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Corpus callosum (CC) is the main tract connecting the hemispheres, but the clinical significance of CC atrophy is poorly understood. The aim of this work was to investigate clinical and functional correlates of CC atrophy in subjects with age-related white matter changes (ARWMC). In 569 elderly subjects with ARWMC from the Leukoaraiosis And DISability (LADIS) study, the CC was segmented on the normalised mid-sagittal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) slice and subdivided into five regions. Correlations between the CC areas and subjective memory complaints, mini mental state examination (MMSE) score, history of depression, geriatric depression scale (GDS) score, subjective gait difficulty, history of falls, walking speed, and total score on the short physical performance battery (SPPB) were analyzed. Significant correlations between CC atrophy and MMSE, SPPB, and walking speed were identified, and the CC areas were smaller in subjects with subjective gait difficulty. The correlations remained significant after correction for ARWMC grade. In conclusion, CC atrophy was independently associated with impaired global cognitive and motor function in subjects with ARWMC. © 2006 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Author(s): Ryberg C, Rostrup E, Stegmann MB, Barkhof F, Scheltens P, van Straaten ECW, Fazekas F, Schmidt R, Ferro JM, Baezner H, Erkinjuntti T, Jokinen H, Wahlund L-O, O'Brien J, Basile AM, Pantoni L, Inzitari D, Waldemar G
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Neurobiology of Aging
Year: 2007
Volume: 28
Issue: 6
Pages: 955-963
Print publication date: 01/06/2007
ISSN (print): 0197-4580
ISSN (electronic): 1558-1497
Publisher: Elsevier Inc.
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2006.04.008
DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2006.04.008
PubMed id: 16797787
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