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ArticleBrain imaging and behavior2023

Functional abnormalities of the cerebellum in vascular mild cognitive impairment.

Zhao Ruan, Lei Gao, Sirui Li, Minhua Yu, Bo Rao, Wenbo Sun, Xiaoli Zhou, Yidan Li, Xiaopeng Song, Haibo Xu

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Zhao Ruan *Department of Radiology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuchang District, Wuhan City, Hubei Province, 430071, China.
Lei Gao *Department of Radiology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuchang District, Wuhan City, Hubei Province, 430071, China.
Sirui LiDepartment of Radiology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuchang District, Wuhan City, Hubei Province, 430071, China.
Minhua YuDepartment of Radiology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuchang District, Wuhan City, Hubei Province, 430071, China.
Bo RaoDepartment of Radiology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuchang District, Wuhan City, Hubei Province, 430071, China.
Wenbo SunDepartment of Radiology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuchang District, Wuhan City, Hubei Province, 430071, China.
Xiaoli ZhouDepartment of Radiology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuchang District, Wuhan City, Hubei Province, 430071, China.
Yidan LiDepartment of Radiology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuchang District, Wuhan City, Hubei Province, 430071, China.
Xiaopeng SongDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, Peking University, No. 5 Yiheyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100871, China. songxp@pku.edu.cn.
Haibo XuDepartment of Radiology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuchang District, Wuhan City, Hubei Province, 430071, China. xuhaibo1120@hotmail.com.
Wuhan University · CNKing University · US

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China Grant No. 82001799
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThe alterations in cerebellar activity that occur in vascular mild cognitive impairment remain largely unexplored. This study aimed to investigate potential associations between abnormal cerebellar functional connectivity (FC) and changes in cognitive function by examining intracerebellar and cerebellar-cerebral FC.

methodsMRI data were collected from seventy-two patients with vascular mild cognitive impairment (VMCI), comprising 38 patients with small vessel mild cognitive impairment (SVMCI) and 34 with poststroke mild cognitive impairment (PSMCI), and from 43 demographically matched healthy controls (HCs). Changes in FC between subregions within the cerebellum and from each cerebellar subregion to the selected cerebral seed points in VMCI patients were calculated, and the association of these changes with cognitive function was examined.

resultsCompared with HCs, we found that VMCI patients had 11 cerebellar subregions showing significant differences (mainly decreases) in FC with brain regions in the default-mode network (DMN), sensory-motor network (SMN), and frontoparietal network (FPN). In the intracerebellar FC analysis, 47 (8%) cerebellar connections had significant intergroup differences, mainly a reduced magnitude of FC in VMCI patients. In the correlation analysis, higher Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) scores were correlated with stronger intracerebellar FC (left crus II-right lobule VI, left crus II-right lobule VIIb) and cerebellar-cerebral FC (right lobule X-left precuneus, vermal lobule IX-right inferior parietal lobule) in both the SVMCI and PSMCI groups.

conclusionThese findings suggest prominent intracerebellar and cerebellar-cerebral FC abnormalities in VMCI patients, contributing evidence for a possible role of the cerebellum in cognitive processes.

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Cognitive DysfunctionMagnetic Resonance ImagingBrainCerebellumHumansParietal LobeCerebrovascular diseaseFunctional connectivityMultimodal magnetic resonanceNeurovascular couplingVascular cognitive impairment

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