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@ARTICLE{Kaut:145054,
author = {Kaut, Oliver and Mielacher, Clemens and Hurlemann, René
and Wüllner, Ullrich},
title = {{R}esting-state f{MRI} reveals increased functional
connectivity in the cerebellum but decreased functional
connectivity of the caudate nucleus in {P}arkinson's
disease.},
journal = {Neurological research},
volume = {42},
number = {1},
issn = {0161-6412},
address = {Abingdon, Oxon},
publisher = {Taylor $\&$ Francis},
reportid = {DZNE-2020-00414},
pages = {62-67},
year = {2020},
abstract = {Objective: Frequent falls are common in Parkinson's disease
(PD). Resting-state fMRI (rs-fMRI) studies have found
differences in functional connectivity between PD patients
and healthy controls. However, whether functional
connectivity in PD patients with frequent falls (PD-fallers)
differs from those without falls (PD-non fallers) is
unknown. Therefore, to elucidate the underlying mechanisms
leading to postural instability in PD patients with frequent
falls, we compared changes in functional connectivity
between PD-fallers, PD-non fallers and healthy
controls.Methods: Thirteen healthy controls (70.7 ± 7.2
years) were compared to thirteen PD-fallers (70.6 ± 5.9
years) and 19 PD-non fallers (71.61 ± 5.8 years) without
cognitive impairment. We performed 1.5T rs-fMRI scans and
evaluated gait and balance, motor symptoms and cognitive
functions.Results: Cerebellar seed regions showed increased
functional connectivity in PD-fallers compared to controls
in two connections between the cerebellar cortex and vermis
(p-value = 0.02). Conversely, in comparison to controls,
functional connectivity between the precuneus and caudate
nucleus was decreased in PD-non fallers (p-value = 0.015). A
similar trend was also observed between controls and
PD-fallers, although this difference did not reach
statistical significance.Discussion: We found increased
functional connectivity among cerebellar structures in PD,
which may reflect an adaptive (compensatory) mechanism
through activation of additional brain structures to restore
gait function. In contrast, a relative disconnection between
the precuneus and caudate nucleus in PD patients might
indicate an impaired brain network unrelated to the risk of
falls. Cerebellar areas might thus be considered as future
therapeutic targets for neuromodulatory treatment of
postural instability in PD.Abbreviations: DMN: default mode
network; FC: functional connectivity; IPL: inferior parietal
lobule; MMSE: Minimal Mental Status Examination; PD:
Parkinson's disease; rs-fMRI: resting-state functional
Magnetic Resonance Imaging; UPDRSIII: Unified Parkinson's
disease ranking scale.},
keywords = {Aged / Caudate Nucleus: diagnostic imaging / Caudate
Nucleus: physiopathology / Cerebellum: diagnostic imaging /
Cerebellum: physiopathology / Cohort Studies / Female /
Follow-Up Studies / Humans / Magnetic Resonance Imaging:
methods / Male / Nerve Net: diagnostic imaging / Nerve Net:
physiopathology / Parkinson Disease: diagnostic imaging /
Parkinson Disease: physiopathology / Rest},
cin = {AG Wüllner},
ddc = {610},
cid = {I:(DE-2719)1011302},
pnm = {344 - Clinical and Health Care Research (POF3-344)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF3-344},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
pubmed = {pmid:31900094},
doi = {10.1080/01616412.2019.1709141},
url = {https://pub.dzne.de/record/145054},
}