在患有脑小血管疾病的患者中,MRI白质超强度和步行功能的不匹配
Lingshan Wu1, Ziyue Wang1, Xirui Zhou1
1Department of Neurology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Journal of magnetic resonance imaging : JMRI
|November 3, 2023
概括
特定白质道的微观结构损伤可能解释了为什么一些严重白质过强度 (WMH) 的个体会出现走路障碍,而另一些人则没有. 这一发现突出了将WMH严重程度与步行障碍联系起来的潜在机制.
科学领域:
- 神经成像是一种神经成像.
- 神经学 神经学
- 老年学是一门学科.
背景情况:
- 大脑小血管疾病 (CSVD) 与步行障碍有关,MRI上的白质超强度 (WMH) 与步行速度负相关.
- 然而,并非所有患有WMH的人都会发展出步态问题,这表明除了WMH严重程度之外还有潜在的机制.
研究的目的:
- 调查严重WMH患者的WMH严重程度和步行障碍之间的差异背后的机制 (Fazekas 3).
- 为了确定严重的WMH患者与没有步行障碍之间的特定微观结构白质差异.
主要方法:
- 一项队列研究将54名患有严重WMH和步态障碍 (WMH-GD) 的受试者与114名患有严重WMH但没有步态障碍 (WMH-nGD) 的受试者进行比较.
- 扩散张力成像 (DTI) 和基于痕迹的空间统计 (TBSS) 用于分析白物质微观结构 (微分异构 - FA).
- 评估了CSVD和步态参数的常规MRI标志物 (例如,时间起身测试).
主要成果:
- 与WMH-nGD组相比,WMH-nGD组在特定的白质道中显著减少了FA,包括体和上纵,与WMH-GD组相比.
- 降低的FA值独立地与时间上升和移动测试的表现较差,步行速度较慢和步伐长度较短有关.
- 即使对传统的CSVD标记进行调整后,也观察到这些微观结构变化.
结论:
- 这项研究表明,在患有严重WMH和步态障碍的个体中,特定纤维通道的微观结构性白质损伤.
- 这些发现为在CSVD患者中观察到的WMH严重程度和步行障碍之间的不匹配提供了潜在的解释.
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