hum Brain Mapp 2023; 44:5180-5197. [PMID: 37608620 PMCID: PMC10502645 DOI: 10.1002/hbm.26460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2022] [Revised: 07/14/2023] [Accepted: 08/02/2023] [Indexed: 08/24/2023] Open
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Increasing evidence has shown a higher sensitivity of Alzheimer's disease (AD) progression by local hippocampal atrophy rather than the whole volume. However, existing morphological methods based on subfield-volume or surface in imaging studies are not capable to describe the comprehensive process of hippocampal atrophy as sensitive as histological findings. To map histological distinctive measurements onto medical magnetic resonance (MR) images, we propose a multiscale skeletal representation (m-s-rep) to quantify focal hippocampal atrophy during AD progression in longitudinal cohorts from the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI). The m-s-rep captures large-to-small-scale hippocampal morphology by spoke interpolation over label projection on skeletal models. To enhance morphological correspondence within subjects, we align the longitudinal m-s-reps by surface-based transformations from baseline to subsequent timepoints. Cross-sectional and longitudinal measurements derived from m-s-rep are statistically analyzed to comprehensively evaluate the bilateral hippocampal atrophy. Our findings reveal that during the early AD progression, atrophy primarily affects the lateral-medial extent of the hippocampus, with a difference of 1.8 mm in lateral-medial width in 2 years preceding conversion (p < .001), and the medial head exhibits a maximum difference of 3.05%/year in local atrophy rate (p = .011) compared to controls. Moreover, progressive mild cognitive impairment (pMCI) exhibits more severe and widespread atrophy in the head and body compared to stable mild cognitive impairment (sMCI), with a maximum difference of 1.21 mm in thickness in the medial head 1 year preceding conversion (p = .012). In summary, our proposed method can quantitatively measure the hippocampal morphological changes on 3T MR images, potentially assisting the pre-diagnosis and prognosis of AD.
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- Na Gao
- Department of Electronic & Information EngineeringHarbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen)ShenzhenChina
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- Department of Computer ScienceUniversity of North Carolina atChapel HillNorth CarolinaUSA
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- Department of Electronic & Information EngineeringHarbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen)ShenzhenChina
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- Department of Electronic & Information EngineeringHarbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen)ShenzhenChina
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- International Research Institute for Artificial IntelligenceHarbin Institute of Technology at ShenzhenShenzhenChina
- Peng Cheng LaboratoryShenzhenChina
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- Department of Radiology, Beijing Chaoyang HospitalCapital Medical UniversityBeijingChina
- Key Lab of Medical Engineering for Cardiovascular DiseaseMinistry of EducationBeijingChina
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Big Data‐Based Precision MedicineBeijingChina
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- Department of Electronic & Information EngineeringHarbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen)ShenzhenChina
- International Research Institute for Artificial IntelligenceHarbin Institute of Technology at ShenzhenShenzhenChina
- Peng Cheng LaboratoryShenzhenChina
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Aerospace Communication and Networking TechnologyHarbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen)ShenzhenChina
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Zhao Y, Zhu Y, Li F, Sun Y, Ma W, Wu Y, Zhang W, Wang Z, Yuan Y, Huang Y. Brain MRI correlations with disease burden and biomarkers in Fabry disease. J Neurol 2023; 270:4939-4948. [PMID: 37356023 PMCID: PMC10511580 DOI: 10.1007/s00415-023-11826-8] [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: 04/04/2023] [Revised: 06/09/2023] [Accepted: 06/13/2023] [Indexed: 06/27/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To quantitatively evaluate cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD) in brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and its correlation with disease burden and markers in Fabry disease, a rare X-linked lysosomal storage disease. METHODS We collected brain MRI data from seventy-one Chinese patients with Fabry disease. CSVD was evaluated using an age-related white matter change rating scale, Fazekas scale, enlarged perivascular spaces grading scale, lacunar infarction scale, Microbleed Anatomical Rating Scale, global cortical atrophy scale, and small-vessel disease score. Factors associated with MRI lesions, including sex, clinical subtype, disease severity, disease burden, genotype, and biomarkers, were also analyzed. RESULTS Of 71 patients, 16 (22.5%) experienced ischemic stroke. The incidences of lacunar infarctions, white matter hyperintensities, and cerebral microbleeds were 55%, 62%, and 33%, respectively. The abnormal MRI group had later disease onset, longer disease duration, and a higher Mainz Severity Score Index (p < 0.05) than the normal MRI group. Patients with more severe clinical phenotypes also had higher CVSD-related scores. Sex and GLA mutational type were not closely associated with brain MRI lesions. Of the disease markers, the Mainz Severity Score Index and plasma globotriaosylsphingosine (Lyso-Gb3) were closely correlated with the majority of the MRI scores, whereas α-galactosidase A activity was not. CONCLUSION Brain MRI revealed progressive lacunar infarctions, white matter hyperintensities, and decreased brain volume in patients with Fabry disease. Brain MRI lesions were closely related to onset-age; disease duration, severity, burden; and plasma Lyso-Gb3. However, they were not associated with sex, α-galactosidase A activity, or GLA mutation type.
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- Yawen Zhao
- Department of Neurology, Peking University First Hospital, Xishiku Street, West District, Beijing, 100034, China
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- Department of Medical Iconography, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurology, Peking University First Hospital, Xishiku Street, West District, Beijing, 100034, China
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- Department of Neurology, Peking University First Hospital, Xishiku Street, West District, Beijing, 100034, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Ophtalmology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurology, Peking University First Hospital, Xishiku Street, West District, Beijing, 100034, China.
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Neurovascular Diseases, Beijing, China.
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- Department of Neurology, Peking University First Hospital, Xishiku Street, West District, Beijing, 100034, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Neurovascular Diseases, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurology, Peking University First Hospital, Xishiku Street, West District, Beijing, 100034, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Neurovascular Diseases, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurology, Peking University First Hospital, Xishiku Street, West District, Beijing, 100034, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Neurovascular Diseases, Beijing, China
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Ellström K, Abul-Kasim K, Siennicki-Lantz A, Elmståhl S. Associations of carotid artery flow parameters with MRI markers of cerebral small vessel disease and patterns of brain atrophy. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 2023; 32:106981. [PMID: 36657270 DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2023.106981] [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: 09/26/2022] [Revised: 01/04/2023] [Accepted: 01/06/2023] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES A growing body of evidence links age related brain pathologies to systemic vascular processes. We aimed to study the prevalence and interrelations between magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) markers of cerebral small vessel disease and patterns of brain atrophy, and their association to carotid duplex ultrasound flow parameters. MATERIALS AND METHODS We investigated a population based randomised cohort of older adults (n=391) aged 70-87, part of the Swedish Good Aging in Skåne Study. Peak systolic and end diastolic velocities of the carotid arteries were measured by ultrasound, and resistivity- and pulsatility indexes were calculated. Subjects with increased peak systolic velocity indicating carotid stenosis were excluded from analysis. Nine MRI findings were rated by visual scales: white matter changes, pontine white matter changes, microbleeds, lacunar infarctions, medial temporal lobe atrophy, global cortical atrophy, parietal atrophy, precuneus atrophy and central atrophy. RESULTS MRI pathologies were found in 80% of subjects. Mean end diastolic velocity in common carotid arteries was inversely associated with white matter hyperintensities (OR=0.92; p=0.004), parietal lobe atrophy (OR=0.94; p=0.039), global cortical atrophy (OR=0.90; p=0.013), precuneus atrophy (OR=0.94; p=0.022), "number of CSV pathologies" (β=-0.07; p<0.001) and "MRI-burden score" (β=-0.11; p<0.001), after adjustment for age and sex. The latter three were also associated with pulsatility and resistivity indexes. CONCLUSIONS Low carotid end diastolic velocity, as well as increased carotid resistivity and pulsatility, were associated with signs of cerebral small vessel disease and patterns of brain atrophy, indicating a vascular component in the process of brain aging.
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- Katarina Ellström
- Department of Clinical Sciences in Malmö, Division of Geriatric Medicine, Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Jan Waldenströms gata 35, pl13, Malmö SE 205 02, Sweden.
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- Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Division of Diagnostic Radiology, Lund University, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Sciences in Malmö, Division of Geriatric Medicine, Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Jan Waldenströms gata 35, pl13, Malmö SE 205 02, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Sciences in Malmö, Division of Geriatric Medicine, Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Jan Waldenströms gata 35, pl13, Malmö SE 205 02, Sweden
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Dubey S, Das S, Ghosh R, Dubey MJ, Chakraborty AP, Roy D, Das G, Dutta A, Santra A, Sengupta S, Benito-León J. The Effects of SARS-CoV-2 Infection on the Cognitive Functioning of Patients with Pre-Existing Dementia. J Alzheimers Dis Rep 2023; 7:119-128. [PMID: 36891252 PMCID: PMC9986710 DOI: 10.3233/adr-220090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2022] [Accepted: 01/03/2023] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Background Cognitive postscripts of COVID-19, codenamed as 'cognitive COVID' or 'brain fog,' characterized by multidomain cognitive impairments, are now being reckoned as the most devastating sequelae of COVID-19. However, the impact on the already demented brain has not been studied. Objective We aimed to assess the cognitive functioning and neuroimaging following SARS-CoV-2 infection in patients with pre-existing dementia. Methods Fourteen COVID-19 survivors with pre-existing dementia (four with Alzheimer's disease, five with vascular dementia, three with Parkinson's disease dementia, and two with the behavioral variant of frontotemporal dementia) were recruited. All these patients had detailed cognitive and neuroimaging evaluations within three months before suffering from COVID-19 and one year later. Results Of the 14 patients, ten required hospitalization. All developed or increased white matter hyperintensities that mimicked multiple sclerosis and small vessel disease. There was a significant increase in fatigue (p = 0.001) and depression (p = 0.016) scores following COVID-19. The mean Frontal Assessment Battery (p < 0.001) and Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination (p = 0.001) scores also significantly worsened. Conclusion The rapid progression of dementia, the addition of further impairments/deterioration of cognitive abilities, and the increase or new appearance of white matter lesion burden suggest that previously compromised brains have little defense to withstand a new insult (i.e., 'second hit' like infection/dysregulated immune response, and inflammation). 'Brain fog' is an ambiguous terminology without specific attribution to the spectrum of post-COVID-19 cognitive sequelae. We propose a new codename, i.e. 'FADE-IN MEMORY' (i.e., Fatigue, decreased Fluency, Attention deficit, Depression, Executive dysfunction, slowed INformation processing speed, and subcortical MEMORY impairment).
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- Souvik Dubey
- Department of Neuromedicine, Bangur Institute of
Neurosciences (BIN), Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Neuromedicine, Bangur Institute of
Neurosciences (BIN), Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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- Department of General Medicine, Burdwan Medical College, and
Hospital, Burdwan, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, Berhampur Mental
Hospital, Berhampur, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Neuromedicine, Bangur Institute of
Neurosciences (BIN), Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, All India Institute of Medical
Sciences (AIIMS), Patna, Bihar, India
- Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras,
Tamil Nadu, India
- School of Sciences, Indira Gandhi National Open
University, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Neuromedicine, Bangur Institute of
Neurosciences (BIN), Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Neuromedicine, Bangur Institute of
Neurosciences (BIN), Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Neuromedicine, Bangur Institute of
Neurosciences (BIN), Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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- Department of General Medicine, Apollo Gleneagles
Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital “12 de
Octubre”, Madrid, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomódica en Red Sobre
Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas (CIBERNED), Madrid,
Spain
- Department of Medicine, Complutense University,
Madrid, Spain
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Mao C, Zhou L, Li J, Pang J, Chu S, Jin W, Huang X, Wang J, Liu C, Liu Q, Hao H, Zhou Y, Hou B, Feng F, Shen L, Tang B, Peng B, Cui L, Gao J. Clinical-neuroimaging-pathological relationship analysis of adult onset Neuronal Intranuclear Inclusion Disease (NIID). BMC Neurol 2022; 22:486. [PMID: 36522621 PMCID: PMC9753287 DOI: 10.1186/s12883-022-03025-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2022] [Accepted: 12/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Neuronal Intranuclear Inclusion Disease (NIID) is a degenerative disease with heterogeneous clinical manifestations. We aim to analysis the relationship between clinical manifestations, neuroimaging and skin pathology in a Chinese NIID cohort. METHODS Patients were recruited from a Chinese cohort. Detail clinical information were collected. Visual rating scale was used for evaluation of neuroimaging. The relationship between clinical presentations and neuroimaging, as well as skin pathology was statistically analyzed. RESULTS Thirty-two patients were recruited. The average onset age was 54.3 y/o. 28.1% had positive family history. Dementia, autonomic nervous system dysfunction, episodic attacks were three main presentations. CSF analysis including Aβ42 and tau level was almost normal. The most frequently involved on MRI was periventricular white matter (100%), frontal subcortical and deep white matter (96.6%), corpus callosum (93.1%) and external capsule (72.4%). Corticomedullary junction DWI high intensity was found in 87.1% patients. Frontal and external capsule DWI high intensity connected to form a "kite-like" specific image. Severity of dementia was significantly related to leukoencephalopathy (r = 0.465, p = 0.0254), but not cortical atrophy and ventricular enlargement. Grey matter lesions were significantly associated with encephalopathy like attacks (p = 0.00077) but not stroke like attacks. The density of intranuclear inclusions in skin biopsy was not associated with disease duration, severity of leukoencephalopathy and dementia. CONCLUSIONS Specific distribution of leukoencephalopathy and DWI high intensity were indicative. Leukoencephalopathy and subcortical mechanism were critical in pathogenesis of NIID. Irrelevant of inclusion density and clinical map suggested the direct pathogenic factor need further investigation.
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- Chenhui Mao
- grid.413106.10000 0000 9889 6335Department of Neurology, State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science/Peking Union Medical College, Shuaifuyuan 1St, Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100730 China
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- grid.413106.10000 0000 9889 6335Department of Pathology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science/Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100730 China
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- grid.413106.10000 0000 9889 6335Department of Neurology, State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science/Peking Union Medical College, Shuaifuyuan 1St, Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100730 China
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- grid.413106.10000 0000 9889 6335Department of Pathology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science/Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100730 China
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- grid.413106.10000 0000 9889 6335Department of Neurology, State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science/Peking Union Medical College, Shuaifuyuan 1St, Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100730 China
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- grid.413106.10000 0000 9889 6335Department of Neurology, State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science/Peking Union Medical College, Shuaifuyuan 1St, Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100730 China
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- grid.413106.10000 0000 9889 6335Department of Neurology, State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science/Peking Union Medical College, Shuaifuyuan 1St, Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100730 China
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- grid.413106.10000 0000 9889 6335Department of Neurology, State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science/Peking Union Medical College, Shuaifuyuan 1St, Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100730 China
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- grid.413106.10000 0000 9889 6335Department of Neurology, State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science/Peking Union Medical College, Shuaifuyuan 1St, Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100730 China
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- grid.413106.10000 0000 9889 6335Department of Neurology, State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science/Peking Union Medical College, Shuaifuyuan 1St, Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100730 China
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- grid.413106.10000 0000 9889 6335Department of Neurology, State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science/Peking Union Medical College, Shuaifuyuan 1St, Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100730 China
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- grid.413106.10000 0000 9889 6335Department of Neurology, State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science/Peking Union Medical College, Shuaifuyuan 1St, Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100730 China
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- grid.413106.10000 0000 9889 6335Department of Radiology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science/Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100730 China
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- grid.413106.10000 0000 9889 6335Department of Radiology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science/Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100730 China
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- grid.452223.00000 0004 1757 7615Department of Neurology, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008 Hunan China
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- grid.452223.00000 0004 1757 7615Department of Neurology, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008 Hunan China
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- grid.413106.10000 0000 9889 6335Department of Neurology, State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science/Peking Union Medical College, Shuaifuyuan 1St, Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100730 China
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- grid.413106.10000 0000 9889 6335Department of Neurology, State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science/Peking Union Medical College, Shuaifuyuan 1St, Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100730 China
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- grid.413106.10000 0000 9889 6335Department of Neurology, State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science/Peking Union Medical College, Shuaifuyuan 1St, Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100730 China
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Zhao S, Sufianova G, Shapkin A, Mashkin A, Meshcheryakova S, Han D. Improvement of brain perfusion in patients with chronic brain ischemia at epidural spinal cord electrical stimulation. Front Surg 2022; 9:1026079. [PMID: 36211284 PMCID: PMC9539408 DOI: 10.3389/fsurg.2022.1026079] [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: 08/23/2022] [Accepted: 08/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Objective Increasing life expectancy and aging of the population is accompanied by a steady increase in the number of elderly patients with chronic cerebral ischemia and age-related cognitive impairment associated with cerebral hypoperfusion and microangiopathy. The aim of this study was to identify long-term changes in cerebral blood flow (CBF) in patients with chronic cerebral ischemia at the epidural electrical stimulation of the spinal cord (SCS). Materials and methods Changes in cerebral blood flow were studied according to CT perfusion in 59 patients (aged 55–78 years) with vertebrogenic pain syndromes and chronic cerebral ischemia during epidural electrical stimulation of the spinal cord at the cervical (C3–C5) and lower thoracic (Th9–Th10) levels. Results In all patients, on the 5th day of trial SCS, an increase in cerebral blood flow by from 58.6 ± 1.13 ml/100 ml/min to 64.8 ± 1.21 ml/100 ml/min (p < 0.01) with stimulation at the Th9-Th10 level and from 58.8 ± 1.12 ml/100 ml/min to 68.2 ± 1.42 ml/100 ml/min (p < 0, 01) with stimulation at the C3-C5 level. These changes in brain perfusion were preserved during the follow-up examination 1 year after the implantation of chronic SCS system. The greatest increase in CBF was registered in the frontotemporal regions, subcortical structures and white matter of the brain. Changes in cerebral perfusion did not correlate with the degree of reduction in the severity of the accompanying pain syndrome. The change in CBF in the control group (32 patients) in all periods was not statistically significant. Conclusion Our results show that SCS is accompanied by a persistent improvement in brain perfusion, which may be potentially useful for developing methods for reducing age-related vascular disorders in the elderly.
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- Shu Zhao
- Emergency Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Tyumen State Medical University, Tyumen, Russia
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- Department of Functional Neurosurgery, Federal Center of Neurosurgery, Tyumen, Russia
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- Educational and Scientific Institute of Neurosurgery, Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), Moscow, Russian
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- Department of Neurosurgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
- Correspondence: Dayong Han
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Custodio N, Malaga M, Chambergo-Michilot D, Montesinos R, Moron E, Vences MA, Huilca JC, Lira D, Failoc-Rojas VE, Diaz MM. Combining visual rating scales to identify prodromal Alzheimer's disease and Alzheimer's disease dementia in a population from a low and middle-income country. Front Neurol 2022; 13:962192. [PMID: 36119675 PMCID: PMC9477244 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2022.962192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2022] [Accepted: 08/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background Many low- and middle-income countries, including Latin America, lack access to biomarkers for the diagnosis of prodromal Alzheimer's Disease (AD; mild cognitive impairment due to AD) and AD dementia. MRI visual rating scales may serve as an ancillary diagnostic tool for identifying prodromal AD or AD in Latin America. We investigated the ability of brain MRI visual rating scales to distinguish between cognitively healthy controls, prodromal AD and AD. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted from a multidisciplinary neurology clinic in Lima, Peru using neuropsychological assessments, brain MRI and cerebrospinal fluid amyloid and tau levels. Medial temporal lobe atrophy (MTA), posterior atrophy (PA), white matter hyperintensity (WMH), and MTA+PA composite MRI scores were compared. Sensitivity, specificity, and area under the curve (AUC) were determined. Results Fifty-three patients with prodromal AD, 69 with AD, and 63 cognitively healthy elderly individuals were enrolled. The median age was 75 (8) and 42.7% were men. Neither sex, mean age, nor years of education were significantly different between groups. The MTA was higher in patients with AD (p < 0.0001) compared with prodromal AD and controls, and MTA scores adjusted by age range (p < 0.0001) and PA scores (p < 0.0001) were each significantly associated with AD diagnosis (p < 0.0001) but not the WMH score (p=0.426). The MTA had better performance among ages <75 years (AUC 0.90 [0.85-0.95]), while adjusted MTA+PA scores performed better among ages>75 years (AUC 0.85 [0.79-0.92]). For AD diagnosis, MTA+PA had the best performance (AUC 1.00) for all age groups. Conclusions Combining MTA and PA scores demonstrates greater discriminative ability to differentiate controls from prodromal AD and AD, highlighting the diagnostic value of visual rating scales in daily clinical practice, particularly in Latin America where access to advanced neuroimaging and CSF biomarkers is limited in the clinical setting.
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- Nilton Custodio
- Servicio de Neurología, Instituto Peruano de Neurociencias, Lima, Peru
- Unidad de diagnóstico de deterioro cognitivo y prevención de demencia, Instituto Peruano de Neurociencias, Lima, Peru
- Unidad de Investigación, Instituto Peruano de Neurociencias, Lima, Peru
- Escuela Profesional de Medicina Humana, Universidad Privada San Juan Bautista, Lima, Peru
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- Unidad de Investigación, Instituto Peruano de Neurociencias, Lima, Peru
- San Martin de Porres University, Lima, Peru
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- Unidad de Investigación, Instituto Peruano de Neurociencias, Lima, Peru
- Universidad Científica del Sur, Lima, Peru
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- Unidad de diagnóstico de deterioro cognitivo y prevención de demencia, Instituto Peruano de Neurociencias, Lima, Peru
- Unidad de Investigación, Instituto Peruano de Neurociencias, Lima, Peru
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- Departamento de Radiología, Hospital Nacional Edgardo Rebagliati Martins, EsSalud, Lima, Peru
- Servicio de Radiología, Centro de Diagnóstico por Imagen-DPI, Lima, Peru
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- Unidad de diagnóstico de deterioro cognitivo y prevención de demencia, Instituto Peruano de Neurociencias, Lima, Peru
- Unidad de Investigación, Instituto Peruano de Neurociencias, Lima, Peru
- Departamento de Neurología, Hospital Nacional Edgardo Rebagliati Martins, EsSalud, Lima, Peru
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- Unidad de diagnóstico de deterioro cognitivo y prevención de demencia, Instituto Peruano de Neurociencias, Lima, Peru
- Unidad de Investigación, Instituto Peruano de Neurociencias, Lima, Peru
- Servicio de Neurología, Hospital Guillermo Kaelin de La Fuente, Lima, Peru
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- Servicio de Neurología, Instituto Peruano de Neurociencias, Lima, Peru
- Unidad de diagnóstico de deterioro cognitivo y prevención de demencia, Instituto Peruano de Neurociencias, Lima, Peru
- Unidad de Investigación, Instituto Peruano de Neurociencias, Lima, Peru
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- Unidad de Investigación, Instituto Peruano de Neurociencias, Lima, Peru
- Centro de Investigación en Medicina Traslacional, Universidad Privada Norbert Wiener, Lima, Peru
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- Department of Neurology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
- Facultad de Salud Pública y Administración, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
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CT-Detected MTA Score Related to Disability and Behavior in Older People with Cognitive Impairment. Biomedicines 2022; 10:biomedicines10061381. [PMID: 35740403 PMCID: PMC9219852 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines10061381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2022] [Revised: 06/01/2022] [Accepted: 06/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Our study aims to investigate the relationship between medial temporal lobe atrophy (MTA) score, assessed by computed tomography (CT) scans, and functional impairment, cognitive deficit, and psycho-behavioral disorder severity. Overall, 239 (M = 92, F = 147; mean age of 79.3 ± 6.8 years) patients were evaluated with cognitive, neuropsychiatric, affective, and functional assessment scales. MTA was evaluated from 0 (no atrophy) to 4 (severe atrophy). The homocysteine serum was set to two levels: between 0 and 10 µmol/L, and >10 µmol/L. The cholesterol and glycemia blood concentrations were measured. Hypertension and atrial fibrillation presence/absence were collected. A total of 14 patients were MTA 0, 44 patients were MTA 1, 63 patients were MTA 2, 79 patients were MTA 3, and 39 patients were MTA 4. Cognitive (p < 0.0001) and functional (p < 0.0001) parameters decreased according to the MTA severity. According to the diagnosis distribution, AD patient percentages increased by MTA severity (p < 0.0001). In addition, the homocysteine levels increased according to MTA severity (p < 0.0001). Depression (p < 0.0001) and anxiety (p = 0.001) increased according to MTA severity. This study encourages and supports the potential role of MTA score and CT scan in the field of neurodegenerative disorder research and diagnosis.
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Liu Q, Zhong M, Yuan S, Niu C, Ma X. Clinical study of central cholinergic pathway damage in two mild cognitive impairment patients. Neurol Sci 2021; 42:4707-4717. [PMID: 34528182 PMCID: PMC8521601 DOI: 10.1007/s10072-021-05573-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2021] [Accepted: 08/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Objectives To explore the role of the central cholinergic system in amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI) and mild vascular cognitive impairment (vMCI). Methods Twenty-five aMCI patients and 25 vMCI patients were enrolled in this study, and 25 healthy people were chosen as a control group. All participants performed a set of cognitive function scales and were subjected to a brain MRI. We analyzed differences in neuropsychological damage between groups, as well as the degree of brain atrophy and changes in the microstructure of central cholinergic pathways (CCP) in relation to effects on neuropsychological scores. Results (1) Regarding neuropsychological characteristics of the three groups, scores on the MoCA scale, immediate memory, delayed recall, cued recall, long time prolonged recognition, and CDR-SB of the control group were significantly better than those of the aMCI and vMCI groups. Scores on immediate memory, delayed memory, cued recall, long time delayed recognition, and Forward of Digital Span Test (FDST) in the aMCI group were lower than those in the vMCI group. Compared with the aMCI group, the vMCI group was significantly delayed in Trail Making Test (TMA)-A, TMT-B, and TMT B-A. There were no significant differences in HAMA, HAMD, MMSE, MoCA, the Boston Naming Test (BNT), language fluency or visual scale of posterior atrophy (Koedam score) between the vMCI and aMCI groups. (2) As for microstructure changes in the central cholinergic pathway, vMCI group had a decreased FA value in the cingulum (Cing) of the medial pathway, but an increased MD value in the external capsule (Excap) of the lateral pathway when compared to other two groups. Furthermore, the CingMD value of the vMCI group was higher than that of the control group, but the difference was not obvious when compared to the aMCI group. (3) Last, we researched microstructural changes to CCP, degree of brain atrophy, and neuropsychological scores by using partial correlation analysis for all participants. CingFA was negatively correlated with TMT-B, B-A, and FDST. CingMD was negatively correlated with FDST. ExcapFA was positively correlated with MMSE and Backward of BDST, while ExcapMD was negatively correlated with MMSE and MoCA. Claustrum (Claus)FA was positively related to MoCA and FDST, but was negatively related to TMT-A. ClausMD was negatively correlated with MoCA and language fluency. Koedam score was positively correlated with CDR-SB, ExcapMD, and ClausMD, but negatively correlated with MMSE score and inverse BDST. Conclusion The central cholinergic system is involved in the cognitive impairment of both aMCI and vMCI, and their mechanisms may be distinct. aMCI patients may present with primary CCP impairment while vMCI patients probably exhibit impairment secondary to vasogenic damage to the cholinergic system projection network. The lateral cholinergic pathway was more severely impaired than the medial pathway in vMCI patients, in addition to being associated with decreased executive and general cognitive functions. The damage to CCP was related to the degree of brain atrophy, and both may be involved in the development and progression of cognitive dysfunction.
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- Qing Liu
- Department of Neurology, Guihang Guiyang Hospital, Guiyang, Guizhou, China.
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- Department of Medical Imaging, Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, Guiyang, Guizhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, Guihang Guiyang Hospital, Guiyang, Guizhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, Guihang Guiyang Hospital, Guiyang, Guizhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, Guihang Guiyang Hospital, Guiyang, Guizhou, China
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