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  • Title: Diffusion tensor imaging reveals white matter changes associated with cognitive status in patients with Parkinson's disease.
    Author: Deng B, Zhang Y, Wang L, Peng K, Han L, Nie K, Yang H, Zhang L, Wang J.
    Journal: Am J Alzheimers Dis Other Demen; 2013 Mar; 28(2):154-64. PubMed ID: 23271331.
    Abstract:
    Objective : Cognitive deficit and white matter alteration relationships in Parkinson's disease (PD) were investigated. Methods : Comparison of 64 patients with PD (M:F, 34:30; 64.4 ± 10.4 years) classified as cognitively normal (PD-CogNL, n = 24), mild cognitive impairment (PD-MCI, n = 30), and dementia (PD-D, n = 10) with 21 healthy participants (M:F, 10:11; 60.1 ± 13.6 years) was conducted using white matter fractional anisotropy (FA), region-of-interest analysis, and diffusion tensor imaging. Results : The PD-D and PD-MCI exhibited higher Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale motor scores (P < .001; P < .01) and Hoehn-Yahr stages (P < .001; P < .05) and FA reductions in left frontal/right temporal white matter and bilateral anterior cingulated bundles. Largest FA reductions occurred in PD-D left anterior cingulated bundle and corpus callosum splenium. Disease durations of PD-D = 6.8 ± 6.86, PD-MCI = 5.1 ± 2.9, and PD-CogNL = 4.7 ± 3.4 years, suggesting progressive deterioration. Conclusions : Cerebral white matter deterioration may underlie progressive cognitive impairment in PD.
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