Neuroanatomical and cognitive correlates of visual hallucinations in Parkinson's disease and dementia with Lewy bodies: Voxel-based morphometry and neuropsychological meta-analysis

Stefania Pezzoli, Raquel Sánchez-Valle, Aleix Solanes, Matthew J. Kempton, Oliver Bandmann, Jae Il Shin, Annachiara Cagnin, Jennifer G. Goldman, Doug Merkitch, Michael J. Firbank, John Paul Taylor, Javier Pagonabarraga, Jaime Kulisevsky, Frederic Blanc, Norma Verdolini, Annalena Venneri, Joaquim Radua*

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Abstract

Visual hallucinations (VH) are common in Parkinson's disease and dementia with Lewy bodies, two forms of Lewy body disease (LBD), but the neural substrates and mechanisms involved are still unclear. We conducted meta-analyses of voxel-based morphometry (VBM) and neuropsychological studies investigating the neuroanatomical and cognitive correlates of VH in LBD. For VBM (12 studies), we used Seed-based d Mapping with Permutation of Subject Images (SDM-PSI), including statistical parametric maps for 50% of the studies. For neuropsychology (35 studies), we used MetaNSUE to consider non-statistically significant unreported effects. VH were associated with smaller grey matter volume in occipital, frontal, occipitotemporal, and parietal areas (peak Hedges’ g -0.34 to -0.49). In patients with Parkinson's disease without dementia, VH were associated with lower verbal immediate memory performance (Hedges’ g -0.52). Both results survived correction for multiple comparisons. Abnormalities in these brain regions might reflect dysfunctions in brain networks sustaining visuoperceptive, attention, and executive abilities, with the latter also being at the basis of poor immediate memory performance.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)367-382
Number of pages16
JournalNeuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews
Volume128
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2021

Keywords

  • Dementia with Lewy bodies
  • Grey matter volume
  • Lewy body disease
  • Memory
  • Meta-analysis
  • MRI
  • Neuropsychology
  • Parkinson's disease
  • VBM
  • Visual hallucinations

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