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Myotonic Dystrophy - Vascular and Cognition

Sponsor: University Hospital, Lille

Summary

The cognitive disorders of adult forms of myotonic dystrophies type 1 are heterogeneous (impairment of executive functions, visio construction and theory of the mind, which can progress to the stage of dementia). Nevertheless, patients have very different degrees of cognitive impairment. Expansion of CTG triplets disrupts the alternative splicing of mRNAs of various proteins, including the insulin receptor and Tau protein. Type 2 diabetes, associated with peripheral insulin resistance, is therefore common in this pathology. Type 2 diabetes,could to explain the cognitive impairment of patients, through the accelerated development of brain lesions (especially tauopathy and cerebral atrophy).

Official title: Links Between Diabetes and Cognitive Impairment in Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1 : a Non-conventional MRI Study

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