This subproject is one of many research subprojects utilizing the resources provided by a Center grant funded by NIH/NCRR. The subproject and investigator (PI) may have received primary funding from another NIH source, and thus could be represented in other CRISP entries. The institution listed is for the Center, which is not necessarily the institution for the investigator. Mobility is a critical component of independence and the quality of life of older persons. A significant number of older persons with mobility impairment demonstrate ischemic lesions in brain white matter (WM). We hypothesize that: Ss with a high level of vascular disease risk factors, will have a larger initial volume and higher accrual rate of white matter signal abnormality (WMSA); impaired mobility is caused by site-specific WMSA damaging fronto-parietal periventricular WM and WMSA accrual rate is stable allowing predication of Ss at risk' for large WMSA increases. The link between ischemic WM lesions, which appear on MRI as WM signal abnormality (WMSA), and vascular disease risk factors (VDRF), as a cause, requires better definition. We propose to link VDRF to mobility impairment associated with WMSA and then determine if the risk factors predict incident cases. This will allow us to assess the magnitude of the VDRF as a cause of mobility impairment in order to plan new treatment strategies. We will use quantitative MRI and quantitative measures of mobility to link WMSA to mobility disorders. In preliminary studies, we separated older persons into groups with normal and impaired mobility. Automated quantitative segmentation of the MR images showed an accrual of WMSA is related to a disease process. Site-specific periventricular WMSA involving frontal and parieto-occipital regions were present in Ss with impaired mobility. Follow-up MRIs on 14 Ss, 20 months after the initial scan, showed WMSA accrual was related to WMSA volume at baseline suggesting a continuous process and that the volume of WMSA increased at a five-fold greater rate in mobility impaired compared to normal Ss. We have recently determined that the quantitative measures of mobility are reliable. To move beyond correlation, we are proposing a 5-year project with 2 components: a cross-sectional analysis of 99 Ss 70 years and older stratified by mobility, followed by a 4 year longitudinal follow-up. The cross-sectional component will determine the relationship of VDRF, WMSA volume, WMSA location, use diffusion tensor imaging to identify/quantify damage to WM pathways and quantitative measures of mobility. Using the same measures, the longitudinal component will: 1) establish the link between VDRF and mobility impairment; 2) establish clinical predictive value of imaging; 3) evaluate the causal relationship of WMSA to mobility; 4) refine our understanding of the anatomic substrate of mobility impairment; and 5) define the progression of this disorder.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
Type
General Clinical Research Centers Program (M01)
Project #
5M01RR006192-13
Application #
7377369
Study Section
National Center for Research Resources Initial Review Group (RIRG)
Project Start
2006-04-01
Project End
2007-03-31
Budget Start
2006-04-01
Budget End
2007-03-31
Support Year
13
Fiscal Year
2006
Total Cost
$25,149
Indirect Cost
Name
University of Connecticut
Department
Type
Schools of Medicine
DUNS #
022254226
City
Farmington
State
CT
Country
United States
Zip Code
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