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Saywell I, Foreman L, Child B, Phillips-Hughes AL, Collins-Praino L, Baetu I. Influence of cognitive reserve on cognitive and motor function in α-synucleinopathies: A systematic review and multilevel meta-analysis. Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2024; 161:105672. [PMID: 38608829 DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2024.105672] [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: 01/14/2024] [Revised: 03/26/2024] [Accepted: 04/08/2024] [Indexed: 04/14/2024]
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Cognitive reserve has shown promise as a justification for neuropathologically unexplainable clinical outcomes in Alzheimer's disease. Recent evidence suggests this effect may be replicated in conditions like Parkinson's disease, dementia with Lewy bodies, and multiple system atrophy. However, the relationships between cognitive reserve and different cognitive abilities, as well as motor outcomes, are still poorly understood in these conditions. Additionally, it is unclear whether the reported effects are confounded by medication. This review analysed studies investigating the relationship between cognitive reserve and clinical outcomes in these α-synucleinopathy cohorts, identified from MEDLINE, Scopus, psycINFO, CINAHL, and Web of Science. 85 records, containing 176 cognition and 31 motor function effect sizes, were pooled using multilevel meta-analysis. There was a significant, positive association between higher cognitive reserve and both better cognition and motor function. Cognition effect sizes differed by disease subtype, cognitive reserve measure, and outcome type; however, no moderators significantly impacted motor function. Review findings highlight the clinical implications of cognitive reserve and importance of engaging in reserve-building behaviours.
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- Isaac Saywell
- School of Psychology, University of Adelaide, Adelaide 5005, Australia.
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- School of Psychology, University of Adelaide, Adelaide 5005, Australia
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- School of Psychology, University of Adelaide, Adelaide 5005, Australia
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- School of Psychology, University of Adelaide, Adelaide 5005, Australia.
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Aquino CHD, Moscovich M, Marinho MM, Barcelos LB, Felício AC, Halverson M, Hamani C, Ferraz HB, Munhoz RP. Fundamentals of deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease in clinical practice: part 1. ARQUIVOS DE NEURO-PSIQUIATRIA 2024; 82:1-9. [PMID: 38653485 PMCID: PMC11039067 DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-1786026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2023] [Accepted: 02/22/2024] [Indexed: 04/25/2024]
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Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is recognized as an established therapy for Parkinson's disease (PD) and other movement disorders in the light of the developments seen over the past three decades. Long-term efficacy is established for PD with documented improvement in the cardinal motor symptoms of PD and levodopa-induced complications, such as motor fluctuations and dyskinesias. Timing of patient selection is crucial to obtain optimal benefits from DBS therapy, before PD complications become irreversible. The objective of this first part review is to examine the fundamental concepts of DBS for PD in clinical practice, discussing the historical aspects, patient selection, potential effects of DBS on motor and non-motor symptoms, and the practical management of patients after surgery.
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- Camila Henriques de Aquino
- University of Calgary, Cumming School of Medicine, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Calgary, AB, Canada.
- University of Calgary, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, Calgary, AB, Canada.
- Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Departamento de Neurologia e Neurocirurgia, São Paulo SP, Brazil.
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- Christian-Albrechts University, Department of Neurology, Kiel, Germany.
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- Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Departamento de Neurologia e Neurocirurgia, São Paulo SP, Brazil.
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- Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Departamento de Neurologia e Neurocirurgia, São Paulo SP, Brazil.
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- University of Utah, Department of Neurology, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States.
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- University of Toronto, Sunnybrook Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada.
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- Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Departamento de Neurologia e Neurocirurgia, São Paulo SP, Brazil.
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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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Ogbimi EM, Akemokwe FM, Ogunrin O. Frequency, pattern and predictors of cognitive impairments in patients with Parkinson's disease using the Community Screening Instrument for Dementia. Front Hum Neurosci 2023; 17:1126526. [PMID: 37441432 PMCID: PMC10333480 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2023.1126526] [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: 12/18/2022] [Accepted: 05/31/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023] Open
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Background Parkinson's disease (PD) is a chronic neurodegenerative disorder complicated by cognitive dysfunctions which are associated with increased caregiver burden, pressure on community health facilities, and mortality in affected patients. Most of the data concerning cognitive dysfunctions in PD are from studies conducted in Europe and North America, but there is paucity of data from Sub-Saharan Africa. Objective The objective of this study is to determine the frequency, pattern and predictors of cognitive impairments amongst patients with Parkinson's disease. Materials and methods This was a cross sectional case control study carried out at a tertiary health facility in South-south Nigeria. Participants with PD were consecutively recruited from the neurology outpatient clinics. Demographic and disease-specific data were obtained with the use of a pre-tested questionnaire. Cognitive performance of thirty patients with PD were compared with thirty demographically matched controls using the Community Screening Instrument for Dementia (CSID). CSID was already validated among Nigerians. Results The frequency of cognitive impairment using the CSID was 50% for PD patients (3.3% for controls). Poor cognitive performance was observed across several cognitive domains including language, executive dysfunction, psychomotor speed, and constructional apraxia among PD patients. The independent predictors of the overall cognitive impairment in patients with PD determined by logistic regression analysis include recall deficiency (p = 0.007), impairment with naming (p = 0.044), apraxia (p = 0.003), Hoen&Yahr staging (p = 0.046), UPDRS score (p = 0.015) and age at presentation (p = 0.014). Conclusion Cognitive impairments occur more frequently in patients with PD compared to controls. This study also demonstrated the predictive role of severity of disease based on Hoehn &Yahr staging and UPDRS score, and presence of recall deficiency, poor naming ability and apraxia.
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- Ewere Marie Ogbimi
- (formerly Neurology Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City, Nigeria) Neurology Unit, Department of Medicine, Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria
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- (formerly Neurology Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City, Nigeria) Department of Neurology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States
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- (formerly Neurology Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria) Neurology Department, Neuroscience Directorate, Royal Stoke University Hospital, Stoke on Trent, United Kingdom
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Brown G, Hakun J, Lewis MM, De Jesus S, Du G, Eslinger PJ, Kong L, Huang X. Frontostriatal and limbic contributions to cognitive decline in Parkinson's disease. J Neuroimaging 2023; 33:121-133. [PMID: 36068704 PMCID: PMC9840678 DOI: 10.1111/jon.13045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2022] [Revised: 08/21/2022] [Accepted: 08/22/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The circuitry underlying heterogenous cognitive profiles in Parkinson's disease (PD) remains unclear. The purpose of this study is to investigate whether structural changes in frontostriatal and limbic pathways contribute to different cognitive trajectories in PD. METHODS We obtained clinical and multimodal MRI data from 120 control and 122 PD subjects without dementia or severe motor disability. T1/T2-weighted images estimated volume, and diffusion imaging evaluated fractional anisotropy (FA) of frontostriatal (striatum and frontostriatal white matter [FSWM]) and limbic (hippocampus and fornix) structures. Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) gauged total and domain-specific (attention/executive and memory) cognitive function. Linear mixed-effects models were used to compare MRI and cognitive progression over 4.5 years between controls and PD and evaluate associations between baseline MRI and cognitive changes in PD. RESULTS At baseline, control and PD groups were comparable, except PD participants had smaller striatal volume (p < 0.001). Longitudinally, PD showed faster decline in hippocampal volume, FSWM FA, and fornix FA (ps < .016), but not striatal volume (p = .218). Total and domain-specific MoCA scores declined faster in PD (ps < .030). In PD, lower baseline hippocampal volume (p = .005) and fornix FA (p = .032), but not striatal volume (p = .662) or FSWM FA (p = .143), were associated with faster total MoCA decline. Baseline frontostriatal metrics of striatal volume and FSWM FA were associated with faster attention/executive decline (p < .038), whereas lower baseline hippocampal volume was associated with faster memory decline (p = .005). CONCLUSION In PD, frontostriatal structural metrics are associated with attention/executive tasks, whereas limbic changes correlated with faster global cognitive decline, particularly in memory tasks.
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- Gregory Brown
- Department of Neurology, Penn State University Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Penn State University Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Penn State University Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA
- Department of Pharmacology, Penn State University Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Penn State University Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Penn State University Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Penn State University Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, Penn State University Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Penn State University Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA
- Department of Pharmacology, Penn State University Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA
- Department of Public Health Sciences, Penn State University Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA
- Department of Neurosurgery, Penn State University Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA
- Department of Kinesiology, Penn State University Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA
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Alosaimi F, Boonstra JT, Tan S, Temel Y, Jahanshahi A. The role of neurotransmitter systems in mediating deep brain stimulation effects in Parkinson’s disease. Front Neurosci 2022; 16:998932. [PMID: 36278000 PMCID: PMC9579467 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2022.998932] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2022] [Accepted: 09/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is among the most successful paradigms in both translational and reverse translational neuroscience. DBS has developed into a standard treatment for movement disorders such as Parkinson’s disease (PD) in recent decades, however, specific mechanisms behind DBS’s efficacy and side effects remain unrevealed. Several hypotheses have been proposed, including neuronal firing rate and pattern theories that emphasize the impact of DBS on local circuitry but detail distant electrophysiological readouts to a lesser extent. Furthermore, ample preclinical and clinical evidence indicates that DBS influences neurotransmitter dynamics in PD, particularly the effects of subthalamic nucleus (STN) DBS on striatal dopaminergic and glutamatergic systems; pallidum DBS on striatal dopaminergic and GABAergic systems; pedunculopontine nucleus DBS on cholinergic systems; and STN-DBS on locus coeruleus (LC) noradrenergic system. DBS has additionally been associated with mood-related side effects within brainstem serotoninergic systems in response to STN-DBS. Still, addressing the mechanisms of DBS on neurotransmitters’ dynamics is commonly overlooked due to its practical difficulties in monitoring real-time changes in remote areas. Given that electrical stimulation alters neurotransmitter release in local and remote regions, it eventually exhibits changes in specific neuronal functions. Consequently, such changes lead to further modulation, synthesis, and release of neurotransmitters. This narrative review discusses the main neurotransmitter dynamics in PD and their role in mediating DBS effects from preclinical and clinical data.
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- Faisal Alosaimi
- Department of Neurosurgery, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, Netherlands
- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Rabigh, Saudi Arabia
- *Correspondence: Faisal Alosaimi,
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, Netherlands
- Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Ali Jahanshahi,
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Gu L, Xu H. Effect of cognitive reserve on cognitive function in Parkinson’s disease. Neurol Sci 2022; 43:4185-4192. [DOI: 10.1007/s10072-022-05985-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2021] [Accepted: 02/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Chen CL, Kuo MC, Wu WC, Hsu YC, Wu RM, Tseng WYI. Advanced brain aging in multiple system atrophy compared to Parkinson's disease. Neuroimage Clin 2022; 34:102997. [PMID: 35397330 PMCID: PMC8987993 DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2022.102997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2021] [Revised: 03/07/2022] [Accepted: 03/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Multiple system atrophy (MSA) and Parkinson's disease (PD) belong to alpha-synucleinopathy, but they have very different clinical courses and prognoses. An imaging biomarker that can differentiate between the two diseases early in the disease course is desirable for appropriate treatment. Neuroimaging-based brain age paradigm provides an individualized marker to differentiate aberrant brain aging patterns in neurodegenerative diseases. In this study, patients with MSA (N = 23), PD (N = 33), and healthy controls (N = 34; HC) were recruited. A deep learning approach was used to estimate brain-predicted age difference (PAD) of gray matter (GM) and white matter (WM) based on image features extracted from T1-weighted and diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance images, respectively. Spatial normative models of image features were utilized to quantify neuroanatomical impairments in patients, which were then used to estimate the contributions of image features to brain age measures. For PAD of GM (GM-PAD), patients with MSA had significantly older brain age (9.33 years) than those with PD (0.75 years; P = 0.002) and HC (-1.47 years; P < 0.001), and no significant difference was found between PD and HC (P = 1.000). For PAD of WM (WM-PAD), it was significantly greater in MSA (9.27 years) than that in PD (1.90 years; P = 0.037) and HC (-0.74 years; P < 0.001); there was no significant difference between PD and HC (P = 0.087). The most salient image features that contributed to PAD in MSA and PD were different. For GM, they were the orbitofrontal regions and the cuneus in MSA and PD, respectively, and for WM, they were the central corpus callosum and the uncinate fasciculus in MSA and PD, respectively. Our results demonstrated that MSA revealed significantly greater PAD than PD, which might be related to markedly different neuroanatomical contributions to brain aging. The image features with distinct contributions to brain aging might be of value in the differential diagnosis of MSA and PD.
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- Chang-Le Chen
- Institute of Medical Device and Imaging, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- National Taiwan University Cancer Center, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Neurology, National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.
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- Institute of Medical Device and Imaging, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Neurology, National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Medical Device and Imaging, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan; Acroviz Inc., Taipei, Taiwan; Molecular Imaging Center, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Bock MA, Tanner CM. The epidemiology of cognitive function in Parkinson's disease. PROGRESS IN BRAIN RESEARCH 2022; 269:3-37. [PMID: 35248199 DOI: 10.1016/bs.pbr.2022.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
Abstract
Epidemiology is the study of the distribution of disease in human populations, which is important in evaluating burden of illness, identifying modifiable risk factors, and planning for current and projected needs of the health care system. Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common serious neurodegenerative illness and is expected to further increase in prevalence. Cognitive changes are increasingly viewed as an integral non-motor feature in PD, emerging even in the prodromal phase of the disease. The prevalence of PD-MCI ranges from 20% to 40% depending on the population studied. The incidence of PD-dementia increases with duration of disease, with estimates growing from 3% to 30% of individuals followed for 5 years or less to over 80% after 20 years. There are several challenges in estimating the frequency of cognitive change, including only recently standardized diagnostic criteria, variation depending on exact neuropsychological evaluations performed, and differences in population sampling. Clinical features associated with cognitive decline include older age, increased disease duration and severity, early gait dysfunction, dysautonomia, hallucinations and other neuropsychiatric features, the presence of REM behavior disorder, and posterior predominant dysfunction on neuropsychological testing. There is increasing evidence that genetic risk factors, in particular GBA and MAPT mutations, contribute to cognitive change. Possible protective factors include higher cognitive reserve and regular exercise. Important sequelae of cognitive decline in PD include higher caregiver burden, decreased functional status, and increased risk of institutionalization and mortality. Many remaining uncertainties regarding the epidemiology of cognitive change in PD require future research, with improved biomarkers and more sensitive and convenient outcome measures.
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- Meredith A Bock
- Movement Disorders and Neuromodulation Center, Department of Neurology, Weill Institute for Neuroscience, University of California, San Francisco, CA, United States; Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center, San Francisco Veteran's Affairs Health Care System, San Francisco, CA, United States; Parkinson's Disease Research Education and Clinical Center, San Francisco Veteran's Affairs Health Care System, San Francisco, CA, United States
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- Movement Disorders and Neuromodulation Center, Department of Neurology, Weill Institute for Neuroscience, University of California, San Francisco, CA, United States; Parkinson's Disease Research Education and Clinical Center, San Francisco Veteran's Affairs Health Care System, San Francisco, CA, United States.
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Altmann CF, Trubelja K, Emmans D, Jost WH. Time-course of decline in different cognitive domains in Parkinson's disease: a retrospective study. J Neural Transm (Vienna) 2021; 129:1179-1187. [PMID: 34817687 DOI: 10.1007/s00702-021-02441-w] [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: 06/28/2021] [Accepted: 11/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Cognitive impairment and dementia are common non-motor symptoms in Parkinson's disease (PD). To elucidate the potentially typical progression of cognitive decline in PD and its variation, we retrospectively surveyed neuropsychological data obtained at the Parkinson-Klinik Ortenau, Germany in the years 1996-2015. Many of the patients in the surveyed period were repeatedly admitted to our clinic and we were thus able to compile neuropsychological re-test data for 252 patients obtained at varying time intervals. Neuropsychological testing was conducted with the NAI (Nürnberger Alters-Inventar). This battery provides sub-tests that examine cognitive processing speed, executive function, working memory, and verbal/visual memory functions. The re-test time span varied across patients from below 1 year up to about 12 years. Most patients were seen twice, but some patients were tested up to eight times. The steepest rates of cognitive decline were observed for the NAI sub-tests Trail-Making, Maze Test, and Stroop-Word Reading/Color Naming. Intermediate rates of decline were found for Digit Span, Word List-Immediate Recall, and Picture Test. Stroop Test-Interference, Word List-Delayed Recognition, and Figure Test exhibited the slowest decline rates. We did not observe a significant effect of age at diagnosis or gender on the rate of decline. In sum, this study retrospectively evaluated cognitive decline in a sample of patients with PD. Our data suggest a broad cognitive decline that particularly affects the cognitive capacities for processing speed, executive functions, and immediate memory functions.
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- Department of Neurology, Rhön Klinikum, 97616, Bad Neustadt an der Saale, Germany
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- Parkinson-Klinik Ortenau, Kreuzbergstr. 12-16, 77709, Wolfach, Germany
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- Parkinson-Klinik Ortenau, Kreuzbergstr. 12-16, 77709, Wolfach, Germany
- Department of Neurology, University of Saarland, Homburg/Saar, Germany
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Iarkov A, Mendoza C, Echeverria V. Cholinergic Receptor Modulation as a Target for Preventing Dementia in Parkinson's Disease. Front Neurosci 2021; 15:665820. [PMID: 34616271 PMCID: PMC8488354 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2021.665820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2021] [Accepted: 08/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative condition characterized by the loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta (SNpc) in the midbrain resulting in progressive impairment in cognitive and motor abilities. The physiological and molecular mechanisms triggering dopaminergic neuronal loss are not entirely defined. PD occurrence is associated with various genetic and environmental factors causing inflammation and mitochondrial dysfunction in the brain, leading to oxidative stress, proteinopathy, and reduced viability of dopaminergic neurons. Oxidative stress affects the conformation and function of ions, proteins, and lipids, provoking mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutation and dysfunction. The disruption of protein homeostasis induces the aggregation of alpha-synuclein (α-SYN) and parkin and a deficit in proteasome degradation. Also, oxidative stress affects dopamine release by activating ATP-sensitive potassium channels. The cholinergic system is essential in modulating the striatal cells regulating cognitive and motor functions. Several muscarinic acetylcholine receptors (mAChR) and nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) are expressed in the striatum. The nAChRs signaling reduces neuroinflammation and facilitates neuronal survival, neurotransmitter release, and synaptic plasticity. Since there is a deficit in the nAChRs in PD, inhibiting nAChRs loss in the striatum may help prevent dopaminergic neurons loss in the striatum and its pathological consequences. The nAChRs can also stimulate other brain cells supporting cognitive and motor functions. This review discusses the cholinergic system as a therapeutic target of cotinine to prevent cognitive symptoms and transition to dementia in PD.
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- Alexandre Iarkov
- Laboratorio de Neurobiología, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad San Sebastián, Concepción, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Neurobiología, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad San Sebastián, Concepción, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Neurobiología, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad San Sebastián, Concepción, Chile.,Research & Development Service, Bay Pines VA Healthcare System, Bay Pines, FL, United States
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Miki Y, Foti SC, Hansen D, Strand KM, Asi YT, Tsushima E, Jaunmuktane Z, Lees AJ, Warner TT, Quinn N, Ling H, Holton JL. Hippocampal α-synuclein pathology correlates with memory impairment in multiple system atrophy. Brain 2021; 143:1798-1810. [PMID: 32385496 DOI: 10.1093/brain/awaa126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2019] [Revised: 01/06/2020] [Accepted: 03/01/2020] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Recent post-mortem studies reported 22-37% of patients with multiple system atrophy can develop cognitive impairment. With the aim of identifying associations between cognitive impairment including memory impairment and α-synuclein pathology, 148 consecutive patients with pathologically proven multiple system atrophy were reviewed. Among them, 118 (79.7%) were reported to have had normal cognition in life, whereas the remaining 30 (20.3%) developed cognitive impairment. Twelve of them had pure frontal-subcortical dysfunction, defined as the presence of executive dysfunction, impaired processing speed, personality change, disinhibition or stereotypy; six had pure memory impairment; and 12 had both types of impairment. Semi-quantitative analysis of neuronal cytoplasmic inclusions in the hippocampus and parahippocampus revealed a disease duration-related increase in neuronal cytoplasmic inclusions in the dentate gyrus and cornu ammonis regions 1 and 2 of patients with normal cognition. In contrast, such a correlation with disease duration was not found in patients with cognitive impairment. Compared to the patients with normal cognition, patients with memory impairment (pure memory impairment: n = 6; memory impairment + frontal-subcortical dysfunction: n = 12) had more neuronal cytoplasmic inclusions in the dentate gyrus, cornu ammonis regions 1-4 and entorhinal cortex. In the multiple system atrophy mixed pathological subgroup, which equally affects the striatonigral and olivopontocerebellar systems, patients with the same combination of memory impairment developed more neuronal inclusions in the dentate gyrus, cornu ammonis regions 1, 2 and 4, and the subiculum compared to patients with normal cognition. Using patients with normal cognition (n = 18), frontal-subcortical dysfunction (n = 12) and memory impairment + frontal-subcortical dysfunction (n = 18), we further investigated whether neuronal or glial cytoplasmic inclusions in the prefrontal, temporal and cingulate cortices or the underlying white matter might affect cognitive impairment in patients with multiple system atrophy. We also examined topographic correlates of frontal-subcortical dysfunction with other clinical symptoms. Although no differences in neuronal or glial cytoplasmic inclusions were identified between the groups in the regions examined, frontal release signs were found more commonly when patients developed frontal-subcortical dysfunction, indicating the involvement of the frontal-subcortical circuit in the pathogenesis of frontal-subcortical dysfunction. Here, investigating cognitive impairment in the largest number of pathologically proven multiple system atrophy cases described to date, we provide evidence that neuronal cytoplasmic inclusion burden in the hippocampus and parahippocampus is associated with the occurrence of memory impairment in multiple system atrophy. Further investigation is necessary to identify the underlying pathological basis of frontal-subcortical dysfunction in multiple system atrophy.
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- Yasuo Miki
- Queen Square Brain Bank for Neurological Disorders, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, 1 Wakefield Street, London WC1N 1PJ, UK.,Department of Neuropathology, Institute of Brain Science, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki 036-8562, Japan
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- Queen Square Brain Bank for Neurological Disorders, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, 1 Wakefield Street, London WC1N 1PJ, UK
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- Reta Lila Weston Institute of Neurological Studies, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, 1 Wakefield Street, London WC1N 1PJ, UK
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- Queen Square Brain Bank for Neurological Disorders, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, 1 Wakefield Street, London WC1N 1PJ, UK
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- Queen Square Brain Bank for Neurological Disorders, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, 1 Wakefield Street, London WC1N 1PJ, UK
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- Department of Comprehensive Rehabilitation Science, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Health Sciences, Hirosaki 036-8564, Japan
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- Queen Square Brain Bank for Neurological Disorders, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, 1 Wakefield Street, London WC1N 1PJ, UK
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- Reta Lila Weston Institute of Neurological Studies, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, 1 Wakefield Street, London WC1N 1PJ, UK
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- Queen Square Brain Bank for Neurological Disorders, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, 1 Wakefield Street, London WC1N 1PJ, UK.,Reta Lila Weston Institute of Neurological Studies, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, 1 Wakefield Street, London WC1N 1PJ, UK
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- UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London WC1N 3BG, UK
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- Queen Square Brain Bank for Neurological Disorders, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, 1 Wakefield Street, London WC1N 1PJ, UK.,Reta Lila Weston Institute of Neurological Studies, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, 1 Wakefield Street, London WC1N 1PJ, UK
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- Queen Square Brain Bank for Neurological Disorders, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, 1 Wakefield Street, London WC1N 1PJ, UK
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Di Tella S, Baglio F, Pelizzari L, Cabinio M, Nemni R, Traficante D, Silveri MC. Uncinate fasciculus and word selection processing in Parkinson's disease. Neuropsychologia 2020; 146:107504. [PMID: 32485199 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2020.107504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2019] [Revised: 05/25/2020] [Accepted: 05/26/2020] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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We explored with Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI) technique whether the ability to select words among competitive alternatives during word production is related to the integrity of the left uncinate fasciculus (UF) in Parkinson's disease (PD). Nineteen PD patients (10 right-sided and 9 left-sided) and 17 matched healthy controls (HC) took part in the study. Participants were asked to derive nouns from verbs (reading from to read) or to generate verbs from nouns (to build from building). Noun and verb production, in this task, differ in the number of lexical entries among which the response is selected, as the noun must be selected from a larger number of alternatives compared to the verb, and thus is more demanding of processing resources. DTI evaluation was obtained for each subject. Fractional anisotropy (FA) and mean diffusivity (MD) maps were derived from DTI and median FA and MD values were computed within the left and right UF. Then, FA and MD of the left and right UF were correlated with noun and verb production. Both the left and right UF-FA correlated with the global (noun + verb) production and noun production in the whole PD group. In right-sided PD, correlations were found with the contralateral UF-FA; in left-sided PD the correlations emerged with both the left and right UF-FA. The most difficult task, noun production, significantly correlated with the right UF-FA in left-sided PD. The left UF is involved in word selection processes, and the right UF intervenes when the selection is particularly demanding of attentional resources.
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- Sonia Di Tella
- IRCCS Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi, Via A. Capecelatro, 66, 20148, Milan, Italy.
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- IRCCS Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi, Via A. Capecelatro, 66, 20148, Milan, Italy
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- IRCCS Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi, Via A. Capecelatro, 66, 20148, Milan, Italy
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- IRCCS Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi, Via A. Capecelatro, 66, 20148, Milan, Italy
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- IRCCS Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi, Via A. Capecelatro, 66, 20148, Milan, Italy; Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via F. Sforza 35, 20122, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, Catholic University, Largo A. Gemelli, 1, 20123, Milan, Italy
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Reduced Enhancement of Memory for Faces Encoded by Semantic and Socioemotional Processes in Patients with Parkinson's Disease. J Int Neuropsychol Soc 2020; 26:418-429. [PMID: 31822311 DOI: 10.1017/s1355617719001280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) exhibit impaired semantic and socioemotional processes, which are thought to be related to dysfunctions in the fronto-striatal circuit. However, little is known about how the memory enhancement by these processes was reduced in PD. The present study investigated this issue. METHODS The retrieval performance of face memories encoded by semantic and socioemotional processes was compared between 24 PD patients and 24 age-matched healthy controls (HC). During encoding, participants were presented with unfamiliar faces and made judgment about them in three encoding conditions of semantic judgment (Semantics), attractiveness judgment (Attractiveness), and form judgment (Form). In Semantics, participants rated to what degree each face looked like an office worker, whereas in Attractiveness, participants rated how attractive each face was. The Form condition as a control required participants to judge the shape of each face. During retrieval after encoding, participants made old or new judgment for target and distracter faces. RESULTS In HC, the retrieval of faces encoded by Semantics and Attractiveness was significantly more accurate than that encoded by Form, whereas this memory enhancement was not identified in PD. In addition, individual scores in frontal lobe function and long-term memory correlated with the retrieval performance of memories encoded in Semantics and Attractiveness but not Form. CONCLUSIONS These findings suggest that the processing of semantic and socioemotional signals conveyed from faces could be impaired in PD and that the impairment of these processes could decrease the enhancement of face memories by semantic and socioemotional elaborations.
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Khomenko I, Pronina M, Kataeva G, Kropotov J, Irishina Y, Susin D. Combined 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography and event-related potentials study of the cognitive impairment mechanisms in Parkinson’s disease. J Clin Neurosci 2020; 72:335-341. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2019.11.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2019] [Accepted: 11/30/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Weintraub D, Mamikonyan E. The Neuropsychiatry of Parkinson Disease: A Perfect Storm. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 2019; 27:998-1018. [PMID: 31006550 PMCID: PMC7015280 DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2019.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2019] [Revised: 03/04/2019] [Accepted: 03/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Affective disorders, cognitive decline, and psychosis have long been recognized as common in Parkinson disease (PD), and other psychiatric disorders include impulse control disorders, anxiety symptoms, disorders of sleep and wakefulness, and apathy. Psychiatric aspects of PD are associated with numerous adverse outcomes, yet in spite of this and their frequent occurrence, there is incomplete understanding of epidemiology, presentation, risk factors, neural substrate, and management strategies. Psychiatric features are typically multimorbid, and there is great intra- and interindividual variability in presentation. The hallmark neuropathophysiological changes that occur in PD, plus the association between exposure to dopaminergic medications and certain psychiatric disorders, suggest a neurobiological basis for many psychiatric symptoms, although psychological factors are involved as well. There is evidence that psychiatric disorders in PD are still under-recognized and undertreated and although psychotropic medication use is common, controlled studies demonstrating efficacy and tolerability are largely lacking. Future research on neuropsychiatric complications in PD should be oriented toward determining modifiable correlates or risk factors and establishing efficacious and well-tolerated treatment strategies.
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- Daniel Weintraub
- Perelman School of Medicine (DW, EM), University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; Parkinson's Disease Research, Education and Clinical Center (PADRECC) (DW), Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Philadelphia.
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- Perelman School of Medicine (DW, EM), University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
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Miki Y, Foti SC, Asi YT, Tsushima E, Quinn N, Ling H, Holton JL. Improving diagnostic accuracy of multiple system atrophy: a clinicopathological study. Brain 2019; 142:2813-2827. [DOI: 10.1093/brain/awz189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2019] [Revised: 04/06/2019] [Accepted: 04/28/2019] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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AbstractClinical diagnosis of multiple system atrophy is challenging and many patients with Lewy body disease (i.e. Parkinson’s disease or dementia with Lewy bodies) or progressive supranuclear palsy are misdiagnosed as having multiple system atrophy in life. The clinical records of 203 patients with a clinical diagnosis of multiple system atrophy were reviewed to identify diagnostic pitfalls. We also examined 12 features supporting a diagnosis of multiple system atrophy (red flag features: orofacial dystonia, disproportionate antecollis, camptocormia and/or Pisa syndrome, contractures of hands or feet, inspiratory sighs, severe dysphonia, severe dysarthria, snoring, cold hands and feet, pathological laughter and crying, jerky myoclonic postural/action tremor and polyminimyoclonus) and seven disability milestones (frequent falls, use of urinary catheters, wheelchair dependent, unintelligible speech, cognitive impairment, severe dysphagia, residential care). Of 203 cases, 160 (78.8%) were correctly diagnosed in life and had pathologically confirmed multiple system atrophy. The remaining 21.2% (43/203) had alternative pathological diagnoses including Lewy body disease (12.8%; n = 26), progressive supranuclear palsy (6.4%; n = 13), cerebrovascular diseases (1%; n = 2), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (0.5%; n = 1) and cerebellar degeneration (0.5%; n = 1). More patients with multiple system atrophy developed ataxia, stridor, dysphagia and falls than patients with Lewy body disease; resting tremor, pill-rolling tremor and hallucinations were more frequent in Lewy body disease. Although patients with multiple system atrophy and progressive supranuclear palsy shared several symptoms and signs, ataxia and stridor were more common in multiple system atrophy. Multiple logistic regression analysis revealed increased likelihood of multiple system atrophy versus Lewy body disease and progressive supranuclear palsy if a patient developed orthostatic hypotension or urinary incontinence with the requirement for urinary catheters [multiple system atrophy versus Lewy body disease: odds ratio (OR): 2.0, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.1–3.7, P = 0.021; multiple system atrophy versus progressive supranuclear palsy: OR: 11.2, 95% CI: 3.2–39.2, P < 0.01]. Furthermore, autonomic dysfunction within the first 3 years from onset can differentiate multiple system atrophy from progressive supranuclear palsy (multiple system atrophy versus progressive supranuclear palsy: OR: 3.4, 95% CI: 1.2–9.7, P = 0.023). Multiple system atrophy patients with predominant parkinsonian signs had a higher number of red flag features than patients with Lewy body disease (OR: 8.8, 95% CI: 3.2–24.2, P < 0.01) and progressive supranuclear palsy (OR: 4.8, 95% CI: 1.7–13.6, P < 0.01). The number of red flag features in multiple system atrophy with predominant cerebellar signs was also higher than in Lewy body disease (OR: 7.0, 95% CI: 2.5–19.5, P < 0.01) and progressive supranuclear palsy (OR: 3.1, 95% CI: 1.1–8.9, P = 0.032). Patients with multiple system atrophy had shorter latency to reach use of urinary catheter and longer latency to residential care than progressive supranuclear palsy patients, whereas patients with Lewy body disease took longer to reach multiple milestones than patients with multiple system atrophy. The present study has highlighted features which should improve the ante-mortem diagnostic accuracy of multiple system atrophy.
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- Yasuo Miki
- Queen Square Brain Bank for Neurological Disorders, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, 1 Wakefield Street, London, UK
- Department of Neuropathology, Institute of Brain Science, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan
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- Queen Square Brain Bank for Neurological Disorders, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, 1 Wakefield Street, London, UK
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- Queen Square Brain Bank for Neurological Disorders, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, 1 Wakefield Street, London, UK
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- Department of Comprehensive Rehabilitation Science, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Health Sciences, Hirosaki, Japan
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- UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London, UK
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- Queen Square Brain Bank for Neurological Disorders, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, 1 Wakefield Street, London, UK
- Reta Lila Weston Institute of Neurological Studies, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, 1 Wakefield Street, London, UK
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- Queen Square Brain Bank for Neurological Disorders, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, 1 Wakefield Street, London, UK
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Dhar SS, Jeenger J, Singroha V, Sharma M, Mathur DM. Psychiatric morbidity, cognitive dysfunction and quality of life in drug-naive patients with Parkinson's disease: A comparative study. Ind Psychiatry J 2019; 28:13-18. [PMID: 31879441 PMCID: PMC6929235 DOI: 10.4103/ipj.ipj_64_19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2019] [Revised: 10/17/2019] [Accepted: 10/23/2019] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND To better understand the psychiatric disorders and cognition in Parkinson's disease (PD) and its impact on quality of life (QoL), patients need to be studied soon after diagnosis, before initiation of dopamine replacement therapy. AIM This study aims to compare the nature and frequency of psychiatric morbidity, cognitive dysfunction, and quality of life in drug-naive patients with PD and healthy controls. MATERIALS AND METHODS The cross-sectional, comparative study was conducted in tertiary care center. Fifty drug-naive PD patients and fifty healthy controls were included and assessed on Modified Hoehn and Yahr scale, PD Questionnaire 8, Kolkata cognitive screening battery, General Health Questionnaire-12, and Hamilton Anxiety and Depression Rating Scale (HAM-A and HAM-D). RESULTS The mean scores of HAM-A and HAM-D of patients with PD were significantly higher than that of the comparison group. The patients with PD had statistically significant impairment in verbal fluency, Mini-Mental State Examination, calculation, memory immediate recall, visuoconstructional ability, and memory (delayed recall and recognition) in comparison to patients without PD. No statistically significant difference was observed with respect to object naming between the two groups. CONCLUSION QoL of a PD patient is adversely affected by both the motor and nonmotor symptoms of the disease such as depression, anxiety, apathy, sleep disturbances, and cognitive impairment. The link between nonmotor symptoms and reduced QoL has important implications for the management of PD because the nonmotor symptoms often appear before patients are given anti-parkinsonian therapy. Screening of nonmotor symptoms in early stage of disease will decrease the morbidity and mortality and improve the QoL.
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- Subhendu Shekhar Dhar
- Department of Psychiatry, Geetanjali Medical College and Hospital, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, Geetanjali Medical College and Hospital, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, Saheed Hasan Khan Mewati Government Medical College, Nuh, Haryana, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, Geetanjali Medical College and Hospital, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, Geetanjali Medical College and Hospital, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India
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Crowley EK, Nolan YM, Sullivan AM. Exercise as a therapeutic intervention for motor and non-motor symptoms in Parkinson's disease: Evidence from rodent models. Prog Neurobiol 2018; 172:2-22. [PMID: 30481560 DOI: 10.1016/j.pneurobio.2018.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2018] [Revised: 10/25/2018] [Accepted: 11/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Parkinson's disease (PD) is characterised by degeneration of dopaminergic neurons of the nigrostriatal pathway, which leads to the cardinal motor symptoms of the disease - tremor, rigidity and postural instability. A number of non-motor symptoms are also associated with PD, including cognitive impairment, mood disturbances and dysfunction of gastrointestinal and autonomic systems. Current therapies provide symptomatic relief but do not halt the disease process, so there is an urgent need for preventative strategies. Lifestyle interventions such as aerobic exercise have shown potential to lower the risk of developing PD and to alleviate both motor and non-motor symptoms. However, there is a lack of large-scale randomised clinical trials that have employed exercise in PD patients. This review will focus on the evidence from studies on rodent models of PD, for employing exercise as an intervention for both motor and non-motor symptoms.
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- E K Crowley
- Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience, University College Cork, Ireland
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- Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience, University College Cork, Ireland; APC Microbiome Institute, University College Cork, Ireland
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- Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience, University College Cork, Ireland; APC Microbiome Institute, University College Cork, Ireland.
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Homenko JG, Susin DS, Kataeva GV, Irishina JA, Zavolokov IG. [Characteristics of cerebral glucose metabolism in patients with cognitive impairment in Parkinson's disease]. Zh Nevrol Psikhiatr Im S S Korsakova 2018. [PMID: 28638030 DOI: 10.17116/jnevro20171175146-51] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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AIM To study the relationship between early cognitive impairment symptoms and cerebral glucose metabolism in different brain regions (according to the positron emission tomography (PET) data) in Parkinson's disease (PD) in order to increase the diagnostic and treatment efficacy. MATERIAL AND METHODS Two groups of patients with PD (stage I-III), including 11 patients without cognitive disorders and 13 with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), were examined. The control group included 10 age-matched people with normal cognition. To evaluate cognitive state, the Mini mental state examination (MMSE), the Frontal assessment battery (FAB) and the 'clock drawing test' were used. The regional cerebral glucose metabolism rate (CMRglu) was assessed using PET with 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG). RESULTS AND CONCLUSION In PD patients, CMRglu were decreased in the frontal (Brodmann areas (BA) 9, 10, 11, 46, 47), occipital (BA 19) and parietal (BA 39), temporal (BA 20, 37), and cingulate cortex (BA 32) compared to the control group. Cerebral glucose metabolism was decreased in the frontal (BA 8, 9, 10, 45, 46, 47), parietal (BA 7, 39, 40) and cingulate cortex (BA 23, 24, 31, 32) in the group of PD patients with MCI compared to PD patients with normal cognition. Hypometabolism in BA 7, 8, 23, 24, 31, 40 was revealed only in comparison of PD and PD-MCI groups, and did not appear in case of comparison of cognitively normal PD patients with the control group. It is possible to suggest that the mentioned above brain areas were associated with cognitive impairment. The revealed glucose hypometabolism pattern possibly has the diagnostic value for the early and preclinical diagnosis of MCI in PD and control of treatment efficacy.
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- Ju G Homenko
- N. Bekhtereva Institute of the Human Brain of the Russian Academy of Science, St. Petersburg, Russia
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- N. Bekhtereva Institute of the Human Brain of the Russian Academy of Science, St. Petersburg, Russia
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- N. Bekhtereva Institute of the Human Brain of the Russian Academy of Science, St. Petersburg, Russia
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- N. Bekhtereva Institute of the Human Brain of the Russian Academy of Science, St. Petersburg, Russia
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- N. Bekhtereva Institute of the Human Brain of the Russian Academy of Science, St. Petersburg, Russia
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Yang K, Shen B, Li DK, Wang Y, Zhao J, Zhao J, Yu WB, Liu ZY, Tang YL, Liu FT, Yu H, Wang J, Guo QH, Wu JJ. Cognitive characteristics in Chinese non-demented PD patients based on gender difference. Transl Neurodegener 2018; 7:16. [PMID: 30038782 PMCID: PMC6052700 DOI: 10.1186/s40035-018-0120-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2018] [Accepted: 06/26/2018] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Background Cognitive impairment is one of the non-motor symptoms in Parkinson’s disease (PD). In the present study, we aim to examine the cognitive function of non-demented Parkinson’s disease patients and compare the results between male and female patients as well as control groups in search of any gender effect. Methods Sixty PD Patients (30 males and 30 females) from the Movement Disorders Clinic at Huashan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University were recruited to participate in the study. One hundred age and gender matched control subjects without neurological or psychiatric disorders were voluntarily recruited. The participants were administered measures of cognition in five domains including memory, language, spatial processing abilities, attention and executive function. Results PD patients attained significantly lower scores in the visual spatial function, language and attention/executive function compared with the control group. Anti-parkinsonian treated patients performed worse in Rey-copy score, Clock Drawing Test (CDT) and Verbal Fluency-City than untreated ones. In regard to gender differences, though no general cognitive differences were found in Mini-mental State Examination (MMSE), men surpassed women on Boston naming test (BNT) while women were superior on Auditory Verbal Learning Test-long (AVLT) delayed cued recall test. Conclusions Cognitive impairments were common in PD patients even in the absence of dementia. PD patients with anti-parkinsonian medication had worse cognitive impairment than untreated patients. Genders may have different manifestations of cognitive impairment in PD patients.
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- Ke Yang
- 1Department of Neurology and Institute of Neurology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, 12 Wulumuqi Zhong Road, Shanghai, 200040 China
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- 1Department of Neurology and Institute of Neurology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, 12 Wulumuqi Zhong Road, Shanghai, 200040 China
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- 1Department of Neurology and Institute of Neurology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, 12 Wulumuqi Zhong Road, Shanghai, 200040 China
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- 1Department of Neurology and Institute of Neurology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, 12 Wulumuqi Zhong Road, Shanghai, 200040 China
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- 1Department of Neurology and Institute of Neurology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, 12 Wulumuqi Zhong Road, Shanghai, 200040 China
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- 1Department of Neurology and Institute of Neurology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, 12 Wulumuqi Zhong Road, Shanghai, 200040 China
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- 1Department of Neurology and Institute of Neurology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, 12 Wulumuqi Zhong Road, Shanghai, 200040 China
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- 1Department of Neurology and Institute of Neurology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, 12 Wulumuqi Zhong Road, Shanghai, 200040 China
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- 1Department of Neurology and Institute of Neurology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, 12 Wulumuqi Zhong Road, Shanghai, 200040 China
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- 1Department of Neurology and Institute of Neurology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, 12 Wulumuqi Zhong Road, Shanghai, 200040 China
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- 1Department of Neurology and Institute of Neurology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, 12 Wulumuqi Zhong Road, Shanghai, 200040 China
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- 1Department of Neurology and Institute of Neurology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, 12 Wulumuqi Zhong Road, Shanghai, 200040 China
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- 1Department of Neurology and Institute of Neurology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, 12 Wulumuqi Zhong Road, Shanghai, 200040 China
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- 1Department of Neurology and Institute of Neurology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, 12 Wulumuqi Zhong Road, Shanghai, 200040 China.,Department of Neurology, Jing'an District Center Hospital of Shanghai, 259 Xikang Road, Shanghai, 20040 China
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Chaudhary S, Joshi D, Pathak A, Mishra VN, Chaurasia RN, Gupta G. Comparison of Cognitive Profile in Young- and Late-onset Parkinson's Disease Patients. Ann Indian Acad Neurol 2018; 21:130-132. [PMID: 30122838 PMCID: PMC6073960 DOI: 10.4103/aian.aian_262_17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Background: Cognitive impairment is increasingly being recognized as a major cause of morbidity and increased dependence over the caregivers in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients. Objective: The present study aimed to compare the cognition testing in young- and late-onset PD patient. Methods: Sixty PD patients (20 young onset and 40 late onset) fulfilling UKPDS Brain Bank diagnostic criteria were enrolled in the study. Patients were assessed clinically and using scales for cognition testing such as Scales for Outcomes in PDCognition (SCOPA-COG), Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating scale (motor part), and Hoehn and Yahr staging. Results: Young-onset group comprised 20 (33.3%) and late-onset group comprised 40 (66.7%) patients. Most of the young- and late-onset patients, 15 (75%) and 21 (52.5%), had SCOPA-COG score in the range of 30–39, respectively. On comparison between young- and late-onset groups, SCOPA-COG score's mean ± standard deviation (SD) for young and late onset was 32.60 ± 2.52 and 30.30 ± 3.65, respectively, with statistical significance (P = 0.01). SCOPA-COG score's mean ± SD for mild, moderate, and severely impaired PD patients was 31.48 ± 3.19, 30.60 ± 3.24, and 23.50 ± 3.53, respectively, which on group comparisons (ANOVA) were statistically significant (P = 0.004). However, the SCOPA-COG score was statistically insignificant with respect to disease duration. Conclusion: There was statistically significant difference in SCOPA-COG score between young- and late-onset PD patients and in patients with more severe motor impairment.
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- Sandeep Chaudhary
- Department of Neurology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Neurology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Neurology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Neurology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Neurology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Neurology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Wang M, Li Z, Lee EY, Lewis MM, Zhang L, Sterling NW, Wagner D, Eslinger P, Du G, Huang X. Predicting the multi-domain progression of Parkinson's disease: a Bayesian multivariate generalized linear mixed-effect model. BMC Med Res Methodol 2017; 17:147. [PMID: 28946857 PMCID: PMC5613469 DOI: 10.1186/s12874-017-0415-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2017] [Accepted: 08/31/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND It is challenging for current statistical models to predict clinical progression of Parkinson's disease (PD) because of the involvement of multi-domains and longitudinal data. METHODS Past univariate longitudinal or multivariate analyses from cross-sectional trials have limited power to predict individual outcomes or a single moment. The multivariate generalized linear mixed-effect model (GLMM) under the Bayesian framework was proposed to study multi-domain longitudinal outcomes obtained at baseline, 18-, and 36-month. The outcomes included motor, non-motor, and postural instability scores from the MDS-UPDRS, and demographic and standardized clinical data were utilized as covariates. The dynamic prediction was performed for both internal and external subjects using the samples from the posterior distributions of the parameter estimates and random effects, and also the predictive accuracy was evaluated based on the root of mean square error (RMSE), absolute bias (AB) and the area under the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve. RESULTS First, our prediction model identified clinical data that were differentially associated with motor, non-motor, and postural stability scores. Second, the predictive accuracy of our model for the training data was assessed, and improved prediction was gained in particularly for non-motor (RMSE and AB: 2.89 and 2.20) compared to univariate analysis (RMSE and AB: 3.04 and 2.35). Third, the individual-level predictions of longitudinal trajectories for the testing data were performed, with ~80% observed values falling within the 95% credible intervals. CONCLUSIONS Multivariate general mixed models hold promise to predict clinical progression of individual outcomes in PD. TRIAL REGISTRATION The data was obtained from Dr. Xuemei Huang's NIH grant R01 NS060722 , part of NINDS PD Biomarker Program (PDBP). All data was entered within 24 h of collection to the Data Management Repository (DMR), which is publically available ( https://pdbp.ninds.nih.gov/data-management ).
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- Ming Wang
- Departments of Public Health Sciences, Pennsylvania State University Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA 17033 USA
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- Departments of Public Health Sciences, Pennsylvania State University Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA 17033 USA
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- Department of Neurology, Pennsylvania State University Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA 17033 USA
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- Department of Neurology, Pennsylvania State University Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA 17033 USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Pennsylvania State University Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA 17033 USA
- Institute of Personalized Medicine, Pennsylvania State University Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA 17033 USA
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- Department of Neurology, Pennsylvania State University Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA 17033 USA
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- Department of Neurology, Pennsylvania State University Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA 17033 USA
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- Departments of Public Health Sciences, Pennsylvania State University Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA 17033 USA
- Department of Neurology, Pennsylvania State University Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA 17033 USA
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- Department of Neurology, Pennsylvania State University Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA 17033 USA
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- Department of Neurology, Pennsylvania State University Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA 17033 USA
- Departments of Pharmacology, Radiology, Neurosurgery, and Kinesiology, Pennsylvania State University Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA 17033 USA
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Fimm B, Sturm W, Esser A, Schettgen T, Willmes K, Lang J, Gaum PM, Kraus T. Neuropsychological effects of occupational exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls. Neurotoxicology 2017; 63:106-119. [PMID: 28947237 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuro.2017.09.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2016] [Revised: 09/20/2017] [Accepted: 09/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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In the context of a health surveillance program for former PCB-exposed workers of a transformer and capacitor recycling company in Germany, their family members, employees of surrounding companies and area residents a broad range of cognitive functions covering attention, executive processing, reasoning, memory and motor performance was examined. The study aimed at identifying potential adverse effects of PCB load on cognitive functions. Detailed analysis of PCB burden of the participants revealed rather high correlations of lower and higher chlorinated as well as dioxin-like PCBs. Nearly one half of the participants exhibited increased burden in all three PCB classes whereas only 33 out of 237 participants did not show any increased PCB burden. Thus, data analysis followed a two-fold strategy: (1) Based on studies providing data on PCB exposure of the German general population the PCB burden of every participant was classified as normal (percentile rank PR <95) or increased (PR ≥95). Increased burden with respect to lower (LPCBs) and higher chlorinated (HPCBs) as well as dioxin-like (dlPCBs) PCBs was assumed if a participant showed at least one congener surpassing the PR95 criterion for the respective congener class and (2) Overall plasma PCB level per congener class was used as measure of PCB load. In a multivariate approach using structural equation modelling and multiple regression analysis we found a significant impact of PCBs on word fluency and sensorimotor processing irrespective of the measure of PCB burden (PR95 criterion or overall plasma level). However, no effect of PCB burden on memory, attention, and cognitive flexibility could be demonstrated. Particularly, an increase of LPCBs was associated with an overall reduction of verbal fluency of letter and semantic word generation as well as word production based on a single or two alternating criteria. In addition, participants with increased burden of LPCBs exhibited a time-on-task effect in terms of a stronger decline of performance with increasing duration of the verbal fluency task. Moreover, we found adverse effects of HPCBs on Aiming and of dlPCBs on Line Tracking. Results are discussed in terms of (1) a decrease of cerebral dopamine (DA) with non-coplanar PCBs resulting in an impact on fronto-striatal cerebral structures subserving verbal fluency and motor processing, (2) a PCB-induced reduction of norepinephrine leading to the time-on-task effect with verbal fluency, and (3) adverse effects of PCBs on dopaminergic receptors in the cerebellum resulting in impaired fine motor function.
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- B Fimm
- RWTH Aachen University, Department of Neurology, Pauwelsstraße 30, D-52074 Aachen, Germany.
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- RWTH Aachen University, Department of Neurology, Pauwelsstraße 30, D-52074 Aachen, Germany
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- RWTH Aachen University, Institute of Occupational Medicine, Pauwelsstraße 30, D-52074 Aachen, Germany
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- RWTH Aachen University, Institute of Occupational Medicine, Pauwelsstraße 30, D-52074 Aachen, Germany
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- RWTH Aachen University, Department of Neurology, Pauwelsstraße 30, D-52074 Aachen, Germany
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- RWTH Aachen University, Institute of Occupational Medicine, Pauwelsstraße 30, D-52074 Aachen, Germany
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- RWTH Aachen University, Institute of Occupational Medicine, Pauwelsstraße 30, D-52074 Aachen, Germany
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- RWTH Aachen University, Institute of Occupational Medicine, Pauwelsstraße 30, D-52074 Aachen, Germany
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Weintraub D, Claassen DO. Impulse Control and Related Disorders in Parkinson's Disease. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF NEUROBIOLOGY 2017; 133:679-717. [PMID: 28802938 DOI: 10.1016/bs.irn.2017.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 130] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Impulse control disorders (ICDs), such as compulsive gambling, buying, sexual, and eating behaviors, are a serious and increasingly recognized complication in Parkinson's disease (PD), occurring in up to 20% of PD patients over the course of their illness. Related behaviors include punding (stereotyped, repetitive, purposeless behaviors), dopamine dysregulation syndrome (DDS) (compulsive medication overuse), and hobbyism (e.g., compulsive internet use, artistic endeavors, and writing). These disorders have a significant impact on quality of life and function, strain interpersonal relationships, and worsen caregiver burden, and are associated with significant psychiatric comorbidity. ICDs have been most closely related to the use of dopamine agonists (DAs), while DDS is primarily associated with shorter acting, higher potency dopamine replacement therapy (DRT), such as levodopa. However, in preliminary research ICDs have also been reported to occur with monoamine oxidase inhibitor-B and amantadine treatment, and after deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery. Other risk factors for ICDs may include sex (e.g., male sex for compulsive sexual behavior, and female sex for compulsive buying behavior); younger age overall at PD onset; a pre-PD history of an ICD; personal or family history of substance abuse, bipolar disorder, or gambling problems; and impulsive personality traits. Dysregulation of the mesocorticolimbic dopamine system is thought to be the major neurobiological substrate for ICDs in PD, but there is preliminary evidence for alterations in opiate and serotonin systems too. The primary treatment of ICDs in PD is discontinuation of the offending treatment, but not all patients can tolerate this due to worsening motor symptoms or DA withdrawal syndrome. While psychiatric medications and psychosocial treatments are frequently used to treat ICDs in the general population, there is limited empirical evidence for their use in PD, so it is critical for patients to be monitored closely for ICDs from disease onset and routine throughout its course. In the future, it may be possible to use a precision medicine approach to decrease the incidence of ICDs in PD by avoiding DA use in patients determined to be at highest risk based on their clinical and neurobiological (e.g., motor presentation, behavioral measures of medication response, genetics, dopamine transporter neuroimaging) profile. Additionally, as empirically validated treatments for ICDs and similar disorders (e.g., substance use disorders) emerge, it will also be important to examine their efficacy and tolerability in individuals with comorbid PD.
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- Daniel Weintraub
- Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States; Parkinson's Disease and Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Centers, Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
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- Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, United States
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Nikolai T, Bezdicek O, Markova H, Stepankova H, Michalec J, Kopecek M, Dokoupilova M, Hort J, Vyhnalek M. Semantic verbal fluency impairment is detectable in patients with subjective cognitive decline. APPLIED NEUROPSYCHOLOGY-ADULT 2017; 25:448-457. [PMID: 28548549 DOI: 10.1080/23279095.2017.1326047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Patients with subjective cognitive decline (SCD) are at higher risk for conversion to dementia due to Alzheimer's disease (AD). Semantic verbal fluency (SVF) seems to be impaired in the early stages of AD. The goal of the present study was to identify the discriminative potential of verbal fluency (VF) in patients with SCD to show if very early signs of cognitive decline may be detected in SCD. We examined 93 normal controls (NC) and 61 participants with SCD. Each participant was administered a comprehensive neuropsychological battery. All participants underwent tests of VF: phonemic verbal fluency (PVF), letters K and P and SVF (animals and vegetables categories). In addition to the total score, two 30-second intervals, and clustering and switching indices in SVF were evaluated. SCD generated fewer words in the total score and 30- to 60-second interval in vegetables category and they performed more switches in animals category. There was no significant difference between the SCD and the NC groups in all other VF measures. Quantitative measures of SVF (a decreased number of vegetables) as well as qualitative measures were detected in SCD group and could be considered as an early neuropsychological marker of subtle cognitive impairment.
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- Tomas Nikolai
- a Department of Neurology and Centre of Clinical Neuroscience, First Faculty of Medicine and General University Hospital in Prague , Charles University , Prague , Czech Republic.,b International Clinical Research Center , St. Anne's University Hospital Brno , Brno , Czech Republic.,d Memory Disorders Clinic, Department of Neurology, 2nd Faculty of Medicine , Charles University and Motol University Hospital , Prague , Czech Republic
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- a Department of Neurology and Centre of Clinical Neuroscience, First Faculty of Medicine and General University Hospital in Prague , Charles University , Prague , Czech Republic.,c National Institute of Mental Health , Klecany , Czech Republic
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- b International Clinical Research Center , St. Anne's University Hospital Brno , Brno , Czech Republic.,d Memory Disorders Clinic, Department of Neurology, 2nd Faculty of Medicine , Charles University and Motol University Hospital , Prague , Czech Republic
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- c National Institute of Mental Health , Klecany , Czech Republic
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- e Department of Psychiatry, First Faculty of Medicine , Charles University, and General University Hospital , Prague , Czech Republic
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- c National Institute of Mental Health , Klecany , Czech Republic
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- a Department of Neurology and Centre of Clinical Neuroscience, First Faculty of Medicine and General University Hospital in Prague , Charles University , Prague , Czech Republic.,d Memory Disorders Clinic, Department of Neurology, 2nd Faculty of Medicine , Charles University and Motol University Hospital , Prague , Czech Republic
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- b International Clinical Research Center , St. Anne's University Hospital Brno , Brno , Czech Republic.,d Memory Disorders Clinic, Department of Neurology, 2nd Faculty of Medicine , Charles University and Motol University Hospital , Prague , Czech Republic
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- b International Clinical Research Center , St. Anne's University Hospital Brno , Brno , Czech Republic.,d Memory Disorders Clinic, Department of Neurology, 2nd Faculty of Medicine , Charles University and Motol University Hospital , Prague , Czech Republic
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Wang J, Johnson LA, Jensen AL, Baker KB, Molnar GF, Johnson MD, Vitek JL. Network-wide oscillations in the parkinsonian state: alterations in neuronal activities occur in the premotor cortex in parkinsonian nonhuman primates. J Neurophysiol 2017; 117:2242-2249. [PMID: 28228579 DOI: 10.1152/jn.00011.2017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2017] [Revised: 02/21/2017] [Accepted: 02/21/2017] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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A number of studies suggest that Parkinson's disease (PD) is associated with alterations of neuronal activity patterns in the basal-ganglia-thalamocortical circuit. There are limited electrophysiological data, however, describing how the premotor cortex, which is involved in movement and decision-making, is likely impacted in PD. In this study, spontaneous local field potential (LFP) and single unit neuronal activity were recorded in the dorsal premotor area of nonhuman primates in both the naïve and parkinsonian state using the 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP) model of parkinsonism. In both animals, we observed a shift of power in LFP power spectral densities (1-350 Hz) from higher to lower frequency bands; parkinsonism resulted in increased power in frequencies <8 Hz and decreased power at frequencies >30 Hz. A comparable but not identical trend was observed in the power spectral analysis of single unit spike trains: alpha power increased in both animals and gamma power decreased in one; power in other frequency bands remaining unchanged. Although not consistent across animals, we also observed changes in discharge rates and bursting activity. Overall, the LFP and single unit analysis suggest that abnormalities in premotor neural activity are a feature of parkinsonism, although specific details of those abnormalities may differ between subjects. This study further supports the concept that PD is a network disorder that induces abnormal spontaneous neural activities across the basal-ganglia-thalamocortical circuit including the premotor cortex and provides foundational knowledge for future studies regarding the relationship between changes in neuronal activity in this region and the development of motor deficits in PD.NEW & NOTEWORTHY This study begins to fill a gap in knowledge regarding how Parkinson's disease (PD) may cause abnormal functioning of the premotor cortex. It is novel as the premotor activity is examined in both the naïve and parkinsonian states, in the same subjects, at the single unit and LFP level. It provides foundational knowledge on which to build future studies to explore the relationships between premotor activities and specific parkinsonian motor and cognitive deficits.
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- Jing Wang
- Department of Neurology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota; and
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- Department of Neurology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota; and
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- Department of Neurology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota; and
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- Department of Neurology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota; and
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- Department of Neurology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota; and
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Department of Neurology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota; and
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Murakami H, Nohara T, Shozawa H, Owan Y, Kuroda T, Yano S, Kezuka M, Kawamura M, Ono K. Effects of dopaminergic drug adjustment on executive function in different clinical stages of Parkinson's disease. Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat 2017; 13:2719-2726. [PMID: 29123404 PMCID: PMC5661838 DOI: 10.2147/ndt.s145916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Effects of dopaminergic medication on executive function in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) are inconsistent. OBJECTIVE We examined the effect of dopaminergic medication on executive function in 24 drug-naïve PD patients (de novo group) and in 21 PD patients on chronic dopaminergic medication (chronic medication group). METHODS PD patients without dementia were included in this study. For the de novo group patients, dopaminergic medication was initiated, and the dose was increased to improve motor symptoms. For the chronic medication group patients, dopaminergic medication was adjusted to relieve clinical problems. All participants were tested prior to and at 4-7 months after the drug initiation/adjustment. Executive function was assessed by using the Behavioral Assessment of the Dysexecutive Syndrome (BADS). Motor function was assessed by using the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS; part III). Improvement in executive function was compared with a simultaneous change in levodopa equivalent doses (LED) of dopaminergic medication and with improvement in motor functions. RESULTS The mean standardized BADS scores showed no significant improvement in both the groups. In the de novo group, percent improvement in the standardized BADS scores showed a significant positive correlation with the LED, but not with percent improvement in UPDRS part III. In the chronic medication group, percent improvement in the standardized BADS scores was negatively correlated with change in the LED, but not with percent improvement in UPDRS part III. Multiple regression analysis using improvement in the standardized BADS score as a dependent variable and patient's background factors (ie, age, education, disease duration, and motor and executive assessments at baseline) as independent variable showed that improvement in the executive assessment is significantly correlated with the LED only in the de novo group. CONCLUSION Effects of dopaminergic drug adjustment on executive function differ according to the patient's clinical stage and depend on LED in de novo stage.
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- Hidetomo Murakami
- Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Showa University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Showa University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Showa University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Showa University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Showa University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Showa University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Showa University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Showa University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Showa University, Tokyo, Japan
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Cognitive Training in Parkinson's Disease: A Review of Studies from 2000 to 2014. PARKINSONS DISEASE 2016; 2016:9291713. [PMID: 27688923 PMCID: PMC5027302 DOI: 10.1155/2016/9291713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2016] [Accepted: 08/03/2016] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Cognitive deficits are prevalent among patients with Parkinson's disease (PD), in both early and late stages of the disease. These deficits are associated with lower quality of life, loss of independence, and institutionalization. To date, there is no effective pharmacological treatment for the range of cognitive impairments presented in PD. Cognitive training (CT) has been explored as an alternative approach to remediating cognition in PD. In this review we present a detailed summary of 13 studies of CT that have been conducted between 2000 and 2014 and a critical examination of the evidence for the effectiveness and applicability of CT in PD. Although the evidence shows that CT leads to short-term, moderate improvements in some cognitive functions, methodological inconsistencies weaken these results. We discuss several key limitations of the literature to date, propose methods of addressing these questions, and outline the future directions that studies of CT in PD should pursue. Studies need to provide more detail about the cognitive profile of participants, include larger sample sizes, be hypothesis driven, and be clearer about the training interventions and the outcome measures.
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Voxel-based meta-analysis of gray matter volume reductions associated with cognitive impairment in Parkinson’s disease. J Neurol 2016; 263:1178-87. [DOI: 10.1007/s00415-016-8122-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2016] [Revised: 04/04/2016] [Accepted: 04/05/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Syntax, action verbs, action semantics, and object semantics in Parkinson's disease: Dissociability, progression, and executive influences. Cortex 2015; 69:237-54. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cortex.2015.05.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 118] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2014] [Revised: 03/25/2015] [Accepted: 05/18/2015] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Floden D, Busch RM, Cooper SE, Kubu CS, Machado AG. Global cognitive scores do not predict outcome after subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation. Mov Disord 2015; 30:1279-83. [PMID: 26175227 PMCID: PMC5964333 DOI: 10.1002/mds.26292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2014] [Revised: 05/01/2015] [Accepted: 05/11/2015] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Presence of dementia is a contraindication for DBS treatment of Parkinson's disease. Recent evidence suggests that borderline cognitive function, as measured with a common screening measure, the Mattis Dementia Rating Scale, has a negative impact on quality of life (QoL) after DBS of the STN. METHODS We attempted to replicate and extend this finding in a larger group of patients with a wider range of preoperative global cognitive performance. RESULTS Our data indicate that performance on the screening measure is not associated with QoL or medical outcomes, even with scores well below the cutoff for identifying dementia. CONCLUSIONS This cognitive screening measure lacks sufficient sensitivity to warrant its use in predicting which patients will show QoL benefit from DBS.
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- Darlene Floden
- Center for Neurological Restoration, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Center for Neurological Restoration, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Center for Neurological Restoration, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Solla P, Bortolato M, Cannas A, Mulas CS, Marrosu F. Paraphilias and paraphilic disorders in Parkinson's disease: A systematic review of the literature. Mov Disord 2015; 30:604-13. [PMID: 25759330 PMCID: PMC4428164 DOI: 10.1002/mds.26157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2014] [Revised: 12/21/2014] [Accepted: 12/22/2014] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Paraphilias are intense urges or behaviors involving non-normative sexual interests. The newly approved diagnostic criteria in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) have established that, although paraphilias should not be regarded as inherently pathological, they ought to be qualified as paraphilic disorders if resulting in distress, impairment, or harm to the affected individual or others. Recent evidence documents that both phenomena can emerge as relatively uncommon iatrogenic consequences in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients. To outline the clinical characteristics of paraphilias and paraphilic disorders in PD patients, we summarized the available evidence on these phenomena. The review encompasses all studies on paraphilias in PD patients identified by a search on the Pubmed and Scopus online databases through May 2014. Twenty-two case reports on a total of 31 PD patients with paraphilias or paraphilic disorders were identified. These phenomena were typically associated with dopaminomimetic treatment (with a mean levodopa-equivalent daily dose of 1,303 ± 823 mg/d) in male patients with motor complications, young age at PD onset, and long disease duration. Paraphilias were highly concomitant with impulse-control disorders or dopamine dysregulation syndrome. Although evidence on paraphilias and paraphilic disorders in PD patients remains anecdotal, available data point to these phenomena as likely sequelae of high-dose dopaminomimetic treatment. Accordingly, the intensity of paraphilic urges is typically attenuated by the reduction of dopaminomimetic doses, sometimes in association with atypical antipsychotics. Failure to recognize paraphilic disorders may significantly impair the relational functioning of the affected PD patients. Practitioners should routinely inquire about paraphilias during their clinical assessment of PD patients.
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- Paolo Solla
- Movement Disorders Center, Department of Neurology, Institute of Neurology, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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Association of cognitive domains with postural instability/gait disturbance in Parkinson's disease. Parkinsonism Relat Disord 2015; 21:692-7. [PMID: 25943529 DOI: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2015.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2014] [Revised: 03/26/2015] [Accepted: 04/07/2015] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Research suggests an association between global cognition and postural instability/gait disturbance (PIGD) in Parkinson disease (PD), but the relationship between specific cognitive domains and PIGD symptoms is not clear. This study examined the association of cognition (global and specific cognitive domains) with PIGD symptoms in a large, well-characterized sample of individuals with PD. METHODS Cognitive function was measured with a detailed neuropsychological assessment, including global cognition, executive function, memory, visuospatial function, and language. PIGD symptoms were measured using the Movement Disorder Society Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (MDS-UPDRS) Part III, Motor Examination subscale. Multiple linear regression analyses were performed to assess the relationship between cognition and PIGD symptoms with models adjusting for age, sex, education, enrollment site, disease duration, and motor symptom severity. RESULTS The analysis included 783 participants, with mean (standard deviation) age of 67.3 (9.7) years and median (interquartile range) MDS-UPDRS Motor Subscale score of 26 (17, 35). Deficits in global cognition, executive function, memory, and phonemic fluency were associated with more severe PIGD symptoms. Deficits in executive function were associated with impairments in gait, freezing, and postural stability, while visuospatial impairments were associated only with more severe freezing, and poorer memory function was associated only with greater postural instability. DISCUSSION While impairments in global cognition and aspects of executive functioning were associated with more severe PIGD symptoms, specific cognitive domains were differentially related to distinct PIGD components, suggesting the presence of multiple neural pathways contributing to associations between cognition and PIGD symptoms in persons with PD.
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Angelucci F, Peppe A, Carlesimo GA, Serafini F, Zabberoni S, Barban F, Shofany J, Caltagirone C, Costa A. A pilot study on the effect of cognitive training on BDNF serum levels in individuals with Parkinson's disease. Front Hum Neurosci 2015; 9:130. [PMID: 25852518 PMCID: PMC4360779 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2015.00130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2014] [Accepted: 02/25/2015] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Parkinson's disease (PD) patients, besides motor dysfunctions, may also display mild cognitive deficits (MCI) which increase with disease progression. The neurotrophin brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) plays a role in the survival of dopaminergic neurons and in the regulation of synaptic connectivity. Moreover, the brain and peripheral level of this protein may be significantly reduced in PD patients. These data suggest that a cognitive rehabilitation protocol aimed at restoring cognitive deficits in PD patients may also involve changes in this neurotrophin. Thus, in this pilot study we evaluated the effect of a cognitive rehabilitation protocol focused on the training of executive functioning and measured BDNF serum levels in a group of PD patients with mild cognitive impairment, as compared to the effect of a placebo treatment (n = 7/8 group). The results showed that PD patients undergoing the cognitive rehabilitation, besides improving their cognitive performance as measured with the Zoo Map Test, also displayed increased serum BDNF levels as compared to the placebo group. These findings suggest that BDNF serum levels may represent a biomarker of the effects of cognitive rehabilitation in PD patients affected by MCI. However, the functional significance of this increase in PD as well as other neuropathological conditions remains to be determined.
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- Francesco Angelucci
- Department of Clinical and Behavioural Neurology, IRCCS Santa Lucia FoundationRome, Italy,
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- Department of Clinical and Behavioural Neurology, IRCCS Santa Lucia FoundationRome, Italy,
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- Department of Clinical and Behavioural Neurology, IRCCS Santa Lucia FoundationRome, Italy,
- Department of Systemic Medicine, University of Rome Tor VergataRome, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Behavioural Neurology, IRCCS Santa Lucia FoundationRome, Italy,
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- Department of Clinical and Behavioural Neurology, IRCCS Santa Lucia FoundationRome, Italy,
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- Department of Clinical and Behavioural Neurology, IRCCS Santa Lucia FoundationRome, Italy,
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- Department of Clinical and Behavioural Neurology, IRCCS Santa Lucia FoundationRome, Italy,
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- Department of Clinical and Behavioural Neurology, IRCCS Santa Lucia FoundationRome, Italy,
- Department of Systemic Medicine, University of Rome Tor VergataRome, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Behavioural Neurology, IRCCS Santa Lucia FoundationRome, Italy,
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Daley DJ, Deane KHO, Gray RJ, Clark AB, Pfeil M, Sabanathan K, Worth PF, Myint PK. Adherence therapy improves medication adherence and quality of life in people with Parkinson's disease: a randomised controlled trial. Int J Clin Pract 2014; 68:963-71. [PMID: 24750544 DOI: 10.1111/ijcp.12439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Many factors are associated with medication non-adherence in Parkinson's disease (PD), including complex treatment regimens, mood disorders and impaired cognition. However, interventions to improve adherence which acknowledge such factors are lacking. A phase II randomised controlled trial was conducted investigating whether Adherence Therapy (AT) improves medication adherence and quality of life (QoL) compared with routine care (RC) in PD. METHODS Eligible PD patients and their spouse/carers were randomised to intervention (RC plus AT) or control (RC alone). Primary outcomes were change in adherence (Morisky Medication Adherence Scale) and QoL (Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire-39) from baseline to week-12 follow up. Secondary outcomes were MDS-UPDRS (part I, II, IV), Beliefs about Medication Questionnaire (BMQ), EuroQol (EQ-5D) and the Caregiving Distress Scale. Blinded data were analysed using logistic and linear regression models based on the intention-to-treat principle. RESULTS Seventy-six patients and 46 spouse/carers completed the study (intervention: n = 38 patients, n = 24 spouse/carers). At week-12 AT significantly improved adherence compared with RC (OR 8.2; 95% CI: 2.8, 24.3). Numbers needed to treat (NNT) were 2.2 (CI: 1.6, 3.9). Compared with RC, AT significantly improved PDQ-39 (-9.0 CI: -12.2, -5.8), BMQ general harm (-1.0 CI: -1.9, -0.2) and MDS-UPDRS part II (-4.8 CI: -8.1, -1.4). No significant interaction was observed between the presence of a spouse/carer and the effect of AT. CONCLUSION Adherence Therapy improved self-reported adherence and QoL in a PD sample. The small NNT suggests AT may be cost-effective. A larger pragmatic trial to test the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of AT by multiple therapists is required.
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- D J Daley
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK; Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Norwich, UK
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Gambling disorder during dopamine replacement treatment in Parkinson's disease: a comprehensive review. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2014; 2014:728038. [PMID: 25114917 PMCID: PMC4119624 DOI: 10.1155/2014/728038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2014] [Revised: 06/17/2014] [Accepted: 06/25/2014] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Gambling Disorder (GD) is characterized by “the failure to resist gambling impulses despite severe personal, family or occupational consequences”. In the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V), GD replaces the DSM-IV diagnosis of Pathological Gambling (PG). GD estimated prevalence ranges between 0.4% and 3.4% within the adult population and it seems to be more common in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). In this population, GD recently has become more widely recognized as a possible complication of dopamine agonist (DA) therapy. This association has aroused great interest for the dramatic impact GD has on patients' quality of life. Management of PG in patients with PD could be demanding. It is based on patient and caregiver education, modification of dopamine replacement therapy, and in some cases psychoactive drug administration. In this review article, the authors provide an overview of GD pathogenesis during DA therapy as well as a summary of available treatment options.
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AbstractA growing body of evidence indicates that neurodegenerative motor disorders involved high-order cognitive dysfunctions. Crucially, evidence obtained in multiple behavioral, neuroimaging, and electrophysiological studies points to selective impairments of action language -that is, processing of linguistic stimuli denoting motor actions, including idioms (e.g., cut a rug) and action verbs (e.g., clap). Action-verb deficits (with relative preservation of noun processing) have been repeatedly documented in Parkinson’s disease (PD). However, research on relevant biomarkers is still scant, and clinical implications of these findings have not yet been formally discussed. Relevant insights may be obtained through the assessment of motor-language coupling (i.e., the behavioral and neural integration of action-verb processing and ongoing motor actions). We propose that motorlanguage coupling deficits, as indexed by a cortical-subcortical network, may constitute an early neurocognitive marker of PD. Specifically, deficits in this domain at the prodromal stage may be detected through the actionsentence compatibility (ACE) paradigm, which induces a contextual coupling of ongoing motor actions and action-verb processing. Our translational proposal is supported and illustrated by recent studies demonstrating the sensitivity of the ACE technique as well as its potential to assist in differential diagnosis and interventionprogram design.
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Cognitive reserve in Parkinson's disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Parkinsonism Relat Disord 2014; 20:1-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2013.08.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2013] [Revised: 08/19/2013] [Accepted: 08/20/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Prospective memory (PM) refers to the ability to remember to carry out an intended action in the future and it is pervasive in our daily living. A failure to execute an intended action (e.g., take medication) at the appropriate juncture in future (e.g., after dinner) can negatively affect our daily functioning and at times, may have devastating effects (e.g., forgetting to turn off the gas stove before leaving the house). Patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) exhibit widespread cognitive deficits including deficits in PM. The present study provides a meta-analytic review of PM in PD. Results across nine studies indicated time and event-based PM to be similarly impaired in PD, with time-based PM compromised to a slightly larger extent (Hedges' g = -0.71) as compared to event-based PM (Hedges' g = -0.55). The impairment in PM is more likely due to failure in self-initiated retrieval of intention to be executed, rather than forgetting the content of the intention itself. Furthermore, factors such as intervening task complexity and the mediating role of other executive functions have also been proposed to be responsible for impaired PM in PD.
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Letter fluency deficits are commonly detected in non-demented Parkinson's disease (PD) patients but the underlying cause remains uncertain. We investigated the role of slowed processing speed and executive dysfunction. Eighteen nondemented PD participants and nineteen controls were compared on letter fluency using a fluency index (Fi); the average time to "think" of each word, a measure independent of motor speed. Video analyses produced thinking times to switch between word clusters and generate a word within a cluster. Correlational and regression analyses were undertaken with tests of processing speed and executive functioning. The PD group exhibited significantly longer fluency indices than controls across all components. Performance on tests of executive functioning explained a significant proportion of variance whereas performance in processing speed tests did not. Moreover, PD participants with an executive functioning impairment showed significantly worse switching fluency indices only compared with Controls and PD participants without executive dysfunction. PD participants with executive dysfunction exhibited a disproportionate impairment in the time taken to switch between clusters than to think of words within clusters. Executive functioning contributed to fluency performance more than processing speed. Cognitive heterogeneity and motor slowing, may mask the profile of cognitive dysfunction in neurodegenerative disease.
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Influence of educational status on executive function and functional balance in individuals with Parkinson disease. Cogn Behav Neurol 2013; 26:6-13. [PMID: 23538567 DOI: 10.1097/wnn.0b013e31828c5956] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This study investigated whether educational status influenced how people with Parkinson disease (PD) performed on Parts A, B, and DELTA of the Trail Making Test (TMT) and on the Berg Balance Scale (BBS). BACKGROUND Recent studies have shown that educational status may influence cognitive and motor test performance. METHODS We gave the TMT and the BBS to assess executive function and functional balance in 28 people with PD (Hoehn and Yahr score between 2 and 3) and 30 healthy elderly people. Participants reported their number of years of formal education. We divided each group of participants by educational status: low (4 to 10 years of education) or high (≥11 years). RESULTS In both the PD (P=0.018) and control (P=0.003) groups, participants with low educational status performed worse on the TMT Part B than did those with high educational status. Within the PD group, the less-educated participants scored worse on the BBS than did the more educated (P<0.001); this difference was not significant between the more- and less-educated controls (P=0.976). CONCLUSIONS Whether or not they had PD, less-educated people performed worse than more-educated people on the TMT Part B. Educational status affected executive function, but PD status did not. Among individuals with PD, educational status influenced functional balance.
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The use of functional imaging in neurodegenerative diseases has increased in recent years, with applications in research into the underlying pathophysiology, aiding in diagnosis, or evaluating new treatments. In Parkinson's disease (PD), these imaging methods have expanded our understanding of the disease beyond dopaminergic deficits. Moreover, functional imaging methods have described alterations in functional networks relating not only to the motor symptoms, but also to many nonmotor features of PD, such as cognitive dysfunction. From a clinical viewpoint, functional imaging methods can assist in monitoring disease progression, such as in the context of clinical trials, and holds the potential to aid in early diagnosis of PD and differentiation from other parkinsonian disorders.
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Israeli-Korn SD, Hocherman S, Hassin-Baer S, Cohen OS, Inzelberg R. Subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation does not improve visuo-motor impairment in Parkinson's disease. PLoS One 2013; 8:e65270. [PMID: 23776460 PMCID: PMC3679151 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0065270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2013] [Accepted: 04/23/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate how bilateral subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation (STN-DBS) affects visuo-motor coordination (VMC) in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). BACKGROUND VMC involves multi-sensory integration, motor planning, executive function and attention. VMC deficits are well-described in PD. STN-DBS conveys marked motor benefit in PD, but pyscho-cognitive complications are recognized and the effect on VMC is not known. METHODS Thirteen PD patients with bilateral STN-DBS underwent neurological, cognitive, and mood assessment before VMC testing with optimal DBS stimulation parameters ('on-stimulation') and then, on the same day without any medication changes, after DBS silencing and establishing motor function deterioration ('off-stimulation'). Twelve age-matched healthy controls performed 2 successive VMC testing sessions, with a break of similar duration to that of the PD group. The computer cursor was controlled with a dome-shaped 'mouse' hidden from view that minimized tremor effects. Movement duration, hand velocity, tracking continuity, directional control variables, and feedback utilization variables were measured. MANOVA was performed on (1) clinically measured motor function, (2) VMC performance and (3) mood and attention, looking for main and interaction effects of: (1) group (controls/PD), (2) test-order (controls: first/second, PD: on-stimulation/off-stimulation), (3) path (sine/square/circle) and (4) hand (dominant/non-dominant). RESULTS Unified PD Rating Scale (UPDRS) Part III worsened off-stimulation versus on-stimulation (mean: 42.3 versus 21.6, p = 0.02), as did finger tapping (p = 0.02), posture-gait (p = 0.01), upper limb function (p<0.001) and backwards digit span (p = 0.02). Stimulation state did not affect mood. PD patients performed worse in non-velocity related VMC variables than controls (F(5,18) = 8.5, p<0.001). In the control group there were significant main effects of hand (dominant/non-dominant), path (sine/square/circle) and test-order (Test_1/Test_2). In the PD group, hand and path effects, but no test-order (on-stimulation/off-stimulation), were found. CONCLUSIONS 'Low-level' clinically-measured motor function responds to STN-DBS but 'high-level' motor and cognitive functions relating to VMC may be unresponsive to STN-DBS.
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- Simon D Israeli-Korn
- Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Clinic, Sagol Neuroscience Center and Department of Neurology, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel.
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Higginson CI, Lanni K, Sigvardt KA, Disbrow EA. The contribution of trail making to the prediction of performance-based instrumental activities of daily living in Parkinson's disease without dementia. J Clin Exp Neuropsychol 2013; 35:530-9. [PMID: 23663116 DOI: 10.1080/13803395.2013.798397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Performance on Part B of the Trail Making Test (TMT) contributes to the prediction of ability to complete instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs) in Parkinson's disease (PD). Although this suggests that cognitive flexibility is important in the everyday functioning of individuals with PD, this may not be the case as the TMT is multifactorial, involving motor speed, visual scanning, sequencing, and cognitive flexibility. The purpose of the current study was to determine which elements of the task contribute to the prediction of IADLs in a sample of 30 nondemented individuals with PD. Correlational analyses indicated strong relationships between a performance-based measure of IADLs and measures involving scanning, sequencing, and cognitive flexibility from the Delis-Kaplan Executive Function System (D-KEFS) TMT. Results from standard regressions indicated that measures of sequencing and level of depression but not scanning, cognitive flexibility, or demographic variables made a significant, independent contribution to the prediction of IADLs. These results suggest that the sequencing element of the TMT is paramount in the prediction of IADLs in PD.
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Niethammer M, Tang CC, Ma Y, Mattis PJ, Ko JH, Dhawan V, Eidelberg D. Parkinson's disease cognitive network correlates with caudate dopamine. Neuroimage 2013; 78:204-9. [PMID: 23578575 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2013.03.070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2012] [Revised: 03/20/2013] [Accepted: 03/27/2013] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Prior evidence has suggested a link between caudate dopaminergic functioning and cognition in Parkinson's disease (PD). In this dual tracer study we analyzed the relationship between nigrostriatal dopaminergic dysfunction and the expression of the previously validated PD cognition-related metabolic pattern (PDCP). In this study, 17 non-demented PD patients underwent positron emission tomography (PET) imaging with [(18)F]-fluorodeoxyglucose to measure PDCP expression, and [(18)F]-fluoropropyl-β-CIT (FPCIT) to measure dopamine transporter (DAT) binding. Automated voxel-by-voxel searches of the FPCIT PET volumes were performed to identify regions in which DAT binding significantly correlated with PDCP expression values. The findings were validated using prespecified anatomical regions-of-interest (ROIs). Voxel-wise interrogation of the FPCIT PET scans revealed a single significant cluster in which DAT binding correlated with PDCP expression (p<0.05, corrected). This cluster was localized to the left caudate nucleus; an analogous correlation (r=-0.63, p<0.01) was also present in the "mirror" region of the right hemisphere. These findings were confirmed by the presence of a significant correlation (r=-0.67, p<0.005) between PDCP expression and DAT binding in caudate ROIs, which survived adjustment for age, disease duration, and clinical severity ratings. Correlation between caudate DAT binding and subject expression of the PD motor-related metabolic pattern was not significant (p>0.21). In summary, this study demonstrates a significant relationship between loss of dopaminergic input to the caudate nucleus and the expression of a cognition-related disease network in unmedicated PD patients. These baseline measures likely function in concert to determine the cognitive effects of dopaminergic therapy in PD.
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- Martin Niethammer
- Center for Neurosciences, The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, 350 Community Drive, Manhasset, NY 11030, USA.
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Herman T, Rosenberg-Katz K, Jacob Y, Auriel E, Gurevich T, Giladi N, Hausdorff JM. White matter hyperintensities in Parkinson's disease: do they explain the disparity between the postural instability gait difficulty and tremor dominant subtypes? PLoS One 2013; 8:e55193. [PMID: 23383104 PMCID: PMC3561367 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0055193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2012] [Accepted: 12/19/2012] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Background Brain white matter hyperintensities (WMHs) commonly observed on brain imaging of older adults are associated with balance and gait impairment and have also been linked to cognitive deficits. Parkinson’s disease (PD) is traditionally sub-classified into the postural instability gait difficulty (PIGD) sub-type, and the tremor dominant (TD) sub-type. Considering the known association between WMHs and axial symptoms like gait disturbances and postural instability, one can hypothesize that WMHs might contribute to the disparate clinical sub-types of patients with PD. Methods 110 patients with PD underwent a clinical evaluation and a 3T MRI exam. Based on the Unified Parkinson Disease Rating Scale, the patients were classified into motor sub-types, i.e., TD or PIGD, and scores reflecting PIGD and TD symptoms were computed. We compared white matter burden using three previously validated methods: one using a semi-quantitative visual rating scale in specific brain regions and two automated methods. Results Overall, MRI data were obtained in 104 patients. The mean WMHs scores and the percent of subjects with lesions in specific brain regions were similar in the two subtypes, p = 0.678. The PIGD and the TD scores did not differ even when comparing patients with a relatively high burden of WMHs to patients with a relatively low burden. Across most of the brain regions, mild to moderate correlations between WMHs and age were found (r = 0.23 to 0.41; p<0.021). Conversely, no significant correlations were found between WMHs and the PIGD score or disease duration. In addition, depressive symptoms and cerebro-vascular risk factors were similar among the two subtypes. Conclusions In contrast to what has been reported previously among older adults, the present study could not demonstrate any association between WMHs and the PIGD or TD motor sub-types in patients with PD.
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- Talia Herman
- Movement Disorders Unit, Department of Neurology, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel-Aviv, Israel
- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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- Movement Disorders Unit, Department of Neurology, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel-Aviv, Israel
- Functional Brain Imaging Unit, Wohl Institute for Advanced Imaging, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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- Movement Disorders Unit, Department of Neurology, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel-Aviv, Israel
- Functional Brain Imaging Unit, Wohl Institute for Advanced Imaging, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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- Movement Disorders Unit, Department of Neurology, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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- Movement Disorders Unit, Department of Neurology, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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- Movement Disorders Unit, Department of Neurology, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel-Aviv, Israel
- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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- Movement Disorders Unit, Department of Neurology, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel-Aviv, Israel
- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
- Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Cavaco S, Gonçalves A, Pinto C, Almeida E, Gomes F, Moreira I, Fernandes J, Teixeira-Pinto A. Semantic Fluency and Phonemic Fluency: Regression-based Norms for the Portuguese Population. Arch Clin Neuropsychol 2013; 28:262-71. [DOI: 10.1093/arclin/act001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Smulders K, van Nimwegen M, Munneke M, Bloem BR, Kessels RP, Esselink RA. Involvement of specific executive functions in mobility in Parkinson's disease. Parkinsonism Relat Disord 2013; 19:126-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2012.06.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2012] [Revised: 06/11/2012] [Accepted: 06/12/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Liebermann D, Ploner CJ, Kraft A, Kopp UA, Ostendorf F. A dysexecutive syndrome of the medial thalamus. Cortex 2013; 49:40-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cortex.2011.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2011] [Revised: 08/16/2011] [Accepted: 11/04/2011] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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