Abstract
Objective A prior longitudinal study demonstrates that free-water diffusion magnetic resonance imaging (dMRI) tracks progression in the substantia nigra (Ofori et al., 2015b). Here, we test the acute effects of antiparkinsonian medication on this established imaging progression marker for the first time. Methods Fifteen PD patients underwent dMRI OFF and ON-medication one day apart. ON-medication, patients were tested approximately 45min after their usual dose of antiparkinsonian medication. OFF-medication, patients were tested after not taking antiparkinsonian medication for >12h. OFF and ON-medication was counter-balanced across subjects. For dMRI, we computed free-water and free-water corrected fractional anisotropy (FAt) within the following regions: caudate, putamen, substantia nigra, and subthalamic nucleus. Results ON-medication significantly reduced parkinsonian motor symptoms compared with OFF-medication (p
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 417-421 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | NeuroImage: Clinical |
Volume | 14 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2017 |
Keywords
- dMRI
- Parkinson's disease
- Antiparkinsonian medication
- Free-water
- Free-water corrected fractional anisotropy