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ArticleBMC neurology2021

Pattern of cortical thinning in logopenic progressive aphasia patients in Thailand.

Sekh Thanprasertsuk, Yuttachai Likitjaroen

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Sekh ThanprasertsukFaculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, 1873 Rama 4 Road, Patumwan, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand. Sekh_ac120@hotmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0267-1372
Yuttachai LikitjaroenFaculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, 1873 Rama 4 Road, Patumwan, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand.
Chulalongkorn University · THThai Red Cross Society · TH

Funding

Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University RA61/046
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundLogopenic progressive aphasia (LPA) is an uncommon neurodegenerative disorder primarily characterized by word-finding difficulties and sentence repetition impairment. Prominent cortical atrophy around left temporo-parietal junction (TPJ) is a classical imaging feature of LPA. This study investigated cortical thinning pattern in clinically diagnosed LPA patients using non-demented subjects as a control group. We also aimed to explore whether there was prominent thinning of other cortical area additional to the well-recognized left TPJ.

methodsThicknesses of all cortical regions were measured from brain magnetic resonance images using an automated command on Freesurfer software. Cortical thickness of the LPA and control groups were compared by two methods: 1) using a general linear model (GLM) in SPSS software; and 2) using a vertex-by-vertex GLM, performed with Freesurfer's QDEC interface.

resultsBesides the well-recognized left TPJ, cortical regions that were significantly thinner in the LPA group by both comparison methods included left caudal middle frontal gyrus (CMFG) (p = 0.006 by SPSS, p = 0.0003 by QDEC), left rostral middle frontal gyrus (p = 0.001 by SPSS, p = 0.0001 by QDEC), left parahippocampal gyrus (p = 0.008 by SPSS, p = 0.005 by QDEC) and right CMFG (p = 0.005 by SPSS, p = 0.0001 by QDEC).

conclusionsOur results demonstrated that thinning of middle frontal gyri may be an additional feature in clinically diagnosed LPA patients. Involvement of left parahippocampal gyrus may reflect the underlying neuropathology of Alzheimer's disease in majority of the LPA patients.

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AgedAphasia, Primary ProgressiveCerebral Cortical ThinningFemaleHumansImage Interpretation, Computer-AssistedMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedNeuroimagingRetrospective StudiesThailandAlzheimer’s diseaseAphasia, primary progressiveCortical thicknessFreesurferLogopenic progressive aphasiaMagnetic resonance imaging

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