Rate of torque development and striatal shape in individuals with prodromal Huntington's disease
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Travis M. Cruickshank, Alvaro P. Reyes, Timothy S. Pulverenti, Tim J. Rankin, Danielle M. Bartlett, Anthony Blazevich, Govinda Poudel, Mel R. Ziman and Gabriel S Trajano. (2020). Rate of torque development and striatal shape in individuals with prodromal Huntington's disease. Scientific Reports. 10(1), pp. 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-72042-2
Authors | Travis M. Cruickshank, Alvaro P. Reyes, Timothy S. Pulverenti, Tim J. Rankin, Danielle M. Bartlett, Anthony Blazevich, Govinda Poudel, Mel R. Ziman and Gabriel S Trajano |
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Abstract | The aim of the present study was to quantify explosive joint torque or the ability to develop joint torque rapidly, typically measured as the rate of torque development, in individuals with prodromal Huntington’s disease and healthy controls and its associations with measures of disease burden and striatal pathology. Twenty prodromal Huntington’s disease and 19 healthy control individuals volunteered for this study. Plantar flexor isometric rate of torque development values were evaluated using isokinetic dynamometry. Pathological changes in striatal shape were evaluated using magnetic resonance imaging. Disease burden was evaluated using the disease burden score and cytosine-adenine-guanine age product score. No statistical differences in the rate of torque development were observed between individuals with prodromal Huntington’s disease and healthy controls. However, significant associations were observed between the rate of torque development values and measures of disease burden (r = −0.42 to −0.69) and striatal pathology (r = 0.71–0.60) in individuals with prodromal Huntington’s disease. We found significant associations between lower rate of torque development values and greater striatal shape deflation and disease burden and striatal pathology in individuals with prodromal Huntington’s disease. While no significant differences in the rate of torque development were found between prodromal Huntington’s disease and healthy controls, the noted associations suggest that differences may emerge as the disease advances, which should be investigated longitudinally in future studies. |
Year | 2020 |
Journal | Scientific Reports |
Journal citation | 10 (1), pp. 1-8 |
Publisher | Nature Publishing Group |
ISSN | 2045-2322 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-72042-2 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-85090962509 |
Open access | Open access |
Publisher's version | License File Access Level Open |
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Deposited | 16 Apr 2021 |
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