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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Scamarcia, Pietro Giuseppe
• Agosta, Federica
• Spinelli, Edoardo Gioele
• Basaia, Silvia
• Stojković, Tanja
• Stankovic, Iva
• Sarasso, Elisabetta
• Canu, Elisa
• Markovic, Vladana
• Petrović, Igor
• Stefanova, Elka
• Pagani, Elisabetta
• Kostic, Vladimir S.
• Filippi, Massimo

Titel

Longitudinal White Matter Damage Evolution in Parkinson's Disease

Ist Teil von

• Movement disorders, 2022-02, Vol.37 (2), p.315-324

Ort / Verlag

Hoboken, USA: John Wiley & Sons, Inc

Erscheinungsjahr

2022

Quelle

Wiley Online Library - AutoHoldings Journals

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• ABSTRACT Background White matter hyperintensities (WMHs) have a role in cognitive impairment in normal brain aging, while the effect on Parkinson's disease (PD) progression is still controversial. Objective To investigate the longitudinal evolution of micro‐ and macrostructural damage of cerebral white matter (WM) and its relationship with the clinical picture in PD. Methods A total of 154 PD patients underwent clinical, cognitive, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) assessment once a year for up to 4 years. Sixty healthy controls underwent the same protocol at baseline. WMHs were identified and total WMH volume was measured. WMHs were also used as exclusion masks to define normal‐appearing white matter (NAWM). Using tract‐based spatial statistics, diffusion tensor (DT) MRI metrics of whole‐brain WM and NAWM were obtained. Linear mixed‐effects models defined the longitudinal evolution and association between variables. WM alterations were tested as risk factors of disease progression using linear regression and Cox proportional hazards models. Results At baseline, PD patients showed alterations of all DT MRI measures compared to controls. Longitudinally, DT MRI measures did not vary significantly and no association with clinical variables was found. WMH volume changed over time and was associated with impairment in global cognition, executive functions, and language. Baseline WMH volume was a moderate risk factor for progression to mild cognitive impairment. Conclusions Our study suggests an association between WMHs and cognitive deterioration in PD, whereas WM microstructural damage is a negligible contributor to clinical deterioration. WMHs assessed by MRI can provide an important tool for monitoring the development of cognitive impairment in PD patients. © 2021 International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society