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Characterizing Thalamo-Cortical Structural Connectivity in Essential Tremor with Diffusional Kurtosis Imaging Tractography.


ABSTRACT: Background:Neuromodulation of the cerebello-thalamo-cortical (CTC) circuit via thalamic stimulation is an effective therapy for essential tremor (ET). In order to develop non-invasive neuromodulation approaches, clinically relevant thalamo-cortical connections must be elucidated. Methods:Twenty-eight subjects (18 ET patients and 10 controls) underwent MRI diffusional kurtosis imaging (DKI). A deterministic fiber-tracking algorithm based on DKI was used, with a seeding region placed at the ventral intermediate nucleus (Vim-located based on intraoperative physiology) to the ending regions at the supplementary motor area (SMA), pre-SMA, or primary motor cortex. One-tailed t-tests were performed to compare groups, and associations with tremor severity were determined by Pearson correlations. All p-values were adjusted for multiple comparisons using Bonferroni correction. Results:There was a decrease in the mean diffusivity (MD) in patients compared to controls in all three tracts: Vim-M1 (ET 0.87, control 0.96, p < 0.01), Vim-SMA (ET 0.86, control 0.96, p < 0.05), and Vim-pre-SMA (ET 0.87, control 0.95, p < 0.05). There was a significant positive correlation between Tremor Rating Scale score and MK (r = 0.471, p = 0.033) and mean FA (r = 0.438, p = 0.045) for the Vim-SMA tract, and no significant correlation for the Vim-pre-SMA or Vim-M1 tracts was found. Discussion:Patients with ET demonstrated a reinforcement of Vim-cortical connectivity, with higher Vim-SMA connectivity being associated with greater tremor severity. This finding suggests that the Vim-SMA connection is relevant to the underlying pathophysiology of ET, and inhibition of the SMA may be an effective therapeutic approach.

SUBMITTER: Revuelta G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6727860 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Characterizing Thalamo-Cortical Structural Connectivity in Essential Tremor with Diffusional Kurtosis Imaging Tractography.

Revuelta Gonzalo G   McGill Corinne C   Jensen Jens H JH   Bonilha Leonardo L  

Tremor and other hyperkinetic movements (New York, N.Y.) 20190902


<h4>Background</h4>Neuromodulation of the cerebello-thalamo-cortical (CTC) circuit via thalamic stimulation is an effective therapy for essential tremor (ET). In order to develop non-invasive neuromodulation approaches, clinically relevant thalamo-cortical connections must be elucidated.<h4>Methods</h4>Twenty-eight subjects (18 ET patients and 10 controls) underwent MRI diffusional kurtosis imaging (DKI). A deterministic fiber-tracking algorithm based on DKI was used, with a seeding region place  ...[more]

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