Amygdala subnuclei are differentially affected in the different genetic and pathological forms of frontotemporal dementia.

Alzheimer's & Dementia : Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring
Martina BocchettaJonathan D Rohrer

Abstract

Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is a heterogeneous neurodegenerative disorder with multiple genetic and pathological causes. It is characterized by both cortical and subcortical atrophies, with previous studies showing early involvement of the amygdala. However, no prior study has specifically investigated the atrophy of different subnuclei of the amygdala. Using an automated segmentation tool for T1-weighted volumetric magnetic resonance imaging, we investigated amygdalar subnuclei (AS) involvement in a cohort of 132 patients with genetic or pathologically confirmed FTD (age: mean = 61 years (standard deviation = 8); disease duration: 5 (3) years) compared with 107 age-matched controls. AS were affected in all genetic and pathological forms of FTD. MAPT mutations/FTDP-17, Pick's disease, and transactive response DNA binding protein 43 kDa type C were the forms with the smallest amygdala (35%-50% smaller than controls in the most affected hemisphere, P < .0005). In most FTD groups, medial subnuclei (particularly the superficial, accessory basal and basal/paralaminar subnuclei) tended to be affected more than the lateral subnuclei, except for the progressive supranuclear palsy group, in which the corticoamygdaloid transition area ...Continue Reading

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Nov 24, 2020·Neurobiology of Aging·Amy N MurrayThomas M Lancaster
Mar 10, 2020·Biological Psychiatry : Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging·Jessica Bomyea, Ruth Klaming
Apr 26, 2021·NeuroImage. Clinical·Martina BocchettaUNKNOWN Genetic Frontotemporal dementia Initiative (GENFI)
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