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Zhu X, Kim Y, Ravid O, He X, Suarez-Jimenez B, Zilcha-Mano S, Lazarov A, Lee S, Abdallah CG, Angstadt M, Averill CL, Baird CL, Baugh LA, Blackford JU, Bomyea J, Bruce SE, Bryant RA, Cao Z, Choi K, Cisler J, Cotton AS, Daniels JK, Davenport ND, Davidson RJ, DeBellis MD, Dennis EL, Densmore M, deRoon-Cassini T, Disner SG, Hage WE, Etkin A, Fani N, Fercho KA, Fitzgerald J, Forster GL, Frijling JL, Geuze E, Gonenc A, Gordon EM, Gruber S, Grupe DW, Guenette JP, Haswell CC, Herringa RJ, Herzog J, Hofmann DB, Hosseini B, Hudson AR, Huggins AA, Ipser JC, Jahanshad N, Jia-Richards M, Jovanovic T, Kaufman ML, Kennis M, King A, Kinzel P, Koch SBJ, Koerte IK, Koopowitz SM, Korgaonkar MS, Krystal JH, Lanius R, Larson CL, Lebois LAM, Li G, Liberzon I, Lu GM, Luo Y, Magnotta VA, Manthey A, Maron-Katz A, May G, McLaughlin K, Mueller SC, Nawijn L, Nelson SM, Neufeld RWJ, Nitschke JB, O'Leary EM, Olatunji BO, Olff M, Peverill M, Phan KL, Qi R, Quidé Y, Rektor I, Ressler K, Riha P, Ross M, Rosso IM, Salminen LE, Sambrook K, Schmahl C, Shenton ME, Sheridan M, Shih C, Sicorello M, Sierk A, Simmons AN, Simons RM, Simons JS, Sponheim SR, Stein MB, Stein DJ, Stevens JS, Straube T, Sun D, Théberge J, Thompson PM, Thomopoulos SI, van der Wee NJA, van der Werff SJA, van Erp TGM, van Rooij SJH, van Zuiden M, Varkevisser T, Veltman DJ, Vermeiren RRJM, Walter H, Wang L, Wang X, Weis C, Winternitz S, Xie H, Zhu Y, Wall M, Neria Y, Morey RA. Neuroimaging-based classification of PTSD using data-driven computational approaches: A multisite big data study from the ENIGMA-PGC PTSD consortium. Neuroimage 2023; 283:120412. [PMID: 37858907 PMCID: PMC10842116 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2023.120412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2023] [Revised: 09/10/2023] [Accepted: 10/16/2023] [Indexed: 10/21/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Recent advances in data-driven computational approaches have been helpful in devising tools to objectively diagnose psychiatric disorders. However, current machine learning studies limited to small homogeneous samples, different methodologies, and different imaging collection protocols, limit the ability to directly compare and generalize their results. Here we aimed to classify individuals with PTSD versus controls and assess the generalizability using a large heterogeneous brain datasets from the ENIGMA-PGC PTSD Working group. METHODS We analyzed brain MRI data from 3,477 structural-MRI; 2,495 resting state-fMRI; and 1,952 diffusion-MRI. First, we identified the brain features that best distinguish individuals with PTSD from controls using traditional machine learning methods. Second, we assessed the utility of the denoising variational autoencoder (DVAE) and evaluated its classification performance. Third, we assessed the generalizability and reproducibility of both models using leave-one-site-out cross-validation procedure for each modality. RESULTS We found lower performance in classifying PTSD vs. controls with data from over 20 sites (60 % test AUC for s-MRI, 59 % for rs-fMRI and 56 % for d-MRI), as compared to other studies run on single-site data. The performance increased when classifying PTSD from HC without trauma history in each modality (75 % AUC). The classification performance remained intact when applying the DVAE framework, which reduced the number of features. Finally, we found that the DVAE framework achieved better generalization to unseen datasets compared with the traditional machine learning frameworks, albeit performance was slightly above chance. CONCLUSION These results have the potential to provide a baseline classification performance for PTSD when using large scale neuroimaging datasets. Our findings show that the control group used can heavily affect classification performance. The DVAE framework provided better generalizability for the multi-site data. This may be more significant in clinical practice since the neuroimaging-based diagnostic DVAE classification models are much less site-specific, rendering them more generalizable.
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Affiliation(s)
- Xi Zhu
- Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA; New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, USA
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- New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, USA
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- New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA; New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, USA
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- Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA; Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA; Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Sanford School of Medicine, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD, USA
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- Center for Trauma Recovery, Department of Psychological Sciences, University of Missouri-St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Radiology, The Affiliated Yixing Hospital of Jiangsu University, Yixing, Jiangsu, China
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- University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
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- University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Departments of Psychology and Psychiatry, Neuroscience Program, Western University, London, ON, Canada; Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Okanagan, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
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- Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- UMR 1253, CIC 1415, University of Tours, CHRU de Tours, INSERM, France
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- Emory University Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Civil Aerospace Medical Institute, US Federal Aviation Administration, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
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- Brain Health Research Centre, Department of Anatomy, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Department of Psychiatry, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Brain Research and Innovation Centre, Ministry of Defence, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Cognitive and Clinical Neuroimaging Core, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Cognitive and Clinical Neuroimaging Core, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA, USA
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- Division of Neuroradiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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- Imaging Genetics Center, Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Marina del Rey, CA, USA
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- Division of Women's Mental Health, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA, USA
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- Brain Research and Innovation Centre, Ministry of Defence, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatic and Psychotherapy, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich, Germany; Psychiatry Neuroimaging Laboratory, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behavior, Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging, Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatic and Psychotherapy, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich, Germany; Psychiatry Neuroimaging Laboratory, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Western University, London, ON, Canada
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- McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA, USA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, College Station, TX, USA
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- Department of Medical Imaging, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Radiology, The Affiliated Yixing Hospital of Jiangsu University, Yixing, Jiangsu, China
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- Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin Campus Charite Mitte: Charite Universitatsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- VISN 17 Center of Excellence for Research on Returning War Veterans, Waco, TX, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, VU University Medical Center, VU University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Departments of Psychology and Psychiatry, Neuroscience Program, Western University, London, ON, Canada; Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Okanagan, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Medical Imaging, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Neuroscience Research Australia, Randwick, NSW, Australia
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- McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA, USA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Northwestern Neighborhood and Networks Initiative, Northwestern University Institute for Policy Research, Evanston, IL, USA
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- McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA, USA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Imaging Genetics Center, Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Marina del Rey, CA, USA
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- Psychiatry Neuroimaging Laboratory, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin Campus Charite Mitte: Charite Universitatsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Center of Excellence for Stress and Mental Health, VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN, USA; University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Emory University Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Departments of Psychology and Psychiatry, Neuroscience Program, Western University, London, ON, Canada; Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Okanagan, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
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- Imaging Genetics Center, Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Marina del Rey, CA, USA
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- Imaging Genetics Center, Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Marina del Rey, CA, USA
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- Emory University Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Brain Research and Innovation Centre, Ministry of Defence, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Psychiatry, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, VU University Medical Center, VU University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin Campus Charite Mitte: Charite Universitatsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; Department of Psychology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, USA
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- Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- Division of Women's Mental Health, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA, USA
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- University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, USA
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- Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA; New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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Wu L, Wang Z, Zhou X, Kong Q, Zhang Y, Xu S, Huang H, Luo X. Mismatch of MRI White Matter Hyperintensities and Gait Function in Patients With Cerebral Small Vessel Disease. J Magn Reson Imaging 2023. [PMID: 37921545 DOI: 10.1002/jmri.29121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2023] [Revised: 10/24/2023] [Accepted: 10/25/2023] [Indexed: 11/04/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD) is closely related to gait disorders. Previous studies have found a negative correlation between the severity of MRI white matter hyperintensities (WMH) and gait speed. However, not every individual with WMH experiences a gait disorder. PURPOSE To investigate the mechanisms underlying the mismatch between the severity of MRI WMH and gait impairment, in particular in subjects with severe WMH (Fazekas 3, scale 0-3) resulting from vascular disease. STUDY TYPE Cohort. POPULATION 54 subjects with severe WMH and gait disorder (WMH-GD; 29 males) and 114 subjects with severe WMH with no gait disorder (WMH-nGD; 60 males). FIELD STRENGTH/SEQUENCE 3T/diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), and T1-weighted, T2-weighted, FLAIR, DWI, SWI. ASSESSMENT Trace-based spatial statistics analysis (TBSS) approach (fractional anisotropy, FA; mean diffusivity; radial diffusivity; axial diffusivity); Cognitive assessment; Conventional MRI markers of CSVD (WMH, enlarged perivascular spaces, lacunae, and cerebral microbleeds); Gait parameters (gait speed; cadence; stride length; gait cycle duration; step duration; time-up-and-go test, TUG). Gait disorder was defined as a TUG time exceeding 12 sec. STATISTICAL TESTS The t-tests, Mann-Whitney U tests, Chi-square tests, and partial correlation analysis (Pearson or Spearman) were used. P < 0.05 with threshold-free cluster enhancement corrected was considered statistically significant for TBSS. RESULTS After adjusting for age, sex, height, and other conventional MRI markers of CSVD, the WMH-nGD group showed significantly decreased FA values in the corpus callosum, bilateral superior longitudinal fasciculus, left corona radiata, and left posterior thalamic radiation. There was a significant association between FA values and TUG time, gait speed, and stride length in multiple WM tracts, independent of other conventional CSVD markers. DATA CONCLUSION This study provides evidence for microstructural damage of specific fibers in WMH-GD subjects compared to WMH-nGD subjects. This may explain the mismatch between WMH and gait impairment in subjects with severe WMH. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE 1 TECHNICAL EFFICACY: Stage 3.
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- Lingshan Wu
- Department of Neurology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Neurology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Neurology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Neurology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Neurology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Neurology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Neural Injury and Functional Reconstruction, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Neurology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Neural Injury and Functional Reconstruction, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Neurology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Neural Injury and Functional Reconstruction, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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Dong L, Liang HB, Du J, Wang Y, Zhou Q, Xin Z, Hu Y, Liu YS, Zhao R, Qiao Y, Zhou C, Liu JR, Du X. Microstructural Differences of the Cerebellum-Thalamus-Basal Ganglia-Limbic Cortex in Patients with Somatic Symptom Disorders: a Diffusion Kurtosis Imaging Study. CEREBELLUM (LONDON, ENGLAND) 2023; 22:840-851. [PMID: 35986875 DOI: 10.1007/s12311-022-01461-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/14/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
Somatic symp tom disorders (SSDs) are a group of psychiatric disorders characterized by persistent disproportionate concern and obsessive behaviors regarding physical conditions. Currently, SSDs lack effective treatments and their pathophysiology is unclear. In this paper, we aimed to examine microstructural abnormalities in the brains of patients with SSD using diffusion kurtosis imaging (DKI) and to investigate the correlation between these abnormalities and clinical indicators. Diffusion kurtosis images were acquired from 30 patients with SSD and 30 healthy controls (HCs). Whole-brain maps of multiple diffusion measures, including fractional anisotropy (FA), axial diffusivity (AD), radial diffusivity (RD), mean diffusivity (MD), mean kurtosis (MK), radial kurtosis (RK), and axial kurtosis (AK), were calculated. To analyze differences between the two groups, nonparametric permutation testing with 10,000 randomized permutations and threshold-free cluster enhancement was used with family-wise error-corrected p values < 0.05 as the threshold for statistical significance. Then, the correlations between significant changes in these diffusion measures and clinical factors were examined. Compared to HCs, patients with SSD had significantly higher FA, MK, and RK and significantly lower MD and RD in the cerebellum, thalamus, basal ganglia, and limbic cortex. The FA in the left caudate and the pontine crossing tract were negatively correlated with disease duration; the MD and the RD in the genu of the corpus callosum were positively correlated with disease duration. Our findings highlight the role of the cerebellum-thalamus-basal ganglia-limbic cortex pathway, especially the cerebellum, in SSDs and enhance our understanding of the pathogenesis of SSDs.
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- Liao Dong
- Department of Psychology, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, 200438, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Department of Physics, School of Physics and Electronic Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200062, China
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- Department of Neurology &Jiuyuan Municipal Stroke Center, Shanghai 9Th People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200011, China
- Clinical Research Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200011, China
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- Centre for Advanced Imaging, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, 4072, Australia
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- Department of Psychology, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, 200438, China
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- Department of Psychology, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, 200438, China
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- Department of Psychology, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, 200438, China
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- Department of Neurology &Jiuyuan Municipal Stroke Center, Shanghai 9Th People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200011, China
- Clinical Research Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200011, China
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- Department of Neurology &Jiuyuan Municipal Stroke Center, Shanghai 9Th People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200011, China
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- Department of Neurology &Jiuyuan Municipal Stroke Center, Shanghai 9Th People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200011, China
- Clinical Research Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200011, China
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- Department of Neurology &Jiuyuan Municipal Stroke Center, Shanghai 9Th People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200011, China
- Clinical Research Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200011, China
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- Department of Psychology, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, 200438, China
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- Department of Neurology &Jiuyuan Municipal Stroke Center, Shanghai 9Th People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200011, China.
- Clinical Research Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200011, China.
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- Department of Psychology, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, 200438, China.
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Rojczyk P, Seitz-Holland J, Kaufmann E, Sydnor VJ, Kim CL, Umminger LF, Wiegand TLT, Guenette JP, Zhang F, Rathi Y, Bouix S, Pasternak O, Fortier CB, Salat D, Hinds SR, Heinen F, O’Donnell LJ, Milberg WP, McGlinchey RE, Shenton ME, Koerte IK. Sleep Quality Disturbances Are Associated with White Matter Alterations in Veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Mild Traumatic Brain Injury. J Clin Med 2023; 12:2079. [PMID: 36902865 PMCID: PMC10004675 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12052079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2023] [Revised: 03/02/2023] [Accepted: 03/03/2023] [Indexed: 03/09/2023] Open
Abstract
Sleep disturbances are strongly associated with mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). PTSD and mTBI have been linked to alterations in white matter (WM) microstructure, but whether poor sleep quality has a compounding effect on WM remains largely unknown. We evaluated sleep and diffusion magnetic resonance imaging (dMRI) data from 180 male post-9/11 veterans diagnosed with (1) PTSD (n = 38), (2) mTBI (n = 25), (3) comorbid PTSD+mTBI (n = 94), and (4) a control group with neither PTSD nor mTBI (n = 23). We compared sleep quality (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, PSQI) between groups using ANCOVAs and calculated regression and mediation models to assess associations between PTSD, mTBI, sleep quality, and WM. Veterans with PTSD and comorbid PTSD+mTBI reported poorer sleep quality than those with mTBI or no history of PTSD or mTBI (p = 0.012 to <0.001). Poor sleep quality was associated with abnormal WM microstructure in veterans with comorbid PTSD+mTBI (p < 0.001). Most importantly, poor sleep quality fully mediated the association between greater PTSD symptom severity and impaired WM microstructure (p < 0.001). Our findings highlight the significant impact of sleep disturbances on brain health in veterans with PTSD+mTBI, calling for sleep-targeted interventions.
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- Philine Rojczyk
- Psychiatry Neuroimaging Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02145, USA
- cBRAIN, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics, and Psychotherapy, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, 80336 Munich, Germany
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- Psychiatry Neuroimaging Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02145, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
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- Psychiatry Neuroimaging Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02145, USA
- cBRAIN, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics, and Psychotherapy, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, 80336 Munich, Germany
- Department of Neurology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, 81377 Munich, Germany
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- Psychiatry Neuroimaging Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02145, USA
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- Psychiatry Neuroimaging Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02145, USA
- cBRAIN, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics, and Psychotherapy, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, 80336 Munich, Germany
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- Psychiatry Neuroimaging Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02145, USA
- cBRAIN, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics, and Psychotherapy, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, 80336 Munich, Germany
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- Psychiatry Neuroimaging Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02145, USA
- cBRAIN, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics, and Psychotherapy, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, 80336 Munich, Germany
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- Psychiatry Neuroimaging Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02145, USA
- Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Psychiatry Neuroimaging Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02145, USA
- Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Psychiatry Neuroimaging Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02145, USA
- Department of Software Engineering and IT, École de Technologie Supérieure, Montreal, QC H3C 1K3, Canada
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- Psychiatry Neuroimaging Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02145, USA
- Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Translational Research Center for TBI and Stress Disorders (TRACTS) and Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center (GRECC), VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA 02130, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- Translational Research Center for TBI and Stress Disorders (TRACTS) and Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center (GRECC), VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA 02130, USA
- Neuroimaging Research for Veterans (NeRVe) Center, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, 02115 MA, USA
- Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Radiology, Boston, MA 02129, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology and Developmental Medicine and LMU Center for Children with Medical Complexity, Dr. von Hauner Children’s Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, 80337 Munich, Germany
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- Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Translational Research Center for TBI and Stress Disorders (TRACTS) and Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center (GRECC), VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA 02130, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA
- Neuroimaging Research for Veterans (NeRVe) Center, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, 02115 MA, USA
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- Translational Research Center for TBI and Stress Disorders (TRACTS) and Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center (GRECC), VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA 02130, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA
- Neuroimaging Research for Veterans (NeRVe) Center, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, 02115 MA, USA
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- Psychiatry Neuroimaging Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02145, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
- Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Psychiatry Neuroimaging Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02145, USA
- cBRAIN, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics, and Psychotherapy, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, 80336 Munich, Germany
- Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
- Graduate School of Systemic Neurosciences, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, 82152 Munich, Germany
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Marcolini S, Rojczyk P, Seitz-Holland J, Koerte IK, Alosco ML, Bouix S. Posttraumatic Stress and Traumatic Brain Injury: Cognition, Behavior, and Neuroimaging Markers in Vietnam Veterans. J Alzheimers Dis 2023; 95:1427-1448. [PMID: 37694363 PMCID: PMC10578246 DOI: 10.3233/jad-221304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/24/2023] [Indexed: 09/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI) are common in Veterans and linked to behavioral disturbances, increased risk of cognitive decline, and Alzheimer's disease. OBJECTIVE We studied the synergistic effects of PTSD and TBI on behavioral, cognitive, and neuroimaging measures in Vietnam war Veterans. METHODS Data were acquired at baseline and after about one-year from male Veterans categorized into: PTSD, TBI, PTSD+TBI, and Veteran controls without PTSD or TBI. We applied manual tractography to examine white matter microstructure of three fiber tracts: uncinate fasciculus (N = 91), cingulum (N = 87), and inferior longitudinal fasciculus (N = 95). ANCOVAs were used to compare Veterans' baseline behavioral and cognitive functioning (N = 285), white matter microstructure, amyloid-β (N = 230), and tau PET (N = 120). Additional ANCOVAs examined scores' differences from baseline to follow-up. RESULTS Veterans with PTSD and PTSD+TBI, but not Veterans with TBI only, exhibited poorer behavioral and cognitive functioning at baseline than controls. The groups did not differ in baseline white matter, amyloid-β, or tau, nor in behavioral and cognitive functioning, and tau accumulation change. Progression of white matter abnormalities of the uncinate fasciculus in Veterans with PTSD compared to controls was observed; analyses in TBI and PTSD+TBI were not run due to insufficient sample size. CONCLUSIONS PTSD and PTSD+TBI negatively affect behavioral and cognitive functioning, while TBI does not contribute independently. Whether progressive decline in uncinate fasciculus microstructure in Veterans with PTSD might account for cognitive decline should be further studied. Findings did not support an association between PTSD, TBI, and Alzheimer's disease pathology based on amyloid and tau PET.
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- Sofia Marcolini
- Department of Neurology and Alzheimer Center, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Psychiatry, Psychiatry Neuroimaging Laboratory, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- cBRAIN, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics, and Psychotherapy, University Hospital, Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry, Psychiatry Neuroimaging Laboratory, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Psychiatry Neuroimaging Laboratory, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- cBRAIN, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics, and Psychotherapy, University Hospital, Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Boston University Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, Boston University CTE Center, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Psychiatry Neuroimaging Laboratory, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Software Engineering and Information Technology, École de Technologie Supe´rieure, Montre´al, Canada
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Suo X, Lei D, Li W, Sun H, Qin K, Yang J, Li L, Kemp GJ, Gong Q. Psychoradiological abnormalities in treatment-naive noncomorbid patients with posttraumatic stress disorder. Depress Anxiety 2022; 39:83-91. [PMID: 34793618 PMCID: PMC9298779 DOI: 10.1002/da.23226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2021] [Revised: 09/23/2021] [Accepted: 10/26/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Neuroimaging studies in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have identified various alterations in white matter (WM) microstructural organization. However, it remains unclear whether these are localized to specific regions of fiber tracts, and what diagnostic value they might have. This study set out to explore the spatial profile of WM abnormalities along defined fiber tracts in PTSD. METHODS Diffusion tensor images were obtained from 77 treatment-naive noncomorbid patients with PTSD and 76 demographically matched trauma-exposed non-PTSD (TENP) controls. Using automated fiber quantification, tract profiles of fractional anisotropy, axial diffusivity, mean diffusivity, and radial diffusivity were calculated to evaluate WM microstructural organization. Results were analyzed by pointwise comparisons, by correlation with symptom severity, and for diagnosis-by-sex interactions. Support vector machine analyses assessed the ability of tract profiles to discriminate PTSD from TENP. RESULTS Compared to TENP, PTSD showed lower fractional anisotropy accompanied by higher radial diffusivity and mean diffusivity in the left uncinate fasciculus, and lower fractional anisotropy accompanied by higher radial diffusivity in the right anterior thalamic radiation. Tract profile alterations were correlated with symptom severity, suggesting a pathophysiological relevance. There were no significant differences in diagnosis-by-sex interaction. Tract profiles allowed individual classification of PTSD versus TENP with significant accuracy, of potential diagnostic utility. CONCLUSIONS These findings add to the knowledge of the neuropathological basis of PTSD. WM alterations based on a tract-profile quantification approach are a potential biomarker for PTSD.
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- Xueling Suo
- Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Department of RadiologyWest China Hospital of Sichuan UniversityChengduSichuanChina
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- Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Department of RadiologyWest China Hospital of Sichuan UniversityChengduSichuanChina,Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral NeuroscienceUniversity of CincinnatiCincinnatiOhioUnited States
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- Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Department of RadiologyWest China Hospital of Sichuan UniversityChengduSichuanChina
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- Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Department of RadiologyWest China Hospital of Sichuan UniversityChengduSichuanChina
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- Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Department of RadiologyWest China Hospital of Sichuan UniversityChengduSichuanChina
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- Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Department of RadiologyWest China Hospital of Sichuan UniversityChengduSichuanChina
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- Mental Health InstituteThe Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South UniversityChangshaHunanChina
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- Liverpool Magnetic Resonance Imaging Centre (LiMRIC) and Institute of Life Course and Medical SciencesUniversity of LiverpoolLiverpoolUK
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- Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Department of RadiologyWest China Hospital of Sichuan UniversityChengduSichuanChina,Research Unit of PsychoradiologyChinese Academy of Medical SciencesChengduSichuanChina,Functional and Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory of Sichuan ProvinceHuaxi Xiamen Hospital of Sichuan UniversityXiamenFujianChina
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Kritikos M, Huang C, Clouston SAP, Pellecchia AC, Mejia-Santiago S, Carr MA, Hagan T, Kotov R, Gandy S, Sano M, Horton M, Bromet EJ, Lucchini RG, Luft BJ. DTI Connectometry Analysis Reveals White Matter Changes in Cognitively Impaired World Trade Center Responders at Midlife. J Alzheimers Dis 2022; 89:1075-1089. [PMID: 35964183 PMCID: PMC9730899 DOI: 10.3233/jad-220255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND More than 8% of responders who participated in the search and rescue efforts at the World Trade Center (WTC) following 9/11 developed early-onset cognitive impairment (CI). Approximately 23% were also diagnosed with chronic post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). OBJECTIVE To shed light on the pathophysiology of these WTC-related conditions, we examined diffusion connectometry to identify altered white matter tracts in WTC responders with CI and/or PTSD compared to unaffected responders. METHODS 99 WTC responders (mean age 56 years) consisting of CI-/PTSD- (n = 27), CI+/PTSD- (n = 25), CI-/PTSD+ (n = 24), and CI+/PTSD+ (n = 23) were matched on age, sex, occupation, race, and education. Cognitive status was determined using the Montreal Cognitive Assessment and PTSD status was determined using the DSM-IV SCID. Diffusion tensor imaging was acquired on a 3T Siemens Biograph mMR scanner. Connectometry analysis was used to examine whole-brain tract-level differences in white matter integrity as reflected by fractional anisotropy (FA) values after adjusting for confounders. RESULTS Analyses identified that FA was negatively correlated with CI and PTSD status in the fornix, cingulum, forceps minor of the corpus callosum and the right uncinate fasciculus. Furthermore, FA was negatively correlated with PTSD status, regardless of CI status in the superior thalamic radiation and the cerebellum. CONCLUSION This is the first connectometry study to examine altered white matter tracts in a sample of WTC responders with CI and/or PTSD. Results from this study suggest that WTC responders with early-onset CI may be experiencing an early neurodegenerative process characterized by decreased FA in white matter tracts.
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- Minos Kritikos
- Program in Public Health and Department of Family, Population, and Preventive Medicine, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY
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- Program in Public Health and Department of Family, Population, and Preventive Medicine, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA,Correspondence: Dr. Sean Clouston, Program in Public Health, 101 Nichols Rd., Health Sciences Center, #3-071, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, 11794, USA. Telephone: (631) 444-6593. . Facsimile: (631) 444-3480
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- Stony Brook World Trade Center Wellness Program, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA
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- Stony Brook World Trade Center Wellness Program, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA
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- Stony Brook World Trade Center Wellness Program, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY
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- Department of Psychiatry, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA
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- James J Peters VA Medical Center, 130 West Kingsbridge Road, Bronx NY, 10468,Department of Psychiatry and Mount Sinai Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA,Center for Cognitive Health and Department of Neurology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Mount Sinai Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA,Center for Cognitive Health and Department of Neurology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Environmental Medicine and Public Health, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinair, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA
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- Department of Environmental Medicine and Public Health, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinair, New York, NY, USA
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- Stony Brook World Trade Center Wellness Program, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA,Department of Medicine, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA
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