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ArticleNeurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology2025

Exploring cognitive functions and brain structure in Hereditary Transthyretin amyloidosis using brain MRI and neuropsychological assessment.

Iara Senem, Maria Paula Foss, Carolina Lavigne-Moreira, Antonio Carlos Dos Santos, Renan Flávio de França Nunes, Marcondes Cavalcante França Júnior, Pedro Jose Tomaselli, Jan Axelsson, Jonas Wixner, Wilson Marques

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Iara SenemDepartment of Neurosciences and Behavioral Sciences, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Bandeirantes Street 3900, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5331-946X
Maria Paula FossDepartment of Neurosciences and Behavioral Sciences, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Bandeirantes Street 3900, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1420-2423
Carolina Lavigne-MoreiraDepartment of Neurosciences and Behavioral Sciences, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Bandeirantes Street 3900, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1819-7801
Antonio Carlos Dos SantosDepartment of Medical Imaging, Hematology and Clinical Oncology, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, 14040-900, SP, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5502-4734
Renan Flávio de França NunesDepartment of Neurology, School of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil.
Marcondes Cavalcante França JúniorDepartment of Neurology, School of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0898-2419
Pedro Jose TomaselliDepartment of Neurosciences and Behavioral Sciences, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Bandeirantes Street 3900, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1485-3771
Jan AxelssonDepartment of Diagnostics and Interventions, Radiation Physics, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3731-3612
Jonas WixnerDepartment of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1536-1277
Wilson MarquesDepartment of Neurosciences and Behavioral Sciences, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Bandeirantes Street 3900, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil. wmjunior@fmrp.usp.br.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4589-2749

Funding

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior 88887.475522/2020-00 and 88887.718377/2022-00Research grants Västerbotten not applicable
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCentral nervous system symptoms, such as cognitive dysfunction, have been reported in Hereditary Transthyretin Amyloidosis (ATTRv). However, there is a lack of neuroimaging studies investigating structural alterations in the brain related to cognition in ATTRv amyloidosis. This study aimed to investigate cognition and cortical morphology in a cohort of ATTRv patients.

methods29 ATTRv patients and 26 healthy controls completed neuropsychological assessment. 21 of these patients underwent 3T brain MRI, and 23 healthy subjects constituted the control group for MRI. Cortical measures of volume, thickness, fractional anisotropy (FA), and mean diffusivity (MD) were obtained for both groups. Correlation analyses between brain and cognitive measurements were performed.

resultsPatients displayed worse performance than controls in executive functions, verbal and visual memory, visuospatial domains, and language tests. Our study indicated cortical thinning in ATTRv patients in the temporal, occipital, frontal, and parietal areas. The inferior temporal gyrus correlated with verbal memory. Insula and, pars opercularis correlated with both verbal memory and executive function.

conclusionsCortical thickness in the inferior temporal gyrus, pars opercularis, and insula were linked to memory and executive function. We observed no correlations between cortical volume measures and cognition. Further investigations are imperative to confirm these findings across different populations.

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Amyloid Neuropathies, FamilialBrainCerebral CortexCognitionCognitive DysfunctionAdultAgedExecutive FunctionFemaleHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedNeuropsychological TestsATTRv amyloidosisBrainCentral nervous systemCognitionTransthyretin

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