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A two-year follow-up of cognitive deficits and brain perfusion in mild cognitive impairment and mild Alzheimer's disease.
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Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD [J Alzheimers Dis] 2012; Vol. 30 (1), pp. 109-20. - Publication Year :
- 2012
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Abstract
- The 15-Objects Test (15-OT) provides useful gradation of visuoperceptual impairment from normal aging through Alzheimer's disease (AD) and correlates with temporo-parietal perfusion. The objectives of this study were to analyze progression of 15-OT performance in mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and AD, and its correlates with cognition and single photon emission computerized tomography (SPECT), as well as to examine neuropsychological and SPECT differences between the MCI patients who developed AD and those who did not. From the initial 126 participants (42/group), 38 AD, 39 MCI, and 38 elderly controls (EC) were reassessed (SPECT: 35 AD, 33 MCI, 35 EC) after two years. The progression of cognitive and SPECT scores during this period was compared between groups, and baseline data between converters and non-converters. The 15-OT was the only measure of progression that differed between the three groups; worsening scores on 15-OT were associated with worsening in verbal and visual retention, and decreased perfusion on left postsubicular area. In the MCI patients, cerebral perfusion fell over the two years in medial-posterior cingulate and fronto-temporo-parietal regions; AD showed extensive changes involving almost all cerebral regions. No SPECT changes were detected in controls. At baseline, the MCI patients who developed AD differed from non-converters in verbal recognition memory, but not in SPECT perfusion. In conclusion, SPECT and 15-OT appear to provide a potential measure to differentiate between normal aging, MCI, and AD. Worsening on 15-OT was related to decreased perfusion in postsubicular area; but further longitudinal studies are needed to determine the contribution of 15-OT as a predictor of AD from MCI.
- Subjects :
- Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Alzheimer Disease diagnostic imaging
Brain pathology
Cognitive Dysfunction diagnostic imaging
Disease Progression
Female
Humans
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Neuropsychological Tests
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Statistics, Nonparametric
Time Factors
Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon
Alzheimer Disease pathology
Brain diagnostic imaging
Cerebrovascular Circulation physiology
Cognitive Dysfunction pathology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1875-8908
- Volume :
- 30
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 22406443
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3233/JAD-2012-111850