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Neuroimage Clin ; 36: 103199, 2022.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36137496

RESUMO

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a deadly neurodegenerative disorder affecting motor neurons in the spinal cord and brain. Studies have reported on atrophy within segments of the cervical cord, but we are not aware of previous investigations of the whole spinal cord. Herein we present our findings from a 3T MRI study involving 32 subjects (15 ALS participants and 17 healthy controls) characterizing cross-sectional area along the entire cord. We report atrophy of the cervical enlargement in ALS participants, but no evidence of atrophy of the thoracolumbar enlargement. These results suggest that MR-based analyses of the cervical cord may be sufficient for in vivo investigations of spinal cord atrophy in ALS, and that atrophy of the cervical enlargement (C4-C7) is a potential imaging marker for quantifying lower motor neuron degradation.


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Esclerose Lateral Amiotrófica , Medula Cervical , Humanos , Esclerose Lateral Amiotrófica/diagnóstico por imagem , Esclerose Lateral Amiotrófica/patologia , Medula Espinal/diagnóstico por imagem , Medula Espinal/patologia , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética/métodos , Atrofia/diagnóstico por imagem , Atrofia/patologia , Neurônios Motores/patologia , Medula Cervical/diagnóstico por imagem , Medula Cervical/patologia
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Ann Neurol ; 83(6): 1186-1197, 2018 06.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29740862

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OBJECTIVE: To characterize [11 C]-PBR28 brain uptake using positron emission tomography (PET) in people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and primary lateral sclerosis (PLS). We have previously shown increased [11 C]-PBR28 uptake in the precentral gyrus in a small group of ALS patients. Herein, we confirm our initial finding, study the longitudinal changes, and characterize the gray versus white matter distribution of [11 C]-PBR28 uptake in a larger cohort of patients with ALS and PLS. METHODS: Eighty-five participants including 53 with ALS, 11 with PLS, and 21 healthy controls underwent integrated [11 C]-PBR28 PET-magnetic resonance brain imaging. Patients were clinically assessed using the Upper Motor Neuron Burden (UMNB) and the Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Functional Rating Scale-Revised (ALSFRS-R). [11 C]-PBR28 uptake was quantified as standardized uptake value ratio (SUVR) and compared between groups. Cortical thickness and fractional anisotropy were compared between groups and correlated with SUVR and the clinical data. [11 C]-PBR28 uptake and ALSFRS-R were compared longitudinally over 6 months in 10 ALS individuals. RESULTS: Whole brain voxelwise, surface-based, and region of interest analyses revealed increased [11 C]-PBR28 uptake in the precentral and paracentral gyri in ALS, and in the subcortical white matter for the same regions in PLS, compared to controls. The increase in [11 C]-PBR28 uptake colocalized and correlated with cortical thinning, reduced fractional anisotropy, and increased mean diffusivity, and correlated with higher UMNB score. No significant changes were detected in [11 C]-PBR28 uptake over 6 months despite clinical progression. INTERPRETATION: Glial activation measured by in vivo [11 C]-PBR28 PET is increased in pathologically relevant regions in people with ALS and correlates with clinical measures. Ann Neurol 2018;83:1186-1197.


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Esclerose Lateral Amiotrófica/diagnóstico por imagem , Encéfalo/diagnóstico por imagem , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética , Tomografia por Emissão de Pósitrons , Adulto , Idoso , Esclerose Lateral Amiotrófica/genética , Encéfalo/efeitos dos fármacos , Mapeamento Encefálico , Estudos de Coortes , Correlação de Dados , Estudos Transversais , Feminino , Humanos , Processamento de Imagem Assistida por Computador , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Pirimidinas/farmacocinética , Receptores de GABA/genética , Índice de Gravidade de Doença
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