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ArticleAnnals of neurology2024

Alterations of Cortical Structure and Neurophysiology in Parkinson's Disease Are Aligned with Neurochemical Systems.

Alex I Wiesman, Jason da Silva Castanheira, Edward A Fon, Sylvain Baillet, PREVENT‐AD Research Group, Quebec Parkinson Network

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Article in Annals of neurology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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22 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  13. The PREVENT-AD cohort: Accelerating Alzheimer's disease research and treatment in Canada and beyond.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2025
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  15. Cortical Effects of Dopamine Replacement Account for Clinical Response Variability in Parkinson's Disease.Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Alex I WiesmanMontreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-0917-1570
Jason da Silva CastanheiraMontreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Edward A FonMontreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Sylvain BailletMontreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-6762-5713
PREVENT‐AD Research Group
Quebec Parkinson Network

Funding

BrainStorm: Highly Extensible Software for Advanced Electrophysiology and MEG/EEG ImagingR01EB026299 · NIBIB · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI LEAHY, RICHARD M · 2018 to 2025
$5.4M
Characterizing the interaction between neural attention and somato-motor systems in non-demented patients with Parkinson's diseaseF32NS119375 · NINDS · MCGILL UNIVERSITY · PI WIESMAN, ALEX I · 2020 to 2023
$205k
CIHR BPF-186555CIHR FDN-154301NIBIB NIH HHS R01 EB026299NIH HHS F32-NS119375NIH HHS R01-EB026299NINDS NIH HHS F32 NS119375
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveParkinson's disease (PD) affects the structural integrity and neurophysiological signaling of the cortex. These alterations are related to the motor and cognitive symptoms of the disease. How these changes are related to the neurochemical systems of the cortex is unknown.

methodsWe used T1-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and magnetoencephalography (MEG) to measure cortical thickness and task-free neurophysiological activity in patients with idiopathic PD (n

resultsWe found that neurophysiological alterations in PD occur primarily in brain regions rich in acetylcholinergic, serotonergic, and glutamatergic systems, with protective implications for cognitive and psychiatric symptoms. In contrast, cortical thinning occurs preferentially in regions rich in noradrenergic systems, and the strength of this alignment relates to motor deficits.

interpretationThis study shows that the spatial organization of neurophysiological and structural alterations in PD is relevant for nonmotor and motor impairments. The data also advance the identification of the neurochemical systems implicated. The approach uses novel nested atlas modeling methodology that is transferrable to research in other neurological and neuropsychiatric diseases and syndromes. ANN NEUROL 2024;95:802-816.

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Mental DisordersParkinson DiseaseBrainCerebral CortexHumansMagnetic Resonance Imaging

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PMID38146745
PMCPMC11023768

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