Introduction: The neuroanatomical substrate of stridor associated with Multiple System Atrophy (MSA) remains unclear. We evaluated stridor-related gray matter (GM) changes in MSA. Methods: 36 MSA patients underwent standardized nocturnal video-polysomnography and brain MRI. Differences in GM density between MSA patients with and without stridor and a sample of 22 matched healthy controls were evaluated with Voxel Based Morphometry protocol supplemented by a specific tool (SUIT) for analysing infratentorial structures. Results: Stridor was confirmed in 14 patients (10 MSA-cerebellar variant; 10 M; mean ± SD age = 61.6 ± 8.9years; disease duration = 5.2 ± 2.9years) and absent in 22 (11 MSA-cerebellar variant; 18 M; age = 61.4 ± 9.9years; disease duration = 4.8 ± 3.4years). Compared to MSA without stridor, patients with stridor showed higher GM density in the cerebellum (p < 0.05, corrected for the MSA-cerebellar variant and uncorrected when considering both MSA-variants) and lower in the striatum (p < 0.05, uncorrected). Conclusions: This preliminary study has demonstrated for the first time in MSA stridor-related GM changes in striatal and cerebellar regions. Abnormalities in these regions were previously reported in dystonic disorders affecting laryngeal muscles, suggesting the hypothesis that stridor pathophysiology is dystonia-related. These results need however to be confirmed in a larger sample of patients.

Testa, C., Calandra-Buonaura, G., Evangelisti, S., Giannini, G., Provini, F., Ratti, S., et al. (2019). Stridor-related gray matter alterations in multiple system atrophy: A pilot study. PARKINSONISM & RELATED DISORDERS, 62, 226-230 [10.1016/j.parkreldis.2018.11.018].

Stridor-related gray matter alterations in multiple system atrophy: A pilot study

Testa, Claudia;Calandra-Buonaura, Giovanna;Evangelisti, Stefania;Giannini, Giulia;Provini, Federica;Ratti, Stefano;Talozzi, Lia;Manners, David Neil;Lodi, Raffaele;Tonon, Caterina;Cortelli, Pietro
2019

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Introduction: The neuroanatomical substrate of stridor associated with Multiple System Atrophy (MSA) remains unclear. We evaluated stridor-related gray matter (GM) changes in MSA. Methods: 36 MSA patients underwent standardized nocturnal video-polysomnography and brain MRI. Differences in GM density between MSA patients with and without stridor and a sample of 22 matched healthy controls were evaluated with Voxel Based Morphometry protocol supplemented by a specific tool (SUIT) for analysing infratentorial structures. Results: Stridor was confirmed in 14 patients (10 MSA-cerebellar variant; 10 M; mean ± SD age = 61.6 ± 8.9years; disease duration = 5.2 ± 2.9years) and absent in 22 (11 MSA-cerebellar variant; 18 M; age = 61.4 ± 9.9years; disease duration = 4.8 ± 3.4years). Compared to MSA without stridor, patients with stridor showed higher GM density in the cerebellum (p < 0.05, corrected for the MSA-cerebellar variant and uncorrected when considering both MSA-variants) and lower in the striatum (p < 0.05, uncorrected). Conclusions: This preliminary study has demonstrated for the first time in MSA stridor-related GM changes in striatal and cerebellar regions. Abnormalities in these regions were previously reported in dystonic disorders affecting laryngeal muscles, suggesting the hypothesis that stridor pathophysiology is dystonia-related. These results need however to be confirmed in a larger sample of patients.
2019
Testa, C., Calandra-Buonaura, G., Evangelisti, S., Giannini, G., Provini, F., Ratti, S., et al. (2019). Stridor-related gray matter alterations in multiple system atrophy: A pilot study. PARKINSONISM & RELATED DISORDERS, 62, 226-230 [10.1016/j.parkreldis.2018.11.018].
Testa, Claudia; Calandra-Buonaura, Giovanna; Evangelisti, Stefania; Giannini, Giulia; Provini, Federica; Ratti, Stefano; Cecere, Annagrazia; Talozzi, ...espandi
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