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Diffusion tensor imaging of corticospinal tract, cingulum and corpus callosum in Parkinson’s disease (PD) patients

R. Guimarães, B. Campos, L. Campos, L. Piovesana, P. Azevedo, A. D'Abreu, F. Cendes (Campinas, Brazil)

Meeting: 2016 International Congress

Abstract Number: 1255

Keywords: Magnetic resonance imaging(MRI)

Session Information

Date: Wednesday, June 22, 2016

Session Title: Parkinson's disease: Neuroimaging and neurophysiology

Session Time: 12:00pm-1:30pm

Location: Exhibit Hall located in Hall B, Level 2

Objective: To evaluate white matter tractography of the corticospinal tract, cingulum and corpus callosum in PD.

Background: Considering the variability of symptoms of Parkinson’s disease (PD) and the still unclear etiology, MRI-based studies are important to better understand the mechanisms behind the disease. Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) is a valuable tool to assess abnormalities in PD, especially in early stages. Previous studies demonstrated fractional anisotropy (FA) reduction in substantia nigra, globus pallidus, thalamus, uncinate fasciculus, superior longitudinal fasciculus and thalamic radiation.

Methods: 58 patients with PD (42 men, mean age 60.3 years, SD 8.99; average disease duration 7.88, SD 6.29) and 40 healthy subjects (mean age 57.8 years, SD 10.59) underwent the same MRI protocol, and 46 patients were assessed by clinical scales and a complete neurological evaluation. We performed DTI analysis using the ExploreDTI software to compare PD patients and controls. After the initial analysis we divided patients into three groups, early PD, moderate PD and severe PD. For statistical analysis we used Stata 13.1 (http://www.stata.com).

Results: We found higher FA and reduced medial (MD), radial (RD) and axial diffusivity (AD) in the corticospinal tract. Diffusion values from the mild PD group were also different than controls. There was no difference between patients and controls at cingulum, however we found reduced FA in severe PD in comparison to controls. At corpus callosum we found lower FA in PD when compared to controls. There was also an association between MD and RD values of the corticospinal tract and cingulum with SCOPA-COG scores, and between FA and RD values of the corpus callosum and UPDRS-III scores.

Conclusions: Our data suggest that DTI analysis is a sensitive tool to asses microstructural abnormalities already in early stages of the disease and in areas beyond the substancia nigra, and the association with clinical scores indicate that clinical evaluation might indirectly measure these alterations.

To cite this abstract in AMA style:

R. Guimarães, B. Campos, L. Campos, L. Piovesana, P. Azevedo, A. D'Abreu, F. Cendes. Diffusion tensor imaging of corticospinal tract, cingulum and corpus callosum in Parkinson’s disease (PD) patients [abstract]. Mov Disord. 2016; 31 (suppl 2). https://www.mdsabstracts.org/abstract/diffusion-tensor-imaging-of-corticospinal-tract-cingulum-and-corpus-callosum-in-parkinsons-disease-pd-patients/. Accessed May 16, 2025.
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