新冠后综合征的多模态神经影像学与认知的相关性研究。

Multimodal neuroimaging in post-COVID syndrome and correlation with cognition.

机构信息

Department of Neurology, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Health Research Institute 'San Carlos' (IdISCC), Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain.

Department of Radiology, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Health Research Institute 'San Carlos' (IdISCC), Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain.

出版信息

Brain. 2023 May 2;146(5):2142-2152. doi: 10.1093/brain/awac384.

Abstract

Brain changes have been reported in the first weeks after SARS-CoV-2 infection. However, limited literature exists about brain alterations in post-COVID syndrome, a condition increasingly associated with cognitive impairment. The present study aimed to evaluate brain functional and structural alterations in patients with post-COVID syndrome, and assess whether these brain alterations were related to cognitive dysfunction. Eighty-six patients with post-COVID syndrome and 36 healthy controls were recruited and underwent neuroimaging acquisition and a comprehensive neuropsychological assessment. Cognitive and neuroimaging examinations were performed 11 months after the first symptoms of SARS-CoV-2. Whole-brain functional connectivity analysis was performed. Voxel-based morphometry was performed to evaluate grey matter volume, and diffusion tensor imaging was carried out to analyse white-matter alterations. Correlations between cognition and brain changes were conducted and Bonferroni corrected. Post-COVID syndrome patients presented with functional connectivity changes, characterized by hypoconnectivity between left and right parahippocampal areas, and between bilateral orbitofrontal and cerebellar areas compared to controls. These alterations were accompanied by reduced grey matter volume in cortical, limbic and cerebellar areas, and alterations in white matter axial and mean diffusivity. Grey matter volume loss showed significant associations with cognitive dysfunction. These cognitive and brain alterations were more pronounced in hospitalized patients compared to non-hospitalized patients. No associations with vaccination status were found. The present study shows persistent structural and functional brain abnormalities 11 months after the acute infection. These changes are associated with cognitive dysfunction and contribute to a better understanding of the pathophysiology of the post-COVID syndrome.

摘要

据报道,在 SARS-CoV-2 感染后的第一周内大脑就发生了变化。然而,关于新冠病毒感染后综合征(一种与认知障碍越来越相关的疾病)的大脑改变,相关文献有限。本研究旨在评估新冠病毒感染后综合征患者的大脑功能和结构改变,并评估这些大脑改变是否与认知功能障碍有关。招募了 86 名新冠病毒感染后综合征患者和 36 名健康对照者,并进行了神经影像学采集和全面的神经心理学评估。认知和神经影像学检查在 SARS-CoV-2 首次症状出现 11 个月后进行。进行了全脑功能连接分析。进行了体素形态计量学评估以评估灰质体积,并进行了扩散张量成像以分析白质改变。进行了认知与大脑变化之间的相关性分析,并进行了 Bonferroni 校正。与对照组相比,新冠病毒感染后综合征患者表现出功能连接改变,特征为左、右海马旁区之间以及双侧眶额和小脑区之间的连接减少。这些改变伴随着皮质、边缘和小脑区域的灰质体积减少,以及白质轴向和平均弥散度的改变。灰质体积减少与认知功能障碍显著相关。与非住院患者相比,住院患者的这些认知和大脑改变更为明显。与疫苗接种状态无关联。本研究显示,在急性感染后 11 个月,大脑仍存在持续的结构和功能异常。这些变化与认知功能障碍有关,有助于更好地理解新冠病毒感染后综合征的病理生理学。

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