Kun Liu1, Haiyan Su2, Jiawen Song1, Shihan Cui1, Xiaoyan Huang1, Yongjin Zhou1, Xiaozheng Liu1, Xiaoou Shan2, Zhihan Yan3, Xinjian Ye4. 1. Radiology Department, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China. 2. Department of Pediatric Endocrine, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China. 3. Radiology Department, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China. yanzhihanwz@163.com. 4. Radiology Department, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China. 37807443@qq.com.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) affects the development of cognitive function in children, which may be due to deficits in brain structures or functions. It is unclear whether children with T1DM experience alterations in the gray matter (GM) structure at the initial stages of the disease. This study investigated GM structure alterations in children with newly diagnosed T1DM. METHODS: Based on 3D T1-weighted MR images, we investigated the gray matter volume (GMV) of 35 newly diagnosed T1DM children and 35 age- and sex-matched healthy controls using voxel-based morphometry. The brain regions with significant differences in GMV between the newly diagnosed T1DM children and the controls were extracted and the correlation with clinical data was assessed. RESULTS: Compared with the control group, children with newly diagnosed T1DM had a lower GMV in the right inferior and middle temporal gyri, right lingual gyrus, and left superior frontal gyrus. In T1DM subjects, the GMV of the right middle temporal gyrus was positively correlated with IQ but was negatively correlated with HbA1c. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings provide compelling evidence that GM abnormalities occur during early disease stages in T1DM children, which may be a potential neurobiological mechanism underlying cognitive deficits. IMPACT: Using an efficient method to analyze gray matter changes in T1DM is very important. The anterior, posterior, and temporal brain regions are susceptible to T1DM in children. Recent glucose variability may affect regional gray matter volume in children with newly diagnosed T1DM. Structural changes were documented in the gray matter of the brain even at the early stages of the disease in children with T1DM.
BACKGROUND: Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) affects the development of cognitive function in children, which may be due to deficits in brain structures or functions. It is unclear whether children with T1DM experience alterations in the gray matter (GM) structure at the initial stages of the disease. This study investigated GM structure alterations in children with newly diagnosed T1DM. METHODS: Based on 3D T1-weighted MR images, we investigated the gray matter volume (GMV) of 35 newly diagnosed T1DM children and 35 age- and sex-matched healthy controls using voxel-based morphometry. The brain regions with significant differences in GMV between the newly diagnosed T1DM children and the controls were extracted and the correlation with clinical data was assessed. RESULTS: Compared with the control group, children with newly diagnosed T1DM had a lower GMV in the right inferior and middle temporal gyri, right lingual gyrus, and left superior frontal gyrus. In T1DM subjects, the GMV of the right middle temporal gyrus was positively correlated with IQ but was negatively correlated with HbA1c. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings provide compelling evidence that GM abnormalities occur during early disease stages in T1DM children, which may be a potential neurobiological mechanism underlying cognitive deficits. IMPACT: Using an efficient method to analyze gray matter changes in T1DM is very important. The anterior, posterior, and temporal brain regions are susceptible to T1DM in children. Recent glucose variability may affect regional gray matter volume in children with newly diagnosed T1DM. Structural changes were documented in the gray matter of the brain even at the early stages of the disease in children with T1DM.
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