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).
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Atrophy difference based on two cerebral MRI volumetries
Timeframe: at 4 years