Brain Metabolic Features of FUS-ALS: A 2-[18F]FDG-PET Study.

IF 8.1 1区 医学 Q1 CLINICAL NEUROLOGY
Antonio Canosa, Umberto Manera, Rosario Vasta, Grazia Zocco, Francesca Di Pede, Sara Cabras, Filippo De Mattei, Francesca Palumbo, Barbara Iazzolino, Emilio Minerva, Luca Sbaiz, Maura Brunetti, Salvatore Gallone, Maurizio Grassano, Enrico Matteoni, Giulia Polverari, Giuseppe Fuda, Federico Casale, Paolina Salamone, Giovanni De Marco, Giulia Marchese, Cristina Moglia, Andrea Calvo, Marco Pagani, Adriano Chiò
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Abstract

Objective: We aimed at evaluating the brain metabolic features of fused in sarcoma amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (FUS-ALS) compared with sporadic ALS (sALS), using 2-[fluorine-18] fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose positron emission tomography (2-[18F]FDG-PET).

Methods: We employed the 2-sample t-test model of SPM12, implemented in MATLAB, to compare 12 FUS-ALS cases with 40 healthy controls (HC) and 48 sALS, randomly collected from the series of patients who underwent brain 2-[18F]FDG-PET at the ALS Center of Turin (Italy) at diagnosis from 2009 to 2019. In the comparisons between cases and HC, we included age at PET and sex as covariates. Because FUS-ALS usually shows early onset in spinal regions, in the comparison between FUS-ALS and sALS, we included singularly the following covariates in a second step, to evaluate the determinants of eventual metabolic differences: age at PET, sex, and onset (spinal/bulbar).

Results: sALS patients showed significant relative hypometabolism in bilateral fronto-temporo-occipital cortex and right insula as compared with FUS-ALS. After adjusting for age, the relative hypometabolism remained in the bilateral precentral gyrus and in the right middle and inferior temporal gyrus. As compared with HC, FUS patients displayed a significant relative hypermetabolism in the pontobulbar region and right cerebellar tonsil, dentate nucleus, and uvula, while sALS showed relative hypometabolism in bilateral frontal and occipital cortices and in left temporal and parietal regions.

Interpretation: Patients with FUS-ALS show relative preservation of motor cortex metabolism compared with those with sALS, possibly reflecting the prevalence of lower motor neuron impairment in their phenotype. Prospective studies are necessary to investigate the possible role of 2-[18F]FDG-PET as a biomarker to track disease spreading in clinical trials. ANN NEUROL 2025.

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Annals of Neurology
Annals of Neurology 医学-临床神经学
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18.00
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1.80%
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270
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3-8 weeks
期刊介绍: Annals of Neurology publishes original articles with potential for high impact in understanding the pathogenesis, clinical and laboratory features, diagnosis, treatment, outcomes and science underlying diseases of the human nervous system. Articles should ideally be of broad interest to the academic neurological community rather than solely to subspecialists in a particular field. Studies involving experimental model system, including those in cell and organ cultures and animals, of direct translational relevance to the understanding of neurological disease are also encouraged.
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