Smaller spared subcortical nuclei are associated with worse post-stroke sensorimotor outcomes in 28 cohorts worldwide
Brain Communications,
Год журнала:
2021,
Номер
3(4)
Опубликована: Окт. 1, 2021
Up
to
two-thirds
of
stroke
survivors
experience
persistent
sensorimotor
impairments.
Recovery
relies
on
the
integrity
spared
brain
areas
compensate
for
damaged
tissue.
Deep
grey
matter
structures
play
a
critical
role
in
control
and
regulation
circuits.
The
goal
this
work
is
identify
associations
between
volumes
subcortical
nuclei
behaviour
at
different
timepoints
after
stroke.
We
pooled
high-resolution
T1-weighted
MRI
scans
behavioural
data
828
individuals
with
unilateral
from
28
cohorts
worldwide.
Cross-sectional
analyses
using
linear
mixed-effects
models
related
post-stroke
non-lesioned
(Bonferroni-corrected,
P
<
0.004).
tested
subacute
(≤90
days)
chronic
(≥180
subgroups
separately,
exploratory
early
(≤21
across
all
time.
Sub-analyses
were
also
performed
based
class
deficits
(impairment,
activity
limitations)
side
lesioned
hemisphere.
Worse
was
associated
smaller
ipsilesional
thalamic
volume
both
(n
=
179;
d
0.68)
274,
0.46)
In
404),
worse
putamen
(d
0.52)
nucleus
accumbens
0.39)
volumes,
larger
lateral
ventricle
-0.42).
impairment
specifically
(measured
by
Fugl-Meyer
Assessment;
n
256)
0.72)
-0.41)
while
several
measures
limitations
116)
showed
no
significant
relationships.
full
cohort
time
828),
0.23),
0.33),
thalamus
0.33)
-0.23).
demonstrate
relationships
reduced
deep
that
stroke,
which
differ
measure.
These
findings
provide
additional
insight
into
how
cortico-thalamo-striatal
circuits
support
outcomes.
Язык: Английский
Combined lesion-deficit and fMRI approaches in single-case studies: unique contributions to cognitive neuroscience
Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences,
Год журнала:
2021,
Номер
40, С. 58 - 63
Опубликована: Фев. 10, 2021
Язык: Английский
Chronic Stroke Sensorimotor Impairment Is Related to Smaller Hippocampal Volumes: An ENIGMA Analysis
Journal of the American Heart Association,
Год журнала:
2022,
Номер
11(10)
Опубликована: Май 16, 2022
Background
Persistent
sensorimotor
impairments
after
stroke
can
negatively
impact
quality
of
life.
The
hippocampus
is
vulnerable
to
poststroke
secondary
degeneration
and
involved
in
behavior
but
has
not
been
widely
studied
within
the
context
upper‐limb
impairment.
We
investigated
associations
between
non‐lesioned
hippocampal
volume
upper
limb
impairment
people
with
chronic
stroke,
hypothesizing
that
smaller
ipsilesional
volumes
would
be
associated
greater
Methods
Results
Cross‐sectional
T1‐weighted
magnetic
resonance
images
brain
were
pooled
from
357
participants
18
research
cohorts
ENIGMA
(Enhancing
NeuoImaging
Genetics
through
Meta‐Analysis)
Stroke
Recovery
Working
Group.
Sensorimotor
was
estimated
FMA‐UE
(Fugl‐Meyer
Assessment
Upper
Extremity).
Robust
mixed‐effects
linear
models
used
test
(ipsilesional
contralesional
separately;
Bonferroni‐corrected,
P
<0.025),
controlling
for
age,
sex,
lesion
volume,
lesioned
hemisphere.
In
exploratory
analyses,
we
tested
a
sex
interaction
relationships
damage,
volume.
Greater
significantly
(
=0.005;
β=0.16)
=0.96;
β=0.003)
independent
other
covariates
=0.001;
β=0.26).
Women
showed
progressively
worsening
=0.008;
β=−0.26)
=0.006;
β=−0.27)
compared
men.
Hippocampal
size
<0.001;
β=−0.21)
extent
damage
=0.003;
β=−0.15).
Conclusions
present
study
identifies
novel
are
caused
by
may
stronger
women.
Язык: Английский
Tracer kinetic assessment of blood–brain barrier leakage and blood volume in cerebral small vessel disease: Associations with disease burden and vascular risk factors
NeuroImage Clinical,
Год журнала:
2021,
Номер
32, С. 102883 - 102883
Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2021
Subtle
blood–brain
barrier
(BBB)
permeability
increases
have
been
shown
in
small
vessel
disease
(SVD)
using
various
analysis
methods.
Following
recent
consensus
recommendations,
we
used
Patlak
tracer
kinetic
analysis,
considered
optimal
low
states,
to
quantify
permeability-surface
area
product
(PS),
a
BBB
leakage
estimate,
and
blood
plasma
volume
(vP)
201
patients
with
SVD
who
underwent
dynamic
contrast-enhanced
MRI
scans.
We
ran
multivariable
regression
models
quantitative
or
qualitative
metric
of
white
matter
hyperintensity
(WMH)
severity,
demographic
vascular
risk
factors.
PS
increased
WMH
severity
grey
(B
=
0.15,
Confidence
Interval
(CI):
[0.001,0.299],
p
0.049)
normal-appearing
0.015,
CI:
[−0.008,0.308],
0.062).
Patients
more
severe
had
lower
vP
-0.088,
[−0.138,-0.039],
<
0.001),
but
higher
0.031,
[−0.004,0.065],
0.082).
were
at
older
ages
WMH,
matter.
conclude
tissue
suggests
impaired
integrity
beyond
visible
lesions
indicating
that
the
microvasculature
is
compromised
WMH.
dysfunction
an
important
mechanism
SVD,
associations
clinical
variables
are
complex
underlying
damage
affecting
surface
may
alter
interpretation
results.
Язык: Английский
A large public dataset of annotated clinical MRIs of patients with acute stroke and linked metadata
Research Square (Research Square),
Год журнала:
2022,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Май 31, 2022
Abstract
To
extract
meaningful
and
reproducible
models
of
brain
function
from
stroke
images,
for
both
clinical
research
proposes,
is
a
daunting
task
severely
hindered
by
the
great
variability
lesion
frequency
patterns.
Large
datasets
are
therefore
imperative,
as
well
fully
automated
image
post-processing
tools
to
analyze
them.
The
development
such
tools,
particularly
with
artificial
intelligence,
highly
dependent
on
availability
large
model
training
testing.
We
present
public
dataset
2,888
multimodal
MRIs
patients
acute
early
subacute
stroke,
manual
segmentation,
metadata.
provides
high
quality,
scale,
human-supervised
knowledge
feed
intelligence
enable
further
automate
several
tasks
that
currently
rely
human
labor,
labeling,
calculation
disease-relevant
scores,
lesion-based
studies
relating
maps
Язык: Английский
Fully automated quality control of rigid and affine registrations of T1w and T2w MRI in big data using machine learning
Computers in Biology and Medicine,
Год журнала:
2021,
Номер
139, С. 104997 - 104997
Опубликована: Ноя. 1, 2021
Язык: Английский
Acute ischemic stroke under the functional magnetic resonance imaging perspective
Опубликована: Ноя. 30, 2022
Introduction:
Stroke
is
the
leading
cause
of
death
worldwide,
and
in
Brazil,
it
highest
risk
premature
death.Prognostic
predictors
functional
outcome
stroke
as
subtypes,
structural
location,
ischemic
lesion
size,
have
been
described.However,
hemisphere's
role
not
well
established.In
context
acute
(AIS),
Functional
Magnetic
Resonance
Imaging
(fMRI)
emerged
a
prominent
tool
research
on
survival,
revealing
dynamic
evolution
recovery
after
stroke.Nevertheless,
fewer
studies
evaluated
impairment
predicted
AIS.Objective:
Our
objective
was
to
characterize
brain
connectivity
(FC)
alterations
patients
with
AIS
(analyzing
12
large-scale
Networks
(NWs)
Resting-State
fMRI)
evaluate
impact
side
size
disruption
NWs.Methods:
We
included
38
subjects
(59±7years,
22
women)
up
72
hours
between
March
2017
May
2019.They
were
submitted
Neurovascular
an
RS
fMRI
Protocol.First,
we
divided
into
two
groups
according
hemisphere
affected
(Right
Hemisphere
[RH]=19;
Left
[LH]=19)
compared
44
healthy
controls
(61±6years,
24
women).Images
processed
analyzed
software
toolbox
UF2C
SPM12/MATLAB.The
analyses
occurred
levels.For
first
level,
individual
matrices
generated
based
extraction
time
series
from
70
ROIs
(Regions
Interest)
NWs,
constructing
Pearson's
Cross-Correlation;
second-level
analysis
used
T-tests
make
comparisons
controls.Results:
In
our
sample,
high
degree
FC
associated
poor
when
left
side,
displaying
bilateral
widespread
pattern
alterations.Given
higher
number
extensive
injuries
LH
(Non-Lacunar
lesions),
proceed
counterproof
by
subdividing
them
lesion's
(Lacunar
RH
LH,
Non-Lacunar
LH).The
results
observed
phase
reinforced
importance
laterality
patient
outcome.The
group
presented
most
severe
abnormal
FC.
Conclusion:The
abnormalities
network
suggest
that
causes
whole
brain's
networks'
topological
properties,
presumably
related
their
recovery.RS-fMRI
emerges
promising
scenario
since
can
be
wide
range
different
levels
cognitive
capability
or
dysfunction
(it
does
require
ability
perform
particular
task).Furthermore,
NWs
changes
identified
hemisphere-dependent,
potentially
contributing
better
understanding
pathophysiology
eventually
providing
biomarkers
future
diagnostic
therapeutic
strategies
for
individualized
rehabilitation
plan.
Язык: Английский