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- Elijah Mak, Michael G Dwyer, Deepa P Ramasamy, Wing Lok Au, Louis C S Tan, Robert Zivadinov, and Nagaendran Kandiah.
- Buffalo Neuroimaging Analysis Center, Department of Neurology, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY.
- J Neuroimaging. 2015 Sep 1; 25 (5): 754-60.
ObjectivesThe clinical implications of white matter hyperintensities (WMH) in non-demented Parkinson's disease (PD) have not been thoroughly examined. To address this, we investigated the spatial distribution of WMH and their regional predilection in non-demented patients with mild PD.MethodsCognitive assessments classified the sample into patients with mild cognitive impairment (PD-MCI, n = 25) and patients with no cognitive impairment (PD-NCI, n = 65) based on the recent formal Movement Disorder Task Force diagnostic criteria. The mean age was 65.1 ± 7.7 years, disease duration was 5.3 ± 3.9 years, and Hoehn and Yahr stage was 1.9 ± .4. WMHs were outlined on T2-weighted imaging using a semi-automated technique. The spatial distribution of WMHs were compared between PD-MCI and PD-NCI using voxel-wise lesion probability maps (LPM). General linear models examined the associations between spatially specific WMHs and cognitive domains.ResultsLPM analyses showed significant differences in the spatial distribution of WMH in PD-MCI compared to PD-NCI in widespread regions of the brain (P < .05). PD-MCI demonstrated significantly greater total and periventricular WMHs compared to PD-NCI (P ≤ .02). Spatial distribution of WMHs was also significantly associated with global cognition, performance on the Frontal Assessment Battery and Fruit Fluency (P < .05).ConclusionsVoxel-wise LPM analysis revealed differences in the spatial distribution of WMH between PD-MCI and PD-NCI patients, particularly in the periventricular regions. A more widespread extent of WMH might be indicative of cognitive deterioration. Our findings warrant further longitudinal investigation into the importance of WMH spatial distribution as a predictor for conversion from PD to PD with dementia.Copyright © 2015 by the American Society of Neuroimaging.
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