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Atrophy of the cerebellum, brainstem, and spinal cord are core features of SCA2, however the evolution and pattern of whole-brain atrophy in SCA2 remain unclear. We undertook a multi-site, structural magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) study to comprehensively characterize the neurodegeneration profile of SCA2.<\/jats:p>\n                <\/jats:sec>\n                <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Voxel-based morphometry analyses of 110 participants with SCA2 and 128 controls were undertaken to assess groupwise differences in whole-brain volume. Correlations with clinical severity and genotype, and cross-sectional profiling of atrophy patterns at different disease stages, were also performed.<\/jats:p>\n                <\/jats:sec>\n                <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    Atrophy in SCA2 relative to controls was greatest (Cohen\u2019s\n                    <jats:italic>d<\/jats:italic>\n                    &gt;2.5) in the cerebellar white matter (WM), middle cerebellar peduncle, pons, and corticospinal tract. Very large effects (\n                    <jats:italic>d<\/jats:italic>\n                    &gt;1.5) were also evident in the superior cerebellar, inferior cerebellar, and cerebral peduncles. In cerebellar grey matter (GM), large effects (\n                    <jats:italic>d<\/jats:italic>\n                    &gt;0.8) mapped to areas related to both motor coordination and cognitive tasks. Strong correlations (|\n                    <jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\n                    |&gt;0.4) between volume and disease severity largely mirrored these groupwise outcomes. Stratification by disease severity showed a degeneration pattern beginning in cerebellar and pontine WM in pre-clinical subjects; spreading to the cerebellar GM and cerebro-cerebellar\/corticospinal WM tracts; then finally involving the thalamus, striatum, and cortex in severe stages.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                <\/jats:sec>\n                <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Interpretation<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>The magnitude and pattern of brain atrophy evolves over the course of SCA2, with widespread, non-uniform involvement across the brainstem, cerebellar tracts, and cerebellar cortex; and late involvement of the cerebral cortex and striatum.<\/jats:p>\n                <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1101\/2024.09.16.613281","type":"posted-content","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,9,20]],"date-time":"2024-09-20T07:40:16Z","timestamp":1726818016000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["The Pattern and Staging of Brain Atrophy in 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