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Preoperative thalamus volume is not associated with preoperative cognitive impairment (preCI) or postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD)

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Title:Preoperative thalamus volume is not associated with preoperative cognitive impairment (preCI) or postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD)
Creators Name:Fislage, M., Feinkohl, I., Borchers, F., Pischon, T., Spies, C.D., Winterer, G. and Zacharias, N.
Abstract:A growing body of literature suggests the important role of the thalamus in cognition and neurodegenerative diseases. This study aims to elucidate whether the preoperative thalamic volume is associated with preoperative cognitive impairment (preCI) and whether it is predictive for postoperative cognitive dysfunction at 3 months (POCD). We enrolled 301 patients aged 65 or older and without signs of dementia who were undergoing elective surgery. Magnetic resonance imaging was conducted prior to surgery. Freesurfer (version 5.3.) was used to automatically segment the thalamus volume. A neuropsychological test battery was administered before surgery and at a 3 month follow-up. It included the computerized tests Paired Associate Learning (PAL), Verbal Recognition Memory (VRM), Spatial Span Length (SSP), Simple Reaction Time (SRT), the pen-and-paper Trail-Making-Test (TMT) and the manual Grooved Pegboard Test (GPT). Using a reliable change index, preCI and POCD were defined as total Z-score > 1.96 (sum score over all tests) and/or Z-scores > 1.96 in ≥ 2 individual cognitive test parameters. For statistical analyses, multivariable logistic regression models were applied. Age, sex and intracranial volume were covariates in the models. Of 301 patients who received a presurgical neuropsychological testing and MRI, 34 (11.3%) had preCI. 89 patients (29.5%) were lost to follow-up. The remaining 212 patients received a follow-up cognitive test after 3 months, of whom 25 (8.3%) presented with POCD. Independently of age, sex and intracranial volume, neither preCI (OR per cm(3) increment 0.81 [95% CI 0.60-1.07] p = 0.14) nor POCD (OR 1.02 per cm(3) increment [95% CI 0.75-1.40] p = 0.87) were statistically significantly associated with patients' preoperative thalamus volume. In this cohort we could not show an association of presurgical thalamus volume with preCI or POCD.
Keywords:Cognitive Ageing, Cognitive Neuroscience, Neurological Disorders, Predictive Markers
Source:Scientific Reports
ISSN:2045-2322
Publisher:Nature Publishing Group
Volume:13
Number:1
Page Range:11732
Date:20 July 2023
Official Publication:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-38673-x
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