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Longitudinal Network Changes and Phenoconversion Risk in Isolated REM Sleep Behavior Disorder.

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Longitudinal Network Changes and Phenoconversion Risk in Isolated REM Sleep Behavior Disorder. Research square Eidelberg, D., Tang, C., Nakano, Y., Vo, A., Nguyen, N., Schindlbeck, K., Poston, K., Gagnon, J. F., Postuma, R., Niethammer, M., Ma, Y., Peng, S., Dhawan, V. 2024

Abstract

Isolated rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder (iRBD) is a prodromal syndrome for Parkinson's disease (PD) and related a-synucleinopathies. We conducted a longitudinal imaging study of network changes in iRBD and their relationship to phenoconversion. Expression levels for the PD-related motor and cognitive networks (PDRP and PDCP) were measured at baseline, 2 and 4 years, along with dopamine transporter (DAT) binding. PDRP and PDCP expression increased over time, with higher values in the former network. While abnormal functional connections were identified initially within the PDRP, others bridging the two networks appeared later. A model based on the rates of PDRP progression and putamen dopamine loss predicted phenoconversion within 1.2 years in individuals with iRBD. In aggregate, the data suggest that maladaptive reorganization of brain networks takes place in iRBD years before phenoconversion. Network expression and DAT binding measures can be used together to assess phenoconversion risk in these individuals.

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