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Article type: Research Article
Authors: Bange, Manuela; 1 | Gonzalez-Escamilla, Gabriela; 1 | Lang, Nadine Sandra Claudiaa | Ding, Haoa | Radetz, Angelaa | Herz, Damian Marca; b | Schöllhorn, Wolfgang Immanuelc | Muthuraman, Muthuramana; 1 | Groppa, Sergiua; 1; *
Affiliations: [a] Section of Movement Disorders and Neurostimulation, Department of Neurology, Focus Program Translational Neuroscience (FTN), University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany | [b] MRC Brain Network Dynamics Unit at the University of Oxford, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK | [c] Institute of Sports Science, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
Correspondence: [*] Correspondingauthor: Prof. Dr. Sergiu Groppa, Department of Neurology, Focus Program Translational Neuroscience (FTN), Rhine-Main Neuroscience Network (rmn2), University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Langenbeckstrasse 1, 55131 Mainz, Germany. Tel.: +49 6131 17 2998; E-mail: segroppa@uni-mainz.de.
Note: [1] These authors contributed equally to this work.
Abstract: Background:Gait impairments are common in Parkinson’s disease (PD). The pathological mechanisms are complex and not thoroughly elucidated, thus quantitative and objective parameters that closely relate to gait characteristics are critically needed to improve the diagnostic assessments and monitor disease progression. The substantia nigra is a relay structure within basal ganglia brainstem loops that is centrally involved in gait modulation. Objective:We tested the hypothesis that quantitative gait biomechanics are related to the microstructural integrity of the substantia nigra and PD-relevant gait abnormalities are independent from bradykinesia-linked speed reductions. Methods:Thirty-eight PD patients and 33 age-matched control participants walked on a treadmill at fixed speeds. Gait parameters were fed into a principal component analysis to delineate relevant features. We applied the neurite orientation dispersion and density imaging (NODDI) model on diffusion-weighted MR-images to calculate the free-water content as an advanced marker of microstructural integrity of the substantia nigra and tested its associations with gait parameters. Results:Patients showed increased duration of stance phase, load response, pre-swing, and double support time, as well as reduced duration of single support and swing time. Gait rhythmic alterations associated positively with the free-water content in the right substantia nigra in PD, indicating that patients with more severe neurodegeneration extend the duration of stance phase, load response, and pre-swing. Conclusion:The results provide evidence that gait alterations are not merely a byproduct of bradykinesia-related reduced walking speed. The data-supported association between free-water and the rhythmic component highlights the potential of substantia nigra microstructure imaging as a measure of gait-dysfunction and disease-progression.
Keywords: Parkinson’s disease, gait, substantia nigra, free-water, diffusion-weighted imaging
DOI: 10.3233/JPD-223225
Journal: Journal of Parkinson's Disease, vol. 12, no. 5, pp. 1575-1590, 2022
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