Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Changes in the white matter of dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) and Alzheimer's disease (AD) have been reported using diffusion weighted MRI, though few longitudinal studies have been done.
METHODS: We performed diffusion weighted MRI twice, a year apart on 23 AD, 14 DLB, and 32 healthy control subjects. Mean diffusivity (MD) and fractional anisotropy (FA) were calculated.
RESULTS: In AD, there were widespread regions where the longitudinal MD increase was greater than in controls, and small areas in the parietal and temporal lobes where it was greater in AD than DLB. In AD, decrease in brain volume correlated with increased MD. There were no significant differences in progression between DLB and controls.
CONCLUSIONS: In AD the white matter continues to degenerate during the disease process, whereas in DLB, changes in the white matter structure are a relatively early feature. Different mechanisms are likely to underpin changes in diffusivity.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 76-80 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Parkinsonism & Related Disorders |
| Volume | 24 |
| Early online date | 6 Jan 2016 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Mar 2016 |
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Keywords
- Dementia with Lewy bodies
- Alzheimer's disease
- DWI
- MRI
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Longitudinal diffusion tensor imaging in dementia with Lewy bodies and Alzheimer's disease. / Firbank, Michael J.; Watson, Rosie; Mak, Elijah; Aribisala, Benjamin; Barber, Robert; Colloby, Sean J.; He, Jiabao; Blamire, Andrew M.; O'Brien, John T.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Longitudinal diffusion tensor imaging in dementia with Lewy bodies and Alzheimer's disease
AU - Firbank, Michael J.
AU - Watson, Rosie
AU - Mak, Elijah
AU - Aribisala, Benjamin
AU - Barber, Robert
AU - Colloby, Sean J.
AU - He, Jiabao
AU - Blamire, Andrew M.
AU - O'Brien, John T.
N1 - Acknowledgements The study was supported by the NIHR Biomedical Research Unit in Dementia and the Biomedical Research Centre awarded to Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Cambridge, and the NIHR Biomedical Research Unit in Dementia and the Biomedical Research Centre awarded to Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Newcastle University. Elijah Mak was in receipt of a Gates Cambridge PhD studentship.
PY - 2016/3
Y1 - 2016/3
N2 - OBJECTIVE: Changes in the white matter of dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) and Alzheimer's disease (AD) have been reported using diffusion weighted MRI, though few longitudinal studies have been done.METHODS: We performed diffusion weighted MRI twice, a year apart on 23 AD, 14 DLB, and 32 healthy control subjects. Mean diffusivity (MD) and fractional anisotropy (FA) were calculated.RESULTS: In AD, there were widespread regions where the longitudinal MD increase was greater than in controls, and small areas in the parietal and temporal lobes where it was greater in AD than DLB. In AD, decrease in brain volume correlated with increased MD. There were no significant differences in progression between DLB and controls.CONCLUSIONS: In AD the white matter continues to degenerate during the disease process, whereas in DLB, changes in the white matter structure are a relatively early feature. Different mechanisms are likely to underpin changes in diffusivity.
AB - OBJECTIVE: Changes in the white matter of dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) and Alzheimer's disease (AD) have been reported using diffusion weighted MRI, though few longitudinal studies have been done.METHODS: We performed diffusion weighted MRI twice, a year apart on 23 AD, 14 DLB, and 32 healthy control subjects. Mean diffusivity (MD) and fractional anisotropy (FA) were calculated.RESULTS: In AD, there were widespread regions where the longitudinal MD increase was greater than in controls, and small areas in the parietal and temporal lobes where it was greater in AD than DLB. In AD, decrease in brain volume correlated with increased MD. There were no significant differences in progression between DLB and controls.CONCLUSIONS: In AD the white matter continues to degenerate during the disease process, whereas in DLB, changes in the white matter structure are a relatively early feature. Different mechanisms are likely to underpin changes in diffusivity.
KW - Dementia with Lewy bodies
KW - Alzheimer's disease
KW - DWI
KW - MRI
U2 - 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2016.01.003
DO - 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2016.01.003
M3 - Article
C2 - 26792342
VL - 24
SP - 76
EP - 80
JO - Parkinsonism & Related Disorders
JF - Parkinsonism & Related Disorders
SN - 1353-8020
ER -