Tractography analysis results of the trigeminus nerve, which contains fibers responsible for proprioception sensation and motor control in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis

Payas A., Çiçek F., Ekinci Y., Batın S., Göktürk Ş., Göktürk Y., ...Daha Fazla

EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL, cilt.34, ss.1-8, 2024 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 34
  • Basım Tarihi: 2024
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s00586-024-08524-y
  • Dergi Adı: EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1-8
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Scoliosis, Tractography, Etiology, Brain, Cranial nerve, Magnetic resonance images
  • Erciyes Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Abstract
Study Design Cross-sectional Study.
Background Itisnotyetclearwhetherthelossofproprioceptivesensationandmuscleweaknessseeninadolescentidio-
pathic scoliosis (AIS) is the result of central nervous system dysfunction or secondary to spinal deformity. In our study, in
ordertofindananswertothisquestion,weexaminedthemicroarchitectureofthenervustrigeminus,whichisleastaffected
byspinaldeformityandcontainsbothproprioceptivesensoryandmotorfibers.
Methods Inthissingle-center,cross-sectionalcohortstudy,40LenkeType3(27female,13male)AISpatientsand40(25
female,15male)healthyindividualsbetweentheagesof10–18years.Tractographyofthenervustrigenimuswasperformed
using the “DSI Studio” program. The volumes of the targeted musculus pterygoideus lateralis and musculus pterygoideus
medialis were measured using the Insight Segmentation and Registration Tool Kit (ITK -SNAP) program. The data were
evaluatedusingtheStatisticalPackagefortheSocialSciences22.0programforWindows.
Results Therewasnosignificantdifferencebetweenthetwogroupsintermsofbaselinecharacteristics(p˃0.05).Leftner-
vustrigeminusfibernumberandfiberratioweresignificantlyhigherinthecontrolgroupcomparedtothescoliosisgroup
p <0.05.Rightandleftlateralpterygoidmuscleshowedlowervolumeandvolumepercentageinthescoliosisgroupcom-
pared to the control group (p <0.05).
Conclusion According to the study data, proprioceptive sensory and motor control dysfunction in AIS is predicted to develop
independently of spinal deformity.
Keywords Scoliosis · Tractography · Etiology · Brain · Cranial nerve · Magnetic resonance images