Skip to main content
Advertisement

Main menu

  • Home
  • Content
    • Current Issue
    • Publication Preview--Ahead of Print
    • Past Issue Archive
    • Case of the Week Archive
    • Classic Case Archive
    • Case of the Month Archive
  • For Authors
  • About Us
    • About AJNR
    • Editors
    • American Society of Neuroradiology
  • Submit a Manuscript
  • Podcasts
    • Subscribe on iTunes
    • Subscribe on Stitcher
  • More
    • Subscribers
    • Permissions
    • Advertisers
    • Alerts
    • Feedback
  • Other Publications
    • ajnr

User menu

  • Subscribe
  • Alerts
  • Log in

Search

  • Advanced search
American Journal of Neuroradiology
American Journal of Neuroradiology

American Journal of Neuroradiology

  • Subscribe
  • Alerts
  • Log in

Advanced Search

  • Home
  • Content
    • Current Issue
    • Publication Preview--Ahead of Print
    • Past Issue Archive
    • Case of the Week Archive
    • Classic Case Archive
    • Case of the Month Archive
  • For Authors
  • About Us
    • About AJNR
    • Editors
    • American Society of Neuroradiology
  • Submit a Manuscript
  • Podcasts
    • Subscribe on iTunes
    • Subscribe on Stitcher
  • More
    • Subscribers
    • Permissions
    • Advertisers
    • Alerts
    • Feedback
  • Follow AJNR on Twitter
  • Visit AJNR on Facebook
  • Follow AJNR on Instagram
  • Join AJNR on LinkedIn
  • RSS Feeds
Research ArticleAdult Brain
Open Access

Assessment of Iron Deposition in the Brain in Frontotemporal Dementia and Its Correlation with Behavioral Traits

R. Sheelakumari, C. Kesavadas, T. Varghese, R.M. Sreedharan, B. Thomas, J. Verghese and P.S. Mathuranath
American Journal of Neuroradiology October 2017, 38 (10) 1953-1958; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A5339
R. Sheelakumari
aFrom the Cognition and Behavioural Neurology Section, Department of Neurology (R.S., T.V., P.S.M.)
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
  • ORCID record for R. Sheelakumari
C. Kesavadas
bDepartment of Imaging Sciences and Interventional Radiology (C.K., B.T.), Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum, Kerala, India
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
  • ORCID record for C. Kesavadas
T. Varghese
aFrom the Cognition and Behavioural Neurology Section, Department of Neurology (R.S., T.V., P.S.M.)
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
  • ORCID record for T. Varghese
R.M. Sreedharan
cDepartment of Radiodiagnostics (R.M.S.), Medical College, Trivandrum, Kerala, India
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
  • ORCID record for R.M. Sreedharan
B. Thomas
bDepartment of Imaging Sciences and Interventional Radiology (C.K., B.T.), Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum, Kerala, India
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
  • ORCID record for B. Thomas
J. Verghese
dIntegrated Divisions of Cognitive and Motor Aging (Neurology) and Geriatrics (Medicine) (J.V.), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
  • ORCID record for J. Verghese
P.S. Mathuranath
aFrom the Cognition and Behavioural Neurology Section, Department of Neurology (R.S., T.V., P.S.M.)
eDepartment of Neurology (P.S.M.), National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Banglore, Karnataka, India.
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
  • ORCID record for P.S. Mathuranath
  • Article
  • Figures & Data
  • Supplemental
  • Info & Metrics
  • References
  • PDF
Loading

References

  1. 1.↵
    1. Neary D,
    2. Snowden JS,
    3. Gustafson L, et al
    . Frontotemporal lobar degeneration: a consensus on clinical diagnostic criteria. Neurology 1998;51:1546–54 doi:10.1212/WNL.51.6.1546 pmid:9855500
    Abstract/FREE Full Text
  2. 2.↵
    1. Perry RJ,
    2. Graham A,
    3. Williams G, et al
    . Patterns of frontal lobe atrophy in frontotemporal dementia: a volumetric MRI study. Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord 2006;22:278–87 doi:10.1159/000095128 pmid:16914925
    CrossRefPubMedWeb of Science
  3. 3.↵
    1. Zhou B,
    2. Li S,
    3. Huijin H, et al
    . The evaluation of iron content in Alzheimer's disease by magnetic resonance imaging: phase and R2* methods. Adv Alzheimer Dis 2013;2:51–59 doi:10.4236/aad.2013.22007
    CrossRef
  4. 4.↵
    1. Wu SF,
    2. Zhu ZF,
    3. Kong Y, et al
    . Assessment of cerebral iron content in patients with Parkinson's disease by the susceptibility-weighted MRI. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2014;18:2605–08 pmid:25317792
    PubMed
  5. 5.↵
    1. Ropele S,
    2. de Graaf W,
    3. Khalil M, et al
    . MRI assessment of iron deposition in multiple sclerosis. J Magn Reson Imaging 2011;34:13–21 doi:10.1002/jmri.22590 pmid:21698703
    CrossRefPubMed
  6. 6.↵
    1. Adachi Y,
    2. Sato N,
    3. Saito Y, et al
    . Usefulness of SWI for the detection of iron in the motor cortex in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. J Neuroimaging 2015;25:443–51 doi:10.1111/jon.12127 pmid:24888543
    CrossRefPubMed
  7. 7.↵
    1. Kwan JY,
    2. Jeong SY,
    3. Van Gelderen P, et al
    . Iron accumulation in deep cortical layers accounts for MRI signal abnormalities in ALS: correlating 7 Tesla MRI and pathology. PLoS One 2012;7:e35241 doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0035241 pmid:22529995
    CrossRefPubMed
  8. 8.↵
    1. Batista-Nascimento L,
    2. Pimentel C,
    3. Menezes RA, et al
    . Iron and neurodegeneration: from cellular homeostasis to disease. Oxid Med Cell Longev 2012;2012:128647 doi:10.1155/2012/12864 pmid:22701145
    CrossRefPubMed
  9. 9.↵
    1. Sheelakumari R,
    2. Madhusoodanan M,
    3. Radhakrishnan A, et al
    . A potential biomarker in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: can assessment of brain iron deposition with SWI and corticospinal tract degeneration with DTI help? AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2016;37:252–58 doi:10.3174/ajnr.A4524 pmid:26494694
    Abstract/FREE Full Text
  10. 10.↵
    1. Wang D,
    2. Zhu D,
    3. Wei XE, et al
    . Using susceptibility-weighted images to quantify iron deposition differences in amnestic mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease. Neurol India 2013;61:26–34 doi:10.4103/0028-3886.107924 pmid:23466836
    CrossRefPubMed
  11. 11.↵
    1. Raven EP,
    2. Lu PH,
    3. Tishler TA, et al
    . Increased iron levels and decreased tissue integrity in hippocampus of Alzheimer's disease detected in vivo with magnetic resonance imaging. J Alzheimers Dis 2013;37:127–36 doi:10.3233/JAD-130209 pmid:23792695
    CrossRefPubMed
  12. 12.↵
    1. Santillo AF,
    2. Skoglund L,
    3. Lindau M, et al
    . Frontotemporal dementia-amyotrophic lateral sclerosis complex is simulated by neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation. Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord 2009;23:298–300 doi:10.1097/WAD.0b013e3181a2b76b pmid:19568152
    CrossRefPubMed
  13. 13.↵
    1. Ehmann WD,
    2. Alauddin M,
    3. Hossain TI, et al
    . Brain trace elements in Pick's disease. Ann Neurol 1984;15:102–04 doi:10.1002/ana.410150119 pmid:6712183
    CrossRefPubMedWeb of Science
  14. 14.↵
    1. De Reuck JL,
    2. Deramecourt V,
    3. Auger F, et al
    . Iron deposits in post-mortem brains of patients with neurodegenerative and cerebrovascular diseases: a semi-quantitative 7.0 T magnetic resonance imaging study. Eur J Neurol 2014;21:1026–31 doi:10.1111/ene.12432 pmid:24698410
    CrossRefPubMed
  15. 15.
    1. Mackenzie IA,
    2. Neumann M,
    3. Bigio EH, et al
    . Nomenclature and nosology for neuropathologic subtypes of frontotemporal lobar degeneration: an update. Acta Neuropathol (Berl) 2010;119:1–4 doi:10.1007/s00401-009-0612-2 pmid:19924424
    CrossRefPubMedWeb of Science
  16. 16.
    1. Neumann M,
    2. Rademakers R,
    3. Roeber S, et al
    . A new subtype of frontotemporal lobar degeneration with FUS pathology. Brain J Neurol 2009;132(pt 11):2922–31 doi:10.1093/brain/awp214 pmid:19674978
    CrossRefPubMedWeb of Science
  17. 17.↵
    1. Garibotto V,
    2. Borroni B,
    3. Agosti C, et al
    . Subcortical and deep cortical atrophy in frontotemporal lobar degeneration. Neurobiol Aging 2011;32:875–84 doi:10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2009.05.004 pmid:19501427
    CrossRefPubMedWeb of Science
  18. 18.↵
    1. Feder JN,
    2. Penny DM,
    3. Irrinki A, et al
    . The hemochromatosis gene product complexes with the transferrin receptor and lowers its affinity for ligand binding. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1998;95:1472–7 doi:10.1073/pnas.95.4.1472 pmid:9465039
    Abstract/FREE Full Text
  19. 19.↵
    1. Gazzina S,
    2. Premi E,
    3. Zanella I, et al
    . Iron in frontotemporal lobar degeneration: a new subcortical pathological pathway? Neurodegener Dis 2016;16:172–78 doi:10.1159/000440843 pmid:26613252
    CrossRefPubMed
  20. 20.↵
    1. Haacke EM,
    2. Ayaz M,
    3. Khan A, et al
    . Establishing a baseline phase behavior in magnetic resonance imaging to determine normal vs. abnormal iron content in the brain. J Magn Reson Imaging 2007;26:256–64 doi:10.1002/jmri.22987 pmid:17654738
    CrossRefPubMedWeb of Science
  21. 21.↵
    1. Haacke EM,
    2. Makki M,
    3. Ge Y, et al
    . Characterizing iron deposition in multiple sclerosis lesions using susceptibility weighted imaging. J Magn Reson Imaging 2009;29:537–44 doi:10.1002/jmri.21676 pmid:19243035
    CrossRefPubMed
  22. 22.↵
    1. Thomas B,
    2. Somasundaram S,
    3. Thamburaj K, et al
    . Clinical applications of susceptibility weighted MR imaging of the brain: a pictorial review. Neuroradiology 2008;50:105–16 pmid:17929005
    CrossRefPubMedWeb of Science
  23. 23.↵
    1. Rascovsky K,
    2. Hodges JR,
    3. Knopman D, et al
    . Sensitivity of revised diagnostic criteria for the behavioural variant of frontotemporal dementia. Brain 2011;134:2456–77 doi:10.1093/brain/awr179 pmid:21810890
    CrossRefPubMedWeb of Science
  24. 24.↵
    1. Mesulam MM
    . Primary progressive aphasia. Ann Neurol 2001;49:425–32 pmid:11310619
    CrossRefPubMedWeb of Science
  25. 25.↵
    1. Gorno-Tempini ML,
    2. Hillis AE,
    3. Weintraub S, et al
    . Classification of primary progressive aphasia and its variants. Neurology 2011;76:1006–14 doi:10.1212/WNL.0b013e31821103e6 pmid:21325651
    Abstract/FREE Full Text
  26. 26.↵
    1. Mathuranath PS,
    2. Cherian JP,
    3. Mathew R, et al
    . Mini mental state examination and the Addenbrooke's cognitive examination: effect of education and norms for a multicultural population. Neurol India 2007;55:106–10 doi:10.4103/0028-3886.32779 pmid:17558112
    CrossRefPubMedWeb of Science
  27. 27.↵
    1. Bertoux M,
    2. O'Callaghan C,
    3. Flanagan E, et al
    . Fronto-striatal atrophy in behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia and Alzheimer's disease. Front Neurol 2015;6:147 doi:10.3389/fneur.2015.00147 pmid:26191038
    CrossRefPubMed
  28. 28.↵
    1. Nguyen T,
    2. Bertoux M,
    3. O'Callaghan C, et al
    . Grey and white matter brain network changes in frontotemporal dementia subtypes. Transl Neurosci 2013;4:410–18
  29. 29.↵
    1. Whitwell JL,
    2. Przybelski SA,
    3. Weigand SD, et al
    . Distinct anatomical subtypes of the behavioural variant of frontotemporal dementia: a cluster analysis study. Brain 2009;132(pt 11):2932–46 doi:10.1093/brain/awp232 pmid:19762452
    CrossRefPubMedWeb of Science
  30. 30.↵
    1. Seelaar H,
    2. Rohrer JD,
    3. Pijnenburg YAL, et al
    . Clinical, genetic and pathological heterogeneity of frontotemporal dementia: a review. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2011;82:476–86 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2010.212225 pmid:20971753
    Abstract/FREE Full Text
  31. 31.↵
    1. Duval C,
    2. Bejanin A,
    3. Piolino P, et al
    . Theory of mind impairments in patients with semantic dementia. Brain 2012;135(pt 1):228–41 doi:10.1093/brain/awr30 pmid:22232593
    CrossRefPubMedWeb of Science
  32. 32.↵
    1. Haacke EM,
    2. Cheng NY,
    3. House MJ, et al
    . Imaging iron stores in the brain using magnetic resonance imaging. Magn Reson Imaging 2005;23:1–25 doi:10.1016/j.mri.2004.10.001 pmid:15733784
    CrossRefPubMedWeb of Science
  33. 33.↵
    1. Rouault TA,
    2. Cooperman S
    . Brain iron metabolism. Semin Pediatr Neurol 2006;13:142–48 doi:10.1016/j.spen.2006.08.002 pmid:17101452
    CrossRefPubMed
  34. 34.↵
    1. De Reuck J,
    2. Deramecourt V,
    3. Cordonnier C, et al
    . Detection of microbleeds in post-mortem brains of patients with frontotemporal lobar degeneration: a 7.0-Tesla magnetic resonance imaging study with neuropathological correlates. Eur J Neurol 2012;19:1355–60 doi:10.1111/j.1468-1331.2012.03776.x pmid:22642502
    CrossRefPubMed
  35. 35.↵
    1. Ward RJ,
    2. Crichton RR,
    3. Taylor DL, et al
    . Iron and the immune system. J Neural Transm (Vienna) 2011;118:315–28 doi:10.1007/s00702-010-0479-3 pmid:20878427
    CrossRefPubMed
  36. 36.↵
    1. Connor JR,
    2. Boeshore KL,
    3. Benkovic SA, et al
    . Isoforms of ferritin have a specific cellular distribution in the brain. J Neurosci Res 1994;37:461–65 doi:10.1002/jnr.490370405 pmid:8021970
    CrossRefPubMedWeb of Science
  37. 37.↵
    1. Ridolfi E,
    2. Barone C,
    3. Scarpini E, et al
    . The role of the innate immune system in Alzheimer's disease and frontotemporal lobar degeneration: an eye on microglia. Clin Dev Immunol 2013;2013:939786 doi:10.1155/2013/939786 pmid:23970926
    CrossRefPubMed
  38. 38.↵
    1. Boccardi M,
    2. Sabattoli F,
    3. Laakso MP, et al
    . Frontotemporal dementia as a neural system disease. Neurobiol Aging 2005;26:37–44 doi:10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2004.02.019 pmid:15585344
    CrossRefPubMedWeb of Science
  39. 39.↵
    1. Borroni B,
    2. Brambati SM,
    3. Agosti C, et al
    . Evidence of white matter changes on diffusion tensor imaging in frontotemporal dementia. Arch Neurol 2007;64:246–51 doi:10.1001/archneur.64.2.246 pmid:17296841
    CrossRefPubMedWeb of Science
  40. 40.↵
    1. Agosta F,
    2. Scola E,
    3. Canu E, et al
    . White matter damage in frontotemporal lobar degeneration spectrum. Cereb Cortex 2012;22:2705–14 doi:10.1093/cercor/bhr288 pmid:21988828
    CrossRefPubMedWeb of Science
  41. 41.↵
    1. Josephs KA
    . Frontotemporal dementia and related disorders: deciphering the enigma. Ann Neurol 2008;64:4–14 doi:10.1002/ana.21426 pmid:18668533
    CrossRefPubMedWeb of Science
  42. 42.↵
    1. Leh SE,
    2. Ptito A,
    3. Chakravarty MM, et al
    . Fronto-striatal connections in the human brain: a probabilistic diffusion tractography study. Neurosci Lett 2007;419:113–18 doi:10.1016/j.neulet.2007.04.049 pmid:17485168
    CrossRefPubMedWeb of Science
  43. 43.↵
    1. Nioche C,
    2. Cabanis EA,
    3. Habas C
    . Functional connectivity of the human red nucleus in the brain resting state at 3T. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2009;30:396–403 pmid:19022864
    Abstract/FREE Full Text
  44. 44.↵
    1. Eslinger PJ,
    2. Moore P,
    3. Antani S, et al
    . Apathy in frontotemporal dementia: behavioral and neuroimaging correlates. Behav Neurol 2012;25:127–36 doi:10.1155/2012/286427 pmid:22425723
    CrossRefPubMed
  45. 45.↵
    1. Halabi C,
    2. Halabi A,
    3. Dean DL, et al
    . Patterns of striatal degeneration in frontotemporal dementia. Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord 2013;27:74–83 doi:10.1097/WAD.0b013e31824a7df4 pmid:22367382
    CrossRefPubMed
  46. 46.↵
    1. Macfarlane MD,
    2. Jakabek D,
    3. Walterfang M, et al
    . Striatal atrophy in the behavioural variant of frontotemporal dementia: correlation with diagnosis, negative symptoms and disease severity. PLoS One 2015;10:e0129692 doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0129692 pmid:26075893
    CrossRefPubMed
PreviousNext
Back to top

In this issue

American Journal of Neuroradiology: 38 (10)
American Journal of Neuroradiology
Vol. 38, Issue 10
1 Oct 2017
  • Table of Contents
  • Index by author
  • Complete Issue (PDF)
Advertisement
Print
Download PDF
Email Article

Thank you for your interest in spreading the word on American Journal of Neuroradiology.

NOTE: We only request your email address so that the person you are recommending the page to knows that you wanted them to see it, and that it is not junk mail. We do not capture any email address.

Enter multiple addresses on separate lines or separate them with commas.
Assessment of Iron Deposition in the Brain in Frontotemporal Dementia and Its Correlation with Behavioral Traits
(Your Name) has sent you a message from American Journal of Neuroradiology
(Your Name) thought you would like to see the American Journal of Neuroradiology web site.
CAPTCHA
This question is for testing whether or not you are a human visitor and to prevent automated spam submissions.
Citation Tools
Assessment of Iron Deposition in the Brain in Frontotemporal Dementia and Its Correlation with Behavioral Traits
R. Sheelakumari, C. Kesavadas, T. Varghese, R.M. Sreedharan, B. Thomas, J. Verghese, P.S. Mathuranath
American Journal of Neuroradiology Oct 2017, 38 (10) 1953-1958; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A5339

Citation Manager Formats

  • BibTeX
  • Bookends
  • EasyBib
  • EndNote (tagged)
  • EndNote 8 (xml)
  • Medlars
  • Mendeley
  • Papers
  • RefWorks Tagged
  • Ref Manager
  • RIS
  • Zotero
Share
Assessment of Iron Deposition in the Brain in Frontotemporal Dementia and Its Correlation with Behavioral Traits
R. Sheelakumari, C. Kesavadas, T. Varghese, R.M. Sreedharan, B. Thomas, J. Verghese, P.S. Mathuranath
American Journal of Neuroradiology Oct 2017, 38 (10) 1953-1958; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A5339
del.icio.us logo Digg logo Reddit logo Twitter logo CiteULike logo Facebook logo Google logo Mendeley logo
  • Tweet Widget
  • Facebook Like
  • Google Plus One
Purchase

Jump to section

  • Article
    • Abstract
    • ABBREVIATIONS:
    • Materials and Methods
    • Results
    • Discussion
    • Conclusions
    • Footnotes
    • References
  • Figures & Data
  • Supplemental
  • Info & Metrics
  • References
  • PDF

Related Articles

  • PubMed
  • Google Scholar

Cited By...

  • No citing articles found.
  • Crossref
  • Google Scholar

This article has not yet been cited by articles in journals that are participating in Crossref Cited-by Linking.

More in this TOC Section

  • Anatomic and Embryologic Analysis of the Dural Branches of the Ophthalmic Artery
  • Automated Cerebral Hemorrhage Detection Using RAPID
  • Analysis of Stroke Detection during the COVID-19 Pandemic Using Natural Language Processing of Radiology Reports
Show more ADULT BRAIN

Similar Articles

Advertisement

News and Updates

  • Lucien Levy Best Research Article Award
  • Thanks to our 2020 Distinguished Reviewers
  • Press Releases

Resources

  • Evidence-Based Medicine Level Guide
  • How to Participate in a Tweet Chat
  • AJNR Podcast Archive
  • Ideas for Publicizing Your Research
  • Librarian Resources
  • Terms and Conditions

Opportunities

  • Share Your Art in Perspectives
  • Get Peer Review Credit from Publons
  • Moderate a Tweet Chat

American Society of Neuroradiology

  • Neurographics
  • ASNR Annual Meeting
  • Fellowship Portal
  • Position Statements

© 2021 by the American Society of Neuroradiology | Print ISSN: 0195-6108 Online ISSN: 1936-959X

Powered by HighWire