Early cortical gray matter loss and cognitive correlates in non-demented Parkinson's patients |
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Authors: | Eun-Young Lee Suman Sen Paul J Eslinger Daymond Wagner Michele L Shaffer Lan Kong Mechelle M Lewis Guangwei Du Xuemei Huang |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Neurology, Pennsylvania State University-Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA 17033, USA;2. Department of Public Health Sciences, Pennsylvania State University-Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA 17033, USA;3. Department of Pharmacology, Pennsylvania State University-Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA 17033, USA;4. Department of Radiology, Pennsylvania State University-Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA 17033, USA;5. Department of Neurosurgery, Pennsylvania State University-Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA 17033, USA;6. Department of Kinesiology, Pennsylvania State University-Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA 17033, USA;7. Children''s Core for Biomedical Statistics, Center for Clinical & Translational Research, Seattle Children''s Research Institute, Seattle, WA, USA |
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Abstract: | BackgroundWhereas the motor dysfunction in Parkinson's disease (PD) has been related to deficits in basal ganglia (BG) structures, neural correlates of cognitive changes remain to be fully defined. This study tested the hypothesis that cognitive changes in non-demented PD may be related to cortical gray matter (GM) loss.MethodsHigh-resolution T1-weighted magnetic resonance images of the brain and comprehensive cognitive function tests were acquired in 40 right-handed, non-demented PD subjects and 40 matched controls. GM changes were assessed using voxel-based morphometry (VBM) in FSL. VBM and cognitive results were compared between PD and controls, and correlation analyses were performed between those brain areas and cognitive domains that showed significant group differences.ResultsPD patients demonstrated significant GM reduction localized predominantly in frontal and parieto-occipital regions. Patients also showed reduced performance in fine motor speed and set-shifting compared to controls. Fine motor speed and set-shifting were associated with GM volume in the frontal cortex in controls, whereas these domains were associated primarily with occipital GM regions in PD patients.ConclusionsNon-demented PD subjects demonstrate cortical structural changes in frontal and parieto-occipital regions compared to controls. The association between typically recognized “frontal lobe” function and occipital lobe volume suggested a compensatory role of occipital lobe to primary fronto-striatal pathology in PD. Further longitudinal study of these changing structure–function relationships is needed to understand the neural bases of symptom progression in PD. |
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Keywords: | Parkinson's disease Cognition MRI Voxel-based morphometry Gray matter volume |
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