Extensive cerebellar and thalamic degeneration in spinocerebellar ataxia type 10. 2019

Carlos R Hernandez-Castillo, and Rosalinda Diaz, and Israel Vaca-Palomares, and Diana L Torres, and Amanda Chirino, and Aurelio Campos-Romo, and Adriana Ochoa, and Astrid Rasmussen, and Juan Fernandez-Ruiz
CONACYT - Instituto de NeuroetologĂ­a, Universidad Veracruzana, Veracruz, Mexico.

Spinocerebellar ataxia type 10 (SCA10) is a hereditary neurodegenerative disorder caused by repeat expansions in the ATXN10 gene. Patients present with cerebellar ataxia frequently accompanied by seizures. Even though loss of cerebellar Purkinje neurons has been described, its brain degeneration pattern is unknown. Our aim was to characterize the gray and white matter degeneration patterns in SCA10 patients and the association with clinical features. We enrolled 18 patients with molecular diagnosis of SCA10 and 18 healthy individuals matched for age and sex. All participants underwent brain MRI including high-resolution anatomical and diffusion images. Whole-brain Tract-Based Spatial Statistics (TBSS) and Voxel-Based Morphometry (VBM) were performed to identify white and grey matter degeneration respectively. A second analysis in the cerebellum identified the unbiased pattern of degeneration. Motor impairment was assessed using the SARA Scale. TBSS analysis in the patient group revealed white matter atrophy exclusively in the cerebellum. VBM analysis showed extensive grey matter degeneration in the cerebellum, brainstem, thalamus, and putamen. Significant associations between cerebellar degeneration and SARA scores were found. Additionally, degeneration in thalamic GM and WM in the cerebellar lobule VI were significantly associated with the presence of seizures. The results show that besides cerebellum and brainstem, brain degeneration in SCA10 includes predominantly the putamen and thalamus; involvement of the latter is strongly associated with seizures. Analysis of the unbiased degeneration pattern in the cerebellum suggests lobules VIIIb, IX, and X as the primary cerebellar targets of the disease, which expands to the anterior lobe in later stages.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008279 Magnetic Resonance Imaging Non-invasive method of demonstrating internal anatomy based on the principle that atomic nuclei in a strong magnetic field absorb pulses of radiofrequency energy and emit them as radiowaves which can be reconstructed into computerized images. The concept includes proton spin tomographic techniques. Chemical Shift Imaging,MR Tomography,MRI Scans,MRI, Functional,Magnetic Resonance Image,Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Functional,Magnetization Transfer Contrast Imaging,NMR Imaging,NMR Tomography,Tomography, NMR,Tomography, Proton Spin,fMRI,Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging,Imaging, Chemical Shift,Proton Spin Tomography,Spin Echo Imaging,Steady-State Free Precession MRI,Tomography, MR,Zeugmatography,Chemical Shift Imagings,Echo Imaging, Spin,Echo Imagings, Spin,Functional MRI,Functional MRIs,Image, Magnetic Resonance,Imaging, Magnetic Resonance,Imaging, NMR,Imaging, Spin Echo,Imagings, Chemical Shift,Imagings, Spin Echo,MRI Scan,MRIs, Functional,Magnetic Resonance Images,Resonance Image, Magnetic,Scan, MRI,Scans, MRI,Shift Imaging, Chemical,Shift Imagings, Chemical,Spin Echo Imagings,Steady State Free Precession MRI
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D010375 Pedigree The record of descent or ancestry, particularly of a particular condition or trait, indicating individual family members, their relationships, and their status with respect to the trait or condition. Family Tree,Genealogical Tree,Genealogic Tree,Genetic Identity,Identity, Genetic,Family Trees,Genealogic Trees,Genealogical Trees,Genetic Identities,Identities, Genetic,Tree, Family,Tree, Genealogic,Tree, Genealogical,Trees, Family,Trees, Genealogic,Trees, Genealogical
D011699 Putamen The largest and most lateral of the BASAL GANGLIA lying between the lateral medullary lamina of the GLOBUS PALLIDUS and the EXTERNAL CAPSULE. It is part of the neostriatum and forms part of the LENTIFORM NUCLEUS along with the GLOBUS PALLIDUS. Nucleus Putamen,Nucleus Putamens,Putamen, Nucleus,Putamens,Putamens, Nucleus
D002531 Cerebellum The part of brain that lies behind the BRAIN STEM in the posterior base of skull (CRANIAL FOSSA, POSTERIOR). It is also known as the "little brain" with convolutions similar to those of CEREBRAL CORTEX, inner white matter, and deep cerebellar nuclei. Its function is to coordinate voluntary movements, maintain balance, and learn motor skills. Cerebella,Corpus Cerebelli,Parencephalon,Cerebellums,Parencephalons
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D013788 Thalamus Paired bodies containing mostly GRAY MATTER and forming part of the lateral wall of the THIRD VENTRICLE of the brain. Thalamencephalon,Thalamencephalons

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