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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-7-2
pubmed:abstractText
Previous positron emission tomography (PET) studies have shown that nonmanifesting carriers of the DYT1 dystonia mutation express an abnormal pattern of resting glucose metabolism. To determine whether motor behavior is impaired in these subjects, we compared movement and sequence learning in 12 clinically unaffected DYT1 carriers with 12 age-matched controls. Regional differences in brain function during task performance were assessed with simultaneous H(2) (15)O/PET. We found that motor performance was similar in the DYT1 and control groups, with no significant differences in movement time and spatial accuracy measured during each of the tasks. In contrast, sequence learning was reduced in gene carriers relative to controls (p < 0.01). PET imaging during motor execution showed increased activation in gene carriers (p < 0.001, uncorrected) in the left premotor cortex and right supplementary motor area, with concomitant reduction in the posterior medial cerebellum. During sequence learning, activation responses in DYT1 carriers were increased in the left ventral prefrontal cortex, and lateral cerebellum. These findings suggest that abnormalities in motor behavior and brain function exist in clinically nonmanifesting DYT1 carriers. Although localized increases in neural activity may enable normal movement execution in these subjects, this mechanism may not compensate for their defect in sequence learning.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0364-5134
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
54
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
102-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:12838525-Carrier Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:12838525-Cerebellum, pubmed-meshheading:12838525-Dystonia, pubmed-meshheading:12838525-Female, pubmed-meshheading:12838525-Functional Laterality, pubmed-meshheading:12838525-Glucose, pubmed-meshheading:12838525-Heterozygote, pubmed-meshheading:12838525-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:12838525-Learning Disorders, pubmed-meshheading:12838525-Male, pubmed-meshheading:12838525-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:12838525-Molecular Chaperones, pubmed-meshheading:12838525-Point Mutation, pubmed-meshheading:12838525-Prefrontal Cortex, pubmed-meshheading:12838525-Psychomotor Performance, pubmed-meshheading:12838525-Random Allocation, pubmed-meshheading:12838525-Severity of Illness Index, pubmed-meshheading:12838525-Tomography, Emission-Computed
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Impaired sequence learning in carriers of the DYT1 dystonia mutation.
pubmed:affiliation
Center for Neurobiology and Behavior, Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY 11030, USA. david1@nshs.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't