Synergistic associations of cognitive and motor impairments with functional outcome in covert cerebral small vessel disease

Autor: Hanna M. Laakso, Juha Lempiäinen, Timo Erkinjuntti, Anne Arola, Antti Korvenoja, Teemu Paajanen, Jyrki Lötjönen, Sietske A.M. Sikkes, Hanna Jokinen, Matti Ahlström, Juha Koikkalainen, Johanna Pitkänen, Susanna Melkas
Přispěvatelé: Clinical Neuropsychology, Amsterdam Neuroscience - Neurodegeneration, Faculty Common Matters (Faculty of Medicine), Department of Psychology and Logopedics, HUS Neurocenter, Neurologian yksikkö, Department of Neurosciences, HUS Medical Imaging Center, HUS Diagnostic Center, Staff Services, Faculty Common Matters, University of Helsinki, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Combinostics Ltd, Department of Neuroscience and Biomedical Engineering, Aalto-yliopisto, Aalto University, Neurology
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
Předmět:
cognition
medicine.medical_specialty
Activities of daily living
small vessel disease
515 Psychology
Motor Disorders
neuropsychology
Neuropsychological Tests
3124 Neurology and psychiatry
instrumental activities of daily living
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Physical medicine and rehabilitation
Quality of life (healthcare)
Atrophy
mental disorders
Activities of Daily Living
motor functions
Medicine
Humans
Cognitive Dysfunction
030212 general & internal medicine
Association (psychology)
Vascular dementia
vascular cognitive impairment
Balance (ability)
030304 developmental biology
Aged
0303 health sciences
business.industry
Neuropsychology
Cognition
vascular dementia
medicine.disease
Executive functions
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
White Matter
Hyperintensity
Neurology
quality of life
Cerebral Small Vessel Diseases
Neurology (clinical)
business
human activities
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Zdroj: European Journal of Neurology, 29(1), 158-167. Wiley-Blackwell
Jokinen, H, Laakso, H M, Ahlström, M, Arola, A, Lempiäinen, J, Pitkänen, J, Paajanen, T, Sikkes, S A M, Koikkalainen, J, Lötjönen, J, Korvenoja, A, Erkinjuntti, T & Melkas, S 2022, ' Synergistic associations of cognitive and motor impairments with functional outcome in covert cerebral small vessel disease ', European Journal of Neurology, vol. 29, no. 1, pp. 158-167 . https://doi.org/10.1111/ene.15108
ISSN: 1351-5101
DOI: 10.1111/ene.15108
Popis: ObjectiveCognitive and motor impairments are the key clinical manifestations of cerebral small vessel disease (SVD), but their interrelations and combined effects on functional outcome have not been elucidated. We investigated the associations between cognitive and motor functions and their interactions and mediating effects on instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) and quality of life in older individuals with various degrees of white matter hyperintensities (WMH).MethodsParticipants of the Helsinki Small Vessel Disease Study (n=152) were assessed according to an extensive clinical, neuropsychological and MRI protocol. Cognitive composite scores for global cognition, processing speed, executive functions and memory were constructed from multiple tests within each domain. Physical examination included measures of gait speed, balance (single-leg-stance) and functional mobility (timed-up-and-go test). IADL was evaluated with a proxy-based Amsterdam IADL questionnaire and quality of life with a self-report EUROHIS-Qol index. Volumes of WMH and gray matter (GM) were obtained with automated segmentation. Sets of linear regression analyses were used to model the associations between motor and cognitive performances, WMH and GM volumes, and IADL and quality of life.ResultsDomain-specific cognitive and motor functions had strong interrelations with each other, and they were significantly associated with IADL, quality of life as well as WMH and GM volumes. A consistent pattern on significant interactions between cognitive and motor functions was found on IADL, but not on quality of life. In particular, low cognitive scores together with decline in the timed-up-and-go test and gait speed were strongly related to impaired IADL. The association of WMH volume with IADL was mediated by global cognition, whereas the association of GM volume with IADL was mediated by global cognition and timed up-and-go performance.ConclusionThe results highlight the complex interplay and synergism between motor and cognitive abilities on functional outcome in SVD. The combined effect of motor and cognitive disturbances on IADL is likely to be greater than the individual effects of each of the two impairments. WMH and brain atrophy contribute to disability through cognitive and motor impairment.
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