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Lookup NU author(s): Dr Michael FirbankORCiD, Dr Rory Durcan, Professor John O'Brien, Dr Louise Allan, Sally Barker, Dr Joanna Ciafone, Dr Paul Donaghy, Dr Calum Hamilton, Dr Sarah Lawley, Dr Gemma RobertsORCiD, Professor John-Paul TaylorORCiD, Professor Alan ThomasORCiD
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Introduction: Diagnostic criteria for prodromal dementia with Lewy bodies have recently been published. These include the use of imaging biomarkers to distinguish mild cognitive impairment with Lewy bodies (MCI-LB) from MCI due to other causes. Two potential biomarkers listed, though not formally included in the diagnostic criteria, due to insufficient evidence, are relatively preserved hippocampi, and atrophy of the insula cortex on structural brain imaging. Methods: In this report, we sought to investigate these imaging biomarkers in 105 research subjects, including well characterised groups of patients with MCI-LB (n=38), MCI with no core features of Lewy body disease (MCI-AD; n=36) and healthy controls (N=31). Hippocampal and insula volumes were determined from T1 weighted structural MRI scans, using grey matter segmentation performed with SPM software. Results: Adjusting for age, sex and intracranial volume, there were no differences in hippocampal or insula volume between MCI-AD and MCI-LB, although in both conditions volumes were significantly reduced relative to controls. Conclusion: Our results do not support the use of either hippocampal or insula volume to identify prodromal dementia with Lewy bodies.
Author(s): Firbank MJ, Durcan R, O'Brien JT, Allan LM, Barker S, Ciafone J, Donaghy PC, Hamilton CA, Lawley S, Roberts G, Taylor JP, Thomas AJ
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Parkinsonism and Related Disorders
Year: 2021
Volume: 86
Pages: 27-33
Print publication date: 01/05/2021
Online publication date: 27/03/2021
Acceptance date: 11/03/2021
Date deposited: 12/03/2021
ISSN (print): 1353-8020
ISSN (electronic): 1873-5126
Publisher: Elsevier Ltd
URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.parkreldis.2021.03.011
DOI: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2021.03.011
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