The neural correlates and clinical characteristics of psychosis in the frontotemporal dementia continuum and the C9orf72 expansion
Objective: This present study aims to address the gap in the literature regarding the severity and underlying neural correlates of psychotic symptoms in frontotemporal dementia with and without the C9orf72 gene expansion. Methods: Fifty-six patients with behavioural variant frontotemporal dementia (...
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doaj-3e684b393ece4cba81e674bb70ce91982020-11-24T23:30:20ZengElsevierNeuroImage: Clinical2213-15822017-01-0113C43944510.1016/j.nicl.2016.11.028The neural correlates and clinical characteristics of psychosis in the frontotemporal dementia continuum and the C9orf72 expansionEmma M Devenney0Ramon Landin-Romero1Muireann Irish2Michael Hornberger3Eneida Mioshi4Glenda M. Halliday5Matthew C. Kiernan6John R. Hodges7Neuroscience Research Australia, Barker Street, Sydney, NSW 2031, AustraliaNeuroscience Research Australia, Barker Street, Sydney, NSW 2031, AustraliaNeuroscience Research Australia, Barker Street, Sydney, NSW 2031, AustraliaUniversity of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, United KingdomUniversity of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, United KingdomNeuroscience Research Australia, Barker Street, Sydney, NSW 2031, AustraliaNeuroscience Research Australia, Barker Street, Sydney, NSW 2031, AustraliaNeuroscience Research Australia, Barker Street, Sydney, NSW 2031, AustraliaObjective: This present study aims to address the gap in the literature regarding the severity and underlying neural correlates of psychotic symptoms in frontotemporal dementia with and without the C9orf72 gene expansion. Methods: Fifty-six patients with behavioural variant frontotemporal dementia (20 with concomitant amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) and 23 healthy controls underwent neuropsychological assessments, detailed clinical interview for assessment of psychosis symptoms, brain MRI and genetic testing. Carers underwent a clinical interview based upon the neuropsychiatric inventory. Patients were assessed at ForeFront, the Frontotemporal Dementia Research Group at Neuroscience Research Australia or at the Brain and Mind Centre, between January 2008 and December 2013. An index of psychosis was calculated, taking into account the degree and severity of psychosis in each case. Voxel-based morphometry analyses were used to explore relationships between the psychosis index and grey matter changes. Results: Thirty-four percent of frontotemporal dementia patients showed psychotic features. C9orf72 expansion cases were more likely to exhibit psychotic symptoms than non-carriers (64% vs. 26%; p = 0.006), which were also more severe (psychotic index 23.1 vs. 8.1; p = 0.002). Delusions comprised persecutory, somatic, jealous and grandiose types and were present in 57% of C9orf72 carriers and 19% of non-carriers (p = 0.006). Auditory, visual or tactile hallucinations were present in 36% of C9orf72 carriers and 17% of non-carriers (p = 0.13). Increased psychotic symptoms in C9orf72 expansion carriers correlated with atrophy in a distributed cortical and subcortical network that included discrete regions of the frontal, temporal and occipital cortices, as well as the thalamus, striatum and cerebellum. Conclusions: This study underlines the need to consider and assess for psychotic symptoms in the frontotemporal dementia-amyotrophic lateral sclerosis continuum particularly in those with C9orf72 gene expansions. The network of brain regions identified in this study is strikingly similar to that identified in other psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia, which suggests that treatment strategies in psychiatry may be beneficial for the management of psychotic symptoms in frontotemporal dementia.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213158216302352Frontotemporal dementiaAmyotrophic lateral sclerosisC9orf72 expansionPsychosisSchizophreniaNeuroimaging |
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Emma M Devenney Ramon Landin-Romero Muireann Irish Michael Hornberger Eneida Mioshi Glenda M. Halliday Matthew C. Kiernan John R. Hodges The neural correlates and clinical characteristics of psychosis in the frontotemporal dementia continuum and the C9orf72 expansion NeuroImage: Clinical Frontotemporal dementia Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis C9orf72 expansion Psychosis Schizophrenia Neuroimaging |
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Emma M Devenney Ramon Landin-Romero Muireann Irish Michael Hornberger Eneida Mioshi Glenda M. Halliday Matthew C. Kiernan John R. Hodges |
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The neural correlates and clinical characteristics of psychosis in the frontotemporal dementia continuum and the C9orf72 expansion |
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The neural correlates and clinical characteristics of psychosis in the frontotemporal dementia continuum and the C9orf72 expansion |
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The neural correlates and clinical characteristics of psychosis in the frontotemporal dementia continuum and the C9orf72 expansion |
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The neural correlates and clinical characteristics of psychosis in the frontotemporal dementia continuum and the C9orf72 expansion |
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The neural correlates and clinical characteristics of psychosis in the frontotemporal dementia continuum and the C9orf72 expansion |
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neural correlates and clinical characteristics of psychosis in the frontotemporal dementia continuum and the c9orf72 expansion |
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Objective: This present study aims to address the gap in the literature regarding the severity and underlying neural correlates of psychotic symptoms in frontotemporal dementia with and without the C9orf72 gene expansion.
Methods: Fifty-six patients with behavioural variant frontotemporal dementia (20 with concomitant amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) and 23 healthy controls underwent neuropsychological assessments, detailed clinical interview for assessment of psychosis symptoms, brain MRI and genetic testing. Carers underwent a clinical interview based upon the neuropsychiatric inventory. Patients were assessed at ForeFront, the Frontotemporal Dementia Research Group at Neuroscience Research Australia or at the Brain and Mind Centre, between January 2008 and December 2013.
An index of psychosis was calculated, taking into account the degree and severity of psychosis in each case. Voxel-based morphometry analyses were used to explore relationships between the psychosis index and grey matter changes.
Results: Thirty-four percent of frontotemporal dementia patients showed psychotic features. C9orf72 expansion cases were more likely to exhibit psychotic symptoms than non-carriers (64% vs. 26%; p = 0.006), which were also more severe (psychotic index 23.1 vs. 8.1; p = 0.002). Delusions comprised persecutory, somatic, jealous and grandiose types and were present in 57% of C9orf72 carriers and 19% of non-carriers (p = 0.006). Auditory, visual or tactile hallucinations were present in 36% of C9orf72 carriers and 17% of non-carriers (p = 0.13). Increased psychotic symptoms in C9orf72 expansion carriers correlated with atrophy in a distributed cortical and subcortical network that included discrete regions of the frontal, temporal and occipital cortices, as well as the thalamus, striatum and cerebellum.
Conclusions: This study underlines the need to consider and assess for psychotic symptoms in the frontotemporal dementia-amyotrophic lateral sclerosis continuum particularly in those with C9orf72 gene expansions. The network of brain regions identified in this study is strikingly similar to that identified in other psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia, which suggests that treatment strategies in psychiatry may be beneficial for the management of psychotic symptoms in frontotemporal dementia. |
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Frontotemporal dementia Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis C9orf72 expansion Psychosis Schizophrenia Neuroimaging |
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