Compensation in preclinical Huntington's disease: Evidence from the track-on hd study
Journal article
Kloppel, Stefan, Gregory, Sarah, Scheller, Elisa, Minkova, Lora, Razi, Adeel, Durr, Alexandra, Roos, Raymund A. C., Leavitt, Blair R., Papoutsi, Marina, Landwehrmeyer, G. Bernhard, Reilmann, Ralf, Borowsky, Beth, Johnson, Hans, Mills, James A., Owen, Gail N., Stout, Julie C., Scahill, Rachael I., Long, Jeffrey D., Rees, Geraint, ... Orth, M.. (2015). Compensation in preclinical Huntington's disease: Evidence from the track-on hd study. EBioMedicine. 2(10), pp. 1420 - 1429. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ebiom.2015.08.002
Authors | Kloppel, Stefan, Gregory, Sarah, Scheller, Elisa, Minkova, Lora, Razi, Adeel, Durr, Alexandra, Roos, Raymund A. C., Leavitt, Blair R., Papoutsi, Marina, Landwehrmeyer, G. Bernhard, Reilmann, Ralf, Borowsky, Beth, Johnson, Hans, Mills, James A., Owen, Gail N., Stout, Julie C., Scahill, Rachael I., Long, Jeffrey D., Rees, Geraint, Tabrizi, Sarah J., Coleman, Allison J., Decolongon, J, Fan, M., Koren, T., Jauffret, Céline, Justo, Damian, Lehericy, Stephane, Nigaud, Kevin, Valabrègue, Romain, Schoonderbeek, A., t'Hart, E. P., Crawford, H., Johnson, Eileanoir, Read, Joy, Berna, C., Moss, D. Hensman, Craufurd, David I. O., Weber, Nathan, Labuschagne, Izelle and Orth, M. |
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Abstract | Background: Cognitive and motor task performance in premanifest Huntington's disease (HD) gene-carriers is often within normal ranges prior to clinical diagnosis, despite loss of brain volume in regions involved in these tasks. This indicates ongoing compensation, with the brain maintaining function in the presence of neuronal loss. However, thus far, compensatory processes in HD have not been modeled explicitly. Using a new model, which incorporates individual variability related to structural change and behavior, we sought to identify functional correlates of compensation in premanifest-HD gene-carriers. Methods: We investigated the modulatory effects of regional brain atrophy, indexed by structural measures of disease load, on the relationship between performance and brain activity (or connectivity) using task-based and resting-state functional MRI. Findings: Consistent with compensation, as atrophy increased performance-related activity increased in the right parietal cortex during a working memory task. Similarly, increased functional coupling between the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex and a left hemisphere network in the resting-state predicted better cognitive performance as atrophy increased. Such patterns were not detectable for the left hemisphere or for motor tasks. Interpretation: Our findings provide evidence for active compensatory processes in premanifest-HD for cognitive demands and suggest a higher vulnerability of the left hemisphere to the effects of regional atrophy. |
Keywords | Huntington's disease; preclinical; neural compensation; MRI; cognitive; motor |
Year | 2015 |
Journal | EBioMedicine |
Journal citation | 2 (10), pp. 1420 - 1429 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
ISSN | 2352-3964 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ebiom.2015.08.002 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-84951905557 |
Open access | Open access |
Page range | 1420 - 1429 |
Publisher's version | |
Additional information | © 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
Place of publication | Netherlands |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/87zy3/compensation-in-preclinical-huntington-s-disease-evidence-from-the-track-on-hd-study
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