Longitudinal brain volumetric changes and their predictive effects on cognition among cognitively asymptomatic patients with Parkinson's disease

Parkinsonism & Related Disorders
Ming-Ching WenNagaendran Kandiah

Abstract

Existing literature on brain volumetric alterations in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) have mainly focused on gray matter (GM) and are largely cross-sectional. Little is known about white matter (WM) volumetric features and their impact on cognitive symptoms in PD. Therefore, the present study aims to examine both GM and WM volumes of cognitively asymptomatic PD patients with a longitudinal design. A total of 42 cognitively asymptomatic patients with early stage PD were recruited and followed up for 1.5 years. At follow-up, 12 patients progressed to mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and were classified as "converters" while the remaining 30 patients remained cognitively asymptomatic and were classified as "non-converters". All patients underwent clinical and neuropsychological assessments as well as MRI scans at baseline and at follow-up. At baseline, non-converters and converters had comparable cognitive scores. At follow-up, converters showed more deficits in frontal-related cognitive function than non-converters. Volumetric analyses revealed that converters had more longitudinal reduction in WM, but not GM, volume compared to non-converters. The decreased volumes among converters were mainly localized in the frontal are...Continue Reading

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