Longitudinal change in white matter microstructure in Huntington's disease: The IMAGE-HD study

Journal article


Poudel, Govinda R., Stout, Julie C., Dominguez, Juan F., Churchyard, Andrew, Chua, Phyllis, Egan, Gary F. and Georgiou-Karistianis, Nellie. (2015). Longitudinal change in white matter microstructure in Huntington's disease: The IMAGE-HD study. Neurobiology of Disease. 74(1), pp. 406 - 412. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nbd.2014.12.009
AuthorsPoudel, Govinda R., Stout, Julie C., Dominguez, Juan F., Churchyard, Andrew, Chua, Phyllis, Egan, Gary F. and Georgiou-Karistianis, Nellie
Abstract

Objective: To quantify 18-month changes in white matter microstructure in premanifest (pre-HD) and symptomatic Huntington's disease (symp-HD). To investigate baseline clinical, cognitive and motor symptoms that are predictive of white matter microstructural change over 18 months. Method: Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) data were analyzed for 28 pre-HD, 25 symp-HD, and 27 controls scanned at baseline and after 18 months. Unbiased tract-based spatial statistics (TBSS) methods were used to identify longitudinal changes in fractional anisotropy (FA), radial diffusivity (RD), and axial diffusivity (AD) of white matter. Stepwise linear regression models were used to identify baseline clinical, cognitive, and motor measures that are predictive of longitudinal diffusion changes. Results: Symp-HD compared to controls showed 18-month reductions in FA in the corpus callosum and cingulum white matter. Symp-HD compared to pre-HD showed increased RD in the corpus callosum and striatal projection pathways. FA in the body, genu, and splenium of the corpus callosum was significantly associated with a baseline clinical motor measure (Unified Huntington's Disease Rating Scale: total motor scores: UHDRS–TMS) across both HD groups. This measure was also the only independent predictor of longitudinal decline in FA in all parts of the corpus callosum across both HD groups. Conclusions: We provide direct evidence of longitudinal decline in white matter microstructure in symp-HD. Although pre-HD did not show longitudinal change, clinical symptoms and motor function predicted white matter microstructural changes for all gene positive subjects. These findings suggest that loss of axonal integrity is an early hallmark of neurodegenerative changes which are clinically relevant.

Keywordslongitudinal DTI; Huntington's disease; TBSS; diffusion tensor imaging
Year2015
JournalNeurobiology of Disease
Journal citation74 (1), pp. 406 - 412
PublisherAcademic Press
ISSN0969-9961
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nbd.2014.12.009
Scopus EID2-s2.0-84937147028
Page range406 - 412
Research GroupMary MacKillop Institute for Health Research
Publisher's version
File Access Level
Controlled
Grant IDNHMRC/606650
Place of publicationUnited States of America
Permalink -

https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/86668/longitudinal-change-in-white-matter-microstructure-in-huntington-s-disease-the-image-hd-study

Restricted files

Publisher's version

  • 78
    total views
  • 0
    total downloads
  • 6
    views this month
  • 0
    downloads this month
These values are for the period from 19th October 2020, when this repository was created.

Export as

Related outputs

OA Dhollander 2021 Fixel based Analysis of Diffusion MRI
Dhollander, Thijs, Clemente, Adam, Singh, Mervyn, Boonstra, Frederique, Civier, Oren, Duque, Juan Dominguez, Egorova, Natalia, Enticott, Peter, Fuelscher, Ian, Gajamange, Sanuji, Genc, Sila, Gottlieb, Elie, Hyde, Christian, Imms, Phoebe, Kelly, Claire, Kirkovski, Melissa, Kolbe, Scott, Liang, Xiaoyun, Malhotra, Atul, ... Caeyenberghs, Karen. (2021). OA Dhollander 2021 Fixel based Analysis of Diffusion MRI. NeuroImage. 241, p. Article: 118417. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2021.118417
Navigating the link between processing speed and network communication in the human brain
Imms, Phoebe, Domínguez D, Juan F., Burmester, Alex, Seguin, Caio, Clemente, Adam, Dhollander, Thijs, Wilson, Peter H., Poudel, Govinda and Caeyenberghs, Karen. (2021). Navigating the link between processing speed and network communication in the human brain. Brain Structure and Function. 226, pp. 1281-1302. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00429-021-02241-8
Longtidunial fixed-based analysis reveals rstoration of white matter-alterations following balance training in young brain injured patients
Liang, Xiaoyun, Yeh, Chun-Hung, Domínguez D., Juan F., Poudel, Govinda, Swinnen, Stephan P. and Caeyenberghs, Karen. (2021). Longtidunial fixed-based analysis reveals rstoration of white matter-alterations following balance training in young brain injured patients. NeuroImage: Clinical. 30, p. 102621. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nicl.2021.102621
Fluency and rule breaking behaviour in the frontal cortex
Cipolotti, Lisa, Molenberghs, Pascal, Dominguez, Juan, Smith, Nicola, Smirni, Daniela, Xu, Tianbo, Shallice, Tim and Chan, Edgar. (2020). Fluency and rule breaking behaviour in the frontal cortex. Neuropsychologia. 137, p. Article 107308. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2019.107308
Multidisciplinary rehabilitation reduces hypothalamic grey matter volume loss in individuals with preclinical Huntington's disease : A nine-month pilot study
Bartlett, Danielle M., Dominguez D, Juan F., Lazar, Alpar S., Kordsachia, Catarina C., Rankin, Tim J., Lo, Johnny, Govus, Andrew D., Power, Brian D., Lampit, Amit, Eastwood, Peter R., Ziman, Mel R. and Cruickshank, Travis M.. (2020). Multidisciplinary rehabilitation reduces hypothalamic grey matter volume loss in individuals with preclinical Huntington's disease : A nine-month pilot study. Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 408, p. Article 116522. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2019.116522
Neurosocialities: Anthropological Engagements with the Neurosciences
John Gardner, Narelle Warren, Paul H Mason and Juan F. Dominguez D.. (2018). Neurosocialities: Anthropological Engagements with the Neurosciences. Medical Anthropology: cross-cultural studies in health and illness. 37(3), pp. 189-193. https://doi.org/10.1080/01459740.2018.1439488
Longitudinal changes in the fronto-striatal network are associated with executive dysfunction and behavioral dysregulation in Huntington's disease: 30 months IMAGE-HD data
Dominguez, Juan F., Poudel, Govinda, Stout, Julie C., Gray, Marcus, Chua, Phyllis, Borowsky, Beth, Egan, Gary F. and Georgiou-Karistianis, Nellie. (2017). Longitudinal changes in the fronto-striatal network are associated with executive dysfunction and behavioral dysregulation in Huntington's disease: 30 months IMAGE-HD data. Cortex. 92, pp. 139 - 149. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2017.04.001
Iron accumulation in the basal ganglia in Huntington's disease: Cross-sectional data from the IMAGE-HD study
Dominguez, Juan F., Ng, Amanda C. L., Poudel, Govinda, Stout, Julie C., Churchyard, A., Chua, Phyllis, Egan, Gary F. and Georgiou-Karistianis, Nellie. (2016). Iron accumulation in the basal ganglia in Huntington's disease: Cross-sectional data from the IMAGE-HD study. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry. 87(5), pp. 545 - 549. https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp-2014-310183
Subjective sleep problems in Huntington's disease: A pilot investigation of the relationship to brain structure, neurocognitive, and neuropsychiatric function
Baker, Chaya Rochel, Dominguez, Juan F., Stout, Julie C., Gabery, Sanaz, Churchyard, A., Chua, Phyllis, Egan, Gary F., Petersen, Asa, Georgiou-Karistianis, Nellie and Poudel, Govinda. (2016). Subjective sleep problems in Huntington's disease: A pilot investigation of the relationship to brain structure, neurocognitive, and neuropsychiatric function. Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 364, pp. 148 - 153. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.03.021
Multimodal imaging biomarkers in premanifest and early Huntington's disease: 30-month IMAGE-HD data
Dominguez, Juan, Stout, Julie C., Poudel, Govinda, Churchyard, Andrew, Chua, Phyllis, Egan, Gary F. and Georgiou-Karistianis, Nellie. (2016). Multimodal imaging biomarkers in premanifest and early Huntington's disease: 30-month IMAGE-HD data. British Journal of Psychiatry. 208(6), pp. 571 - 578. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.bp.114.156588
Multi-modal neuroimaging in premanifest and early Huntington's disease : 18 month longitudinal data from the IMAGE-HD study
Domínguez D, Juan F., Egan, Gary F., Gray, Marcus A., Poudel, Govinda R., Churchyard, Andrew, Chua, Phyllis, Stout, Julie C. and Georgiou-Karistianis, Nellie. (2013). Multi-modal neuroimaging in premanifest and early Huntington's disease : 18 month longitudinal data from the IMAGE-HD study. PLoS ONE. 8(9), pp. 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0074131
Functional and connectivity changes during working memory in Huntington's disease : 18 month longitudinal data from the IMAGE-HD study
Georgiou-Karistianis, Nellie, Poudel, Govinda R., Domínguez D, Juan F., Langmaid, Rebecca, Gray, Marcus A., Churchyard, Andrew, Chua, Phyllis, Borowsky, Beth, Egan, Gary F. and Stout, Julie C.. (2013). Functional and connectivity changes during working memory in Huntington's disease : 18 month longitudinal data from the IMAGE-HD study. Brain and Cognition. 83(1), pp. 80-91. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bandc.2013.07.004