Clinical relevance of disrupted topological organization of anatomical connectivity in behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia
Clinical Relevance
03 medical and health sciences
Diffusion Tensor Imaging
0302 clinical medicine
Frontotemporal Dementia
Humans
Brain
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Article
3. Good health
DOI:
10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2023.01.004
Publication Date:
2023-01-11T16:12:06Z
AUTHORS (7)
ABSTRACT
Graph theory is a novel approach used to examine the balance of brain connectomes. However, the clinical relevance of white matter (WM) connectome changes in the behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD) is not well understood. We aimed to investigate the clinical relevance of WM topological alterations in bvFTD. Thirty patients with probable bvFTD and 30 healthy controls underwent diffusion tensor imaging, structural MRI, and neuropsychological assessment. WM connectivity between 90 brain regions was calculated and the graph approach was applied to capture the individual characteristics of the anatomical network. Voxel-based morphometry and tract-based spatial statistics were used to present the gray matter atrophy and disrupted WM integrity. The topological organization was disrupted in patients with bvFTD both globally and locally. Compared to controls, bvFTD data showed a different pattern of hub region distributions. Notably, the nodal efficiency of the right superior orbital frontal gyrus was associated with apathy and disinhibition. Topological measures may be potential image markers for early diagnosis and disease severity monitoring of bvFTD.
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