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ArticleFrontiers in neuroscience2019

Cognitive Syndromes and C9orf72 Mutation Are Not Related to Cerebellar Degeneration in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.

Monica Consonni, Eleonora Dalla Bella, Anna Nigri, Chiara Pinardi, Greta Demichelis, Luca Porcu, Cinzia Gellera, Viviana Pensato, Stefano F Cappa, Maria Grazia Bruzzone and 2 more

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Article in Frontiers in neuroscience, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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8citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 21% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Monica Consonni3rd Neurology Unit and Motor Neuron Diseases Centre, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy.
Eleonora Dalla Bella3rd Neurology Unit and Motor Neuron Diseases Centre, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy.
Anna NigriNeuroradiology Department, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico "Carlo Besta," Milan, Italy.
Chiara PinardiNeuroradiology Department, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico "Carlo Besta," Milan, Italy.
Greta DemichelisNeuroradiology Department, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico "Carlo Besta," Milan, Italy.
Luca PorcuLaboratory of Methodology for Clinical Research, Oncology Department, IRCCS Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Milan, Italy.
Cinzia GelleraUnit of Genetics of Neurodegenerative and Metabolic Diseases, Motor Neuron Diseases Centre, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy.
Viviana PensatoUnit of Genetics of Neurodegenerative and Metabolic Diseases, Motor Neuron Diseases Centre, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy.
Stefano F CappaInstitute for Advanced Study-IUSS Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
Maria Grazia BruzzoneNeuroradiology Department, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico "Carlo Besta," Milan, Italy.
Giuseppe Lauria3rd Neurology Unit and Motor Neuron Diseases Centre, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy.
Stefania FerraroNeuroradiology Department, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico "Carlo Besta," Milan, Italy.
Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta · ITIstituto Universitario di Studi Superiori di Pavia · ITLuigi Sacco Hospital · ITMario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe notion that cerebellar pathology may contribute to cognitive impairment in ALS, especially in patients with C9orf72 repeated expansion, has been inconsistently reported. This study aimed exploring the relationship between cerebellar involvement, cognitive impairment and C9orf72 repeated expansion of patients with ALS.

methodsQuantitative

resultsDisease severity measured with ALS functional rating scale and index of disease progression rate significantly correlated with CV reduction of the second PCA cluster loading CV measures of anterior lobules. In all patients, cognitive impairment, measured with verbal fluency, was related to CV reduction of the third cluster comprising posterior lobules. No specific cortical thinning or volume reduction of cerebellar clustering patterns could be detected in ALS subgroups.

conclusionOur data show that specific patterns of subregional cerebellar involvement are associated with physical disability or cognitive impairment in ALS, in line with the topographic organization of the cerebellum. However, there was no specific correlation between cerebellar degeneration and cognitive syndromes or C9orf72 mutations.

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amyotrophic lateral sclerosiscerebellumcognitive impairmentcortical thicknesscortical volume

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PMID31133784
PMCPMC6524613
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