ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Brain atrophy patterns in patients with frontotemporal dementia: voxel-based morphometry

Akhmadullina DR1, Konovalov RN1, Shpilyukova YuA1, Grishina DA2,3, Berdnikovich ES1, Fomenko SS1, Fedotova EYu1, Illarioshkin SN1
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1 Research Center of Neurology, Moscow, Russia

2 Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, Russia

3 Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russia

Correspondence should be addressed: Dilyara R. Akhmadullina
Volokolamskoye shosse, 80, Moscow, 125367; moc.liamg@1rdanilludamhka

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Funding: the study was supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (grant № 19-015-00533).

Author contribution: Akhmadullina DR — clinical assessment, data analysis and interpretation, literature analysis, manuscript writing; Konovalov RN — data analysis and interpretation, study planning and management; Shpilyukova YuA, Grishina DA — clinical assessment, manuscript draft preparation; Berdnikovich ES — clinical assessment; Fomenko SS — data analysis and interpretation, literature analysis, manuscript writing; Fedotova EYu — study planning and management; Illarioshkin SN — study planning and management.

Received: 2020-10-21 Accepted: 2020-11-18 Published online: 2020-12-08
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Fig. Localization of significant (pFWE-corr < 0.05) GM volume decline in patients with FTD compared to control group. А. Lleft inferior frontal gyrus. B. Left supramarginal gyrus. C. Left fusiform gyrus. From left to right: sagittal, axial and coronal slices
Table 1. Areas of significant (pFWE-corr < 0.05) gray matter volume reduction based on VBM data
Note: S — left.
Table 2. Gray matter volume in patients with FTD and control group
Note: LQ — lower quartile, UQ — upper quartile, S — left, D — right.