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Yamamoto W, Inatomi Y, Matsuda M. [Dystypia in a patient with subcortical ischemic stroke]. Rinsho Shinkeigaku 2024; 64:163-170. [PMID: 38369328 DOI: 10.5692/clinicalneurol.cn-001904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/20/2024]
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A 58-year-old, right-handed man noticed difficulty in typing and speech. On day 3 after onset, the day of admission, he had frontal lobe dysfunction including verbal fluency impairment and impairment of recent memory, although he did not have apraxia or visual agnosia. Moreover, he had difficulty typing in romaji, especially words containing contracted or double consonant sounds, although he was able to do this before onset by visually checking the keyboard. He had mild dysgraphia. MRI showed an infarct in the genu and posterior limb of the left internal capsule. SPECT revealed low-uptake lesions in the left frontal lobe. In the present case, we consider that the subcortical infarction disrupted the network between the thalamus and frontal lobe, resulting in dystypia due to difficulty with recalling romaji spelling.
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Mantri A, Harjpal P, Chavan N. Physiotherapy Approach to an Internal Capsule Infarct With Upper Motor Neuron Facial Nerve Palsy: A Case Report. Cureus 2024; 16:e55337. [PMID: 38562357 PMCID: PMC10982154 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.55337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2024] [Accepted: 03/01/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024] Open
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The internal capsule (IC) is a vital brain structure housing descending and ascending fiber tracts, with traditional assumptions about the corticobulbar and corticospinal tracts descending through the genu and anterior third of the posterior limb of internal capsule (PLIC), respectively. However, observations of IC infarctions reveal that symptoms often deviate from the expected fiber pattern, prompting a deeper exploration of these complexities. The posterior limb of the IC receives its blood supply from the lenticulostriate branches of the middle cerebral artery and the anterior choroidal artery (AChA). AChA infarctions present a diverse array of symptoms beyond the classic triad, reflecting the intricate vascular supply and lesion patterns within this region. We present a case of a 74-year-old male farmer with right-hand dominance, who experienced a fall resulting in head and right lower limb injuries. Subsequently, he developed weakness in his left upper and lower limbs, facial deviation, slurred speech, and swelling in the right lower limb. Following these symptoms, his family promptly brought him to the hospital on November 30, 2023. Extensive investigations, including magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), revealed a hyper-acute infarct in the posterior limb of the left IC. The patient was admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) for three days and later shifted to the neurology ward where medical management was commenced, including physiotherapy protocol that was started on December 2, 2023. Physiotherapy interventions were designed to address the patient's weakness, altered sensation, and diminished reflexes. Therapeutic goals focused on preventing complications, improving posture, enhancing range of motion (ROM), and mitigating breathing difficulties and mobility issues. The physiotherapy aimed to enhance the patient's overall physical and mental well-being, emphasizing independence and improved quality of life. Regular assessments and adjustments to the therapeutic interventions were made based on the patient's progress. This case underscores the importance of tailored physiotherapy interventions in addressing the diverse manifestations of IC infarctions, contributing to a comprehensive understanding of rehabilitation strategies in neurologically compromised individuals.
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- Achal Mantri
- Department of Neuro-Physiotherapy, Ravi Nair Physiotherapy College, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research, Wardha, IND
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- Department of Neuro-Physiotherapy, Ravi Nair Physiotherapy College, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research, Wardha, IND
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- Department of Neuro-Physiotherapy, Ravi Nair Physiotherapy College, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research, Wardha, IND
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Yamazaki R, Ohno N. The Mouse Model of Internal Capsule Demyelination: A Novel Tool for Investigating Motor Functional Changes Caused by Demyelination and for Evaluating Drugs That Promote Remyelination. Acta Histochem Cytochem 2024; 57:1-5. [PMID: 38463203 PMCID: PMC10918433 DOI: 10.1267/ahc.24-00005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2024] [Accepted: 01/23/2024] [Indexed: 03/12/2024] Open
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Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory demyelinating disease of the central nervous system, characterized by remyelination failure and axonal dysfunction. Remyelination by oligodendrocytes is critical for improvement of neurological deficits associated with demyelination. Rodent models of demyelination are frequently used to develop and evaluate therapies for MS. However, a suitable mouse model for assessing remyelination-associated recovery of motor functions is currently unavailable. In this review, we describe the development of the mouse model of internal capsule (IC) demyelination by focal injection of lysolecithin into brain and its application in the evaluation of drugs for demyelinating diseases. This mouse model exhibits motor deficits and subsequent functional recovery accompanying IC remyelination. Notably, this model shows enhancement of functional recovery as well as tissue regeneration when treated with clemastine, a drug that promotes remyelination. The IC demyelination mouse model should contribute to the development of novel drugs that promote remyelination and ameliorate neurological deficits in demyelinating diseases.
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- Reiji Yamazaki
- Department of Anatomy, Division of Histology and Cell Biology, School of Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Japan
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- Department of Anatomy, Division of Histology and Cell Biology, School of Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Japan
- Division of Ultrastructural Research, National Institute for Physiological Sciences, Okazaki, Japan
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Petersen MV, McIntyre CC. Comparison of Anatomical Pathway Models with Tractography Estimates of the Pallidothalamic, Cerebellothalamic, and Corticospinal Tracts. Brain Connect 2023; 13:237-246. [PMID: 36772800 PMCID: PMC10178936 DOI: 10.1089/brain.2022.0068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/12/2023] Open
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Introduction: Models of structural connectivity in the human brain are typically simulated using tractographic approaches. However, the nonlinear fitting of anatomical pathway atlases to de novo subject brains represents a simpler alternative that is hypothesized to provide more anatomically realistic results. Therefore, the goal of this study was to perform a side-by-side comparison of the streamline estimates generated by either pathway atlas fits or tractographic reconstructions in the same subjects. Methods: Our analyses focused on reconstruction of the corticospinal tract (CST), cerebellothalamic (CBT), and pallidothalamic (PT) pathways using example datasets from the Human Connectome Project (HCP). We used MRtrix3 to explore whole brain, as well as manual seed-to-target, tractography approaches. In parallel, we performed nonlinear fits of an axonal pathway atlas to each HCP dataset using Advanced Normalization Tools (ANTs). Results: The different methods produced notably different estimates for each pathway in each subject. The fitted atlas pathways were highly stereotyped and exhibited low variability in their streamline trajectories. Manual tractography resulted in pathway estimates that generally corresponded with the fitted atlas pathways, but with a higher degree of variability in the individual streamlines. Pathway reconstructions derived from whole-brain tractography exhibited the highest degree of variability and struggled to create anatomically realistic representations for either the CBT or PT pathways. Conclusion: The speed, simplicity, reproducibility, and realism of anatomical pathway model fits makes them an appealing option for some forms of structural connectivity modeling in the human brain. Impact statement Axonal pathway modeling is an important component of deep brain stimulation (DBS) research studies that seek to identify the brain connections that are directly activated by stimulation. The corticospinal tract, cerebellothalamic (CBT), and pallidothalamic (PT) pathways are specifically relevant to the study of subthalamic DBS for the treatment of Parkinson's disease. Our results suggest that anatomical pathway model fits of the CBT and PT pathways to de novo subject brains represent a more anatomically realistic option than tractographic approaches when studying subthalamic DBS.
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- Mikkel V. Petersen
- Center of Functionally Integrative Neuroscience, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA
- Department of Neurosurgery, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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Kanazawa S, Funasaka H, Fukaya H, Okawa S. Aphasia with No Apparent Paralysis in Progressive Stroke of the Anterior Choroidal Artery. Intern Med 2023; 62:1059-1062. [PMID: 36047127 PMCID: PMC10125816 DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.0009-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Some anterior choroidal artery (AChA) infarctions in the posterior limbs of the internal capsule (plIC) have been reported to cause aphasia, typically with apparent paralysis. We herein report an 84-year-old woman with AChA infarction. Although her dysarthria remained mild with no apparent paralysis, we overlooked progression to branch atheromatous disease-related infarct with exacerbation of her anomia, which delayed the initiation of more intense therapy. Even in AChA infarction, especially when the lesion is located mainly in the anterior part of the plIC, as in our case, it is possible to encounter progressive stroke predominantly with aphasia.
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Choi JY, Jin X, Kim H, Koh S, Cho HJ, Kim BG. High Mobility Group Box 1 as an Autocrine Chemoattractant for Oligodendrocyte Lineage Cells in White Matter Stroke. Stroke 2023; 54:575-586. [PMID: 36490365 DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.122.041414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND The migration of oligodendrocyte precursor cells (OPC) is a key process of remyelination, which is essential for the treatment of white matter stroke. This study aimed to investigate the role of HMGB1 (high mobility group box 1), a damage-associated molecular pattern released from dying oligodendrocytes, as an autocrine chemoattractant that promotes OPC migration. METHODS The migratory capacity of primary cultured OPCs was measured using the Boyden chamber assay. The downstream pathway of HMGB1-mediated OPC migration was specified by siRNA-induced knockdown or pharmacological blockade of TLR2 (toll-like receptor 2), RAGE (receptor for advanced glycation end product), Src, ERK1/2 (extracellular signal-regulated kinase1/2), and FAK (focal adhesion kinase). Conditioned media were collected from oxygen-glucose deprivation-treated oligodendrocytes, and the impact on OPC migration was assessed. Lesion size and number of intralesional Olig2(+) cells were analyzed in an in vivo model of white matter stroke with N5-(1-iminoethyl)-L-ornithine (L-NIO). RESULTS HMGB1 treatment promoted OPC migration. HMGB1 antagonism reversed such effects to untreated levels. Among the candidates for the downstream signal of HMGB1-mediated migration, the knockdown of TLR2 rather than that of RAGE attenuated the migration-promoting effect of HMGB1. Further specification of the HMGB1-TLR2 axis revealed that the phosphorylation of ERK1/2 and its downstream molecule FAK, rather than of Src, was decreased in TLR2-knockdown OPCs, and pharmacological inhibition of ERK1/2 and FAK led to decreased OPC migration. Oxygen-glucose deprivation-conditioned media promoted OPC migration, suggesting the autocrine chemoattractant function of HMGB1. In vivo, TLR2(-/-)-mice showed lesser intralesional Olig2(+) cells compared to wild-type controls in response to L-NIO induced ischemic injury regardless of HMGB1 administration. CONCLUSIONS HMGB1, through the TLR2-ERK1/2-FAK axis, functions as an autocrine chemoattractant to promote OPC migration, which is an initial and indispensable step in remyelination. Thus, a novel treatment strategy for white matter stroke based on the HMGB1-TLR2 axis in the oligodendrocyte lineage could be feasible.
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- Jun Young Choi
- Department of Brain science, Ajou University School of Medicine, Republic of Korea (J.Y.C., X.J., H.K., S.K., H.J.C., B.G.K.).,Department of Neurology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Republic of Korea (J.Y.C., S.K., B.G.K.)
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- Department of Brain science, Ajou University School of Medicine, Republic of Korea (J.Y.C., X.J., H.K., S.K., H.J.C., B.G.K.).,Neuroscience graduate program, Ajou University Graduate School of Medicine, Republic of Korea (X.J., H.K., S.K.).,Department of Nephrology, Suqian First Hospital, Jiangsu, China (X.J.)
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- Department of Brain science, Ajou University School of Medicine, Republic of Korea (J.Y.C., X.J., H.K., S.K., H.J.C., B.G.K.).,Neuroscience graduate program, Ajou University Graduate School of Medicine, Republic of Korea (X.J., H.K., S.K.)
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- Department of Brain science, Ajou University School of Medicine, Republic of Korea (J.Y.C., X.J., H.K., S.K., H.J.C., B.G.K.).,Department of Neurology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Republic of Korea (J.Y.C., S.K., B.G.K.).,Neuroscience graduate program, Ajou University Graduate School of Medicine, Republic of Korea (X.J., H.K., S.K.)
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- Department of Brain science, Ajou University School of Medicine, Republic of Korea (J.Y.C., X.J., H.K., S.K., H.J.C., B.G.K.)
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- Department of Brain science, Ajou University School of Medicine, Republic of Korea (J.Y.C., X.J., H.K., S.K., H.J.C., B.G.K.).,Department of Neurology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Republic of Korea (J.Y.C., S.K., B.G.K.)
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Freire MAM, Lima RR, Bittencourt LO, Guimaraes JS, Falcao D, Gomes-Leal W. Astrocytosis, Inflammation, Axonal Damage and Myelin Impairment in the Internal Capsule following Striatal Ischemic Injury. Cells 2023; 12. [PMID: 36766798 DOI: 10.3390/cells12030457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2022] [Revised: 12/29/2022] [Accepted: 01/20/2023] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Secondary degeneration is defined as a set of destructive events that damage cells and structures that were initially spared or only peripherally affected by the primary insult, constituting a key factor for functional impairment after traumatic brain injury or stroke. In the present study, we evaluated the patterns of astrocytosis, inflammatory response, axonal damage and oligodendrocytes/myelin impairment in the internal capsule following a focal injection of endothelin-1 (ET-1) into the dorsal striatum. Animals were perfused at 1, 3 and 7 post-lesion days (PLD), and tissue was processed to immunohistochemistry for neutrophils (MBS1), macrophages/microglia (ED1), astrocytes (GFAP), axonal lesion (βAPP), oligodendrocytes (Tau) and myelin (MBP). A significant number of neutrophils was observed at 1PLD, followed by intense recruitment/activation of macrophages/microglia at 3PLD and astrocytic reaction with a peak at 7PLD. Oligodendrocyte damage was pronounced at 3PLD, remaining at 7PLD. Progressive myelin impairment was observed, with reduction of immunoreactivity at 7PLD. Axonal lesion was also identified, mainly at 7PLD. Our results indicate that acute inflammatory response elicited by the ischemic insult in the striatum can be associated with the axonal impairment and damage of both oligodendrocytes and myelin sheath identified in the internal capsule, which may be related to loss of tissue functionality observed in secondary degeneration.
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Park JS, Jang HG. Analysis of the association between location and patient prognosis in spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage in the basal ganglia and thalamus: A retrospective single-center study. Medicine (Baltimore) 2022; 101:e32000. [PMID: 36482580 PMCID: PMC9726408 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000032000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) causes profound neurological sequelae in survivors. The patient's prognosis is closely linked to the location and amount of hemorrhage. Therefore, we explored the relationship between the hemorrhage location within the basal ganglia, including the thalamus, and its clinical outcomes in patients with spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage. A retrospective analysis of consecutively enrolled patients with basal ganglia and thalamic intracerebral hemorrhage treated conservatively at a single tertiary neurosurgical center was conducted between January 2014 and December 2020. Patients were divided into 2 groups according to the lateralization of the right or left hemisphere hemorrhage. Furthermore, baseline patient demographics, hematoma volume, location of the hemorrhage (i.e., caudate nucleus, globus palidus, putamen, internal capsule anterior limb, internal capsule posterior limb, thalamus), and clinical outcomes were evaluated. Clinical outcomes were assessed using the modified Rankin scale at the 1-year follow-up. An modified Rankin scale score between 3 and 6 was considered a poor outcome. In the analysis according to location, the prognosis was poor when the ICH was localized to the posterior limb of the internal capsule (P < .000) and globus palidus (P = .001) in the right hemisphere. Similarly, the prognosis was also poor when the ICH was localized to the posterior limb of the internal capsule (P < .000), globus palidus (P < .000), putamen (P = .018), and thalamus (P < .000) of the left hemisphere. In the spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhages of the basal ganglia and thalamus, hemorrhaging within the internal capsule and the left thalamus's bilateral posterior limbs is associated with a poor prognosis. Multivariable logistic analysis showed that hematoma volume (odds ratio [OR] = 70.85, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.95-60.53, P = .007) and the posterior limb of the internal capsule (OR = 10.98, 95% CI:1.02-118.49, P = .048) were independent predictors of poor outcomes in the right hemisphere, while hematoma volume (OR = 70.85, 95% CI: 1.95-60.53, P = .007), the posterior limb of the internal capsule (OR = 10.98, 95% CI:1.02-118.49, P = .048) and thalamus (OR = 10.98, 95% CI:1.02-118.49, P = .048) were independent predictors of poor outcomes in the left hemisphere.
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- Jung Soo Park
- Neurosurgery and Research Institute of Clinical Medicine of Jeonbuk National University-Biomedical Research Institute of Jeonbuk National University Hospital, Jeonju-si, Republic of Korea
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- Neurosurgery and Research Institute of Clinical Medicine of Jeonbuk National University-Biomedical Research Institute of Jeonbuk National University Hospital, Jeonju-si, Republic of Korea
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Abel M, Pfister R, Hussein I, Alsalloum F, Onyinzo C, Kappl S, Zech M, Demmel W, Staudt M, Kudernatsch M, Berweck S. Deep Brain Stimulation in KMT2B-Related Dystonia: Case Report and Review of the Literature With Special Emphasis on Dysarthria and Speech. Front Neurol 2021; 12:662910. [PMID: 34054706 PMCID: PMC8160374 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2021.662910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2021] [Accepted: 04/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Objective: KMT2B-related dystonia is a progressive childhood-onset movement disorder, evolving from lower-limb focal dystonia into generalized dystonia. With increasing age, children frequently show prominent laryngeal or facial dystonia manifesting in dysarthria. Bilateral deep brain stimulation of the globus pallidus internus (GPi-DBS) is reported to be an efficient therapeutic option. Especially improvement of dystonia and regaining of independent mobility is commonly described, but detailed information about the impact of GPi-DBS on dysarthria and speech is scarce. Methods: We report the 16-months outcome after bilateral GPi-DBS in an 8-year-old child with KMT2B-related dystonia caused by a de-novo c.3043C>T (p.Arg1015*) non-sense variant with special emphasis on dysarthria and speech. We compare the outcome of our patient with 59 patients identified through a PubMed literature search. Results: A remarkable improvement of voice, articulation, respiration and prosodic characteristics was seen 16 months after GPi-DBS. The patients' speech intelligibility improved. His speech became much more comprehensible not only for his parents, but also for others. Furthermore, his vocabulary and the possibility to express his feelings and wants expanded considerably. Conclusion: A positive outcome of GPi-DBS on speech and dysarthria is rarely described in the literature. This might be due to disease progression, non-effectiveness of DBS or due to inadvertent spreading of the electrical current to the corticobulbar tract causing stimulation induced dysarthria. This highlights the importance of optimal lead placement, the possibility of horizontal steering of the electrical field by applying directional stimulation with segmented leads as well as the use of the lowest possible effective stimulation intensity.
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- Maria Abel
- Department of Neurosurgery and Epilepsy Surgery, Spine- and Scoliosis Surgery, Schön Klinik Vogtareuth, Vogtareuth, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery and Epilepsy Surgery, Spine- and Scoliosis Surgery, Schön Klinik Vogtareuth, Vogtareuth, Germany
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- Departmemt of Pediatric Neurology, Neuro-Rehabilitation and Epileptology, Schön Klinik Vogtareuth, Vogtareuth, Germany
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- Departmemt of Pediatric Neurology, Neuro-Rehabilitation and Epileptology, Schön Klinik Vogtareuth, Vogtareuth, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery and Epilepsy Surgery, Spine- and Scoliosis Surgery, Schön Klinik Vogtareuth, Vogtareuth, Germany
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- Departmemt of Pediatric Neurology, Neuro-Rehabilitation and Epileptology, Schön Klinik Vogtareuth, Vogtareuth, Germany
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- Helmholtz Centre Munich, Institute of Neurogenomics, Neuherberg, Germany.,Institute of Human Genetics, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery and Epilepsy Surgery, Spine- and Scoliosis Surgery, Schön Klinik Vogtareuth, Vogtareuth, Germany
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- Departmemt of Pediatric Neurology, Neuro-Rehabilitation and Epileptology, Schön Klinik Vogtareuth, Vogtareuth, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery and Epilepsy Surgery, Spine- and Scoliosis Surgery, Schön Klinik Vogtareuth, Vogtareuth, Germany.,Research Institute Rehabilitation, Transition, Palliation, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria
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- Departmemt of Pediatric Neurology, Neuro-Rehabilitation and Epileptology, Schön Klinik Vogtareuth, Vogtareuth, Germany.,Dr. Von Hauner Children's Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians- University Munich, Munich, Germany
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Nam MH, Cho J, Kwon DH, Park JY, Woo J, Lee JM, Lee S, Ko HY, Won W, Kim RG, Song H, Oh SJ, Choi JW, Park KD, Park EK, Jung H, Kim HS, Lee MC, Yun M, Lee CJ, Kim HI. Excessive Astrocytic GABA Causes Cortical Hypometabolism and Impedes Functional Recovery after Subcortical Stroke. Cell Rep 2020; 32:107861. [PMID: 32640227 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2020.107861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2019] [Revised: 05/18/2020] [Accepted: 06/12/2020] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Glucose hypometabolism in cortical structures after functional disconnection is frequently reported in patients with white matter diseases such as subcortical stroke. However, the molecular and cellular mechanisms have been poorly elucidated. Here we show, in an animal model of internal capsular infarct, that GABA-synthesizing reactive astrocytes in distant cortical areas cause glucose hypometabolism via tonic inhibition of neighboring neurons. We find that reversal of aberrant astrocytic GABA synthesis, by pharmacological inhibition and astrocyte-specific gene silencing of MAO-B, reverses the reduction in cortical glucose metabolism. Moreover, induction of aberrant astrocytic GABA synthesis by cortical injection of putrescine or adenovirus recapitulates cortical hypometabolism. Furthermore, MAO-B inhibition causes a remarkable recovery from post-stroke motor deficits when combined with a rehabilitation regimen. Collectively, our data indicate that cortical glucose hypometabolism in subcortical stroke is caused by aberrant astrocytic GABA and MAO-B inhibition and that attenuating cortical hypometabolism can be a therapeutic approach in subcortical stroke.
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Bresser T, Foster-Dingley JC, Wassing R, Leerssen J, Ramautar JR, Stoffers D, Lakbila-Kamal O, van den Heuvel M, van Someren EJW. Consistent altered internal capsule white matter microstructure in insomnia disorder. Sleep 2021; 43:5775301. [PMID: 32123914 PMCID: PMC7447859 DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsaa031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2019] [Revised: 02/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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STUDY OBJECTIVES Suggested neural correlates of insomnia disorder have been hard to replicate. Even the most consistent finding, altered white matter microstructure in the anterior limb of the internal capsule, is based on handful studies. The urge for replicable targets to understand the underlying mechanisms of insomnia made us study white matter fractional anisotropy (FA) across three samples of cases and controls. METHODS 3-Tesla MRI diffusion tensor imaging data of three independent samples were combined for analysis, resulting in n = 137 participants, of whom 73 were diagnosed with insomnia disorder and 64 were matched controls without sleep complaints. Insomnia severity was measured with the Insomnia Severity Index (ISI). White matter microstructure was assessed with FA. White matter tracts were skeletonized and analyzed using tract-based spatial statistics. We performed a region-of-interest analysis using linear mixed-effect models to evaluate case-control differences in internal capsule FA as well as associations between internal capsule FA and insomnia severity. RESULTS FA in the right limb of the anterior internal capsule was lower in insomnia disorder than in controls (β = -9.76e-3; SE = 4.17e-3, p = .034). In the entire sample, a higher ISI score was associated with a lower FA value of the right internal capsule (β = -8.05e- 4 FA/ISI point, SE = 2.60e- 4, p = .008). Ancillary whole brain voxel-wise analyses showed no significant group difference or association with insomnia severity after correction for multiple comparisons. CONCLUSIONS The internal capsule shows small but consistent insomnia-related alterations. The findings support a circuit-based approach to underlying mechanisms since this tract connects many brain areas previously implicated in insomnia.
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- Tom Bresser
- Department of Sleep and Cognition, Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Department of Integrative Neurophysiology, Center for Neurogenomics and Cognitive Research (CNCR), Amsterdam Neuroscience, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Sleep and Cognition, Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Sleep and Cognition, Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Sleep and Cognition, Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Sleep and Cognition, Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Sleep and Cognition, Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Sleep and Cognition, Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Dutch Connectome Lab, Department of Complex Trait Genetics, Center for Neurogenomics and Cognitive Research, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Department of Clinical Genetics, Amsterdam Neuroscience, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Sleep and Cognition, Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Department of Integrative Neurophysiology, Center for Neurogenomics and Cognitive Research (CNCR), Amsterdam Neuroscience, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Department of Psychiatry, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Billeri L, Naro A, Manuli A, Calabro RS. Could pure agraphia be the only sign of stroke? Lessons from two case reports. J Postgrad Med 2021; 67:93-95. [PMID: 33835058 PMCID: PMC8253320 DOI: 10.4103/jpgm.jpgm_1066_20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Agraphia is defined as the disruption of the previously intact writing skills due to an acquired brain damage. Stroke remains the most common cause of language impairment; however, writing disorders, including agraphia, are underestimated in patients with stroke. In this regard, we report two patients presenting with pure agraphia as an early symptom of stroke. Both patients complained of at least two difficulties in visualizing letter formation beforehand, the frequent need for verbal cues, misuse of lines and margins, poorly legible signature, and writing and thinking at the same time (e.g., creative thinking and taking notes). They underwent brain magnetic resonance imaging which revealed a small lacunar infarction of the left insula and external capsule (patient 1) and a small hemorrhagic lesion in the posterior limb of the left internal capsule (patient 2). To our knowledge, this is the first report on pure agraphia as the presenting symptom of stroke. We suggest that all patients with acute agraphia, even when presenting as an isolated symptom, should be evaluated for stroke, in order to better facilitate its diagnosis and treatment.
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- L Billeri
- IRCCS Centro Neurolesi Bonino Pulejo, Messina, Italy
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- IRCCS Centro Neurolesi Bonino Pulejo, Messina, Italy
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- IRCCS Centro Neurolesi Bonino Pulejo, Messina, Italy
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- IRCCS Centro Neurolesi Bonino Pulejo, Messina, Italy
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Frizzell TO, Grajauskas LA, Liu CC, Ghosh Hajra S, Song X, D'Arcy RCN. White Matter Neuroplasticity: Motor Learning Activates the Internal Capsule and Reduces Hemodynamic Response Variability. Front Hum Neurosci 2020; 14:509258. [PMID: 33192383 PMCID: PMC7649291 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2020.509258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2019] [Accepted: 09/29/2020] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Numerous studies have noted the importance of white matter changes in motor learning, but existing literature only focuses on structural and microstructural MRI changes, as there are limited tools available for in vivo investigations of white matter function. One method that has gained recent prominence is the application of blood oxygen level dependent (BOLD) fMRI to white matter, with high-field scanners now being able to better detect the smaller hemodynamic changes present in this tissue type compared to those in the gray matter. However, fMRI techniques have yet to be applied to investigations of neuroplastic change with motor learning in white matter. White matter function represents an unexplored component of neuroplasticity and is essential for gaining a complete understanding of learning-based changes occurring throughout the whole brain. Twelve healthy, right-handed participants completed fine motor and gross motor tasks with both hands, using an MRI compatible computer mouse. Using a crossover design along with a prior analysis approach to establish WM activation, participants received a baseline scan followed by 2 weeks of training, returning for a midpoint and endpoint scan. The motor tasks were designed to be selectively difficult for the left hand, leading to a training effect only in that condition. Analysis targeted the comparison and detection of training-associated right vs left hand changes. A statistically significant improvement in motor task score was only noted for the left-hand motor condition. A corresponding change in the temporal characteristics of the white matter hemodynamic response was shown within only the right corticospinal tract. The hemodynamic response exhibited a reduction in the dispersion characteristics after the training period. To our knowledge, this is the first report of MRI detectable functional neuroplasticity in white matter, suggesting that modifications in temporal characteristics of white matter hemodynamics may underlie functional neuroplasticity in this tissue.
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- Tory O Frizzell
- Simon Fraser University ImageTech Lab, Health Science and Innovation, Surrey Memorial Hospital, Fraser Health, Surrey, BC, Canada.,Faculty of Applied Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada
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- Simon Fraser University ImageTech Lab, Health Science and Innovation, Surrey Memorial Hospital, Fraser Health, Surrey, BC, Canada.,Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.,Department of Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada
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- Simon Fraser University ImageTech Lab, Health Science and Innovation, Surrey Memorial Hospital, Fraser Health, Surrey, BC, Canada.,Faculty of Applied Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada.,Rotman Research Institute, Baycrest Health Sciences, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Simon Fraser University ImageTech Lab, Health Science and Innovation, Surrey Memorial Hospital, Fraser Health, Surrey, BC, Canada.,Faculty of Applied Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada.,Flight Research Laboratory, National Research Council Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Simon Fraser University ImageTech Lab, Health Science and Innovation, Surrey Memorial Hospital, Fraser Health, Surrey, BC, Canada.,Department of Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada
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- Simon Fraser University ImageTech Lab, Health Science and Innovation, Surrey Memorial Hospital, Fraser Health, Surrey, BC, Canada.,Faculty of Applied Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada.,Department of Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada.,Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Murillo-González JA, Notario B, Maldonado E, Martinez-Sanz E, Barrio MC, Herrera M. Connections between the internal and the external capsules and the globus pallidus in the sheep: A dichromate stain X-ray microtomographic study. Anat Histol Embryol 2020; 50:84-92. [PMID: 32794251 DOI: 10.1111/ahe.12604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2020] [Accepted: 07/24/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Sheep are recognized as useful species for translational neurodegeneration research, in particular for the study of Huntington disease. There is a lack of information regarding the detailed anatomy and connections of the basal ganglia of sheep, in normal myeloarchitectonics and in tract-tracing studies. In this work, the organization of the corticostriatal projections at the level of the putamen and globus pallidus (GP) are explored. For the first time, the myeloarchitectonic pattern of connections between the internal (IC) and the external (EC) capsules with the GP have been investigated in the sheep. Formaldehyde-fixed blocks of the striatum were treated with a metallic stain containing potassium dichromate and visualized using micro-CT (µ-CT). The trivalent chromium (Cr3+), attached to myelin phospholipids, imparts a differential contrast to the grey and white matter compartments, which allows the visualization of myelinated fascicles in µ-CT images. The fascicles were classified according to their topographical location in dorsal supreme fascicles (X, Y, apex) arising from the IC and EC; pre-commissurally, basal fascicles connecting the ventral part of the EC with the lateral zone of the ventral pallidum (VP) and, post-commissurally, superior (Z1 ), middle (Z2 ) and lower (Z3 ) fascicles, connecting at different levels the EC with the GP. The results suggest that the presumptive cortical efferent and afferent fibres to the pallidum could be organized according to a dorsal to ventrolateral topography in the sheep, similar to that seen in other mammals. The proposed methodology has the potential to delineate the myeloarchitectonic patterns of nervous systems and tracts.
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- Microcomputed Tomography Lab, Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana, CENIEH, Burgos, Spain
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- Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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Yamazaki R, Ohno N, Huang JK. Acute motor deficit and subsequent remyelination-associated recovery following internal capsule demyelination in mice. J Neurochem 2020; 156:917-928. [PMID: 32750162 PMCID: PMC8048697 DOI: 10.1111/jnc.15142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2020] [Revised: 07/22/2020] [Accepted: 07/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Multiple sclerosis is a chronic inflammatory demyelinating disease of the central nervous system (CNS), characterized by accumulated motor disability. However, whether remyelination promotes motor recovery following demyelinating injury remains unclear. Damage to the internal capsule (IC) is known to result in motor impairment in multiple sclerosis and stroke. Here, we induced focal IC demyelination in mice by lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC) injection, and examined its effect on motor behavior. We also compared the effect of LPC-induced IC damage to that produced by endothelin-1 (ET1), a potent vasoconstrictor used in experimental stroke lesions. We found that LPC or ET1 injections induced asymmetric motor deficit at 7 days post-lesion (dpl), and that both lesion types displayed increased microglia/macrophage density, myelin loss, and axonal dystrophy. The motor deficit and lesion pathology remained in ET1-injected mice at 28 dpl. In contrast, LPC-injected mice regained motor function by 28 dpl, with corresponding reduction in activated microglia/macrophage density, and recovery of myelin staining and axonal integrity in lesions. These results suggest that LPC-induced IC demyelination results in acute motor deficit and subsequent recovery through remyelination, and may be used to complement future drug screens to identify drugs for promoting remyelination.
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- Reiji Yamazaki
- Department of Biology and Center for Cell Reprogramming, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA.,Division of Histology and Cell Biology, Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Japan
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- Division of Histology and Cell Biology, Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Japan
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- Department of Biology and Center for Cell Reprogramming, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA
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Guzick A, Hunt PJ, Bijanki KR, Schneider SC, Sheth SA, Goodman WK, Storch EA. Improving long term patient outcomes from deep brain stimulation for treatment-refractory obsessive-compulsive disorder. Expert Rev Neurother 2019; 20:95-107. [PMID: 31730752 DOI: 10.1080/14737175.2020.1694409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Introduction: Deep brain stimulation (DBS) has emerged as an effective treatment for patients with severe treatment-refractory obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Over the past two decades, several clinical trials with multiple years of follow-up have shown that DBS offers long-term symptom relief for individuals with severe OCD, though a portion of patients do not achieve an adequate response.Areas covered: This review sought to summarize the literature on the efficacy and long-term effectiveness of DBS for OCD, and to identify strategies that have the potential to improve treatment outcomes.Expert opinion: Although this literature is just emerging, a small number of DBS enhancement strategies have shown promising initial results. More posterior targets along the striatal axis and at the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis appear to offer greater symptom relief than more anterior targets. Research is also beginning to demonstrate the feasibility of maximizing treatment outcomes with target selection based on neural activation patterns during symptom provocation and clinical presentation. Finally, integrating DBS with post-surgery exposure and response prevention therapy appears to be another promising approach. Definitive conclusions about these strategies are limited by a low number of studies with small sample sizes that will require multi-site replication.
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- Andrew Guzick
- Departments of Psychiatry & Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.,Section of Psychology, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, USA.,Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Departments of Psychiatry & Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.,Medical Scientist Training Program, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Departments of Psychiatry & Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Departments of Psychiatry & Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Departments of Psychiatry & Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Departments of Psychiatry & Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Departments of Psychiatry & Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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Franzini A, Messina G, Levi V, D'Ammando A, Cordella R, Moosa S, Prada F, Franzini A. Deep brain stimulation of the posterior limb of the internal capsule in the treatment of central poststroke neuropathic pain of the lower limb: case series with long-term follow-up and literature review. J Neurosurg 2019; 133:1-9. [PMID: 31419792 DOI: 10.3171/2019.5.jns19227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2019] [Accepted: 05/08/2019] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Central poststroke neuropathic pain is a debilitating syndrome that is often resistant to medical therapies. Surgical measures include motor cortex stimulation and deep brain stimulation (DBS), which have been used to relieve pain. The aim of this study was to retrospectively assess the safety and long-term efficacy of DBS of the posterior limb of the internal capsule for relieving central poststroke neuropathic pain and associated spasticity affecting the lower limb. METHODS Clinical and surgical data were retrospectively collected and analyzed in all patients who had undergone DBS of the posterior limb of the internal capsule to address central poststroke neuropathic pain refractory to conservative measures. In addition, long-term pain intensity and level of satisfaction gained from stimulation were assessed. Pain was evaluated using the visual analog scale (VAS). Information on gait improvement was obtained from medical records, neurological examination, and interview. RESULTS Four patients have undergone the procedure since 2001. No mortality or morbidity related to the surgery was recorded. In three patients, stimulation of the posterior limb of the internal capsule resulted in long-term pain relief; in a fourth patient, the procedure failed to produce any long-lasting positive effect. Two patients obtained a reduction in spasticity and improved motor capability. Before surgery, the mean VAS score was 9 (range 8-10). In the immediate postoperative period and within 1 week after the DBS system had been turned on, the mean VAS score was significantly lower at a mean of 3 (range 0-6). After a mean follow-up of 5.88 years, the mean VAS score was still reduced at 5.5 (range 3-8). The mean percentage of long-term pain reduction was 38.13%. CONCLUSIONS This series suggests that stimulation of the posterior limb of the internal capsule is safe and effective in treating patients with chronic neuropathic pain affecting the lower limb. The procedure may be a more targeted treatment method than motor cortex stimulation or other neuromodulation techniques in the subset of patients whose pain and spasticity are referred to the lower limbs.
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- Andrea Franzini
- 1Department of Neurosurgery, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico C. Besta, Milano, Italy
- 2Department of Neurosurgery, University of Virginia Health System; and
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- 1Department of Neurosurgery, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico C. Besta, Milano, Italy
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- 1Department of Neurosurgery, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico C. Besta, Milano, Italy
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- 1Department of Neurosurgery, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico C. Besta, Milano, Italy
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- 1Department of Neurosurgery, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico C. Besta, Milano, Italy
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- 2Department of Neurosurgery, University of Virginia Health System; and
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- 1Department of Neurosurgery, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico C. Besta, Milano, Italy
- 2Department of Neurosurgery, University of Virginia Health System; and
- 3Focused Ultrasound Foundation, Charlottesville, Virginia
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- 1Department of Neurosurgery, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico C. Besta, Milano, Italy
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Wen TC, Sindhurakar A, Ramirez VC, Park H, Gupta D, Carmel JB. Targeted Infarction of the Internal Capsule in the Rat Using Microstimulation Guidance. Stroke 2019; 50:2531-2538. [PMID: 31390970 DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.119.025646] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background and Purpose- Lacunar strokes are subcortical infarcts with small size and high disability rates, largely due to injury of the corticospinal tract in the internal capsule (IC). Current rodent models of lacunar infarcts are created based on stereotactic coordinates. We tested the hypothesis that better understanding of the somatotopy of the IC and guiding the lesion with electrical stimulation would allow a more accurate lesion to the forelimb axons of the IC. Methods- We performed electrophysiological motor mapping and viral tracing to define the somatotopy of the IC of Sprague Dawley rats. For the lesion, we used an optrode, which contains an electrode to localize forelimb responses and an optical fiber to deliver light. The infarct was induced when light activated the photothrombotic agent Rose Bengal, which was administered systemically. Results- We found largely a separate distribution of the forelimb and hindlimb axons in the IC, both by microstimulation mapping and tract tracing. Microstimulation-guided IC lesions ablated the forelimb axons of the IC in rats and caused lasting forelimb impairments while largely preserving the hindlimb axons of the IC and surrounding gray matter. Conclusions- Stimulation guidance enabled selective and reproducible infarcts of the forelimb axons of the IC in rats. Visual Overview- An online visual overview is available for this article.
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- Tong-Chun Wen
- From the Departments of Neurology and Orthopedics, Movement Recovery Laboratory, Carroll Labs, New York, NY (T.-C.W., A.S., H.P., J.B.C.)
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- From the Departments of Neurology and Orthopedics, Movement Recovery Laboratory, Carroll Labs, New York, NY (T.-C.W., A.S., H.P., J.B.C.)
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- From the Departments of Neurology and Orthopedics, Movement Recovery Laboratory, Carroll Labs, New York, NY (T.-C.W., A.S., H.P., J.B.C.)
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- Department of Neurology, New York University School of Medicine (D.G.).,Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Langone Health, New York University (D.G.)
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- From the Departments of Neurology and Orthopedics, Movement Recovery Laboratory, Carroll Labs, New York, NY (T.-C.W., A.S., H.P., J.B.C.)
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Ishida A, Kobayashi K, Ueda Y, Shimizu T, Tajiri N, Isa T, Hida H. Dynamic Interaction between Cortico-Brainstem Pathways during Training-Induced Recovery in Stroke Model Rats. J Neurosci 2019; 39:7306-20. [PMID: 31395620 DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0649-19.2019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2019] [Revised: 07/22/2019] [Accepted: 07/31/2019] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Reorganization of residual descending motor circuits underlies poststroke recovery. We previously clarified a causal relationship between the cortico-rubral tract and intensive limb use-induced functional recovery after internal capsule hemorrhage (ICH). However, other descending tracts, such as the cortico-reticular tract, might also be involved in rehabilitation-induced compensation. To investigate whether rehabilitation-induced recovery after ICH involves a shift in the compensatory circuit from the cortico-rubral tract to the cortico-reticular tract, we established loss of function of the cortico-rubral tract or/and cortico-reticular tract using two sets of viral vectors comprising the Tet-on system and designer receptors exclusively activated by the designer drug system. We used an ICH model that destroyed almost 60% of the corticofugal fibers. Anterograde tracing in rehabilitated rats revealed abundant sprouting of axons from the motor cortex in the red nucleus but not in the medullary reticular formation during the early phase of recovery. This primary contribution of the cortico-rubral tract was demonstrated by its selective blockade, whereas selective cortico-reticular tract silencing had little effect. Interestingly, cortico-rubral tract blockade from the start of rehabilitation induced an obvious increase of axon sprouting in the reticular formation with substantial functional recovery. Additional cortico-reticular tract silencing under the cortico-rubral tract blockade significantly worsened the recovered forelimb function. Furthermore, the alternative recruitment of the cortico-reticular tract was gradually induced by intensive limb use under cortico-rubral tract blockade, in which cortico-reticular tract silencing caused an apparent motor deficit. These findings indicate that individual cortico-brainstem pathways have dynamic compensatory potency to support rehabilitative functional recovery after ICH.SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT This study aimed to clarify the interaction between the cortico-rubral and the cortico-reticular tract during intensive rehabilitation and functional recovery after capsular stroke. Pathway-selective disturbance by two sets of viral vectors revealed that the cortico-rubral tract was involved in rehabilitation-induced recovery of forelimb function from an early phase after internal capsule hemorrhage, but that the cortico-reticular tract was not. The sequential disturbance of both tracts revealed that the cortico-reticular tract was recruited and involved in rehabilitation-induced recovery when the cortico-rubral tract failed to function. Our data demonstrate a dynamic compensatory action of individual cortico-brainstem pathways for recovery through poststroke rehabilitation.
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Edwardson MA, Ding L, Park C, Lane CJ, Nelsen MA, Wolf SL, Winstein CJ, Dromerick AW. Reduced Upper Limb Recovery in Subcortical Stroke Patients With Small Prior Radiographic Stroke. Front Neurol 2019; 10:454. [PMID: 31133963 PMCID: PMC6517555 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2019.00454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2019] [Accepted: 04/15/2019] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Background: Research imaging costs limit lesion-based analyses in already expensive large stroke rehabilitation trials. Despite the belief that lesion characteristics influence recovery and treatment response, prior studies have not sufficiently addressed whether lesion features are an important consideration in motor rehabilitation trial design. Objective: Using clinically-obtained neuroimaging, evaluate how lesion characteristics relate to upper extremity (UE) recovery and response to therapy in a large UE rehabilitation trial. Methods: We reviewed lesions from 297 participants with mild-moderate motor impairment in the Interdisciplinary Comprehensive Arm Rehabilitation Evaluation (ICARE) study and their association with motor recovery, measured by the UE Fugl-Meyer (UE-FM). Significant lesion features identified on correlational and bivariate analysis were further analyzed for associations with recovery and therapy response using longitudinal mixed models. Results: Prior radiographic stroke was associated with less recovery on UE-FM in participants with motor impairment from subsequent subcortical stroke (−5.8 points) and in the overall sample (−3.6 points), but not in participants with cortical or mixed lesions. Lesion volume was also associated with less recovery, particularly after subcortical stroke. Every decade increase in age was associated with 1 less point of recovery on UE-FM. Response to specific treatment regimens varied based on lesion characteristics. Subcortical stroke patients experienced slightly less recovery with higher doses of upper extremity task-oriented training. Participants with cortical or mixed lesions experienced more recovery with higher doses of usual and customary therapy. Other imaging features (leukoaraiosis, ischemic vs. hemorrhagic stroke) were not significant. Conclusions: ICARE clinical imaging revealed information useful for UE motor trial design: stratification of persons with and without prior radiographic stroke may be required in participants with subcortical stroke, the majority of motor rehabilitation trial participants. Most of the prior radiographic strokes were small and cortically-based, suggesting even minor prior brain injury remote to the acute stroke lesion may limit spontaneous and therapy-related recovery. Lesion location may be associated with response to different therapy regimens, but the effects are variable and of unclear significance.
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- Matthew A Edwardson
- Department of Neurology, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, United States.,Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Center for Brain Plasticity and Recovery, Georgetown University and MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital, Washington, DC, United States
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- Division of Biostatistics, Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- Division of Biostatistics, Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- Division of Biostatistics, Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy, Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- Physical Therapy Division, Departments of Rehabilitation Medicine, Medicine and Cell Biology, Emory Rehabilitation Hospital, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States.,VA Center on Visual and Neurocognitive Rehabilitation, Decatur, GA, United States
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- Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy, Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States.,Department of Neurology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- Department of Neurology, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, United States.,Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Center for Brain Plasticity and Recovery, Georgetown University and MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital, Washington, DC, United States
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Waldhüter N, Köhler W, Hemmati PG, Jehn C, Peceny R, Vuong GL, Arnold R, Kühl JS. Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation with myeloablative conditioning for adult cerebral X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy. J Inherit Metab Dis 2019; 42:313-324. [PMID: 30746707 DOI: 10.1002/jimd.12044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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The adult cerebral form of X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (ACALD), an acute inflammatory demyelinating disease, results in a rapidly progressive neurodegeneration, typically leading to severe disability or death within a few years after onset. We have treated 15 men who had developed ACALD with allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) from matched donors after myeloablative conditioning with busulfan and cyclophosphamide. All patients engrafted and 11 survived (estimated survival 73 ± 11%), 8 with stable cognition and 7 of them with stable motor function (estimated event-free survival 36 ± 17%). Death after transplantation occurred within the first year after HSCT and was caused either primarily by infection (N = 3) or due to disease progression triggered by infection (N = 1). Patients with minor myelopathic symptoms (N = 4) or with no or mild cerebral symptoms pre-transplant (N = 7) had an excellent outcome. In contrast, no patient with major neurological symptoms associated with an extensive involvement of pyramidal tract fibres in the internal capsule (N = 5) survived without cognitive deterioration. Notably, early leukocyte recovery was associated with dismal outcome for yet unknown reasons. All 10 tested survivors showed a reduction of plasma hexacosanoic acid (C26:0) in the absence of Lorenzo's oil. Over time, the event-free survival could be improved from 2 out of 8 patients (25%) before 2013 to 5 out of 7 patients (71%) thereafter. Therefore, allogeneic HSCT appears to be a suitable treatment option for carefully selected ACALD patients when transplanted from matched donors after myeloablative, busulfan-based conditioning.
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- Nils Waldhüter
- Department Hematology, Oncology and Tumorimmunology, Charité Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Berlin, Germany
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- Department Neurology, Universitätsklinikum Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department Hematology, Oncology and Tumorimmunology, Charité Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Berlin, Germany
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- Department Hematology, Oncology and Tumorimmunology, Charité Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Berlin, Germany
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- Department Oncology/Hematology/SCT, Klinikum Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany
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- Department Hematology, Oncology and Tumorimmunology, Charité Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Berlin, Germany
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- Department Hematology, Oncology and Tumorimmunology, Charité Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Berlin, Germany
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- Department Pediatric Oncology/Hematology/SCT, Charité Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Berlin, Germany
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Lindenmaier LB, Parmentier N, Guo C, Tissir F, Wright KM. Dystroglycan is a scaffold for extracellular axon guidance decisions. eLife 2019; 8:42143. [PMID: 30758284 PMCID: PMC6395066 DOI: 10.7554/elife.42143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2018] [Accepted: 02/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Axon guidance requires interactions between extracellular signaling molecules and transmembrane receptors, but how appropriate context-dependent decisions are coordinated outside the cell remains unclear. Here we show that the transmembrane glycoprotein Dystroglycan interacts with a changing set of environmental cues that regulate the trajectories of extending axons throughout the mammalian brain and spinal cord. Dystroglycan operates primarily as an extracellular scaffold during axon guidance, as it functions non-cell autonomously and does not require signaling through its intracellular domain. We identify the transmembrane receptor Celsr3/Adgrc3 as a binding partner for Dystroglycan, and show that this interaction is critical for specific axon guidance events in vivo. These findings establish Dystroglycan as a multifunctional scaffold that coordinates extracellular matrix proteins, secreted cues, and transmembrane receptors to regulate axon guidance.
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- Institiute of Neuroscience, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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- Janelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, United States
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- Institiute of Neuroscience, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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- Vollum Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, United States
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Cirillo C, Le Friec A, Frisach I, Darmana R, Robert L, Desmoulin F, Loubinoux I. Focal Malonate Injection Into the Internal Capsule of Rats as a Model of Lacunar Stroke. Front Neurol 2018; 9:1072. [PMID: 30619036 PMCID: PMC6297868 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2018.01072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2018] [Accepted: 11/23/2018] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Background: Stroke is the first cause of disability in adults in western countries. Infarct of the internal capsule (IC) may be related to motor impairment and poor prognosis in stroke patients. Functional deficits due to medium-sized infarcts are difficult to predict, except if the specific site of the lesion is taken into account. None of the few pre-clinical models recapitulating this type of stroke has shown clear, reproducible, and long-lasting sensorimotor deficits. Here, we developed a rat model of lacunar infarction within the IC, key structure of the sensorimotor pathways, by precise injection of malonate. Methods: The mitochondrial toxin malonate was injected during stereotactic surgery into the IC of rat brains. Rats were divided in three groups: two groups received malonate solution at 1.5M (n = 12) or at 3M (n = 10) and a sham group (n = 5) received PBS. Three key motor functions usually evaluated following cerebral lesion in the clinic strength, target reaching, and fine dexterity were assessed in rats by a forelimb grip strength test, a skilled reaching task (staircase) for reaching and dexterity, and single pellet retrieval task. Sensorimotor functions were evaluated by a neurological scale. Live brain imaging, using magnetic resonance (MRI), and post-mortem immunohistochemistry in brain slices were performed to characterize the lesion site after malonate injection. Results: Intracerebral injection of malonate produced a 100% success rate in inducing a lesion in the IC. All rats receiving the toxin, regardless the dose injected, had similar deficits in strength and dexterity of the contralateral forepaw, and showed significant neurological impairment. Additionally, only partial recovery was observed with respect to strength, while no recovery was observed for dexterity and neurological deficit. MRI and immunostaining show volume size and precise location of the lesion in the IC, destruction of axonal structures and Wallerian degeneration of fibers in the area above the injection site. Conclusions: This pre-clinical model of lacunar stroke induces a lesion in the IC with measurable and reproducible sensorimotor deficits, and limited recovery with stabilization of performance 2 weeks post-injury. Future therapies in stroke may be successfully tested in this model.
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- Carla Cirillo
- Toulouse NeuroImaging Center, Inserm, Université de Toulouse, UPS, Toulouse, France
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- Toulouse NeuroImaging Center, Inserm, Université de Toulouse, UPS, Toulouse, France
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- Toulouse NeuroImaging Center, Inserm, Université de Toulouse, UPS, Toulouse, France
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- Toulouse NeuroImaging Center, Inserm, Université de Toulouse, UPS, Toulouse, France
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- Toulouse NeuroImaging Center, Inserm, Université de Toulouse, UPS, Toulouse, France
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- Toulouse NeuroImaging Center, Inserm, Université de Toulouse, UPS, Toulouse, France
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- Toulouse NeuroImaging Center, Inserm, Université de Toulouse, UPS, Toulouse, France
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Liu Y, Lu G, Su XW, Ding T, Wang WL, Li YM, Poon WS, Ao LJ. Characterization of Axon Damage, Neurological Deficits, and Histopathology in Two Experimental Models of Intracerebral Hemorrhage. Front Neurosci 2018; 12:928. [PMID: 30618557 PMCID: PMC6297275 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2018.00928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2018] [Accepted: 11/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is one of the most lethal forms of stroke. From the limited previous studies and our preliminary data, white matter is considered a key predictor of the outcome and potential target of recovery. The traditional ICH model induced by injection of autologous blood or bacterial collagenase into striatum (ST) demonstrated a spontaneous functional recovery within one or 2 months. We hypothesis that an internal capsule (IC) lesion might lead to long-term axonal damage and long lasting functional deficits. Thus in this study, a modified internal capsule ICH model was conducted in rats, and the axonal damage, neurological deficits, histopathology as well as electrophysiology were characterized. The finding demonstrated that compared to ST group, the modified IC lesioned model exhibited a relatively smaller lesion volume with consistent axonal loss/degeneration and long-lasting neurological dysfunction at 2 months after ICH. Functionally, the impairment of the mNSS, ratio of contralateral forelimb usage, four limb stand index, contralateral duty cycle and ipsilateral SSEPs amplitude remained significant at 56 days. Structurally, the significant loss of PKCγ in ipsilateral cortical spinal tracts of IC group and the consistent axonal degeneration with several axonal retraction bulbs and enlarged tubular space was observed at 56 days after ICH. This study suggested that a modified IC lesioned model was proved to have long lasting neurological deficits. A comprehensive understanding of the dynamic progression after experimental ICH should aid further successful clinic translation in animal ICH studies, and provide new insights into the role of whiter matter injury in the mechanism and therapeutic targets of ICH.
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- Yao Liu
- School of Rehabilitation, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China.,Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong.,School of Biomedical Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong.,School of Biomedical Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong
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- Rehabilitation Department, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China
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- Rehabilitation Department, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China
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- Rehabilitation Department, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong
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- School of Rehabilitation, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China
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Sayyahmelli S, Aydin I, Wheeler B, Baskaya MK. Mapping of the internal capsule with subcortical stimulation for gross-total resection of a thalamic metastatic tumor. Neurosurg Focus 2018; 45:V7. [PMID: 30269558 DOI: 10.3171/2018.10.focusvid.18267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Although the surgical treatment of thalamic tumors remains challenging due to the proximity to the internal capsule, safe resection of gliomas or metastatic tumors of the thalamus are possible in some selected cases due to a better understanding of microsurgical anatomy and due to advances in neurophysiological mapping and monitoring. In this video, the authors demonstrate the use of mapping of the internal capsule with direct subcortical stimulation for the resection of a metastatic tumor. The patient is a 58-year-old man with a history of renal cell carcinoma and metastasis in the left thalamus and parieto-occipital region. He underwent stereotactic radiation of both tumors at an outside hospital. Due to the increased size of both tumors and surrounding vasogenic edema, he was referred to the authors for resection. He underwent gross-total resection via an interhemispheric transcallosal approach. His postoperative course was uneventful and did not have any focal neurological deficits, including motor, sensory, or visual functions. The authors' surgical approach to this metastatic thalamic tumor and the intraoperative real-time direct subcortical stimulation of the internal capsule during surgery are demonstrated in this video. The video can be found here: https://youtu.be/DmDxjJUSZWU .
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- Sima Sayyahmelli
- 1Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health; and
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- 1Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health; and
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- 2Intraoperative Neuromonitoring Program Coordinator, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, Wisconsin
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- 1Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health; and
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Hao XZ, Yin LK, Tian JQ, Li CC, Feng XY, Yao ZW, Jiang M, Yang YM. Inhibition of Notch1 Signaling at the Subacute Stage of Stroke Promotes Endogenous Neurogenesis and Motor Recovery After Stroke. Front Cell Neurosci 2018; 12:245. [PMID: 30131677 PMCID: PMC6091141 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2018.00245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2018] [Accepted: 07/18/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Background and Purpose: It is still not clear whether Notch1 signaling inhibition can promote functional outcomes after stroke, given that it plays time-dependent roles in the sequential process of endogenous neurogenesis. The purpose of this study was to identify the appropriate time frame for Notch1 signaling inhibition according to the temporal evolution of Notch1 signaling activation and the responses of neural stem cells (NSCs), in order to target it for therapeutic intervention and stimulate neurorestorative strategies after stroke. Methods: Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were subjected to 90-min of middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO). Rats were sacrificed before, and at day 1, day 2, day 3, day 4, and day 7 after ischemia for immunohistochemical analysis of the Notch intracellular domain (NICD), Nestin and doublecortin (Dcx). Next, MCAO rats were treated with the γ-secretase inhibitor N-[N-(3,5-di uorophenacetyl)-1-alanyl]-S-phenylglycine t-butylester (DAPT) or with saline at day 4 after ischemia, and subsequently evaluated with behavioral test analysis and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The rat brains were then harvested for immunohistochemical analysis of Dcx, NeuN and myelin basic protein (MBP) at 2, 3, 4, and 8 weeks. Results: Notch1 signaling was maximally activated at day 3 after ischemia in parallel with the temporal evolution of NSCs. Inhibiting Notch1 signaling at day 4 after reperfusion with DAPT further promoted recovery of MRI parameters of the corticospinal tract (CST) and the functional outcomes, concomitantly with an increase in neuroblasts, their migration to the ischemic boundary, and potential differentiation to mature neurons, as well as the amelioration of axonal bundle integrity. Conclusion: Inhibition of Notch1 signaling at the subacute stage of stroke could maximally promote endogenous neurogenesis and axonal reorganization.
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- Xiao-Zhu Hao
- Department of Radiology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Radiology, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Radiology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Radiology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Radiology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Radiology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Institutes of Brain Science and State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Radiology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Raikes AC, Bajaj S, Dailey NS, Smith RS, Alkozei A, Satterfield BC, Killgore WDS. Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI) Correlates of Self-Reported Sleep Quality and Depression Following Mild Traumatic Brain Injury. Front Neurol 2018; 9:468. [PMID: 29973910 PMCID: PMC6019466 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2018.00468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2017] [Accepted: 05/31/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Background: Mild traumatic brain injuries (mTBIs) are a significant social, sport, and military health issue. In spite of advances in the clinical management of these injuries, the underlying pathophysiology is not well-understood. There is a critical need to advance objective biomarkers, allowing the identification and tracking of the long-term evolution of changes resulting from mTBI. Diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) allows for the assessment of white-matter properties in the brain and shows promise as a suitable biomarker of mTBI pathophysiology. Methods: 34 individuals within a year of an mTBI (age: 24.4 ± 7.4) and 18 individuals with no history of mTBI (age: 23.2 ± 3.4) participated in this study. Participants completed self-report measures related to functional outcomes, psychological health, post-injury symptoms, and sleep, and underwent a neuroimaging session that included DWI. Whole-brain white matter was skeletonized using tract-based spatial statistics (TBSS) and compared between groups as well as correlated within-group with the self-report measures. Results: There were no statistically significant anatomical differences between the two groups. After controlling for time since injury, fractional anisotropy (FA) demonstrated a negative correlation with sleep quality scores (higher FA was associated with better sleep quality) and increasing depressive symptoms in the mTBI participants. Conversely, mean (MD) and radial diffusivity (RD) demonstrated positive correlations with sleep quality scores (higher RD was associated with worse sleep quality) and increasing depressive symptoms. These correlations were observed bilaterally in the internal capsule (anterior and posterior limbs), corona radiata (anterior and superior), fornix, and superior fronto-occipital fasciculi. Conclusion: The results of this study indicate that the clinical presentation of mTBI, particularly with respect to depression and sleep, is associated with reduced white-matter integrity in multiple areas of the brain, even after controlling for time since injury. These areas are generally associated not only with sleep and emotion regulation but also cognition. Consequently, the onset of depression and sleep dysfunction as well as cognitive impairments following mTBI may be closely related to each other and to white-matter integrity throughout the brain.
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- Adam C Raikes
- Social, Cognitive, and Affective Neuroscience Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States
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- Social, Cognitive, and Affective Neuroscience Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States
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- Social, Cognitive, and Affective Neuroscience Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States
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- Social, Cognitive, and Affective Neuroscience Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States
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- Social, Cognitive, and Affective Neuroscience Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States
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- Social, Cognitive, and Affective Neuroscience Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States
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- Social, Cognitive, and Affective Neuroscience Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States
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McLaughlin K, Travers BG, Dadalko OI, Dean DC, Tromp D, Adluru N, Destiche D, Freeman A, Prigge MD, Froehlich A, Duffield T, Zielinski BA, Bigler ED, Lange N, Anderson JS, Alexander AL, Lainhart JE. Longitudinal development of thalamic and internal capsule microstructure in autism spectrum disorder. Autism Res 2018; 11:450-462. [PMID: 29251836 PMCID: PMC5867209 DOI: 10.1002/aur.1909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2017] [Revised: 11/22/2017] [Accepted: 11/28/2017] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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The thalamus is a key sensorimotor relay area that is implicated in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). However, it is unknown how the thalamus and white-matter structures that contain thalamo-cortical fiber connections (e.g., the internal capsule) develop from childhood into adulthood and whether this microstructure relates to basic motor challenges in ASD. We used diffusion weighted imaging in a cohort-sequential design to assess longitudinal development of the thalamus, and posterior- and anterior-limbs of the internal capsule (PLIC and ALIC, respectively) in 89 males with ASD and 56 males with typical development (3-41 years; all verbal). Our results showed that the group with ASD exhibited different developmental trajectories of microstructure in all regions, demonstrating childhood group differences that appeared to approach and, in some cases, surpass the typically developing group in adolescence and adulthood. The PLIC (but not ALIC nor thalamus) mediated the relation between age and finger-tapping speed in both groups. Yet, the gap in finger-tapping speed appeared to widen at the same time that the between-group gap in the PLIC appeared to narrow. Overall, these results suggest that childhood group differences in microstructure of the thalamus and PLIC become less robust in adolescence and adulthood. Further, finger-tapping speed appears to be mediated by the PLIC in both groups, but group differences in motor speed that widen during adolescence and adulthood suggest that factors beyond the microstructure of the thalamus and internal capsule may contribute to atypical motor profiles in ASD. Autism Res 2018, 11: 450-462. © 2017 International Society for Autism Research, Wiley Periodicals, Inc. LAY SUMMARY Microstructure of the thalamus, a key sensory and motor brain area, appears to develop differently in individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Microstructure is important because it informs us of the density and organization of different brain tissues. During childhood, thalamic microstructure was distinct in the ASD group compared to the typically developing group. However, these group differences appeared to narrow with age, suggesting that the thalamus continues to dynamically change in ASD into adulthood.
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- Waisman Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Occupational Therapy Program in Kinesiology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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- Waisman Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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- Waisman Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Pediatrics, University of Utah
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- Psychology/Neuroscience Center, Brigham Young University
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- Psychology/Neuroscience Center, Brigham Young University
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- Waisman Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Psychiatry, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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- Waisman Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Psychiatry, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Recently, several capsular stroke models have been reported with different targets of destruction. This study was performed to establish an accurate internal capsule (IC) target for capsular stroke modeling in rats. We injected adeno-associated virus serotype 5 (AAV)-CaMKII-EYFP into forelimb motor cortex and AAV-CaMKII-mCherry into hindlimb motor cortex (n = 9) to anterogradely trace the pyramidal fibers and map their somatotopic distribution in the IC. On the basis of the neural tracing results, we created photothrombotic infarct lesions in rat forelimb and hindlimb motor fiber (FMF and HMF) areas of the IC (n = 29) and assessed motor behavior using a forelimb-use asymmetry test, a foot-fault test, and a single-pellet reaching test. We found that the FMFs and HMFs were primarily distributed in the inferior portion of the posterior limb of the IC, with the FMFs located largely ventral to the HMFs but with an area of partial overlap. Photothrombotic lesions in the FMF area resulted in persistent motor deficits. In contrast, lesions in the HMF area did not result in persistent motor deficits. These results indicate that identification of the somatotopic distribution of pyramidal fibers is critical for accurate targeting in animal capsular stroke models: only infarcts in the FMF area resulted in long-lasting motor deficits.
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- Hanlim Song
- 1 Department of Biomedical Science and Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
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- 1 Department of Biomedical Science and Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
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- 1 Department of Biomedical Science and Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
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- 1 Department of Biomedical Science and Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
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- 2 Department of Physiology, Wonkwang University School of Medicine, Iksan, Republic of Korea
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- 3 Department of Pathology, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
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- 1 Department of Biomedical Science and Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju, Republic of Korea.,4 Department of Neurosurgery, Presbyterian Medical Center, Jeonju, Republic of Korea
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Lenfeldt N, Johansson AM, Domellöf E, Riklund K, Rönnqvist L. Alterations in white matter microstructure are associated with goal-directed upper-limb movement segmentation in children born extremely preterm. Hum Brain Mapp 2017; 38:5051-5068. [PMID: 28685893 DOI: 10.1002/hbm.23714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2017] [Revised: 06/19/2017] [Accepted: 06/19/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Altered white matter microstructure is commonly found in children born preterm (PT), especially those born at an extremely low gestational age (GA). These children also commonly show disturbed motor function. This study explores the relation between white matter alterations and upper-limb movement segmentation in 41 children born PT (19 girls), and 41 children born at term (18 girls) at 8 years. The PT group was subdivided into extremely PT (E-PT; GA = 25-27 weeks, N = 10), very PT (V-PT; GA = 28-32 weeks, N = 13), and moderately PT (M-PT; GA = 33-35 weeks, N = 18). Arm/hand preference (preferred/non-preferred) was determined through object interactions and the brain hemispheres were designated accordingly. White matter alterations were assessed using diffusion tensor imaging in nine areas, and movement segmentation of the body-parts head, shoulder, elbow, and wrist were registered during a unimanual goal-directed task. Increased movement segmentation was demonstrated consistently on the preferred side in the E-PT group compared with the term born group. Also compared with the term born peers, the E-PT group demonstrated reduced fractional anisotropy (FA) in the cerebral peduncle (targeting the corticospinal tract) in the hemisphere on the non-preferred side and in the splenium of corpus callosum. In contrast, in the anterior internal capsule on the preferred side, the E-PT group had increased FA. Lower FA in the cerebral peduncle, but higher FA in the anterior internal capsule, was associated with increased movement segmentation across body-parts in a contralateral manner. The results suggest that impaired development of sensorimotor tracts in E-PT children could explain a sub-optimal spatiotemporal organization of upper-limb movements. Hum Brain Mapp 38:5051-5068, 2017. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Niklas Lenfeldt
- Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Neuroscience, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Psychology, , Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.,Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Physiotheraphy, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Psychology, , Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Radiation Sciences, Diagnostic Radiology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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Middleton DM, Li JY, Lee HJ, Chen S, Dickson PI, Ellinwood NM, White LE, Provenzale JM. Diffusion tensor imaging tensor shape analysis for assessment of regional white matter differences. Neuroradiol J 2017. [PMID: 28631949 DOI: 10.1177/1971400917709628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Purpose The purpose of this study was to investigate a novel tensor shape plot analysis technique of diffusion tensor imaging data as a means to assess microstructural differences in brain tissue. We hypothesized that this technique could distinguish white matter regions with different microstructural compositions. Methods Three normal canines were euthanized at seven weeks old. Their brains were imaged using identical diffusion tensor imaging protocols on a 7T small-animal magnetic resonance imaging system. We examined two white matter regions, the internal capsule and the centrum semiovale, each subdivided into an anterior and posterior region. We placed 100 regions of interest in each of the four brain regions. Eigenvalues for each region of interest triangulated onto tensor shape plots as the weighted average of three shape metrics at the plot's vertices: CS, CL, and CP. Results The distribution of data on the plots for the internal capsule differed markedly from the centrum semiovale data, thus confirming our hypothesis. Furthermore, data for the internal capsule were distributed in a relatively tight cluster, possibly reflecting the compact and parallel nature of its fibers, while data for the centrum semiovale were more widely distributed, consistent with the less compact and often crossing pattern of its fibers. This indicates that the tensor shape plot technique can depict data in similar regions as being alike. Conclusion Tensor shape plots successfully depicted differences in tissue microstructure and reflected the microstructure of individual brain regions. This proof of principle study suggests that if our findings are reproduced in larger samples, including abnormal white matter states, the technique may be useful in assessment of white matter diseases.
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- 2 Kyungpook National University Hospital, South Korea
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- 3 Department of Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, USA
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- 4 Department of Pediatrics, Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, USA
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- 6 Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, USA
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Choudhury TK, Davidson JE, Viswanathan A, Strutt AM. Deep brain stimulation of the anterior limb of the internal capsule for treatment of therapy-refractory obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD): a case study highlighting neurocognitive and psychiatric changes. Neurocase 2017; 23:138-145. [PMID: 28457185 DOI: 10.1080/13554794.2017.1319958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is an anxiety disorder characterized by repeated, unwanted thoughts and behaviors. Individuals with this condition often experience significant emotional distress secondary to their symptoms. Additionally, impairments in attention/concentration, processing speed, and executive functions are typically observed. The exact pathology of OCD remains unknown; consequently, it can be difficult to treat patients with severe symptomatology. Deep brain stimulation (DBS) may be a viable treatment option for individuals who do not respond to medication and/or cognitive behavioral therapy. The following case discusses DBS of the anterior limb of the internal capsule for a patient with severe, therapy-refractory OCD, including pre- to postoperative neurocognitive and psychiatric changes.
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- Tabina K Choudhury
- a Department of Psychology , Texas A&M University , College Station , TX , USA.,b Department of Neurology , Baylor College of Medicine , Houston , TX , USA
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- c Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences , Baylor College of Medicine , Houston , TX , USA
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- d Department of Neurosurgery , Baylor College of Medicine , Houston , TX , USA
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- b Department of Neurology , Baylor College of Medicine , Houston , TX , USA.,c Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences , Baylor College of Medicine , Houston , TX , USA
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INTRODUCTION In our experience, sometimes, the symptom of patients who suffered from infarction in internal capsule (IC) do not necessarily fit the classical fiber distribution. This study aims to explain this phenomenon. METHODS AND MATERIALS A total of 34 patients with infarction lesions in the IC were included in this study, according to the clinical symptom, divided into three groups, group A (more severe weakness of the foot than the hand), group B (more severe weakness of the hand than the foot) and group C (equal weakness of hand and foot), and group Y (with facial nerve paresis) and group N (without facial nerve paresis). Measurements included the length ratio and the angle degree of infarction lesions compared with the posterior limb of the IC (PLIC). RESULTS The length ratio of infarction lesions is significant difference between group A and group B (p = .027), the angle degree of infarction lesions is significant difference between group Y and group N (p = .038). CONCLUSION From our results, we can conclude that the hand fibers are located laterally to foot fibers in the short axis of the posterior limb of the IC, and the face fibers are located in the premedial part of the posterior limb of the internal capsule.
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- Cheng Qian
- Department of Neurology Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University Shenyang China
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- Department of Neurology Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University Shenyang China
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Kim RG, Cho J, Ree J, Kim HS, Rosa-Neto P, Kim JM, Lee MC, Kim HI. Sensory-parietal cortical stimulation improves motor recovery in severe capsular infarct. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 2016; 36:2211-2222. [PMID: 26661148 PMCID: PMC5363658 DOI: 10.1177/0271678x15606136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2015] [Revised: 07/30/2015] [Accepted: 07/31/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The prevalence of subcortical white matter strokes in elderly patients is on the rise, but these patients show mixed responses to conventional rehabilitative interventions. To examine whether cortical electrical stimulation can promote motor recovery after white matter stroke, we delivered stimulation to a small or wide region of sensory-parietal cortex for two weeks in a rodent model of circumscribed subcortical capsular infarct. The sham-operated group (SOG) showed persistent and severe motor impairments together with decreased activation in bilateral sensorimotor cortices and striatum. In contrast, sensory-parietal cortex stimulation significantly improved motor recovery: final recovery levels were 72.9% of prelesion levels in the wide stimulation group (WSG) and 37% of prelesion levels in the small stimulation group (SSG). The microPET imaging showed reversal of cortical diaschisis in both groups: in both hemispheres for the WSG, and in the hemisphere ipsilateral to stimulation in the SSG. In addition, we observed activation of the corpus callosum and subcortical corticostriatal structures after stimulation. The results from the c-Fos mapping study were grossly consistent with the microPET imaging. Sensory-parietal cortex stimulation may therefore be a useful strategy for overcoming the limits of rehabilitative training in patients with severe forms of subcortical capsular infarct.
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- Ra Gyung Kim
- Department of Medical System Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Medical System Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Medical System Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Medical System Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
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- Translational Neuroimaging Laboratory, McGill Center for Studies in Aging, Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Montreal, Canada
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- Department of Pathology, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Medical System Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju, Republic of Korea .,Departement of Neurosurgery, Presbyterian Medical Center, Jeonju, Republic of Korea
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Wu XN, Zhang T, Wang J, Liu XY, Li ZS, Xiang W, Du WQ, Yang HJ, Xiong TG, Deng WT, Peng KR, Pan SY. Magnetic resonance diffusion tensor imaging following major ozonated autohemotherapy for treatment of acute cerebral infarction. Neural Regen Res 2016; 11:1115-21. [PMID: 27630695 PMCID: PMC4994454 DOI: 10.4103/1673-5374.187046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Major ozonated autohemotherapy has been shown to promote recovery of upper limb motor function in patients with acute cerebral infarction, but whether major ozonated autohemotherapy affects remote injury remains poorly understood. Here, we assumed that major ozonated autohemotherapy contributes to recovery of clinical function, possibly by reducing remote injury after acute cerebral infarction. Sixty acute cerebral infarction patients aged 30-80 years were equally and randomly allocated to ozone treatment and control groups. Patients in the ozone treatment group received medical treatment and major ozonated autohemotherapy (47 mg/L, 100 mL ozone) for 10 ± 2 days. Patients in the control group received medical treatment only. National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale score, modified Rankin scale score, and reduced degree of fractional anisotropy values of brain magnetic resonance diffusion tensor imaging were remarkably decreased, brain function improved, clinical efficiency significantly increased, and no obvious adverse reactions detected in the ozone treatment group compared with the control group. These findings suggest that major ozonated autohemotherapy promotes recovery of neurological function in acute cerebral infarction patients by reducing remote injury, and additionally, exhibits high safety.
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- Xiao-Na Wu
- Department of Neurology, Nanfang Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China; Department of Neurology, Guangzhou General Hospital of Guangzhou Military Command, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Guangzhou General Hospital of Guangzhou Military Command, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of MRI, Guangzhou General Hospital of Guangzhou Military Command, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Neurology, Guangzhou General Hospital of Guangzhou Military Command, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Neurology, Guangzhou General Hospital of Guangzhou Military Command, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Neurology, Guangzhou General Hospital of Guangzhou Military Command, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of MRI, Guangzhou General Hospital of Guangzhou Military Command, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Neurology, Guangzhou General Hospital of Guangzhou Military Command, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Neurology, Guangzhou General Hospital of Guangzhou Military Command, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Neurology, Guangzhou General Hospital of Guangzhou Military Command, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Neurology, Guangzhou General Hospital of Guangzhou Military Command, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Neurology, Nanfang Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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Feng J, Xian Q, Guan T, Hu J, Wang M, Huang Y, So KF, Evans SM, Chai G, Goffinet AM, Qu Y, Zhou L. Celsr3 and Fzd3 Organize a Pioneer Neuron Scaffold to Steer Growing Thalamocortical Axons. Cereb Cortex 2016; 26:3323-34. [PMID: 27170656 PMCID: PMC4898681 DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhw132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Celsr3 and Fzd3 regulate the development of reciprocal thalamocortical projections independently of their expression in cortical or thalamic neurons. To understand this cell non autonomous mechanism further, we tested whether Celsr3 and Fzd3 could act via Isl1-positive guidepost cells. Isl1-positive cells appear in the forebrain at embryonic day (E) 9.5-E10.5 and, from E12.5, they form 2 contingents in ventral telencephalon and prethalamus. In control mice, corticothalamic axons run in the ventral telencephalic corridor in close contact with Isl1-positive cells. When Celsr3 or Fzd3 is inactivated in Isl1-expressing cells, corticofugal fibers stall and loop in the ventral telencephalic corridor of high Isl1 expression, and thalamic axons fail to cross the diencephalon–telencephalon junction (DTJ). At E12.5, before thalamic and cortical axons emerge, pioneer projections from Isl1-positive cells cross the DTJ from both sides in control but not mutant embryos. These early projections appear to act like a bridge to guide later growing thalamic axons through the DTJ. Our data suggest that Celsr3 and Fzd3 orchestrate the formation of a scaffold of pioneer neurons and their axons. This scaffold extends from prethalamus to ventral telencephalon and subcortex, and steers reciprocal corticothalamic fibers.
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- Jia Feng
- Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Institute of CNS Regeneration, Ministry of Education CNS Regeneration Collaborative Joint Laboratory Guangdong key Laboratory of Brain Function and Diseases, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, PR China
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- Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Institute of CNS Regeneration, Ministry of Education CNS Regeneration Collaborative Joint Laboratory Guangdong key Laboratory of Brain Function and Diseases, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, PR China
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- Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Institute of CNS Regeneration, Ministry of Education CNS Regeneration Collaborative Joint Laboratory Guangdong key Laboratory of Brain Function and Diseases, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, PR China
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- Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Institute of CNS Regeneration, Ministry of Education CNS Regeneration Collaborative Joint Laboratory Guangdong key Laboratory of Brain Function and Diseases, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, PR China
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- Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Institute of CNS Regeneration, Ministry of Education CNS Regeneration Collaborative Joint Laboratory Guangdong key Laboratory of Brain Function and Diseases, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, PR China
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- Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Institute of CNS Regeneration, Ministry of Education CNS Regeneration Collaborative Joint Laboratory Guangdong key Laboratory of Brain Function and Diseases, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, PR China
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- Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Institute of CNS Regeneration, Ministry of Education CNS Regeneration Collaborative Joint Laboratory Guangdong key Laboratory of Brain Function and Diseases, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, PR China Department of Anatomy, The University of Hong Kong Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR, PR China
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- Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Institute of Neuroscience, Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels B1200, Belgium
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- Institute of Neuroscience, Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels B1200, Belgium
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- Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Institute of CNS Regeneration, Ministry of Education CNS Regeneration Collaborative Joint Laboratory Guangdong key Laboratory of Brain Function and Diseases, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, PR China Co-innovation Center of Neuroregeneration, Jiangsu, China
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- Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Institute of CNS Regeneration, Ministry of Education CNS Regeneration Collaborative Joint Laboratory Guangdong key Laboratory of Brain Function and Diseases, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, PR China Co-innovation Center of Neuroregeneration, Jiangsu, China
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Andrews RN, Feng HA, Ashley K. Interlaboratory evaluation of cellulosic acid-soluble internal air sampling capsules for multi-element analysis. J Occup Environ Hyg 2016; 13:40-7. [PMID: 26308974 PMCID: PMC4754578 DOI: 10.1080/15459624.2015.1072635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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An interlaboratory study was carried out to evaluate the use of acid-soluble cellulosic air sampling capsules for their suitability in the measurement of trace elements in workplace atmospheric samples. These capsules are used as inserts to perform closed-face cassette sample collection for occupational exposure monitoring. The interlaboratory study was performed in accordance with NIOSH guidelines that describe statistical procedures for evaluating measurement accuracy of air monitoring methods. The performance evaluation materials used consisted of cellulose acetate capsules melded to mixed-cellulose ester filters that were dosed with multiple elements from commercial standard aqueous solutions. The cellulosic capsules were spiked with the following 33 elements of interest in workplace air monitoring: Ag, Al, As, Ba, Be, Ca, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, In, K, La, Li, Mg, Mn, Mo, Ni, P, Pb, Sb, Se, Sn, Sr, Te, Ti, Tl, V, W, Y, Zn, Zr. The elemental loading levels were certified by an accredited provider of certified reference materials. Triplicates of media blanks and multielement-spiked capsules at three different elemental loadings were sent to each participating laboratory; the elemental loading levels were not revealed to the laboratories. The volunteer participating laboratories were asked to prepare the samples by acid dissolution and to analyze aliquots of extracted samples by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry in accordance with NIOSH methods. It was requested that the study participants report their analytical results in units of μg of each target element per internal capsule sample. For the majority of the elements investigated (30 out of 33), the study accuracy estimates obtained satisfied the NIOSH accuracy criterion (A < 25%). This investigation demonstrates the utility of acid-soluble internal sampling capsules for multielement analysis by atomic spectrometry.
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- Ronnee N Andrews
- a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services , Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health , Cincinnati , Ohio
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- a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services , Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health , Cincinnati , Ohio
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- a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services , Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health , Cincinnati , Ohio
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INTRODUCTION Alpha-lipoic acid (a-LA) is an antioxidant shown to ameliorate age-associated impairments of brain and cardiovascular function. Human milk is known to have high antioxidant capacity; however, the role of antioxidants in the developing brain is largely uncharacterized. This exploratory study aimed to examine the dose-response effects of a-LA on piglet growth and neurodevelopment. METHODS Beginning at 2 days of age, 31 male pigs received 1 of 3 diets: control (CONT) (0 mg a-LA/100 g), low a-LA (LOW) (120 mg a-LA/100 g), or high a-LA (HIGH) (240 mg a-LA/100 g). From 14 to 28 days of age, pigs were subjected to spatial T-maze assessment, and macrostructural and microstructural neuroimaging procedures were performed at 31 days of age. RESULTS No differences due to diet were observed for bodyweight gain or intestinal weight and length. Spatial T-maze assessment did not reveal learning differences due to diet in proportion of correct choices or latency to choice measures. Diffusion tensor imaging revealed decreased (P = 0.01) fractional anisotropy (FA) in the internal capsule of HIGH-fed pigs compared with both the CONT (P < 0.01)- and LOW (P = 0.03)-fed pigs, which were not different from one another. Analysis of axial diffusivity (AD) within the internal capsule revealed a main effect of diet (P < 0.01) in which HIGH-fed piglets exhibited smaller (P < 0.01) rates of diffusion compared with CONT piglets, but HIGH-fed piglets were not different (P = 0.12) than LOW-fed piglets. Tract-based spatial statistics, a comparison of FA values along white matter tracts, revealed 1,650 voxels where CONT piglets exhibited higher (P < 0.05) values compared with HIGH-fed piglets. CONCLUSION The lack of differences in intestinal and bodyweight measures among piglets indicate a-LA supplementation does not impact overall growth, regardless of concentration. Additionally, no observed differences between CONT- and LOW-fed piglets in behavior and neuroimaging measures indicate a low concentration of a-LA does not affect normal brain development. Supplementation of a-LA at a high concentration appeared to alter white matter maturation in the internal capsule, which may indicate delayed neurodevelopment in these piglets.
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- Austin T Mudd
- Piglet Nutrition and Cognition Laboratory, Department of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, USA; Neuroscience Program, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, USA
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- Mead Johnson Pediatric Nutrition Institute, Evansville, IN, USA; Division of Nutritional Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, USA
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- Piglet Nutrition and Cognition Laboratory, Department of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, USA; Neuroscience Program, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, USA; Division of Nutritional Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, USA; Department of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, USA
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Carnosine is a dipeptide that scavenges free radicals, inhibits inflammation in the central nervous system, and protects against ischemic and hypoxic brain damage through its anti-oxidative and anti-apoptotic actions. Therefore, we hypothesized that carnosine would also protect against white matter damage caused by subcortical ischemic injury. White matter damage was induced by right unilateral common carotid artery occlusion in mice. The animals were treated with 200, 500 or 750 mg/kg carnosine by intraperitoneal injection 30 minutes before injury and every other day after injury. Then, 37 days later, Klüver-Barrera staining, toluidine blue staining and immunofluorescence staining were performed. Carnosine (200, 500 mg/kg) substantially reduced damage to the white matter in the corpus callosum, internal capsule and optic tract, and it rescued expression of myelin basic protein, and alleviated the loss of oligodendrocytes. However, carnosine at the higher dose of 750 mg/kg did not have the same effects as the 200 and 500 mg/kg doses. These findings show that carnosine, at a particular dose range, protects against white matter damage caused by chronic cerebral ischemia in mice, likely by reducing oligodendroglial cell loss.
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- Jing Ma
- Department of Pharmacy, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Mudd AT, Alexander LS, Berding K, Waworuntu RV, Berg BM, Donovan SM, Dilger RN. Dietary Prebiotics, Milk Fat Globule Membrane, and Lactoferrin Affects Structural Neurodevelopment in the Young Piglet. Front Pediatr 2016; 4:4. [PMID: 26870719 PMCID: PMC4740374 DOI: 10.3389/fped.2016.00004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2015] [Accepted: 01/20/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Milk fat globule membrane (MFGM) and lactoferrin have been identified as two components that have potential to affect neurodevelopment. While concentrations of some MFGM constituents in infant formulas are within human milk range, they may not be present at optimal or clinically effective levels. However, lactoferrin levels of infant formulas are consistently reported to be lower than human milk. This study sought to provide a novel combination of prebiotics, bovine-derived MFGM, and lactoferrin and assess their influence on neurodevelopment. METHODS Twenty-four male piglets were provided either TEST (n = 12) or CONT (n = 12) diet from 2 to 31 days of age. Piglets underwent spatial T-maze assessment starting at 17 days of age, were subjected to magnetic resonance imaging at 30 days of age, and were euthanized for tissue collection at 31 days of age. RESULTS Diffusion tensor imaging revealed differences in radial (P = 0.032) and mean (P = 0.028) diffusivities in the internal capsule, where CONT piglets had higher rates of diffusion compared with TEST piglets. Voxel-based morphometry indicated larger (P < 0.05) differences in cortical gray and white matter concentrations, with CONT piglets having larger tissue clusters in these regions compared with TEST piglets. In the spatial T-maze assessment, CONT piglets exhibited shorter latency to choice compared with TEST piglets on day 2 of acquisition and days 3 and 4 of reversal. CONCLUSION Observed differences in microstructure maturation of the internal capsule and cortical tissue concentrations suggest that piglets provided TEST diet were more advanced developmentally than piglets provided CONT diet. Therefore, supplementation of infant formula with prebiotics, MFGM, and lactoferrin may support neurodevelopment in human infants.
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- Austin T Mudd
- Piglet Nutrition and Cognition Laboratory, Department of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, USA; Neuroscience Program, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, USA
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- Piglet Nutrition and Cognition Laboratory, Department of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois , Urbana, IL , USA
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- Division of Nutritional Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, USA; Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, USA
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- Division of Nutritional Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, USA; Mead Johnson Pediatric Nutrition Institute, Evansville, IN, USA
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- Division of Nutritional Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, USA; Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, USA
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- Piglet Nutrition and Cognition Laboratory, Department of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, USA; Neuroscience Program, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, USA; Division of Nutritional Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, USA
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Boychuk JA, Schwerin SC, Thomas N, Roger A, Silvera G, Liverpool M, Adkins DL, Kleim JA. Enhanced Motor Recovery After Stroke With Combined Cortical Stimulation and Rehabilitative Training Is Dependent on Infarct Location. Neurorehabil Neural Repair 2015; 30:173-81. [PMID: 26719353 DOI: 10.1177/1545968315624979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cortical electrical stimulation of the motor cortex in combination with rehabilitative training (CS/RT) has been shown to enhance motor recovery in animal models of focal cortical stroke, yet in clinical trials, the effects are much less robust. The variability of stroke location in human patient populations that include both cortical and subcortical brain regions may contribute to the failure to find consistent effects clinically. OBJECTIVE This study sought to determine whether infarct location influences the enhanced motor recovery previously observed in response to CS/RT. The efficacy of CS/RT to promote improvements in motor function was examined in 2 different rat models of stroke that varied the amount and location of cortical and subcortical damage. METHODS Ischemic infarctions were induced by injecting the vasoconstricting peptide endothelin-1 either (1) onto the middle cerebral artery (MCA) producing damage to the frontal cortex and lateral striatum or (2) into a subcortical region producing damage to the posterior thalamus and internal capsule (subcortical capsular ischemic injury [SCII]). Daily CS/RT or RT alone was then given for 20 days, during which time performance on a skilled reaching task was assessed. RESULTS Animals with MCA occlusion infarctions exhibited enhanced improvements on a skilled reaching task in response to CS/RT relative to RT alone. No such enhancement was observed in animals with SCII infarctions across the 20 days of treatment. CONCLUSIONS The efficacy of CS for enhancing motor recovery after stroke may depend in part on the extent and location of the ischemic infarct.
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- Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA
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Gawłowska M, Rabe-Jabłońska J, Gębski P, Chomczyński P. [ Internal capsule integrity and its sex-related structural differences in early-onset schizophrenia - diffusion tensor imaging study]. Psychiatr Pol 2015; 49:349-61. [PMID: 26093598 DOI: 10.12740/pp/25161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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OBJECTIVES In schizophrenia, the most repeatable DTI findings concern reduced FA in temporal and frontal lobes with associated abnormalities in connecting neural fibers. The goal of study was to evaluate the differences in FA of the internal capsule in EOS-patients and healthy controls and to place emphasis on the sex as a potential factor determining a predominant pathological pattern of described changes. METHODS 30 EOS patients and 30 healthy controls were studied using DTI. FA measures within internal capsules were performed in selected ROIs. For statistical analyses the one-way ANOVA test was used (p<0.05). RESULTS Significant differences of FA between EOS-patients and controls in the right ALIC with lower values of FA in EOS were observed. Within the women sub-groups, statistical differences of FA were observed only for the right ALIC. There were no statistically significant differences within men sub-groups. CONCLUSIONS 1. Statistically significant differences were found between EOS - subjects (subgroups of woman only) and the control group within the WM diffusivity of the brain in the right ALIC. 2. These results indicate possible involvement of the structures of internal capsule in the EOS development.
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- Marta Gawłowska
- II Klinika Psychiatrii UW; Oddział Kliniczny Psychiatrii, Uniwersytet Medyczny w Łodzi
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Blasi F, Whalen MJ, Ayata C. Lasting pure-motor deficits after focal posterior internal capsule white-matter infarcts in rats. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 2015; 35:977-84. [PMID: 25649992 PMCID: PMC4640262 DOI: 10.1038/jcbfm.2015.7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2014] [Revised: 12/26/2014] [Accepted: 12/30/2014] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Small white-matter infarcts of the internal capsule are clinically prevalent but underrepresented among currently available animal models of ischemic stroke. In particular, the assessment of long-term outcome, a primary end point in clinical practice, has been challenging due to mild deficits and the rapid and often complete recovery in most experimental models. We, therefore, sought to develop a focal white-matter infarction model that can mimic the lasting neurologic deficits commonly observed in stroke patients. The potent vasoconstrictor endothelin-1 (n=24) or vehicle (n=9) was stereotactically injected into the internal capsule at one of three antero-posterior levels (1, 2, or 3 mm posterior to bregma) in male Sprague-Dawley rats. Endothelin-injected animals showed highly focal (~1 mm(3)) and reproducible ischemic infarcts, with severe axonal and myelin loss accompanied by cellular infiltration when examined 2 and 4 weeks after injection. Only those rats injected with endothelin-1 at the most posterior location developed robust and pure-motor deficits in adhesive removal, cylinder and foot-fault tests that persisted at 1 month, without detectable sensory impairments. In summary, we present an internal capsule stroke model optimized to produce lasting pure-motor deficits in rats that may be suitable to study neurologic recovery and rehabilitation after white-matter injury.
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- Francesco Blasi
- Neurovascular Research Laboratory, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA
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- 1] Neuroscience Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA [2] Department of Pediatrics, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA
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- 1] Neurovascular Research Laboratory, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA [2] Stroke Service and Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Ischemic strokes in children and young adults are fortunately rare. Contrasted with adult ischemic strokes, pediatric stroke etiologies vary greatly and are often unknown. Childhood lacunar strokes and trauma-induced strokes represent particularly uncommon subsets and have been reported infrequently in the literature. It is unique to find a combination of the 2-a lacunar stroke induced by trauma. Underreporting of these trauma-induced ischemic strokes could be responsible for perpetuating the lack of recognition. Here we present a lacunar stroke in a young woman associated with a water sport accident and explore relevant literature encircling deep brain ischemia coinciding with trauma.
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Gawryluk JR, Mazerolle EL, D'Arcy RCN. Does functional MRI detect activation in white matter? A review of emerging evidence, issues, and future directions. Front Neurosci 2014; 8:239. [PMID: 25152709 PMCID: PMC4125856 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2014.00239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 148] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2014] [Accepted: 07/21/2014] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) is a non-invasive technique that allows for visualization of activated brain regions. Until recently, fMRI studies have focused on gray matter. There are two main reasons white matter fMRI remains controversial: (1) the blood oxygen level dependent (BOLD) fMRI signal depends on cerebral blood flow and volume, which are lower in white matter than gray matter and (2) fMRI signal has been associated with post-synaptic potentials (mainly localized in gray matter) as opposed to action potentials (the primary type of neural activity in white matter). Despite these observations, there is no direct evidence against measuring fMRI activation in white matter and reports of fMRI activation in white matter continue to increase. The questions underlying white matter fMRI activation are important. White matter fMRI activation has the potential to greatly expand the breadth of brain connectivity research, as well as improve the assessment and diagnosis of white matter and connectivity disorders. The current review provides an overview of the motivation to investigate white matter fMRI activation, as well as the published evidence of this phenomenon. We speculate on possible neurophysiologic bases of white matter fMRI signals, and discuss potential explanations for why reports of white matter fMRI activation are relatively scarce. We end with a discussion of future basic and clinical research directions in the study of white matter fMRI.
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- Jodie R Gawryluk
- Division of Medical Sciences, Department of Psychology, University of Victoria Victoria, BC, Canada
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- Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Applied Sciences, Simon Fraser University Burnaby, BC, Canada ; Fraser Health Authority, Surrey Memorial Hospital Surrey, BC, Canada
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Qu Y, Huang Y, Feng J, Alvarez-Bolado G, Grove EA, Yang Y, Tissir F, Zhou L, Goffinet AM. Genetic evidence that Celsr3 and Celsr2, together with Fzd3, regulate forebrain wiring in a Vangl-independent manner. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2014; 111:E2996-3004. [PMID: 25002511 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1402105111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Celsr3 and Fzd3, members of "core planar cell polarity" (PCP) genes, were shown previously to control forebrain axon guidance and wiring by acting in axons and/or guidepost cells. Here, we show that Celsr2 acts redundantly with Celsr3, and that their combined mutation mimics that of Fzd3. The phenotypes generated upon inactivation of Fzd3 in different forebrain compartments are similar to those in conditional Celsr2-3 mutants, indicating that Fzd3 and Celsr2-3 act in the same population of cells. Inactivation of Celsr2-3 or Fzd3 in thalamus does not affect forebrain wiring, and joint inactivation in cortex and thalamus adds little to cortical inactivation alone in terms of thalamocortical projections. On the other hand, joint inactivation perturbs strongly the formation of the barrel field, which is unaffected upon single cortical or thalamic inactivation, indicating a role for interactions between thalamic axons and cortical neurons in cortical arealization. Unexpectedly, forebrain wiring is normal in mice defective in Vangl1 and Vangl2, showing that, contrary to epithelial PCP, axon guidance can be Vangl independent in some contexts. Our results suggest that Celsr2-3 and Fzd3 regulate axonal navigation in the forebrain by using mechanisms different from classical epithelial PCP, and require interacting partners other than Vangl1-2 that remain to be identified.
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Kim HS, Kim D, Kim RG, Kim JM, Chung E, Neto PR, Lee MC, Kim HI. A rat model of photothrombotic capsular infarct with a marked motor deficit: a behavioral, histologic, and microPET study. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 2014; 34:683-9. [PMID: 24473479 PMCID: PMC3982097 DOI: 10.1038/jcbfm.2014.2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2013] [Revised: 12/11/2013] [Accepted: 12/30/2013] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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We present a new method for inducing a circumscribed subcortical capsular infarct (SCI), which imposes a persistent motor impairment in rats. Photothrombotic destruction of the internal capsule (IC) was conducted in Sprague Dawley rats (male; n=38). The motor performance of all animals was assessed using forelimb placing, forelimb use asymmetry, and the single pellet reaching test. On the basis of the degree of motor recovery, rats were subdivided into either the poor recovery group (PRG) or the moderate recovery group (MRG). Imaging assessment of the impact of SCI on brain metabolism was performed using 2-deoxy-2-[(18)F]-fluoro-D-glucose ([(18)F]-FDG) microPET (positron emission tomography). Photothrombotic lesioning using low light energy selectively disrupted circumscribed capsular fibers. The MRG showed recovery of motor performance after 1 week, but the PRG showed a persistent motor impairment for >3 weeks. Damage to the posterior limb of the IC (PLIC) is more effective for producing a severe motor deficit. Analysis of PET data revealed decreased regional glucose metabolism in the ipsilesional motor and bilateral sensory cortex and increased metabolism in the contralesional motor cortex and bilateral hippocampus during the early recovery period after SCI. Behavioral, histologic, and functional imaging findings support the usefulness of this novel SCI rat model for investigating motor recovery.
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- Hyung-Sun Kim
- Department of Medical System Engineering & School of Mechatronics, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
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- School of Information and Communication, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Medical System Engineering & School of Mechatronics, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Medical System Engineering & School of Mechatronics, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Medical System Engineering & School of Mechatronics, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
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- Translational Neuroimaging Laboratory, McGill Center for Studies in Aging, Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Pathology, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
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- 1] Department of Medical System Engineering & School of Mechatronics, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju, Republic of Korea [2] Department of Neurosurgery, Presbyterian Medical Center, Jeonju, Republic of Korea
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Rose J, Vassar R, Cahill-Rowley K, Guzman XS, Stevenson DK, Barnea-Goraly N. Brain microstructural development at near-term age in very-low-birth-weight preterm infants: an atlas-based diffusion imaging study. Neuroimage 2013; 86:244-56. [PMID: 24091089 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2013.09.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2013] [Revised: 08/19/2013] [Accepted: 09/22/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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At near-term age the brain undergoes rapid growth and development. Abnormalities identified during this period have been recognized as potential predictors of neurodevelopment in children born preterm. This study used diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) to examine white matter (WM) microstructure in very-low-birth-weight (VLBW) preterm infants to better understand regional WM developmental trajectories at near-term age. DTI scans were analyzed in a cross-sectional sample of 45 VLBW preterm infants (BW≤1500g, GA≤32weeks) within a cohort of 102 neonates admitted to the NICU and recruited to participate prior to standard-of-care MRI, from 2010 to 2011, 66/102 also had DTI. For inclusion in this analysis, 45 infants had DTI, no evidence of brain abnormality on MRI, and were scanned at PMA ≤40weeks (34.7-38.6). White matter microstructure was analyzed in 19 subcortical regions defined by DiffeoMap neonatal brain atlas, using threshold values of trace <0.006mm(2)s(-1) and FA >0.15. Regional fractional anisotropy (FA), mean diffusivity (MD), axial diffusivity (AD), and radial diffusivity (RD) were calculated and temporal-spatial trajectories of development were examined in relation to PMA and brain region location. Posterior regions within the corona radiata (CR), corpus callosum (CC), and internal capsule (IC) demonstrated significantly higher mean FA values compared to anterior regions. Posterior regions of the CR and IC demonstrated significantly lower RD values compared to anterior regions. Centrally located projection fibers demonstrated higher mean FA and lower RD values than peripheral regions including the posterior limb of the internal capsule (PLIC), cerebral peduncle, retrolenticular part of the IC, posterior thalamic radiation, and sagittal stratum. Centrally located association fibers of the external capsule had higher FA and lower RD than the more peripherally-located superior longitudinal fasciculus (SLF). A significant relationship between PMA-at-scan and FA, MD, and RD was demonstrated by a majority of regions, the strongest correlations were observed in the anterior limb of the internal capsule, a region undergoing early stages of myelination at near-term age, in which FA increased (r=.433, p=.003) and MD (r=-.545, p=.000) and RD (r=-.540, p=.000) decreased with PMA-at-scan. No correlation with PMA-at-scan was observed in the CC or SLF, regions that myelinate later in infancy. Regional patterns of higher FA and lower RD were observed at this near-term age, suggestive of more advanced microstructural development in posterior compared to anterior regions within the CR, CC, and IC and in central compared to peripheral WM structures. Evidence of region-specific rates of microstructural development was observed. Temporal-spatial patterns of WM microstructure development at near-term age have important implications for interpretation of near-term DTI and for identification of aberrations in typical developmental trajectories that may signal future impairment.
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- Jessica Rose
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, USA; Motion Analysis Lab, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, USA.
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, USA
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- Motion Analysis Lab, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, USA; Department of BioEngineering, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Radiology Department, Facultad de Medicina Clínica Alemana, Universidad del Desarrollo, Chile
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- Division of Neonatology and Developmental Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Center for Interdisciplinary Brain Sciences Research, Stanford University School of Medicine, USA
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Karanikas CA, Lu YL, Richardson HN. Adolescent drinking targets corticotropin-releasing factor peptide-labeled cells in the central amygdala of male and female rats. Neuroscience 2013; 249:98-105. [PMID: 23628776 PMCID: PMC3743955 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2013.04.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2012] [Revised: 04/10/2013] [Accepted: 04/11/2013] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Adolescence is a developmental period when many teenagers first drink alcohol and often engage in binge drinking. Early onset of alcohol is linked to increased risk of stress-related disorders in adulthood in humans, suggesting that alcohol may interfere with development of the stress regulatory system. We investigated the effect of voluntary alcohol exposure on corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) peptide-producing cells in the central nucleus of the amygdala (CeA) in adolescent male and female rats. These cells are important for the autonomic and behavioral responses to stress, have been implicated in addiction, and change over adolescent development. Animals self-administered sweetened alcohol during early adolescence (postnatal days (PDs) 28-42) and brains were obtained on PD 43 for CRF peptide immunolabeling. Females had fewer CRF immunoreactive (-ir) cells in the CeA compared to males. In both males and females, alcohol self-administration reduced the number of CRF-ir cells in the CeA compared to control conditions in which rats self-administered equivalent levels of sweetened water that did not contain alcohol. Reduced peptide labeling was not observed in the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis, indicating regional specificity of these changes. Alterations within the CRF cell population of the amygdala may have important implications for susceptibility to alcohol and stress disorders during adolescence and later on in life.
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- C A Karanikas
- Neuroscience and Behavior Program, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, United States
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Ciriello J, Caverson MM, Li Z. Effects of hypocretin and norepinephrine interaction in bed nucleus of the stria terminalis on arterial pressure. Neuroscience 2013; 255:278-91. [PMID: 24070630 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2013.09.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2013] [Revised: 09/16/2013] [Accepted: 09/16/2013] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Forebrain neuronal circuits containing hypocretin-1 (hcrt-1) and norepinephrine (NE) are important components of central arousal-related processes. Recently, these two systems have been shown to have an overlapping distribution within the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (BST), a limbic structure activated by stressful challenges, and which functions to adjust arterial pressure (AP) and heart rate (HR) to the stressor. However, whether hcrt-1 and NE interact in BST to alter cardiovascular function is unknown. Experiments were done in urethane-α-chloralose anesthetized, paralyzed, and artificially ventilated male Wistar rats to investigate the effect of hcrt-1 and NE on the cardiovascular responses elicited by l-glutamate (Glu) stimulation of BST neurons. Microinjections of hcrt-1, NE or tyramine into BST attenuated the decrease in AP and HR to Glu stimulation of BST. Additionally, combined injections of hcrt-1 with NE or tyramine did not elicit a greater attenuation than either compound alone. Furthermore, injections into BST of the α2-adrenergic receptor (α2-AR) antagonist yohimbine, but not the α1-AR antagonist 2-{[β-(4-hydroxyphenyl)ethyl]aminomethyl}-1-tetralone hydrochloride, blocked both the hcrt-1 and NE-induced inhibition of the BST cardiovascular depressors responses. Finally, injections into BST of the GABAA receptor antagonist bicuculline, but not the GABAB receptor antagonist phaclofen, blocked the hcrt-1 and NE attenuation of the BST Glu-induced depressor and bradycardia responses. These data suggest that hcrt-1 effects in BST are mediated by NE neurons, and hcrt-1 likely acts to facilitate the synaptic release of NE. NE neurons, acting through α2-AR may activate Gabaergic neurons in BST, which in turn through the activation of GABAA receptors inhibit a BST sympathoinhibitory pathway. Taken together, these data suggest that hcrt-1 pathways to BST through their interaction with NE and Gabaergic neurons may function in the coordination of cardiovascular responses associated with different behavioral states.
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