Cognition and connectomes in nondementia idiopathic parkinson’s disease

Luis M. Colon-Perez, Jared J. Tanner, Michelle Couret, Shelby Goicochea, Thomas H. Mareci, Catherine C. Price

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Abstract

In this study, we investigate the organization of the structural connectome in cognitively well participants with Parkinson’s disease (PD-Well; n = 31) and a subgroup of participants with Parkinson’s disease who have amnestic disturbances (PD-MI; n = 9). We explore correlations between connectome topology and vulnerable cognitive domains in Parkinson’s disease relative to non-Parkinson’s disease peers (control, n = 40). Diffusion-weighted MRI data and deterministic tractography were used to generate connectomes. Connectome topological indices under study included weighted indices of node strength, path length, clustering coefficient, and small-worldness. Relative to controls, node strength was reduced 4.99% for PD-Well (p = 0.041) and 13.2% for PD-MI ( p = 0.004). We found bilateral differences in the node strength between PD-MI and controls for inferior parietal, caudal middle frontal, posterior cingulate, precentral, and rostral middle frontal. Correlations between connectome and cognitive domains of interest showed that topological indices of global connectivity negatively associated with working memory and displayed more and larger negative correlations with neuropsychological indices of memory in PD-MI than in PD-Well and controls. These findings suggest that indices of network connectivity are reduced in PD-MI relative to PD-Well and control participants.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)106-124
Number of pages19
JournalNetwork Neuroscience
Volume2
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Mar 2018

Keywords

  • Cognitive decline
  • Connectivity
  • Connectome
  • Parkinson’s disease
  • Structural networks
  • Tractography

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