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Changes in the regional shape and volume of subcortical nuclei in patients with tinnitus comorbid with mild hearing loss

Authors
Tae, Woo-SukYakunina, NataliaLee, Woo HyunRyu, Yoon-JongHam, Hyung-kyuPyun, Sung-BomNam, Eui-Cheol
Issue Date
11월-2018
Publisher
SPRINGER
Keywords
Tinnitus; Magnetic resonance imaging; Surface-based vertex analysis; Amygdala; Thalamus
Citation
NEURORADIOLOGY, v.60, no.11, pp.1203 - 1211
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Journal Title
NEURORADIOLOGY
Volume
60
Number
11
Start Page
1203
End Page
1211
URI
https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/71921
DOI
10.1007/s00234-018-2093-2
ISSN
0028-3940
Abstract
PurposeTinnitus, the perception of sound without an external source, is a prevalent disease, but its underlying mechanism has not been fully elucidated. Recent studies have suggested the involvement of subcortical nuclei in tinnitus generation. We investigated changes in the local shape and volume of subcortical nuclei in relation to tinnitus.MethodsThe participants included 53 patients with tinnitus and 52 age- and gender-matched normal controls. Individual 3D T1-weighted structural images were obtained using 3-T magnetic resonance imaging. Surface-based vertex analysis (SVA) was performed with automated segmentation of the bilateral caudate nuclei, putamina, nucleus accumbens, thalami, pallidum, hippocampi, amygdalae, and brainstem. The scalar distances from the mean surface and volumes of 15 nuclei were compared between the tinnitus and control groups and correlated with tinnitus handicap score (THI) and tinnitus duration.ResultsSVA revealed regional contractions in the accessory basal and lateral nuclei of the right amygdala and expansions in the left medial and right ventral posterior nuclei and lateral dorsal nucleus of both thalami. The surface distances of the right nucleus accumbens were positively correlated with tinnitus duration, while those of the left nucleus accumbens and left hippocampus were negatively correlated with THI.ConclusionRegional atrophy of the amygdala may indicate self-modulation of emotional response regulation to diminish tinnitus-related emotional distress. Thalamic regional expansion may signify dysfunctional auditory gating in the thalamus, where inhibition of the tinnitus signal at the thalamus level is disrupted due to abnormal changes in the limbic system, ultimately leading to the tinnitus percept.
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