Editorial: Neuroimaging of non-motor deficits in movement disorders
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Abstract
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a complex neurodegenerative disorder that manifests not only in motor symptoms but also in non-motor features such as cognitive impairments and neuropsychiatric issues. The heterogeneity of PD and other movement disorders has long posed challenges in diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment. Recently, advances in neuroimaging and machine learning have provided new insights into the pathophysiology of PD and its subtypes, paving the way for personalized therapeutic approaches. In this editorial, we discuss four recent studies that have utilized these cutting-edge techniques to unravel the complexities of motor and non-motor features in movement disorders.Cao et al. employed hierarchical clustering analysis based on multimodal MRI indices, amplitude of low-frequency fluctuation (ALFF), and gray matter volume (GMV) to identify two distinct PD subtypes with unique neurodegenerative patterns. The "diffuse malignant subtype" exhibited reduced ALFF in the visual-related cortex and extensive GMV reduction, coupled with severe motor and cognitive impairments. In contrast, the "mild subtype" displayed increased ALFF in the frontal lobe, temporal lobe, and sensorimotor cortex, and a slight decrease in GMV, with milder motor and cognitive impairments. Cao et al. highlight the potential of unsupervised cluster analysis based on multimodal MRI indices to inform accurate prognosis and personalized treatment plans for PD patients.Zhang et al. investigated the efficacy of subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation (STN-DBS) in treating both motor and depressive symptoms in PD patients with treatment-resistant depression (PD-TRD). The results indicated that STN-DBS significantly improved motor and depressive symptoms, reduced the need for antiparkinsonian and antidepressant medications, and enhanced daily living activities and health-related quality of life after one year of treatment. Moreover, the study revealed widespread abnormalities in cerebral regional glucose metabolism in PD-TRD patients, which were partially recovered following STN-DBS treatment. These findings support the potential of STN-DBS as a promising treatment option for managing motor and depressive symptoms in PD-TRD patients.Buard et al. examined the relationship between decreased prefrontal glutamate levels and cognitive impairment in PD patients using proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy. The researchers observed significant differences in prefrontal glutamate levels between PD patients with normal cognition and those with dementia. These findings suggest that fluctuations in prefrontal glutamate may serve as a biomarker for the progression of cognitive impairments in PD patients, warranting further investigation through larger magnetic resonance spectroscopy studies.Li et al. aimed to identify patients with depressed essential tremor (ET) by utilizing machine learning multivariate pattern analysis (MVPA) combined with global brain connectivity (GBC) mapping from resting-state fMRI. The study successfully distinguished depressed ET patient participants from those with non-depressed ET, primary depression, and healthy controls (HCs) using multiclass Gaussian process classification (GPC) and binary support vector machine (SVM) algorithms. The significant discriminative features were mainly located in cerebellarmotor-prefrontal cortex circuits, with GBC changes in these circuits correlating with clinical depression severity in patients with depressed ET. The Li group demonstrate the potential of combining machine learning and neuroimaging to identify patients with comorbid depressed ET and shed light on the network pathogenesis underlying depression in these patients.The studies discussed in this editorial highlight the powerful potential of neuroimaging and machine learning techniques in disentangling the heterogeneity of motor and non-motor features of Parkinson's disease and essential tremor. These state-of-the-art approaches have shown success in identifying clinically relevant subtypes, differentiating patients with specific comorbidities from those without, and uncovering the neural mechanisms underlying these conditions. As our understanding of movement disorders continues to evolve, these findings will undoubtedly inform more accurate diagnoses, refined prognoses, and personalized treatment plans, ultimately improving the quality of life for patients living with these complex disorders.
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Full frame machine prediction
Teacher imitationNot calibrated prevalence, not ground truth. Human validation pending. The Gemma side is a direct model label for every work in the frame, read from the title-only record. The Codex side is a classifier learned from the 10,348 direct Codex labels and calibrated to design-weighted sample rates; fields without enough sample support carry no Codex call. Candidate is the union of the two sides; consensus is their intersection. These outputs are machine_predicted_unvalidated and are not human labels.
Distilled classifier scores by category (both heads)
| Category | Codex | Gemma |
|---|---|---|
| Metaresearch | 0.003 | 0.013 |
| Meta-epidemiology (narrow) | 0.003 | 0.001 |
| Meta-epidemiology (broad) | 0.004 | 0.002 |
| Bibliometrics | 0.003 | 0.001 |
| Science and technology studies | 0.002 | 0.002 |
| Scholarly communication | 0.004 | 0.004 |
| Open science | 0.004 | 0.001 |
| Research integrity | 0.012 | 0.012 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.009 | 0.007 |
Machine scores (provisional)
The two teacher heads of the student model, read on this work. A score orders the frame for review; it never asserts a category, and the validation status ships verbatim with every row.
Baseline scores from an immature model (maturity gate not passed, 7 training rounds). Scores rank; they never assert a category.
score_only:v0-immature-baseline · verbatim from the scoring run: score_only means the number may rank works, and no category label ships from itClassification
machine, unvalidatedMachine predicted; a candidate call from one source (direct Gemma or distilled Codex), not a consensus.
How this classification was reached, model by model and score by score, is at the end of the page under "How this classification was reached".