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July 02, 2019; 93 (1) Article

Limbic neurochemical changes in patients with functional motor symptoms

Benedetta Demartini, Orsola Gambini, Carla Uggetti, Maurizio Cariati, Marcello Cadioli, Diana Goeta, View ORCID ProfileSara Marceglia, Roberta Ferrucci, Alberto Priori
First published June 5, 2019, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000007717
Benedetta Demartini
From the Dipartimento di Scienze della Salute (B.D., O.G., D.G., R.F., A.P.), Università degli Studi di Milano; Unità di Psichiatria II (B.D., O.G., D.G.) and III Clinica Neurologica (R.F., A.P.), and Neuroradiology Unit, Radiology Department (C.U., M. Cariati), ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo, Milan; Philips Health Care (M. Cadioli), Monza; Dipartimento di Ingegneria e Architettura (S.M.), Università degli Studi di Trieste; and “Aldo Ravelli” Research Center for Neurotechnology and Experimental Brain Therapeutics (B.D., O.G., R.F., A.P.), University of Milan, Italy.
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Orsola Gambini
From the Dipartimento di Scienze della Salute (B.D., O.G., D.G., R.F., A.P.), Università degli Studi di Milano; Unità di Psichiatria II (B.D., O.G., D.G.) and III Clinica Neurologica (R.F., A.P.), and Neuroradiology Unit, Radiology Department (C.U., M. Cariati), ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo, Milan; Philips Health Care (M. Cadioli), Monza; Dipartimento di Ingegneria e Architettura (S.M.), Università degli Studi di Trieste; and “Aldo Ravelli” Research Center for Neurotechnology and Experimental Brain Therapeutics (B.D., O.G., R.F., A.P.), University of Milan, Italy.
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Carla Uggetti
From the Dipartimento di Scienze della Salute (B.D., O.G., D.G., R.F., A.P.), Università degli Studi di Milano; Unità di Psichiatria II (B.D., O.G., D.G.) and III Clinica Neurologica (R.F., A.P.), and Neuroradiology Unit, Radiology Department (C.U., M. Cariati), ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo, Milan; Philips Health Care (M. Cadioli), Monza; Dipartimento di Ingegneria e Architettura (S.M.), Università degli Studi di Trieste; and “Aldo Ravelli” Research Center for Neurotechnology and Experimental Brain Therapeutics (B.D., O.G., R.F., A.P.), University of Milan, Italy.
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Maurizio Cariati
From the Dipartimento di Scienze della Salute (B.D., O.G., D.G., R.F., A.P.), Università degli Studi di Milano; Unità di Psichiatria II (B.D., O.G., D.G.) and III Clinica Neurologica (R.F., A.P.), and Neuroradiology Unit, Radiology Department (C.U., M. Cariati), ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo, Milan; Philips Health Care (M. Cadioli), Monza; Dipartimento di Ingegneria e Architettura (S.M.), Università degli Studi di Trieste; and “Aldo Ravelli” Research Center for Neurotechnology and Experimental Brain Therapeutics (B.D., O.G., R.F., A.P.), University of Milan, Italy.
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Marcello Cadioli
From the Dipartimento di Scienze della Salute (B.D., O.G., D.G., R.F., A.P.), Università degli Studi di Milano; Unità di Psichiatria II (B.D., O.G., D.G.) and III Clinica Neurologica (R.F., A.P.), and Neuroradiology Unit, Radiology Department (C.U., M. Cariati), ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo, Milan; Philips Health Care (M. Cadioli), Monza; Dipartimento di Ingegneria e Architettura (S.M.), Università degli Studi di Trieste; and “Aldo Ravelli” Research Center for Neurotechnology and Experimental Brain Therapeutics (B.D., O.G., R.F., A.P.), University of Milan, Italy.
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Diana Goeta
From the Dipartimento di Scienze della Salute (B.D., O.G., D.G., R.F., A.P.), Università degli Studi di Milano; Unità di Psichiatria II (B.D., O.G., D.G.) and III Clinica Neurologica (R.F., A.P.), and Neuroradiology Unit, Radiology Department (C.U., M. Cariati), ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo, Milan; Philips Health Care (M. Cadioli), Monza; Dipartimento di Ingegneria e Architettura (S.M.), Università degli Studi di Trieste; and “Aldo Ravelli” Research Center for Neurotechnology and Experimental Brain Therapeutics (B.D., O.G., R.F., A.P.), University of Milan, Italy.
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Sara Marceglia
From the Dipartimento di Scienze della Salute (B.D., O.G., D.G., R.F., A.P.), Università degli Studi di Milano; Unità di Psichiatria II (B.D., O.G., D.G.) and III Clinica Neurologica (R.F., A.P.), and Neuroradiology Unit, Radiology Department (C.U., M. Cariati), ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo, Milan; Philips Health Care (M. Cadioli), Monza; Dipartimento di Ingegneria e Architettura (S.M.), Università degli Studi di Trieste; and “Aldo Ravelli” Research Center for Neurotechnology and Experimental Brain Therapeutics (B.D., O.G., R.F., A.P.), University of Milan, Italy.
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Roberta Ferrucci
From the Dipartimento di Scienze della Salute (B.D., O.G., D.G., R.F., A.P.), Università degli Studi di Milano; Unità di Psichiatria II (B.D., O.G., D.G.) and III Clinica Neurologica (R.F., A.P.), and Neuroradiology Unit, Radiology Department (C.U., M. Cariati), ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo, Milan; Philips Health Care (M. Cadioli), Monza; Dipartimento di Ingegneria e Architettura (S.M.), Università degli Studi di Trieste; and “Aldo Ravelli” Research Center for Neurotechnology and Experimental Brain Therapeutics (B.D., O.G., R.F., A.P.), University of Milan, Italy.
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Alberto Priori
From the Dipartimento di Scienze della Salute (B.D., O.G., D.G., R.F., A.P.), Università degli Studi di Milano; Unità di Psichiatria II (B.D., O.G., D.G.) and III Clinica Neurologica (R.F., A.P.), and Neuroradiology Unit, Radiology Department (C.U., M. Cariati), ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo, Milan; Philips Health Care (M. Cadioli), Monza; Dipartimento di Ingegneria e Architettura (S.M.), Università degli Studi di Trieste; and “Aldo Ravelli” Research Center for Neurotechnology and Experimental Brain Therapeutics (B.D., O.G., R.F., A.P.), University of Milan, Italy.
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Limbic neurochemical changes in patients with functional motor symptoms
Benedetta Demartini, Orsola Gambini, Carla Uggetti, Maurizio Cariati, Marcello Cadioli, Diana Goeta, Sara Marceglia, Roberta Ferrucci, Alberto Priori
Neurology Jul 2019, 93 (1) e52-e58; DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000007717

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Abstract

Objective To assess by magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) the N-acetylaspartate, myo-inositol, choline, sum of glutamate and glutamine (Glx), and creatine (Cr) content in the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC)/medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) and in the occipital cortex (OCC) (control region) in patients with functional motor symptoms (FMS) and healthy controls, and to determine whether neurochemical limbic changes as estimated by MRS correlate with FMS-related motor symptom severity, alexithymia, anxiety, depression, and quality of life.

Methods This case-control study enrolled 10 patients with FMS and 10 healthy controls. Participants underwent MRS and were tested with the Mini-Mental State Examination, Hamilton Depression Rating Scale, Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale, 20-Item Toronto Alexithymia Scale, and EuroQol 5D.

Results In patients with FMS, MRS showed increased Glx/Cr in the ACC/mPFC but normal content in the control OCC. All the other metabolites tested were normal in both regions. The increased Glx/Cr content in the ACC/mPFC correlated with alexithymia, anxiety, and severity of symptoms.

Conclusions The abnormal limbic Glx increase could have a crucial pathophysiologic role in FMS, possibly by altering limbic-motor interactions, ultimately leading to abnormal movements.

Glossary

ACC=
anterior cingulate cortex;
ANOVA=
analysis of variance;
Cho=
choline;
Cr=
creatine;
EQ-5D=
EuroQol 5D;
FMS=
functional motor symptoms;
Glx=
sum of glutamate and glutamine;
HAM-A=
Hamilton Rating Scale for Anxiety;
HAM-D=
Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression;
MI=
myo-inositol;
MMSE=
Mini-Mental State Examination;
mPFC=
medial prefrontal cortex;
MRS=
magnetic resonance spectroscopy;
NAA=
N-acetylaspartate;
OCC=
occipital cortex;
PMRDS=
Psychogenic Movement Disorders rating scale;
TAS-20=
20-item Toronto Alexithymia Scale;
TE=
echo time;
TR=
repetition time

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  • Received July 12, 2018.
  • Accepted in final form February 11, 2019.
  • © 2019 American Academy of Neurology
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