Fiber-Specific White Matter Alterations in Parkinson's Disease Patients with GBA Gene Mutations.
Christina AndicaKoji KamagataUchida WataruYuya SaitoKaito TakabayashiAkifumi HagiwaraHaruka Takeshige-AmanoTaku HatanoNobutaka HattoriShigeki AokiPublished in: Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society (2023)
We report reduced fiber-specific WM density and bundle cross-sectional size in patients with GBA-PD, suggesting neurodegeneration linked to glucocerebrosidase deficiency, α-synuclein accumulation, and poorer cognition and motor functions. Conversely, patients with iPD showed increased fiber bundle size, likely because of WM reorganization. © 2023 The Authors. Movement Disorders published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society.