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  • Neurology

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  • Essential tremor (ET) is a common neurological disorder.
  • Cognitive functioning in non-demented ET patients requires further elucidation.
  • Understanding the neuroimaging correlates of ET-associated cognitive changes is crucial.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore cognitive functioning in non-demented ET patients.
  • To identify specific cognitive domains affected in ET.
  • To delineate the neuroimaging (MRI) correlates of these cognitive changes.

Main Methods:

  • 99 participants (49 ET patients, 50 controls) underwent neuropsychological testing and MRI.
  • A dual statistical approach (group comparison and machine learning) was used for cognitive analysis.
  • Whole-brain voxel-based morphometry (VBM) correlated cognitive scores with brain atrophy.

Main Results:

  • ET patients exhibited subclinical deficits in executive functions, verbal memory, and working memory compared to controls.
  • Machine learning identified executive functions, verbal memory, and language as key discriminators.
  • Cognitive performance correlated with brain atrophy in widespread areas, including the cerebellum, frontal, cingulate, and temporal cortices.

Conclusions:

  • Cognitive impairment in ET is heterogeneous, affecting memory, executive function, and language.
  • These deficits are linked to cerebellar involvement and its connections with large-scale brain networks.
  • Widespread brain pathway alterations likely contribute to cognitive dysfunction in ET.