The width of the third ventricle associates with cognition and behaviour in motor neuron disease.

Juan Francisco Vázquez CostaSara Carratalà-BoscàJosé I TemblVictoria Fornés-FerrerJordi Pérez-TurLuis Martí-BonmatíTeresa Sevilla

Published in: Acta neurologica Scandinavica (2018)

The enlargement of the WTV found in the different MND phenotypes is attributable to the subcortical grey matter atrophy and is associated with cognitive and behavioural impairment. Larger longitudinal studies are needed to determine its role as biomarker in MND patients with frontotemporal dementia.

Keyphrases

white matter
multiple sclerosis
pulmonary artery
pulmonary hypertension
cross sectional
case control
mild cognitive impairment
congenital heart disease
pulmonary arterial hypertension
left ventricular