Katherine A Koenig1, Ken E Sakaie2, Mark J Lowe2, Jian Lin2, Lael Stone3, Robert A Bermel3, Erik B Beall2, Stephen M Rao4, Bruce D Trapp5, Micheal D Phillips2. 1. Imaging Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA koenigk@ccf.org. 2. Imaging Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA. 3. Neurological Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA. 4. Schey Center for Cognitive Neuroimaging, Neurological Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA. 5. Department of Neurosciences, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Imaging can provide noninvasive neural markers of disease progression in multiple sclerosis (MS) that are related to behavioral and cognitive symptoms. Past work suggests that diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) provides a measure of white matter pathology, including demyelination and axonal counts. OBJECTIVES: In the current study, the authors investigate the relationship of DTI measures in the cingulum bundle to common deficits in MS, including episodic memory, working memory, and information processing speed. METHODS: Fifty-seven patients with MS and 17 age- and education-matched controls underwent high-spatial resolution diffusion scans and cognitive testing. Probabilistic tracking was used to generate tracks from the posterior cingulate cortex to the entorhinal cortex. RESULTS: Radial and axial diffusivity values were significantly different between patients and controls (p < 0.031), and in patients bilateral diffusion measures were significantly related to measures of episodic memory and speed of processing (p < 0.033). CONCLUSIONS: The tractography-based measures of posterior cingulum integrity reported here support further development of DTI as a viable measure of axonal integrity and cognitive function in patients with MS.
BACKGROUND: Imaging can provide noninvasive neural markers of disease progression in multiple sclerosis (MS) that are related to behavioral and cognitive symptoms. Past work suggests that diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) provides a measure of white matter pathology, including demyelination and axonal counts. OBJECTIVES: In the current study, the authors investigate the relationship of DTI measures in the cingulum bundle to common deficits in MS, including episodic memory, working memory, and information processing speed. METHODS: Fifty-seven patients with MS and 17 age- and education-matched controls underwent high-spatial resolution diffusion scans and cognitive testing. Probabilistic tracking was used to generate tracks from the posterior cingulate cortex to the entorhinal cortex. RESULTS: Radial and axial diffusivity values were significantly different between patients and controls (p < 0.031), and in patients bilateral diffusion measures were significantly related to measures of episodic memory and speed of processing (p < 0.033). CONCLUSIONS: The tractography-based measures of posterior cingulum integrity reported here support further development of DTI as a viable measure of axonal integrity and cognitive function in patients with MS.
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