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ArticleNeurobiology of aging2017

Longitudinal whole-brain atrophy and ventricular enlargement in nondemented Parkinson's disease.

Elijah Mak, Li Su, Guy B Williams, Michael J Firbank, Rachael A Lawson, Alison J Yarnall, Gordon W Duncan, Brit Mollenhauer, Adrian M Owen, Tien K Khoo and 5 more

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Article in Neurobiology of aging, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 41 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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41 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 74 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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15 authors at 8 institutions in 5 countries.

Elijah MakDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, UK.
Li SuDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, UK.
Guy B WilliamsWolfson Brain Imaging Centre, University of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, UK.
Michael J FirbankInstitute of Neuroscience, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
Rachael A LawsonInstitute of Neuroscience, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
Alison J YarnallInstitute of Neuroscience, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
Gordon W DuncanMedicine of the Elderly, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK.
Brit MollenhauerParacelsus-Elena-Klinik, Kassel, Germany; University Medical Center Goettingen, Institute of Neuropathology, Goettingen, Germany.
Adrian M OwenBrain and Mind Institute, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada; Department of Psychology, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada.
Tien K KhooMenzies Health Institute, Queensland and School of Medicine, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Australia.
David J BrooksDivision of Neuroscience, Imperial College London, London, UK; Institute of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.
James B RoweDepartment of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK; Medical Research Council, Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, Cambridge, UK; Behavioural and Clinical Neuroscience Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Roger A BarkerJohn van Geest Centre for Brain Repair, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
David J BurnInstitute of Neuroscience, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
John T O'BrienDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, UK. Electronic address: John.obrien@medschl.cam.ac.uk.
University of Cambridge · GBNewcastle University · GBAarhus University · DKGriffith University · AUMRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit · GBParacelsus Elena Klinik Kassel · DEWestern General Hospital · GBWestern University · CA

Funding

Medical Research Council MC-A060-5PQ30Medical Research Council MC_U105597119Medical Research Council MC_UU_00005/12Medical Research Council MR/M009041/1Medical Research Council MR/M024873/1Parkinson's UK G-1301Wellcome TrustWellcome Trust 103838
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We investigated whole-brain atrophy and ventricular enlargement over 18 months in nondemented Parkinson's disease (PD) and examined their associations with clinical measures and baseline CSF markers. PD subjects (n = 100) were classified at baseline into those with mild cognitive impairment (MCI; PD-MCI, n = 36) and no cognitive impairment (PD-NC, n = 64). Percentage of whole-brain volume change (PBVC) and ventricular expansion over 18 months were assessed with FSL-SIENA and ventricular enlargement (VIENA) respectively. PD-MCI showed increased global atrophy (-1.1% ± 0.8%) and ventricular enlargement (6.9 % ± 5.2%) compared with both PD-NC (PBVC: -0.4 ± 0.5, p < 0.01; VIENA: 2.1% ± 4.3%, p < 0.01) and healthy controls. In a subset of 35 PD subjects, CSF levels of tau, and Aβ42/Aβ40 ratio were correlated with PBVC and ventricular enlargement respectively. The sample size required to demonstrate a 20% reduction in PBVC and VIENA was approximately 1/15th of that required to detect equivalent changes in cognitive decline. These findings suggest that longitudinal MRI measurements have potential to serve as surrogate markers to complement clinical assessments for future disease-modifying trials in PD.

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AgedAged, 80 and overAmyloid beta-PeptidesAtrophyBiomarkersBrainCerebral VentriclesCognitionCognitive DysfunctionFemaleHumansLongitudinal StudiesMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedNeuroimagingAmyloid beta-Peptidesamyloid beta-protein (1-42)BiomarkersPeptide Fragmentstau ProteinsDementiaImagingLongitudinalMRINeurodegenerationParkinson's disease

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PMID28431288
PMCPMC5454799
OpenAlexW2596854072

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