Tran Khue, Hubbard Logan, Karmonik Christof, Boone Timothy B, Khavari Rose
Department of Urology, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX, USA.
Houston Methodist Research Institute, Translational Imaging Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Int Neurourol J. 2022 Feb;26(Suppl 1):S38-46. doi: 10.5213/inj.2142012.006. Epub 2021 Dec 2.
PURPOSE: This study evaluates the grey and white brain matter characteristics in women with multiple sclerosis (MS) and detrusor sphincter dyssynergia (DSD). Grey matter is assessed via the functional connectivity (FC) of brain regions activated during voiding, using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). Two white matter tracts involved in bladder function, the anterior thalamic radiation (ATR) and superior longitudinal fasciculus (SLF), were evaluated using diffusion tensor imaging. METHODS: Twenty-seven women with MS (2 groups: no-DSD [n=23] or DSD [n=4]), and 8 healthy controls (HCs) underwent concurrent urodynamic-fMRI evaluation with 4 cycles of bladder filling and emptying. A FC similarity measure (FC_sim) was calculated for each subject to express the similarity of individual FC at voiding initiation compared to all FC patterns. ATR and SLF tracts were traced and their fractional anisotropy (FA) and mean diffusivity (MD) were recorded. RESULTS: Mean FC_sim values were significantly different among the 3 groups indicating distinct FC patterns; however, no significant difference was found between DSD and no-DSD groups. DSD group showed trends of lower FA and higher MD- indicating loss of coherence-in all tracts compared to HCs, and in the left and right ATR when compared to MS women with neither DSD nor voiding dysfunction (VD), suggesting more damage in these tracts for MS women with DSD. CONCLUSION: Women with MS show distinctly different FC patterns compared to HCs. There are trends showing more damage in the ATR in women with MS and DSD compared to those with neither DSD nor VD.
目的:本研究评估患有多发性硬化症(MS)和逼尿肌括约肌协同失调(DSD)的女性的脑灰质和白质特征。使用功能磁共振成像(fMRI),通过排尿时激活的脑区的功能连接(FC)来评估灰质。使用扩散张量成像评估与膀胱功能相关的两条白质束,即丘脑前辐射(ATR)和上纵束(SLF)。 方法:27名患有MS的女性(2组:无DSD [n = 23]或DSD [n = 4])和8名健康对照者(HCs)接受了同步尿动力学 - fMRI评估,包括4个膀胱充盈和排空周期。为每个受试者计算功能连接相似性度量(FC_sim),以表达排尿开始时个体功能连接与所有功能连接模式的相似性。追踪ATR和SLF束,并记录其分数各向异性(FA)和平均扩散率(MD)。 结果:3组之间的平均FC_sim值存在显著差异,表明功能连接模式不同;然而,DSD组和无DSD组之间未发现显著差异。与健康对照者相比,DSD组在所有束中显示出FA降低和MD升高的趋势,表明连贯性丧失;与既无DSD也无排尿功能障碍(VD)的MS女性相比,在左侧和右侧ATR中也是如此,这表明患有DSD的MS女性在这些束中损伤更大。 结论:与健康对照者相比,患有MS的女性表现出明显不同的功能连接模式。与既无DSD也无VD的女性相比,患有MS和DSD的女性在ATR中显示出更多损伤的趋势。
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