Cited by 36Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and TreatmentsFunctional Brain Connectivity StudiesDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research

Brain Connectivity Alterations Are Associated with the Development of Dementia in Parkinson's Disease

Bertrand, Josie-Anne, McIntosh, Anthony R., Postuma, Ronald B., Kovacevic, Natasha, Latreille, Véronique, Panisset, Michel, Chouinard, Sylvain, Gagnon, Jean-François·2016·Brain Connectivity

Abstract

Dementia affects a high proportion of Parkinson's disease (PD) patients and poses a burden on caregivers and healthcare services. Electroencephalography (EEG) is a common nonevasive and nonexpensive technique that can easily be used in clinical settings to identify brain functional abnormalities. Only few studies had identified EEG abnormalities that can predict PD patients at higher risk for dementia. Brain connectivity EEG measures, such as multiscale entropy (MSE) and phase-locking value (PLV) analyses, may be more informative and sensitive to brain alterations leading to dementia than previously used methods. This study followed 62 dementia-free PD patients for a mean of 3.4 years to identify cerebral alterations that are associated with dementia. Baseline resting state EEG of patients who developed dementia (N = 18) was compared to those of patients who remained dementia-free (N = 44) and of 37 healthy subjects. MSE and PLV analyses were performed. Partial least squares statistical analysis revealed group differences associated with the development of dementia. Patients who developed dementia showed higher signal complexity and lower PLVs in low frequencies (mainly in delta frequency) than patients who remained dementia-free and controls. Conversely, both patient groups showed lower signal variability and higher PLVs in high frequencies (mainly in gamma frequency) compared to controls, with the strongest effect in patients who developed dementia. These findings suggest that specific disruptions of brain communication can be measured before PD patients develop dementia, providing a new potential marker to identify patients at highest risk of developing dementia and who are the best candidates for neuroprotective trials.

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Authors
Bertrand, J.-A., McIntosh, A. R., Postuma, R. B., Kovacevic, N., Latreille, V., Panisset, M., Chouinard, S., & Gagnon, J.-F.
Affiliations
  • Rotman Research Institute (CA)
  • Montreal General Hospital (CA)
  • Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal (CA)
  • Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CA)
  • Université du Québec à Montréal (CA)
Corresponding author
  • Bertrand, Josie-Anne
  • Gagnon, Jean-François
Venue
Brain Connectivity
Published
2016-04
Volume
6
Issue
3
Pages
216-224
ISSN
  • 2158-0014 (ISSN-L)
  • 2158-0022
OpenAlex
W2336733549
Cited by
36
References
54
Citations by year
2026: 3 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 5 · 2016: 1
FWCI
2.59
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Brain Connectivity (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Neurology › Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
Keywords
Parkinson's disease, dementia, resting-state EEG, multiscale entropy, phase locking value, delta oscillations, gamma oscillations, EEG complexity, dementia risk prediction, neurodegeneration biomarkers
MeSH terms
Adult, Aged, Brain, Dementia, Electroencephalography, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Neuropsychological Tests, Parkinson Disease, Case-Control Studies, Brain Waves, Connectome

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