Journal of Neurology,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
269(3), P. 1413 - 1421
Published: July 14, 2021
Both
prevalence
and
clinical
features
of
the
various
movement
disorders
in
adults
with
primary
mitochondrial
diseases
are
unknown.Based
on
database
"Nation-wide
Italian
Collaborative
Network
Mitochondrial
Diseases",
we
reviewed
clinical,
genetic,
neuroimaging
neurophysiological
data
adult
patients
(n
=
764)
where
ataxia,
myoclonus
or
other
were
part
phenotype.Ataxia,
present
105/764
(13.7%),
onset
coinciding
preceding
diagnosis
disease
49/105
(46.7%).
Ataxia
parkinsonism
most
represented,
an
overall
at
last
follow-up
59.1%
30.5%,
respectively.
Hyperkinetic
reported
15.3%
follow-up,
being
less
common
disorders.
The
pathogenic
m.8344A
>
G
POLG
variants
always
associated
a
disorder,
while
LHON
mtDNA
single
deletions
more
commonly
found
subjects
who
did
not
disorder.
cortical
and/or
cerebellar
atrophy,
white
matter
hyperintensities,
basal
ganglia
abnormalities
nigro-striatal
degeneration.
Almost
70%
responded
to
dopaminergic
therapy,
mainly
levodopa,
50%
successfully
treated
levetiracetam.Movement
disorders,
ataxia
parkinsonism,
important
findings
diseases.
This
study
underlies
importance
looking
for
etiology
diagnostic
flowchart
disorder
may
help
direct
genetic
screening
daily
practice.
npj Parkinson s Disease,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
8(1)
Published: Jan. 10, 2022
This
study
aimed
to
identify
functional
neuroimaging
patterns
anticipating
the
clinical
indication
for
deep
brain
stimulation
(DBS)
in
patients
with
Parkinson's
disease
(PD).
A
cohort
of
prospectively
recruited
PD
underwent
neurological
evaluations
and
resting-state
MRI
(RS-fMRI)
at
baseline
annually
4
years.
Patients
were
divided
into
two
groups:
19
eligible
DBS
over
follow-up
41
who
did
not
meet
criteria
undergo
DBS.
selected
as
candidates
surgery
this
stage.
Sixty
age-
sex-matched
healthy
controls
performed
evaluations.
Graph
analysis
connectomics
assessed
global
local
topological
network
properties
regional
connectivity
each
time
point.
At
baseline,
showed
a
higher
mean
nodal
strength,
efficiency,
clustering
coefficient
occipital
areas
relative
The
hyperconnectivity
pattern
was
confirmed
by
analysis.
decreased
between
basal
ganglia
sensorimotor/frontal
networks
found
compared
surgery.
In
longitudinal
analysis,
patient
candidate
progressively
organization
connectivity,
mainly
posterior
networks,
increased
non-candidates
RS-fMRI
may
support
could
be
useful
predicting
which
would
earlier
stages
PD.
Journal of Neurology,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
269(3), P. 1413 - 1421
Published: July 14, 2021
Both
prevalence
and
clinical
features
of
the
various
movement
disorders
in
adults
with
primary
mitochondrial
diseases
are
unknown.Based
on
database
"Nation-wide
Italian
Collaborative
Network
Mitochondrial
Diseases",
we
reviewed
clinical,
genetic,
neuroimaging
neurophysiological
data
adult
patients
(n
=
764)
where
ataxia,
myoclonus
or
other
were
part
phenotype.Ataxia,
present
105/764
(13.7%),
onset
coinciding
preceding
diagnosis
disease
49/105
(46.7%).
Ataxia
parkinsonism
most
represented,
an
overall
at
last
follow-up
59.1%
30.5%,
respectively.
Hyperkinetic
reported
15.3%
follow-up,
being
less
common
disorders.
The
pathogenic
m.8344A
>
G
POLG
variants
always
associated
a
disorder,
while
LHON
mtDNA
single
deletions
more
commonly
found
subjects
who
did
not
disorder.
cortical
and/or
cerebellar
atrophy,
white
matter
hyperintensities,
basal
ganglia
abnormalities
nigro-striatal
degeneration.
Almost
70%
responded
to
dopaminergic
therapy,
mainly
levodopa,
50%
successfully
treated
levetiracetam.Movement
disorders,
ataxia
parkinsonism,
important
findings
diseases.
This
study
underlies
importance
looking
for
etiology
diagnostic
flowchart
disorder
may
help
direct
genetic
screening
daily
practice.