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ArticleMovement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society2014

Elevated arteriolar cerebral blood volume in prodromal Huntington's disease.

Jun Hua, Paul G Unschuld, Russell L Margolis, Peter C M van Zijl, Christopher A Ross

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Article in Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers.

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26citing papers in PubMed
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Jun HuaThe Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Division of Magnetic Resonance Research, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA; F. M. Kirby Research Center for Functional Brain Imaging, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Paul G Unschuld
Russell L Margolis
Peter C M van Zijl
Christopher A Ross
Johns Hopkins Medicine · USJohns Hopkins University · USResonance Research (United States) · USUniversity of Zurich · CH

Funding

'T V ASSESSMENT - MEMORY DISORDERED PATIENTS'P50AG005146 · NIA · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI HUGANIR, RICHARD L · 1985 to 2019
$37.6M
TR&D 4: Algorithms for functional and anatomical brain analysisP41EB015909 · NIBIB · HUGO W. MOSER RES INST KENNEDY KRIEGER · PI VAN ZIJL, PETER CM · 2012 to 2020
$13.1M
THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PRESYMPTOMATIC TEST FOR HDP01NS016375 · NINDS · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI ROSS, CHRISTOPHER A · 1985 to 2007
$11.9M
Validation of Novel Pathogenic Post-Translational Modifications of Huntingtin, and of Modifying Enzymes as Therapeutic Targets for Huntington's DiseaseR01NS086452 · NINDS · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI ROSS, CHRISTOPHER A · 2014 to 2023
$6.2M
INTERDISCIPLINARY TRAINING PROGRAM IN NEUROSCIENCEST32MH015330 · NIMH · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI MARGOLIS, RUSSELL L · 1985 to 2024
$6.2M
SIGNIFICANCE OF EXTRASTRIATAL PATHOLOGY IN HUNTINGTON'S DISEASEP50NS016375 · NINDS · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI ROSS, CHRISTOPHER A · 1995 to 2011
$4.2M
NIA NIH HHS P50 AG005146NIA NIH HHS P50AG005146NIBIB NIH HHS P41 EB015909NIMH NIH HHS NIH-T32MH015330NIMH NIH HHS T32 MH015330NINDS NIH HHS NS016375NINDS NIH HHS P01 NS016375NINDS NIH HHS P50 NS016375NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS086452
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundNeurovascular alterations have been implicated in the pathophysiology of Huntington's disease (HD). Because arterioles are most responsive to metabolic alterations, arteriolar cerebral blood volume (CBVa) is an important indicator of cerebrovascular regulation. The objective of this pilot study was to investigate potential neurovascular (CBVa ) abnormality in prodromal-HD patients and compare it with the widely used imaging marker: brain atrophy.

methodsCBVa and brain volumes were measured with ultra-high-field (7.0-Telsa) magnetic resonance imaging in seven prodromal-HD patients and nine age-matched controls.

resultsCortical CBVa was elevated significantly in prodromal-HD patients compared with controls (relative difference, 38.5%; effect size, 1.48). Significant correlations were found between CBVa in the frontal cortex and genetic measures. By contrast, no significant brain atrophy was detected in the prodromal-HD patients.

conclusionsCBVa may be abnormal in prodromal-HD, even before substantial brain atrophy occurs. Further investigation with a larger cohort and longitudinal follow-up is merited to determine whether CBVa could be used as a potential biomarker for clinical trials.

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AdultAgedAtrophyBiomarkersBlood VolumeFemaleHumansHuntington DiseaseMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedPilot ProjectsBiomarkersatrophybiomarkerimagingneurodegenerationneurovascular

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PMID23847161
PMCPMC3834086
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