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Hu X, Cheng B, Tang Y, Long T, Huang Y, Li P, Song Y, Song X, Li K, Yin Y, Chen X. Gray matter volume and corresponding covariance connectivity are biomarkers for major depressive disorder. Brain Res 2024; 1837:148986. [PMID: 38714227 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2024.148986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2023] [Revised: 04/06/2024] [Accepted: 05/04/2024] [Indexed: 05/09/2024]
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The major depressive disorder (MDD) is a common and severe mental disorder. To identify a reliable biomarker for MDD is important for early diagnosis and prevention. Given easy access and high reproducibility, the structural magnetic resonance imaging (sMRI) is an ideal method to identify the biomarker for depression. In this study, sMRI data of first episode, treatment-naïve 66 MDD patients and 54 sex-, age-, and education-matched healthy controls (HC) were used to identify the differences in gray matter volume (GMV), group-level, individual-level covariance connections. Finally, the abnormal GMV and individual covariance connections were applied to classify MDD from HC. MDD patients showed higher GMV in middle occipital gyrus (MOG) and precuneus (PCun), and higher structural covariance connections between MOG and PCun. In addition, the Allen Human Brain Atlas (AHBA) was applied and revealed the genetic basis for the changes of gray matter volume. Importantly, we reported that GMV in MOG, PCun and structural covariance connectivity between MOG and PCun are able to discriminate MDD from HC. Our results revealed structural underpinnings for MDD, which may contribute towards early discriminating for depression.
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- Xiao Hu
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China; Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Radiology, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China; Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Department of Radiology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Radiology, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Radiology, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Radiology, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Mental Health Center and Psychiatric Laboratory, the State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- School of Sociality and Psychology, Southwest Minzu University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Radiology, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
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Lee AJ, Stark JH, Hayes SM. Baseline Frontoparietal Gray Matter Volume Predicts Executive Function Performance in Aging and Mild Cognitive Impairment at 24-Month Follow-Up. J Alzheimers Dis 2024:JAD231468. [PMID: 38875035 DOI: 10.3233/jad-231468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2024]
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Background Executive dysfunction in mild cognitive impairment (MCI) has been associated with gray matter atrophy. Prior studies have yielded limited insight into associations between gray matter volume and executive function in early and late amnestic MCI (aMCI). Objective To examine the relative importance of predictors of executive function at 24 months and relationships between baseline regional gray matter volume and executive function performance at 24-month follow-up in non-demented older adults. Methods 147 participants from the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (mean age = 70.6 years) completed brain magnetic resonance imaging and neuropsychological testing and were classified as cognitively normal (n = 49), early aMCI (n = 60), or late aMCI (n = 38). Analyses explored the importance of demographic, APOEɛ4, biomarker (p-tau/Aβ42, t-tau/Aβ42), and gray matter regions-of-interest (ROI) variables to 24-month executive function, whether ROIs predicted executive function, and whether relationships varied by baseline diagnostic status. Results Across all participants, baseline anterior cingulate cortex and superior parietal lobule volumes were the strongest predictors of 24-month executive function performance. In early aMCI, anterior cingulate cortex volume was the strongest predictor and demonstrated a significant interaction such that lower volume related to worse 24-month executive function in early aMCI. Educational attainment and inferior frontal gyrus volume were the strongest predictors of 24-month executive function performance for cognitively normal and late aMCI groups, respectively. Conclusions Baseline frontoparietal gray matter regions were significant predictors of executive function performance in the context of aMCI and may identify those at risk of Alzheimer's disease. Anterior cingulate cortex volume may predict executive function performance in early aMCI.
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- Ann J Lee
- Department of Psychology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Psychology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Psychology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
- Chronic Brain Injury Initiative, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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Lee D, Jung YH, Kim S, Lee YI, Ku J, Yoon U, Choi SH. Alterations in cortical thickness of frontoparietal regions in patients with social anxiety disorder. Psychiatry Res Neuroimaging 2024; 340:111804. [PMID: 38460394 DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2024.111804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2023] [Revised: 12/26/2023] [Accepted: 02/20/2024] [Indexed: 03/11/2024]
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Although functional changes of the frontal and (para)limbic area for emotional hyper-reactivity and emotional dysregulation are well documented in social anxiety disorder (SAD), prior studies on structural changes have shown mixed results. This study aimed to identify differences in cortical thickness between SAD and healthy controls (CON). Thirty-five patients with SAD and forty-two matched CON underwent structural magnetic resonance imaging. A vertex-based whole brain and regional analyses were conducted for between-group comparison. The whole-brain analysis revealed increased cortical thickness in the left insula, left superior parietal lobule, left superior temporal gyrus, and left frontopolar cortex in patients with SAD compared to CON, as well as decreased thickness in the left superior/middle frontal gyrus and left fusiform gyrus in patients (after multiple-correction). The results from the ROI analysis did not align with these findings at the statistically significant level after multiple corrections. Changes in cortical thickness were not correlated with social anxiety symptoms. While consistent results were not obtained from different analysis methods, the results from the whole-brain analysis suggest that patients with SAD exhibit distinct neural deficits in areas involved in salience, attention, and socioemotional processing.
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- Dasom Lee
- Department of Psychiatry, Seoul National University College of Medicine and Institute of Human Behavioral Medicine, SNU-MRC, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Department of Psychiatry, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Daegu Catholic University, Gyeongsan-si, Gyeongbuk, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Keimyung University, Gyeongsan-si, Gyeongbuk, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Daegu Catholic University, Gyeongsan-si, Gyeongbuk, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Psychiatry, Seoul National University College of Medicine and Institute of Human Behavioral Medicine, SNU-MRC, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Department of Psychiatry, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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Guo Y, Sun Y, Li M, Qi WY, Tan L, Tan MS. Amyloid Pathology Modulates the Associations of Neuropsychiatric Symptoms with Cognitive Impairments and Neurodegeneration in Non-Demented Elderly. J Alzheimers Dis 2024; 97:471-484. [PMID: 38143362 DOI: 10.3233/jad-230918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2023]
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BACKGROUND The associations between neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPSs) and Alzheimer's disease (AD) have been well-studied, yet gaps remain. OBJECTIVE We aimed to examine the associations of four subsyndromes (hyperactivity, psychosis, affective symptoms, and apathy) of NPSs with cognition, neurodegeneration, and AD pathologies. METHODS Totally 1,040 non-demented elderly (48.07% males) from the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI) were included. We assessed the relationships between NPSs and AD neuropathologies, cognition, neurodegeneration, and clinical correlates in cross-sectional and longitudinal via multiple linear regression, linear mixed effects, and Cox proportional hazard models. Causal mediation analyses were conducted to explore the mediation effects of AD pathologies on cognition and neurodegeneration. RESULTS We found that individuals with hyperactivity, psychosis, affective symptoms, or apathy displayed a poorer cognitive status, a lower CSF amyloid-β (Aβ) level and a higher risk of clinical conversion (p < 0.05). Hyperactivity and affective symptoms were associated with increasing cerebral Aβ deposition (p < 0.05). Except psychosis, the other three subsyndromes accompanied with faster atrophy of hippocampal volume (p < 0.05). Specific NPSs were predominantly associated with different cognitive domains decline through an 8-year follow-up (p < 0.05). Moreover, the relationships between NPSs and cognitive decline, neurodegeneration might be associated with Aβ, the mediation percentage varied from 6.05% to 17.51% (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS NPSs could be strongly associated with AD. The influences of NPSs on cognitive impairments, neurodegeneration might be partially associated with Aβ.
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- Yun Guo
- School of Clinical Medicine, Weifang Medical University, Weifang, China
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- Department of Neurology, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Neurology, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Neurology, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Neurology, Qingdao Hospital, University of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Qingdao, China
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- School of Clinical Medicine, Weifang Medical University, Weifang, China
- Department of Neurology, Qingdao Hospital, University of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Qingdao, China
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Zheng W, Liu H, Li Z, Li K, Wang Y, Hu B, Dong Q, Wang Z. Classification of Alzheimer's disease based on hippocampal multivariate morphometry statistics. CNS Neurosci Ther 2023; 29:2457-2468. [PMID: 37002795 PMCID: PMC10401169 DOI: 10.1111/cns.14189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2022] [Revised: 03/07/2023] [Accepted: 03/13/2023] [Indexed: 08/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by progressive cognitive decline, and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is associated with a high risk of developing AD. Hippocampal morphometry analysis is believed to be the most robust magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) markers for AD and MCI. Multivariate morphometry statistics (MMS), a quantitative method of surface deformations analysis, is confirmed to have strong statistical power for evaluating hippocampus. AIMS We aimed to test whether surface deformation features in hippocampus can be employed for early classification of AD, MCI, and healthy controls (HC). METHODS We first explored the differences in hippocampus surface deformation among these three groups by using MMS analysis. Additionally, the hippocampal MMS features of selective patches and support vector machine (SVM) were used for the binary classification and triple classification. RESULTS By the results, we identified significant hippocampal deformation among the three groups, especially in hippocampal CA1. In addition, the binary classification of AD/HC, MCI/HC, AD/MCI showed good performances, and area under curve (AUC) of triple-classification model achieved 0.85. Finally, positive correlations were found between the hippocampus MMS features and cognitive performances. CONCLUSIONS The study revealed significant hippocampal deformation among AD, MCI, and HC. Additionally, we confirmed that hippocampal MMS can be used as a sensitive imaging biomarker for the early diagnosis of AD at the individual level.
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- Weimin Zheng
- Department of Radiology, Aerospace Center Hospital, Beijing, China
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- School of Medical Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China
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- School of Medical Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Xuanwu Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- School of Computing, Informatics, and Decision Systems Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA
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- School of Medical Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China
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- School of Medical Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Aerospace Center Hospital, Beijing, China
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Shaikh A, Li YQ, Lu J. Perspectives on pain in Down syndrome. Med Res Rev 2023; 43:1411-1437. [PMID: 36924439 DOI: 10.1002/med.21954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2021] [Revised: 01/08/2023] [Accepted: 02/28/2023] [Indexed: 03/18/2023]
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Down syndrome (DS) or trisomy 21 is a genetic condition often accompanied by chronic pain caused by congenital abnormalities and/or conditions, such as osteoarthritis, recurrent infections, and leukemia. Although DS patients are more susceptible to chronic pain as compared to the general population, the pain experience in these individuals may vary, attributed to the heterogenous structural and functional differences in the central nervous system, which might result in abnormal pain sensory information transduction, transmission, modulation, and perception. We tried to elaborate on some key questions and possible explanations in this review. Further clarification of the mechanisms underlying such abnormal conditions induced by the structural and functional differences is needed to help pain management in DS patients.
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- Ammara Shaikh
- Department of Human Anatomy, College of Basic Medical Sciences, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology, and Embryology & K. K. Leung Brain Research Centre, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China
- Department of Anatomy, Basic Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Human Anatomy, College of Basic Medical Sciences, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China
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Yu Z, Shi Z, Dan T, Dere M, Kim M, Li Q, Wu G. Uncovering Diverse Mechanistic Spreading Pathways in Disease Progression of Alzheimer's Disease. J Alzheimers Dis Rep 2023; 7:855-872. [PMID: 37662609 PMCID: PMC10473126 DOI: 10.3233/adr-230081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2023] [Accepted: 07/24/2023] [Indexed: 09/05/2023] Open
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Background The AT[N] research framework focuses on three major biomarkers in Alzheimer's disease (AD): amyloid-β deposition (A), pathologic tau (T), and neurodegeneration [N]. Objective We hypothesize that the diverse mechanisms such as A⟶T and A⟶[N] pathways from one brain region to others, may underlie the wide variation in clinical symptoms. We aim to uncover the causal-like effect of regional AT[N] biomarkers on cognitive decline as well as the interaction with non-modifiable risk factors such as age and APOE4. Methods We apply multi-variate statistical inference to uncover all possible mechanistic spreading pathways through which the aggregation of an upstream biomarker (e.g., increased amyloid level) in a particular brain region indirectly impacts cognitive decline, via the cascade build-up of a downstream biomarker (e.g., reduced metabolism level) in another brain region. Furthermore, we investigate the survival time for each identified region-to-region pathological pathway toward the AD onset. Results We have identified a collection of critical brain regions on which the amyloid burdens exert an indirect effect on the decline in memory and executive function (EF) domain, being mediated by the reduction of metabolism level at other brain regions. APOE4 status has been found not only involved in many A⟶N mechanistic pathways but also significantly contributes to the risk of developing AD. Conclusion Our major findings include 1) the region-to-region A⟶N⟶MEM and A⟶N⟶MEM pathways exhibit distinct spatial patterns; 2) APOE4 is significantly associated with both direct and indirect effects on the cognitive decline while sex difference has not been identified in the mediation analysis.
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- Zhentao Yu
- Department of Biostatistics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Computer Science, University of North Carolina, Greensboro, NC, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
- Department of Computer Science, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
- Department of Statistics and Operations Research, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
- UNC Neuroscience Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
- Carolina Institute of Developmental Disabilities, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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Kim RW, An Y, Zukley L, Ferrucci L, Mauro T, Yaffe K, Resnick SM, Abuabara K. Skin Barrier Function and Cognition among Older Adults. J Invest Dermatol 2023; 143:1085-1087. [PMID: 36641132 DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2022.11.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2022] [Revised: 10/26/2022] [Accepted: 11/10/2022] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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- Richard W Kim
- University of California San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Laboratory of Behavioral Neuroscience, Intramural Research Program, National Institute on Aging, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Clinical Research Unit, Intramural Research Program, National Institute on Aging, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Clinical Research Unit, Intramural Research Program, National Institute on Aging, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA; Dermatology Service, Veterans Affairs Health Care System, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA; Department of Neurology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA; Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Laboratory of Behavioral Neuroscience, Intramural Research Program, National Institute on Aging, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA.
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Khalid A, Senan EM, Al-Wagih K, Al-Azzam MMA, Alkhraisha ZM. Automatic Analysis of MRI Images for Early Prediction of Alzheimer's Disease Stages Based on Hybrid Features of CNN and Handcrafted Features. Diagnostics (Basel) 2023; 13:diagnostics13091654. [PMID: 37175045 PMCID: PMC10178535 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics13091654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2023] [Revised: 05/02/2023] [Accepted: 05/05/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023] Open
Abstract
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is considered one of the challenges facing health care in the modern century; until now, there has been no effective treatment to cure it, but there are drugs to slow its progression. Therefore, early detection of Alzheimer's is vital to take needful measures before it develops into brain damage which cannot be treated. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques have contributed to the diagnosis and prediction of its progression. MRI images require highly experienced doctors and radiologists, and the analysis of MRI images takes time to analyze each slice. Thus, deep learning techniques play a vital role in analyzing a huge amount of MRI images with high accuracy to detect Alzheimer's and predict its progression. Because of the similarities in the characteristics of the early stages of Alzheimer's, this study aimed to extract the features in several methods and integrate the features extracted from more than one method into the same features matrix. This study contributed to the development of three methodologies, each with two systems, with all systems aimed at achieving satisfactory accuracy for the detection of AD and predicting the stages of its progression. The first methodology is by Feed Forward Neural Network (FFNN) with the features of GoogLeNet and DenseNet-121 models separately. The second methodology is by FFNN network with combined features between GoogLeNet and Dense-121 models before and after high-dimensionality reduction of features using the Principal Component Analysis (PCA) algorithm. The third methodology is by FFNN network with combined features between GoogLeNet and Dense-121 models separately and features extracted by Discrete Wavelet Transform (DWT), Local Binary Pattern (LBP) and Gray Level Co-occurrence Matrix (GLCM) methods called handcrafted features. All systems yielded super results in detecting AD and predicting the stages of its progression. With the combined features of the DenseNet-121 and handcrafted, the FFNN achieved an accuracy of 99.7%, sensitivity of 99.64%, AUC of 99.56%, precision of 99.63%, and a specificity of 99.67%.
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- Ahmed Khalid
- Computer Department, Applied College, Najran University, Najran 66462, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Artificial Intelligence, Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, Alrazi University, Sana'a, Yemen
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- Department of Artificial Intelligence, Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, Alrazi University, Sana'a, Yemen
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Lien WC, Yeh CH, Chang CY, Chang CH, Wang WM, Chen CH, Lin YC. Convolutional Neural Networks to Classify Alzheimer’s Disease Severity Based on SPECT Images: A Comparative Study. J Clin Med 2023; 12:jcm12062218. [PMID: 36983226 PMCID: PMC10052955 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12062218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2023] [Revised: 03/10/2023] [Accepted: 03/10/2023] [Indexed: 03/18/2023] Open
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Image recognition and neuroimaging are increasingly being used to understand the progression of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). However, image data from single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) are limited. Medical image analysis requires large, labeled training datasets. Therefore, studies have focused on overcoming this problem. In this study, the detection performance of five convolutional neural network (CNN) models (MobileNet V2 and NASNetMobile (lightweight models); VGG16, Inception V3, and ResNet (heavier weight models)) on medical images was compared to establish a classification model for epidemiological research. Brain scan image data were collected from 99 subjects, and 4711 images were used. Demographic data were compared using the chi-squared test and one-way analysis of variance with Bonferroni’s post hoc test. Accuracy and loss functions were used to evaluate the performance of CNN models. The cognitive abilities screening instrument and mini mental state exam scores of subjects with a clinical dementia rating (CDR) of 2 were considerably lower than those of subjects with a CDR of 1 or 0.5. This study analyzed the classification performance of various CNN models for medical images and proved the effectiveness of transfer learning in identifying the mild cognitive impairment, mild AD, and moderate AD scoring based on SPECT images.
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- Wei-Chih Lien
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 704, Taiwan
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan
- Correspondence: (W.-C.L.); (Y.-C.L.)
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- Faculty of Information Technology, Monash University, Victoria 3800, Australia
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- Department of Industrial Design, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan
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- Department of Industrial Design, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan
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- Department of Statistics, College of Management, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan
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- Department of Industrial Design, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan
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- Department of Industrial Design, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan
- Correspondence: (W.-C.L.); (Y.-C.L.)
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Hu J, Wang Y, Guo D, Qu Z, Sui C, He G, Wang S, Chen X, Wang C, Liu X. Diagnostic performance of magnetic resonance imaging-based machine learning in Alzheimer's disease detection: a meta-analysis. Neuroradiology 2023; 65:513-527. [PMID: 36477499 DOI: 10.1007/s00234-022-03098-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2022] [Accepted: 11/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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PURPOSE Advanced machine learning (ML) algorithms can assist rapid medical image recognition and realize automatic, efficient, noninvasive, and convenient diagnosis. We aim to further evaluate the diagnostic performance of ML to distinguish patients with probable Alzheimer's disease (AD) from normal older adults based on structural magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). METHODS The Medline, Embase, and Cochrane Library databases were searched for relevant literature published up until July 2021. We used the Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies-2 (QUADAS-2) tool and Checklist for Artificial Intelligence in Medical Imaging (CLAIM) to evaluate all included studies' quality and potential bias. Random-effects models were used to calculate pooled sensitivity and specificity, and the Deeks' test was used to assess publication bias. RESULTS We included 24 models based on different brain features extracted by ML algorithms in 19 papers. The pooled sensitivity, specificity, positive likelihood ratio, negative likelihood ratio, diagnostic odds ratio, and area under the summary receiver operating characteristic curve for ML in detecting AD were 0.85 (95%CI 0.81-0.89), 0.88 (95%CI 0.84-0.91), 7.15 (95%CI 5.40-9.47), 0.17 (95%CI 0.12-0.22), 43.34 (95%CI 26.89-69.84), and 0.93 (95%CI 0.91-0.95). CONCLUSION ML using structural MRI data performed well in diagnosing probable AD patients and normal elderly. However, more high-quality, large-scale prospective studies are needed to further enhance the reliability and generalizability of ML for clinical applications before it can be introduced into clinical practice.
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- Jiayi Hu
- Department of Epidemiology and Statistics, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, Jilin, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Statistics, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, Jilin, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Statistics, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, Jilin, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Statistics, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, Jilin, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Statistics, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, Jilin, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Statistics, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, Jilin, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Statistics, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, Jilin, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Statistics, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, Jilin, China
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- School of Mathematics and Statistics, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin, China.
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- Department of Epidemiology and Statistics, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, Jilin, China.
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Shaikh A, Ahmad F, Teoh SL, Kumar J, Yahaya MF. Honey and Alzheimer's Disease-Current Understanding and Future Prospects. Antioxidants (Basel) 2023; 12:antiox12020427. [PMID: 36829985 PMCID: PMC9952506 DOI: 10.3390/antiox12020427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2022] [Revised: 01/30/2023] [Accepted: 02/03/2023] [Indexed: 02/12/2023] Open
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Alzheimer's disease (AD), a leading cause of dementia, has been a global concern. AD is associated with the involvement of the central nervous system that causes the characteristic impaired memory, cognitive deficits, and behavioral abnormalities. These abnormalities caused by AD is known to be attributed by extracellular aggregates of amyloid beta plaques and intracellular neurofibrillary tangles. Additionally, genetic factors such as abnormality in the expression of APOE, APP, BACE1, PSEN-1, and PSEN-2 play a role in the disease. As the current treatment aims to treat the symptoms and to slow the disease progression, there has been a continuous search for new nutraceutical agent or medicine to help prevent and cure AD pathology. In this quest, honey has emerged as a powerful nootropic agent. Numerous studies have demonstrated that the high flavonoids and phenolic acids content in honey exerts its antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and neuroprotective properties. This review summarizes the effect of main flavonoid compounds found in honey on the physiological functioning of the central nervous system, and the effect of honey intake on memory and cognition in various animal model. This review provides a new insight on the potential of honey to prevent AD pathology, as well as to ameliorate the damage in the developed AD.
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- Ammara Shaikh
- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 56000, Malaysia
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- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 56000, Malaysia
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- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 56000, Malaysia
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 56000, Malaysia
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- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 56000, Malaysia
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Using CNN Saliency Maps and EEG Modulation Spectra for Improved and More Interpretable Machine Learning-Based Alzheimer's Disease Diagnosis. COMPUTATIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND NEUROSCIENCE 2023; 2023:3198066. [PMID: 36818579 PMCID: PMC9931465 DOI: 10.1155/2023/3198066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2022] [Revised: 09/15/2022] [Accepted: 01/11/2023] [Indexed: 02/11/2023]
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Biomarkers based on resting-state electroencephalography (EEG) signals have emerged as a promising tool in the study of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Recently, a state-of-the-art biomarker was found based on visual inspection of power modulation spectrograms where three "patches" or regions from the modulation spectrogram were proposed and used for AD diagnostics. Here, we propose the use of deep neural networks, in particular convolutional neural networks (CNNs) combined with saliency maps, trained on power modulation spectrogram inputs to find optimal patches in a data-driven manner. Experiments are conducted on EEG data collected from fifty-four participants, including 20 healthy controls, 19 patients with mild AD, and 15 moderate-to-severe AD patients. Five classification tasks are explored, including the three-class problem, early-stage detection (control vs. mild-AD), and severity level detection (mild vs. moderate-to-severe). Experimental results show the proposed biomarkers outperform the state-of-the-art benchmark across all five tasks, as well as finding complementary modulation spectrogram regions not previously seen via visual inspection. Lastly, experiments are conducted on the proposed biomarkers to test their sensitivity to age, as this is a known confound in AD characterization. Across all five tasks, none of the proposed biomarkers showed a significant relationship with age, thus further highlighting their usefulness for automated AD diagnostics.
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Xiong Y, Ye C, Sun R, Chen Y, Zhong X, Zhang J, Zhong Z, Chen H, Huang M. Disrupted Balance of Gray Matter Volume and Directed Functional Connectivity in Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer's Disease. Curr Alzheimer Res 2023; 20:161-174. [PMID: 37278043 PMCID: PMC10514512 DOI: 10.2174/1567205020666230602144659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2022] [Revised: 03/11/2023] [Accepted: 04/04/2023] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Alterations in functional connectivity have been demonstrated in Alzheimer's disease (AD), an age-progressive neurodegenerative disorder that affects cognitive function; however, directional information flow has never been analyzed. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to determine changes in resting-state directional functional connectivity measured using a novel approach, granger causality density (GCD), in patients with AD, and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and explore novel neuroimaging biomarkers for cognitive decline detection. METHODS In this study, structural MRI, resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging, and neuropsychological data of 48 Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative participants were analyzed, comprising 16 patients with AD, 16 with MCI, and 16 normal controls. Volume-based morphometry (VBM) and GCD were used to calculate the voxel-based gray matter (GM) volumes and directed functional connectivity of the brain. We made full use of voxel-based between-group comparisons of VBM and GCD values to identify specific regions with significant alterations. In addition, Pearson's correlation analysis was conducted between directed functional connectivity and several clinical variables. Furthermore, receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis related to classification was performed in combination with VBM and GCD. RESULTS In patients with cognitive decline, abnormal VBM and GCD (involving inflow and outflow of GCD) were noted in default mode network (DMN)-related areas and the cerebellum. GCD in the DMN midline core system, hippocampus, and cerebellum was closely correlated with the Mini- Mental State Examination and Functional Activities Questionnaire scores. In the ROC analysis combining VBM with GCD, the neuroimaging biomarker in the cerebellum was optimal for the early detection of MCI, whereas the precuneus was the best in predicting cognitive decline progression and AD diagnosis. CONCLUSION Changes in GM volume and directed functional connectivity may reflect the mechanism of cognitive decline. This discovery could improve our understanding of the pathology of AD and MCI and provide available neuroimaging markers for the early detection, progression, and diagnosis of AD and MCI.
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- Yu Xiong
- Department of Neurology, the Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518107, China
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- Department of Neurology, the Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518107, China
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- Department of Neurology, the Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518107, China
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- Department of Neurology, the Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518107, China
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- Department of Neurology, the Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518107, China
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- Department of Neurology, the Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518107, China
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- Department of Neurology, the Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518107, China
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- Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, the Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518107, China
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- Department of Neurology, the Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518107, China
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Comon M, Rouch I, Edjolo A, Padovan C, Krolak-Salmon P, Dorey JM. Impaired Facial Emotion Recognition and Gaze Direction Detection in Mild Alzheimer's Disease: Results from the PACO Study. J Alzheimers Dis 2022; 89:1427-1437. [PMID: 36057821 DOI: 10.3233/jad-220401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Facial emotion recognition (FER) and gaze direction (GD) identification are core components of social cognition, possibly impaired in many psychiatric or neurological conditions. Regarding Alzheimer's disease (AD), current knowledge is controversial. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to explore FER and GD identification in mild AD compared to healthy controls. METHODS 180 participants with mild AD drawn from the PACO study and 74 healthy elderly controls were enrolled. Participants were asked to complete three socio-cognitive tasks: face sex identification, recognition of facial emotions (fear, happiness, anger, disgust) expressed at different intensities, and GD discrimination. Multivariate analyses were conducted to compare AD participants and healthy controls. RESULTS Sex recognition was preserved. GD determination for subtle deviations was impaired in AD. Recognition of prototypically expressed facial emotions was preserved while recognition of degraded facial emotions was impacted in AD participants compared to controls. Use of multivariate analysis suggested significant alteration of low-expressed fear and disgust recognition in the AD group. CONCLUSION Our results showed emotion recognition and GD identification in patients with early-stage AD compared to elderly controls. These impairments could be the object of specific therapeutic interventions such as social cognition remediation or raising awareness of primary caregivers to improve the quality of life of patients with early AD.
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- Martin Comon
- Aging Psychiatry Unit, University Hospital Le Vinatier, Bron, France
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- Memory Clinical and Research Center of Saint Etienne (CMRR), Neurology Unit, University Hospital of Saint Etienne, Saint-Etienne, France.,INSERM U 1219, Bordeaux Population Health Center, University of Bordeaux, France
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- Memory Clinical and Research Center of Saint Etienne (CMRR), Neurology Unit, University Hospital of Saint Etienne, Saint-Etienne, France.,INSERM U 1219, Bordeaux Population Health Center, University of Bordeaux, France
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- Aging Psychiatry Unit, University Hospital Le Vinatier, Bron, France
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- Memory Clinical and Research Center of Lyon (CMRR), Aging Institute I-Vie, University Hospital of Lyon, Villeurbanne, France.,Brain Dynamics and Cognition, Lyon Neuroscience Research Center, INSERM U1028, CNRS UMR 5292, Lyon, France
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- Aging Psychiatry Unit, University Hospital Le Vinatier, Bron, France.,Brain Dynamics and Cognition, Lyon Neuroscience Research Center, INSERM U1028, CNRS UMR 5292, Lyon, France
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Das S, Puthankattil SD. Functional Connectivity and Complexity in the Phenomenological Model of Mild Cognitive-Impaired Alzheimer's Disease. Front Comput Neurosci 2022; 16:877912. [PMID: 35733555 PMCID: PMC9207343 DOI: 10.3389/fncom.2022.877912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2022] [Accepted: 04/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BackgroundFunctional connectivity and complexity analysis has been discretely studied to understand intricate brain dynamics. The current study investigates the interplay between functional connectivity and complexity using the Kuramoto mean-field model.MethodFunctional connectivity matrices are estimated using the weighted phase lag index and complexity measures through popularly used complexity estimators such as Lempel-Ziv complexity (LZC), Higuchi's fractal dimension (HFD), and fluctuation-based dispersion entropy (FDispEn). Complexity measures are estimated on real and simulated electroencephalogram (EEG) signals of patients with mild cognitive-impaired Alzheimer's disease (MCI-AD) and controls. Complexity measures are further applied to simulated signals generated from lesion-induced connectivity matrix and studied its impact. It is a novel attempt to study the relation between functional connectivity and complexity using a neurocomputational model.ResultsReal EEG signals from patients with MCI-AD exhibited reduced functional connectivity and complexity in anterior and central regions. A simulation study has also displayed significantly reduced regional complexity in the patient group with respect to control. A similar reduction in complexity was further evident in simulation studies with lesion-induced control groups compared with non-lesion-induced control groups.ConclusionTaken together, simulation studies demonstrate a positive influence of reduced connectivity in the model imparting a reduced complexity in the EEG signal. The study revealed the presence of a direct relation between functional connectivity and complexity with reduced connectivity, yielding a decreased EEG complexity.
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Relationships between diabetes-related vascular risk factors and neurodegeneration biomarkers in healthy aging and Alzheimer's disease. Neurobiol Aging 2022; 118:25-33. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2022.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2021] [Revised: 04/15/2022] [Accepted: 06/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Zhang L, Fu Y, Zhao Z, Cong Z, Zheng W, Zhang Q, Yao Z, Hu B. Analysis of Hippocampus Evolution Patterns and Prediction of Conversion in Mild Cognitive Impairment Using Multivariate Morphometry Statistics. J Alzheimers Dis 2022; 86:1695-1710. [DOI: 10.3233/jad-215568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Background: Mild cognitive impairment (MCI), which is generally regarded as the prodromal stage of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), is associated with morphological changes in brain structures, particularly the hippocampus. However, the indicators for characterizing the deformation of hippocampus in conventional methods are not precise enough and ignore the evolution information with the course of disease. Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the temporal evolution pattern of MCI and predict the conversion of MCI to AD by using the multivariate morphometry statistics (MMS) as fine features. Methods: First, we extracted MMS features from MRI scans of 64 MCI converters (MCIc), 81 MCI patients who remained stable (MCIs), and 90 healthy controls (HC). To make full use of the time information, the dynamic MMS (DMMS) features were defined. Then, the areas with significant differences between pairs of the three groups were analyzed using statistical methods and the atrophy/expansion were identified by comparing the metrics. In parallel, patch selection, sparse coding, dictionary learning and maximum pooling were used for the dimensionality reduction and the ensemble classifier GentleBoost was used to classify MCIc and MCIs. Results: The longitudinal analysis revealed that the atrophy of both MCIc and MCIs mainly distributed in dorsal CA1, then spread to subiculum and other regions gradually, while the atrophy area of MCIc was larger and more significant. And the introduction of longitudinal information promoted the accuracy to 91.76% for conversion prediction. Conclusion: The dynamic information of hippocampus holds a huge potential for understanding the pathology of MCI.
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- Lingyu Zhang
- Gansu Provincial Key Laboratory of Wearable Computing, School of Information Science and Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- College of Information Science & Electronic Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Gansu Provincial Key Laboratory of Wearable Computing, School of Information Science and Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- Gansu Provincial Key Laboratory of Wearable Computing, School of Information Science and Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- Gansu Provincial Key Laboratory of Wearable Computing, School of Information Science and Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- Gansu Provincial Key Laboratory of Wearable Computing, School of Information Science and Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- Gansu Provincial Key Laboratory of Wearable Computing, School of Information Science and Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- Gansu Provincial Key Laboratory of Wearable Computing, School of Information Science and Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
- College of Information Science & Electronic Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- Joint Research Center for Cognitive Neurosensor Technology of Lanzhou University & Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- Engineering Research Center of Open Source Software and Real-Time System (Lanzhou University), Ministry of Education, Lanzhou, China
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Medvedeva A, Grishina D. The possibilities of differential diagnosis of primary progressive aphasia. Zh Nevrol Psikhiatr Im S S Korsakova 2022; 122:121-127. [DOI: 10.17116/jnevro2022122091121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Harrell ER, Bui C, Newman SD. A Mixed-Effects Model of Associations between Interleukin-6 and Hippocampal Volume. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2021; 77:683-688. [PMID: 34637514 DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glab313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Previous studies report hippocampal volume loss can help predict conversion from normative aging to mild cognitive impairment (MCI) to dementia. Additionally, a growing literature indicates that stress-related allostatic load may increase disease vulnerability. The current study examined the relationship between stress related cytokines (i.e., interleukin-6 - IL-6), cognition as measured by Mini Mental Status scores (MMSE), and hippocampal volume. Mixed-models were employed to examine both within (across time) and between subjects effects of IL-6 and hippocampal volume on MMSE score among 566 participants from the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI). The within subjects analysis found left hippocampal volume significantly (p= .009) predicted MMSE score. Between subjects analysis found the effect of IL-6 on MMSE was moderated by right hippocampal volume (p = .001). These results replicate previous findings and also extend prior work demonstrating stress-related cytokines may play a role in Alzheimer's disease (AD) progression.
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- Erin R Harrell
- Department of Psychology, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, United States of America
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- Alabama Life Research Institute, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, United States of America
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- Department of Psychology, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, United States of America.,Alabama Life Research Institute, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, United States of America
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Jesus B, Cassani R, McGeown WJ, Cecchi M, Fadem KC, Falk TH. Multimodal Prediction of Alzheimer's Disease Severity Level Based on Resting-State EEG and Structural MRI. Front Hum Neurosci 2021; 15:700627. [PMID: 34566600 PMCID: PMC8458963 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2021.700627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2021] [Accepted: 08/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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While several biomarkers have been developed for the detection of Alzheimer's disease (AD), not many are available for the prediction of disease severity, particularly for patients in the mild stages of AD. In this paper, we explore the multimodal prediction of Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) scores using resting-state electroencephalography (EEG) and structural magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans. Analyses were carried out on a dataset comprised of EEG and MRI data collected from 89 patients diagnosed with minimal-mild AD. Three feature selection algorithms were assessed alongside four machine learning algorithms. Results showed that while MRI features alone outperformed EEG features, when both modalities were combined, improved results were achieved. The top-selected EEG features conveyed information about amplitude modulation rate-of-change, whereas top-MRI features comprised information about cortical area and white matter volume. Overall, a root mean square error between predicted MMSE values and true MMSE scores of 1.682 was achieved with a multimodal system and a random forest regression model.
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- Belmir Jesus
- Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, University of Quebec, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, University of Quebec, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- School of Psychological Sciences and Health, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- COGNISION, Louisville, KY, United States
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- Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, University of Quebec, Montreal, QC, Canada
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Yi JS, Hura N, Roxbury CR, Lin SY. Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings Among Individuals With Olfactory and Cognitive Impairment. Laryngoscope 2021; 132:177-187. [PMID: 34383302 DOI: 10.1002/lary.29812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2021] [Revised: 06/25/2021] [Accepted: 07/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The underlying mechanism of the association between olfactory impairment and dementia may be explained by neurodegenerative changes detected on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The purpose of this systematic review is to describe neurodegenerative changes on MRI in patients with olfactory impairment and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or dementia. STUDY DESIGN Systematic review. METHODS A literature search encompassing PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, Scopus, and Google Scholar for studies with MRI and olfactory testing among participants diagnosed with MCI or dementia was performed. Sample size, study design, cognitive impairment type, olfactory testing, and MRI findings were abstracted. Two investigators independently reviewed all articles. RESULTS The search yielded 556 nonduplicate abstracts, from which 86 articles were reviewed and 24 were included. Seventeen (71%) of 24 studies reported hippocampal volume findings, with 14 studies reporting a relationship between hippocampal volume and olfactory performance. Two (50%) of four prospective studies reported the potential utility of baseline hippocampal volume as a marker of dementia conversion from MCI. Five (21%) of 24 studies reporting olfactory functional MRI (fMRI) findings highlighted the utility of olfactory fMRI to identify individuals in the early stages of cognitive decline. CONCLUSION Current evidence suggests hippocampal volume correlates with olfactory performance in individuals with cognitive impairment, and that olfactory fMRI may improve early detection of AD. However, the predictive utility of these imaging markers is limited in prospective studies. MRI may be a useful modality for selecting patients at high risk of future cognitive decline for enrollment in early treatment trials. Laryngoscope, 2021.
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- Julie S Yi
- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A
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- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A
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Duan W, Sehrawat P, Balachandrasekaran A, Bhumkar AB, Boraste PB, Becker JT, Kuller LH, Lopez OL, Gach HM, Dai W. Cerebral Blood Flow Is Associated with Diagnostic Class and Cognitive Decline in Alzheimer's Disease. J Alzheimers Dis 2021; 76:1103-1120. [PMID: 32597803 DOI: 10.3233/jad-200034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Reliable cerebral blood flow (CBF) biomarkers using a noninvasive imaging technique are sought to facilitate early diagnosis and intervention in early Alzheimer's disease (AD). OBJECTIVE We aim to identify brain regions in which CBF values are affected and related to cognitive decline in early AD using a large cohort. METHODS Perfusion MRIs using continuous arterial spin labeling were acquired at 1.5 T in 58 normal controls (NC), 50 mild cognitive impairments (MCI), and 40 AD subjects from the Cardiovascular Health Study Cognition Study. Regional absolute CBF and normalized CBF (nCBF) values, without and with correction of partial volume effects, were compared across three groups. Association between regional CBF values and Modified Mini-Mental State Examination (3MSE) were investigated by multiple linear regression analyses adjusted for cardiovascular risk factors. RESULTS After correcting for partial volume effects and cardiovascular risk factors, ADs exhibited decreased nCBF with the strongest reduction in the bilateral posterior cingulate & precuneus region (p < 0.001) compared to NCs, and the strongest reduction in the bilateral superior medial frontal region (p < 0.001) compared to MCIs. MCIs exhibited the strongest nCBF decrease in the left hippocampus and nCBF increase in the right inferior frontal and insular region. The 3MSE scores within the symptomatic subjects were significantly associated with nCBF in the bilateral posterior and middle cingulate and parietal (p < 0.001), bilateral superior medial frontal (p < 0.001), bilateral temporoparietal (p < 0.02), and right hippocampus (p = 0.02) regions. CONCLUSION Noninvasive perfusion MRI can detect functional changes across diagnostic class and serve as a staging biomarker of cognitive status.
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- Wenna Duan
- Department of Computer Science, State University of New York at Binghamton, Binghamton, NY, USA
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- Department of Computer Science, State University of New York at Binghamton, Binghamton, NY, USA
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- Department of Computer Science, State University of New York at Binghamton, Binghamton, NY, USA
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- Department of Computer Science, State University of New York at Binghamton, Binghamton, NY, USA
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- Departments of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Neurology, University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Departments of Neurology and Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Departments of Radiation Oncology, Radiology, and Biomedical Engineering, Washington University, Saint Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Computer Science, State University of New York at Binghamton, Binghamton, NY, USA
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Katabathula S, Wang Q, Xu R. Predict Alzheimer's disease using hippocampus MRI data: a lightweight 3D deep convolutional network model with visual and global shape representations. Alzheimers Res Ther 2021; 13:104. [PMID: 34030743 PMCID: PMC8147046 DOI: 10.1186/s13195-021-00837-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2020] [Accepted: 04/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive and irreversible brain disorder. Hippocampus is one of the involved regions and its atrophy is a widely used biomarker for AD diagnosis. We have recently developed DenseCNN, a lightweight 3D deep convolutional network model, for AD classification based on hippocampus magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) segments. In addition to the visual features of the hippocampus segments, the global shape representations of the hippocampus are also important for AD diagnosis. In this study, we propose DenseCNN2, a deep convolutional network model for AD classification by incorporating global shape representations along with hippocampus segmentations. METHODS The data was obtained from the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI) and was T1-weighted structural MRI from initial screening or baseline, including ADNI 1,2/GO and 3. DenseCNN2 was trained and evaluated with 326 AD subjects and 607 CN hippocampus MRI using 5-fold cross-validation strategy. DenseCNN2 was compared with other state-of-the-art machine learning approaches for the task of AD classification. RESULTS We showed that DenseCNN2 with combined visual and global shape features performed better than deep learning models with visual or global shape features alone. DenseCNN2 achieved an average accuracy of 0.925, sensitivity of 0.882, specificity of 0.949, and area under curve (AUC) of 0.978, which are better than or comparable to the state-of-the-art methods in AD classification. Data visualization analysis through 2D embedding of UMAP confirmed that global shape features improved class discrimination between AD and normal. CONCLUSION DenseCNN2, a lightweight 3D deep convolutional network model based on combined hippocampus segmentations and global shape features, achieved high performance and has potential as an efficient diagnostic tool for AD classification.
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- Sreevani Katabathula
- Center for Artificial Intelligence in Drug Discovery, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, 2103 Cornell Rd, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA
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- Center for Artificial Intelligence in Drug Discovery, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, 2103 Cornell Rd, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA
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- Center for Artificial Intelligence in Drug Discovery, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, 2103 Cornell Rd, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA.
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Duan W, Zhou GD, Balachandrasekaran A, Bhumkar AB, Boraste PB, Becker JT, Kuller LH, Lopez OL, Gach HM, Dai W. Cerebral Blood Flow Predicts Conversion of Mild Cognitive Impairment into Alzheimer's Disease and Cognitive Decline: An Arterial Spin Labeling Follow-up Study. J Alzheimers Dis 2021; 82:293-305. [PMID: 34024834 DOI: 10.3233/jad-210199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND This is the first longitudinal study to assess regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) changes during the progression from normal control (NC) through mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer's disease (AD). OBJECTIVE We aim to determine if perfusion MRI biomarkers, derived from our prior cross-sectional study, can predict the onset and cognitive decline of AD. METHODS Perfusion MRIs using arterial spin labeling (ASL) were acquired in 15 stable-NC, 14 NC-to-MCI, 16 stable-MCI, and 18 MCI/AD-to-AD participants from the Cardiovascular Health Study (CHS) cognition study. Group comparisons, predictions of AD conversion and time to conversion, and Modified Mini-Mental State Examination (3MSE) from rCBF were performed. RESULTS Compared to the stable-NC group: 1) the stable-MCI group exhibited rCBF decreases in the right temporoparietal (p = 0.00010) and right inferior frontal and insula (p = 0.0094) regions; and 2) the MCI/AD-to-AD group exhibited rCBF decreases in the bilateral temporoparietal regions (p = 0.00062 and 0.0035). Compared to the NC-to-MCI group, the stable-MCI group exhibited a rCBF decrease in the right hippocampus region (p = 0.0053). The baseline rCBF values in the posterior cingulate cortex (PCC) (p = 0.0043), bilateral superior medial frontal regions (BSMF) (p = 0.012), and left inferior frontal (p = 0.010) regions predicted the 3MSE scores for all the participants at follow-up. The baseline rCBF in the PCC and BSMF regions predicted the conversion and time to conversion from MCI to AD (p < 0.05; not significant after multiple corrections). CONCLUSION We demonstrated the feasibility of ASL in detecting rCBF changes in the typical AD-affected regions and the predictive value of baseline rCBF on AD conversion and cognitive decline.
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- Wenna Duan
- Computer Science, State University of New York at Binghamton, Binghamton, NY, USA
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- Computer Science, State University of New York at Binghamton, Binghamton, NY, USA
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- Computer Science, State University of New York at Binghamton, Binghamton, NY, USA
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- Computer Science, State University of New York at Binghamton, Binghamton, NY, USA
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- Psychiatry, Psychology, and Neurology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Neurology and Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Radiation Oncology, Radiology, and Biomedical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, Saint Louis, MO, USA
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- Computer Science, State University of New York at Binghamton, Binghamton, NY, USA
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Ji X, Wang H, Zhu M, He Y, Zhang H, Chen X, Gao W, Fu Y. Brainstem atrophy in the early stage of Alzheimer's disease: a voxel-based morphometry study. Brain Imaging Behav 2021; 15:49-59. [PMID: 31898091 DOI: 10.1007/s11682-019-00231-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Postmortem studies on patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) have confirmed that the dorsal raphe nucleus (DRN) in the brainstem is the first brain structure affected in the earliest stage of AD. The present study examined the brainstem in the early stage of AD using magnetic resonance (MR) imaging. T1-weighted MR images of the brains of 81 subjects were obtained from the publicly available Open Access Series of Imaging Studies (OASIS) database, including 27 normal control (NC) subjects, 27 patients with very mild AD (AD-VM) and 27 patients with mild AD (AD-M). The brainstem was interactively segmented from the MR images using ITK-SNAP. The present voxel-based morphometry (VBM) study was designed to investigate the brainstem differences between the AD-VM/AD-M groups and the NC group. The results showed bilateral loss in the pons and the left part of the midbrain in the AD-M group compared to the NC group. The AD-M group showed greater loss in the left midbrain than the AD-VM group (PFWEcorrected < 0.05). The results revealed that brainstem atrophy occurs in the early stages of AD (Clinical Dementia Rating = 0.5 and 1.0). Most of these findings were also investigated in a multicenter dataset. This is the first VBM study that provides evidence of brainstem alterations in the early stage of AD.
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- Xiaoxi Ji
- School of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Building 2E-417, 2 Yikuang Street, Nangang District, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China.,Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.,Department of Neurosurgery, Third People's Hospital of Hainan Province, 146 Jiefang Road, Sanya, Hainan Province, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Third People's Hospital of Hainan Province, 146 Jiefang Road, Sanya, Hainan Province, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.,Department of Neurosurgery, Third People's Hospital of Hainan Province, 146 Jiefang Road, Sanya, Hainan Province, China
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- Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.,Department of Neurosurgery, Third People's Hospital of Hainan Province, 146 Jiefang Road, Sanya, Hainan Province, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Third People's Hospital of Hainan Province, 146 Jiefang Road, Sanya, Hainan Province, China.
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Building 2E-417, 2 Yikuang Street, Nangang District, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China.
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Building 2E-417, 2 Yikuang Street, Nangang District, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China
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Zhu Y, Kim M, Zhu X, Kaufer D, Wu G. Long range early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease using longitudinal MR imaging data. Med Image Anal 2021; 67:101825. [PMID: 33137699 PMCID: PMC10613455 DOI: 10.1016/j.media.2020.101825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2017] [Revised: 08/25/2020] [Accepted: 08/25/2020] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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The enormous social and economic cost of Alzheimer's disease (AD) has driven a number of neuroimaging investigations for early detection and diagnosis. Towards this end, various computational approaches have been applied to longitudinal imaging data in subjects with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), as serial brain imaging could increase sensitivity for detecting changes from baseline, and potentially serve as a diagnostic biomarker for AD. However, current state-of-the-art brain imaging diagnostic methods have limited utility in clinical practice due to the lack of robust predictive power. To address this limitation, we propose a flexible spatial-temporal solution to predict the risk of MCI conversion to AD prior to the onset of clinical symptoms by sequentially recognizing abnormal structural changes from longitudinal magnetic resonance (MR) image sequences. Firstly, our model is trained to sequentially recognize different length partial MR image sequences from different stages of AD. Secondly, our method is leveraged by the inexorably progressive nature of AD. To that end, a Temporally Structured Support Vector Machine (TS-SVM) model is proposed to constrain the partial MR image sequence's detection score to increase monotonically with AD progression. Furthermore, in order to select the best morphological features for enabling classifiers, we propose a joint feature selection and classification framework. We demonstrate that our early diagnosis method using only two follow-up MR scans is able to predict conversion to AD 12 months ahead of an AD clinical diagnosis with 81.75% accuracy.
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- Yingying Zhu
- Department of Computer Science, University of Texas at Arlington, TX, USA.
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- Department of Computer Science, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, NC, USA
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- Department of Computer Science, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Neurology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
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Perpetuini D, Chiarelli AM, Filippini C, Cardone D, Croce P, Rotunno L, Anzoletti N, Zito M, Zappasodi F, Merla A. Working Memory Decline in Alzheimer's Disease Is Detected by Complexity Analysis of Multimodal EEG-fNIRS. ENTROPY (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2020; 22:E1380. [PMID: 33279924 PMCID: PMC7762102 DOI: 10.3390/e22121380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2020] [Revised: 11/30/2020] [Accepted: 12/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by working memory (WM) failures that can be assessed at early stages through administering clinical tests. Ecological neuroimaging, such as Electroencephalography (EEG) and functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS), may be employed during these tests to support AD early diagnosis within clinical settings. Multimodal EEG-fNIRS could measure brain activity along with neurovascular coupling (NC) and detect their modifications associated with AD. Data analysis procedures based on signal complexity are suitable to estimate electrical and hemodynamic brain activity or their mutual information (NC) during non-structured experimental paradigms. In this study, sample entropy of whole-head EEG and frontal/prefrontal cortex fNIRS was evaluated to assess brain activity in early AD and healthy controls (HC) during WM tasks (i.e., Rey-Osterrieth complex figure and Raven's progressive matrices). Moreover, conditional entropy between EEG and fNIRS was evaluated as indicative of NC. The findings demonstrated the capability of complexity analysis of multimodal EEG-fNIRS to detect WM decline in AD. Furthermore, a multivariate data-driven analysis, performed on these entropy metrics and based on the General Linear Model, allowed classifying AD and HC with an AUC up to 0.88. EEG-fNIRS may represent a powerful tool for the clinical evaluation of WM decline in early AD.
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- David Perpetuini
- Institute for Advanced Biomedical Technologies, Department of Neuroscience and Imaging, University G. D’Annunzio of Chieti-Pescara, Via Luigi Polacchi 13, 66100 Chieti, Italy; (A.M.C.); (C.F.); (D.C.); (P.C.); (F.Z.); (A.M.)
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- Institute for Advanced Biomedical Technologies, Department of Neuroscience and Imaging, University G. D’Annunzio of Chieti-Pescara, Via Luigi Polacchi 13, 66100 Chieti, Italy; (A.M.C.); (C.F.); (D.C.); (P.C.); (F.Z.); (A.M.)
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- Institute for Advanced Biomedical Technologies, Department of Neuroscience and Imaging, University G. D’Annunzio of Chieti-Pescara, Via Luigi Polacchi 13, 66100 Chieti, Italy; (A.M.C.); (C.F.); (D.C.); (P.C.); (F.Z.); (A.M.)
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- Institute for Advanced Biomedical Technologies, Department of Neuroscience and Imaging, University G. D’Annunzio of Chieti-Pescara, Via Luigi Polacchi 13, 66100 Chieti, Italy; (A.M.C.); (C.F.); (D.C.); (P.C.); (F.Z.); (A.M.)
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- Institute for Advanced Biomedical Technologies, Department of Neuroscience and Imaging, University G. D’Annunzio of Chieti-Pescara, Via Luigi Polacchi 13, 66100 Chieti, Italy; (A.M.C.); (C.F.); (D.C.); (P.C.); (F.Z.); (A.M.)
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- Department of Medicine and Science of Ageing, University G. D’Annunzio, Via Dei Vestini 31, 66100 Chieti, Italy; (L.R.); (N.A.); (M.Z.)
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- Department of Medicine and Science of Ageing, University G. D’Annunzio, Via Dei Vestini 31, 66100 Chieti, Italy; (L.R.); (N.A.); (M.Z.)
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- Department of Medicine and Science of Ageing, University G. D’Annunzio, Via Dei Vestini 31, 66100 Chieti, Italy; (L.R.); (N.A.); (M.Z.)
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- Institute for Advanced Biomedical Technologies, Department of Neuroscience and Imaging, University G. D’Annunzio of Chieti-Pescara, Via Luigi Polacchi 13, 66100 Chieti, Italy; (A.M.C.); (C.F.); (D.C.); (P.C.); (F.Z.); (A.M.)
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- Institute for Advanced Biomedical Technologies, Department of Neuroscience and Imaging, University G. D’Annunzio of Chieti-Pescara, Via Luigi Polacchi 13, 66100 Chieti, Italy; (A.M.C.); (C.F.); (D.C.); (P.C.); (F.Z.); (A.M.)
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Lin Y, Fu Y, Zeng YF, Hu JP, Lin XZ, Cai NQ, Weng Q, Zhao YJ, Lin Y, Cao DR, Wang N. Six Visual Rating Scales as A Biomarker for Monitoring Atrophied Brain Volume in Parkinson's Disease. Aging Dis 2020; 11:1082-1090. [PMID: 33014524 PMCID: PMC7505277 DOI: 10.14336/ad.2019.1103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2019] [Accepted: 11/03/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The focus of our investigation was to determine the feasibility of using six visual rating scales as whole-brain imaging markers for monitoring atrophied brain volume in Parkinson’s disease (PD). This was a prospective cross-sectional single-center observational study. A total of 98 PD patients were enrolled and underwent an MRI scan and a battery of neuropsychological evaluations. The brain volume was calculated using the online resource MRICloud. Brain atrophy was rated based on six visual rating scales. Correlation analysis was performed between visual rating scores and brain volume and clinical features. We found a significant negative correlation between the total scores of visual rating scores and quantitative brain volume, indicating that six visual rating scales reliably reflect whole brain atrophy in PD. Multiple linear regression-based analyses indicated severer non-motor symptoms were significantly associated with higher scores on the visual rating scales. Furthermore, we performed sample size calculations to evaluate the superiority of visual rating scales; the result show that using total scores of visual rating scales as an outcome measure, sample sizes for differentiating cognition injury require significantly fewer subjects (n = 177) compared with using total brain volume (n = 2524). Our data support the use of the total visual rating scores rather than quantitative brain volume as a biomarker for monitoring cerebral atrophy.
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- Yu Lin
- 1Department of Neurology and Institute of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350005, China
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- 1Department of Neurology and Institute of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350005, China.,2Central Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350005, China
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- 1Department of Neurology and Institute of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350005, China
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- 3Department of Radiology, First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350005, China
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- 4Department of Geriatrics, First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350005, China
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- 1Department of Neurology and Institute of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350005, China
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- 3Department of Radiology, First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350005, China
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- 3Department of Radiology, First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350005, China
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- 1Department of Neurology and Institute of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350005, China
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- 3Department of Radiology, First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350005, China
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- 1Department of Neurology and Institute of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350005, China
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Li B, Zhang M, Riphagen J, Morrison Yochim K, Li B, Liu J, Salat DH. Prediction of clinical and biomarker conformed Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive impairment from multi-feature brain structural MRI using age-correction from a large independent lifespan sample. Neuroimage Clin 2020; 28:102387. [PMID: 32871388 PMCID: PMC7476071 DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2020.102387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2020] [Revised: 08/13/2020] [Accepted: 08/14/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Structural neuroimaging has been applied to the identification of individuals with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and mild cognitive impairment (MCI). However, these methods are greatly impacted by age limiting their utility for detection of preclinical pathology. We built linear models for age based on multiple combined structural features using a large independent lifespan sample of 272 healthy adults across a wide age range from the Human Connectome Project Aging study. These models were then used to create a new support vector machine (SVM) training model in 136 AD and 268 control participants based on residues of fit from the expected age-effects relationship. Subsequent validation assessed the accuracy of the SVM model in new datasets. Finally, we applied the classifier to 276 individuals with MCI to evaluate prediction for early impairment and longitudinal cognitive change. The optimal 10-fold cross-validation accuracy was 93.07%, compared to 91.83% without age detrending. In the validation dataset, the classifier for AD obtained an accuracy of 84.85% (56/66), sensitivity of 85.36% (35/41) and specificity of 84% (21/25). Classification accuracy was improved when using the lifespan sample as opposed to the classification sample. Importantly, we observed cross-sectional greater AD specific biomarkers, as well as faster cognitive decline in MCI who were classified as more 'AD-like' (MCI-AD), and these effects were pronounced in individuals who were late MCI. The top five contributive features were volumes of left hippocampus, right hippocampus, left amygdala, the thickness of left and right middle temporal & parahippocampus gyrus. Linear detrending for age in SVM for combined structural features resulted in good performance for recognition of AD and AD-specific biomarkers, as well as prediction of MCI progression. Such procedures may be used in future work to enhance prediction in samples with atypical age distributions.
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- Binyin Li
- MGH/MIT/HMS Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA, USA; Department of Neurology, Ruijin Hospital Affiliated with Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China; Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Ruijin Hospital Affiliated with Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
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- MGH/MIT/HMS Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA, USA
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- MGH/MIT/HMS Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA, USA
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Ruijin Hospital Affiliated with Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
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- Department of Neurology, Ruijin Hospital Affiliated with Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
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- MGH/MIT/HMS Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA, USA; Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Neuroimaging Research for Veterans Center, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, USA
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Lin Y, Huang K, Xu H, Qiao Z, Cai S, Wang Y, Huang L. Predicting the progression of mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimer's disease by longitudinal magnetic resonance imaging-based dictionary learning. Clin Neurophysiol 2020; 131:2429-2439. [PMID: 32829290 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2020.07.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2019] [Revised: 06/05/2020] [Accepted: 07/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Efficient prediction of the progression of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) to Alzheimer's disease (AD) is important for the early intervention and management of AD. The aim of our study was to develop a longitudinal structural magnetic resonance imaging-based prediction system for MCI progression. METHODS A total of 164 MCI patients with longitudinal data were collected from the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI). After preprocessing, a discriminative dictionary learning framework was applied to differentiate MCI patches, avoiding the segmentation of regions of interest. Then, the proportion of patches classified as more severe atrophy patches in a patient was calculated as his or her feature to be input into a simple support vector machine. Finally, a new subject was predicted with fourfold cross-validation (CV), and the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) was determined. RESULTS The average accuracy and AUC values after fourfold CV were 0.973 and 0.984, respectively. The effects of the data from one or two time points were also investigated. CONCLUSION The proposed prediction system achieves desirable and reliable performance in predicting progression for MCI patients. Additionally, the prediction of MCI progression with longitudinal data was more effective and accurate. SIGNIFICANCE The developed scheme is expected to advance the clinical research and treatment of MCI patients.
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- Yanyan Lin
- School of Life Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710071, PR China
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710071, PR China
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710071, PR China
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710071, PR China
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710071, PR China
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710071, PR China
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710071, PR China.
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Rehiman SH, Lim SM, Neoh CF, Majeed ABA, Chin AV, Tan MP, Kamaruzzaman SB, Ramasamy K. Proteomics as a reliable approach for discovery of blood-based Alzheimer's disease biomarkers: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Ageing Res Rev 2020; 60:101066. [PMID: 32294542 DOI: 10.1016/j.arr.2020.101066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2020] [Revised: 04/03/2020] [Accepted: 04/03/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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In order to gauge the impact of proteomics in discovery of Alzheimer's disease (AD) blood-based biomarkers, this study had systematically reviewed articles published between 1984-2019. Articles that fulfilled the inclusion criteria were assessed for risk of bias. A meta-analysis was performed for replicable candidate biomarkers (CB). Of the 1651 articles that were identified, 17 case-control and two cohort studies, as well as three combined case-control and longitudinal designs were shortlisted. A total of 207 AD and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) CB were discovered, with 48 reported in >2 studies. This review highlights six CB, namely alpha-2-macroglobulin (α2M)ps, pancreatic polypeptide (PP)ps, apolipoprotein A-1 (ApoA-1)ps, afaminp, insulin growth factor binding protein-2 (IGFBP-2)ps and fibrinogen-γ-chainp, all of which exhibited consistent pattern of regulation in >three independent cohorts. They are involved in AD pathogenesis via amyloid-beta (Aβ), neurofibrillary tangles, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases (CVD). Meta-analysis indicated that ApoA-1ps was significantly downregulated in AD (SMD = -1.52, 95% CI: -1.89, -1.16, p < 0.00001), with low inter-study heterogeneity (I2 = 0%, p = 0.59). α2Mps was significantly upregulated in AD (SMD = 0.83, 95% CI: 0.05, 1.62, p = 0.04), with moderate inter-study heterogeneity (I2 = 41%, p = 0.19). Both CB are involved in Aβ formation. These findings provide important insights into blood-based AD biomarkers discovery via proteomics.
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Malykhin NV, Travis S, Fujiwara E, Huang Y, Camicioli R, Olsen F. The associations of the
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polymorphisms, hippocampal subfield volumes, and episodic memory performance across the lifespan. Hippocampus 2020; 30:1081-1097. [DOI: 10.1002/hipo.23217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2019] [Revised: 03/23/2020] [Accepted: 04/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Nikolai V. Malykhin
- Neuroscience and Mental Health Institute University of Alberta Edmonton Alberta Canada
- Department of Biomedical Engineering University of Alberta Edmonton Alberta Canada
- Department of Psychiatry University of Alberta Edmonton Alberta Canada
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- Neuroscience and Mental Health Institute University of Alberta Edmonton Alberta Canada
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- Neuroscience and Mental Health Institute University of Alberta Edmonton Alberta Canada
- Department of Psychiatry University of Alberta Edmonton Alberta Canada
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering University of Alberta Edmonton Alberta Canada
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering University of Alberta Edmonton Alberta Canada
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Zheng W, Cui B, Sun Z, Li X, Han X, Yang Y, Li K, Hu L, Wang Z. Application of Generalized Split Linearized Bregman Iteration algorithm for Alzheimer's disease prediction. Aging (Albany NY) 2020; 12:6206-6224. [PMID: 32248185 PMCID: PMC7185109 DOI: 10.18632/aging.103017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2019] [Accepted: 02/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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In this paper, we applied a novel method for the detection of Alzheimer's disease (AD) based on a structural magnetic resonance imaging (sMRI) dataset. Specifically, the method involved a new classification algorithm of machine learning, named Generalized Split Linearized Bregman Iteration (GSplit LBI). It combines logistic regression and structural sparsity regularizations. In the study, 57 AD patients and 47 normal controls (NCs) were enrolled. We first extracted the entire brain gray matter volume values of all subjects and then used GSplit LBI to build a predictive classification model with a 10-fold full cross-validation method. The model accuracy achieved 90.44%. To further verify which voxels in the dataset have greater impact on the prediction results, we ranked the weight parameters and obtained the top 6% of the model parameters. To verify the generalization of model prediction and the stability of feature selection, we performed a cross-test on the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI) and a Chinese dataset and achieved good performances on different cohorts. Conclusively, based on the sMRI dataset, our algorithm not only had good performance in a local cohort with high accuracy but also had good generalization of model prediction and stability of feature selection in different cohorts.
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- Weimin Zheng
- Department of Radiology, Aerospace Center Hospital, Beijing 100049, China
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- Department of Radiology, Aerospace Center Hospital, Beijing 100049, China
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- Deepwise AI lab, Beijing 100080, China
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- Deepwise AI lab, Beijing 100080, China
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- Department of Radiology, Aerospace Center Hospital, Beijing 100049, China
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- Beijing Huading Jialiang Technology Co, Beijing 100000, China
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- Department of Radiology, Xuanwu Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing 100053, China
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- Yanjing Medical College, Capital Medical University, Beijing 101300, China
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- Department of Radiology, Aerospace Center Hospital, Beijing 100049, China
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Kaipainen A, Jääskeläinen O, Liu Y, Haapalinna F, Nykänen N, Vanninen R, Koivisto AM, Julkunen V, Remes AM, Herukka SK. Cerebrospinal Fluid and MRI Biomarkers in Neurodegenerative Diseases: A Retrospective Memory Clinic-Based Study. J Alzheimers Dis 2020; 75:751-765. [PMID: 32310181 PMCID: PMC7369056 DOI: 10.3233/jad-200175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/13/2020] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) biomarkers of neurodegenerative diseases are relatively sensitive and specific in highly curated research cohorts, but proper validation for clinical use is mostly missing. OBJECTIVE We studied these biomarkers in a novel memory clinic cohort with a variety of different neurodegenerative diseases. METHODS This study consisted of 191 patients with subjective or objective cognitive impairment who underwent neurological, CSF biomarker (Aβ42, p-tau, and tau) and T1-weighted MRI examinations at Kuopio University Hospital. We assessed CSF and imaging biomarkers, including structural MRI focused on volumetric and cortical thickness analyses, across groups stratified based on different clinical diagnoses, including Alzheimer's disease (AD), frontotemporal dementia, dementia with Lewy bodies, Parkinson's disease, vascular dementia, and mild cognitive impairment (MCI), and subjects with no evidence of neurodegenerative disease underlying the cognitive symptoms. Imaging biomarkers were also studied by profiling subjects according to the novel amyloid, tau, and, neurodegeneration (AT(N)) classification. RESULTS Numerous imaging variables differed by clinical diagnosis, including hippocampal, amygdalar and inferior lateral ventricular volumes and entorhinal, lingual, inferior parietal and isthmus cingulate cortical thicknesses, at a false discovery rate (FDR)-corrected threshold for significance (analysis of covariance; p < 0.005). In volumetric comparisons by AT(N) profile, hippocampal volume significantly differed (p < 0.001) between patients with normal AD biomarkers and patients with amyloid pathology. CONCLUSION Our analysis suggests that CSF and MRI biomarkers function well also in clinical practice across multiple clinical diagnostic groups in addition to AD, MCI, and cognitively normal groups.
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- Aku Kaipainen
- University of Eastern Finland, Institute of Clinical Medicine/Neurology, Kuopio, Finland
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- University of Eastern Finland, Institute of Clinical Medicine/Neurology, Kuopio, Finland
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- University of Eastern Finland, Institute of Clinical Medicine/Neurology, Kuopio, Finland
- Department of Radiology, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
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- University of Eastern Finland, Institute of Clinical Medicine/Neurology, Kuopio, Finland
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- University of Eastern Finland, Institute of Clinical Medicine/Neurology, Kuopio, Finland
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- Department of Radiology, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
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- University of Eastern Finland, Institute of Clinical Medicine/Neurology, Kuopio, Finland
- Department of Neurology, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
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- Department of Neurology, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
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- Research Unit of Clinical Neuroscience, Neurology, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
- MRC, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland
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- University of Eastern Finland, Institute of Clinical Medicine/Neurology, Kuopio, Finland
- Department of Neurology, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
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Beheshti I, Gravel P, Potvin O, Dieumegarde L, Duchesne S. A novel patch-based procedure for estimating brain age across adulthood. Neuroimage 2019; 197:618-624. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2019.05.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2018] [Revised: 05/06/2019] [Accepted: 05/10/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Pergher V, Tournoy J, Schoenmakers B, Van Hulle MM. P300, Gray Matter Volume and Individual Characteristics Correlates in Healthy Elderly. Front Aging Neurosci 2019; 11:104. [PMID: 31130855 PMCID: PMC6510164 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2019.00104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2018] [Accepted: 04/17/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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We investigated whether P300-ERP and cognitive test performance differ for age, sex, and education in two groups of healthy elderly, and verified whether any correlations exist between P300 amplitude and latency and gray matter volume using whole brain voxel-by-voxel-based mapping, controlling for age, education, sex and Total Intracranial Volume (TIV). We used 32 channel electroencephalograms (EEG) to record the P300 responses and 3T Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) to determine gray matter volume. We recruited 36 native-Dutch speaking healthy older subjects, equally divided in two sub-groups of 52-64 and 65-76 years old, administered a battery of cognitive tests and recorded their demographics, EEGs and task performance; additionally, 16 adults from the second sub-group underwent an MRI scan. We found significant differences between age groups in their cognitive tests performance, P300 amplitudes for the frontal and parietal electrodes for the most difficult task, and P300 latencies for frontal, central and parietal electrodes for all three tasks difficulty levels. Interesting, sex and education affected cognitive and P300 results. Higher education was related to higher accuracy, and P300 amplitudes and shorter latencies. Moreover, females exhibited higher P300 amplitudes and shorter latencies, and better cognitive tasks performance compared to males. Additionally, for the 16 adults underwent to MRI scan, we found positive correlations between P300 characteristics in frontal, central and parietal areas and gray matter volume, controlling for demographic variables and TIV, but also showing that age, sex, and education correlate with gray matter volume. These findings provide support that age, sex, and education affect an individual's cognitive, neurophysiological and structural characteristics, and therefore motivate the need to further investigate these in relation to P300 responses and gray matter volume in healthy elderly.
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- Valentina Pergher
- Laboratory for Neuro- and Psychophysiology, Department of Neurosciences, KU Leuven - University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Chronic Disease, Metabolism and Ageing, KU Leuven - University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Academic Centre of General Practice, KU Leuven - University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Neuro- and Psychophysiology, Department of Neurosciences, KU Leuven - University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Tsang G, Xie X, Zhou SM. Harnessing the Power of Machine Learning in Dementia Informatics Research: Issues, Opportunities, and Challenges. IEEE Rev Biomed Eng 2019; 13:113-129. [PMID: 30872241 DOI: 10.1109/rbme.2019.2904488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Dementia is a chronic and degenerative condition affecting millions globally. The care of patients with dementia presents an ever-continuing challenge to healthcare systems in the 21st century. Medical and health sciences have generated unprecedented volumes of data related to health and wellbeing for patients with dementia due to advances in information technology, such as genetics, neuroimaging, cognitive assessment, free texts, routine electronic health records, etc. Making the best use of these diverse and strategic resources will lead to high-quality care of patients with dementia. As such, machine learning becomes a crucial factor in achieving this objective. The aim of this paper is to provide a state-of-the-art review of machine learning methods applied to health informatics for dementia care. We collate and review the existing scientific methodologies and identify the relevant issues and challenges when faced with big health data. Machine learning has demonstrated promising applications to neuroimaging data analysis for dementia care, while relatively less effort has been made to make use of integrated heterogeneous data via advanced machine learning approaches. We further indicate future potential and research directions in applying advanced machine learning, such as deep learning, to dementia informatics.
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Pergher V, Demaerel P, Soenen O, Saarela C, Tournoy J, Schoenmakers B, Karrasch M, Van Hulle MM. Identifying brain changes related to cognitive aging using VBM and visual rating scales. NEUROIMAGE-CLINICAL 2019; 22:101697. [PMID: 30739844 PMCID: PMC6370556 DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2019.101697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2018] [Revised: 01/22/2019] [Accepted: 01/27/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Aging is often associated with changes in brain structures as well as in cognitive functions. Structural changes can be visualized with Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) using voxel-based grey matter morphometry (VBM) and visual rating scales to assess atrophy level. Several MRI studies have shown that possible neural correlates of cognitive changes can be seen in normal aging. It is still not fully understood how cognitive function as measured by tests and demographic factors are related to brain changes in the MRI. We recruited 55 healthy elderly subjects aged 50–79 years. A battery of cognitive tests was administered to all subjects prior to MRI scanning. Our aim was to assess correlations between age, sex, education, cognitive test performance, and the said two MRI-based measures. Our results show significant differences in VBM grey matter volume for education level (≤ 12 vs. > 12 years), with a smaller amount of grey matter volume in subjects with lower educational levels, and for age in interaction with education, indicating larger grey matter volume for young, higher educated adults. Also, grey matter volume was found to be correlated with working memory function (Digit Span Backward). Furthermore, significant positive correlations were found between visual ratings and both age and education, showing larger atrophy levels with increasing age and decreasing level of education. These findings provide supportive evidence that MRI-VBM detects structural differences for education level, and correlates with educational level and age, and working memory task performance. VBM grey matter volume differences were significant for the interaction of age and education level. Grey matter volume correlated with education level and working memory function (Digit Span Backward). Significant correlations were found between visual rating scales and both age and education. VBM is able to detect structural differences for age and education, and correlates with education and working memory.
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- Valentina Pergher
- KU Leuven -University of Leuven, Department of Neurosciences, Laboratory for Neuro-& Psychophysiology, Leuven, Belgium.
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- Department of Radiology, University Hospitals Leuven, Department of Imaging and Pathology, KU Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Radiology, University Hospitals Leuven, Department of Imaging and Pathology, KU Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Psychology, Åbo Akademi University, Turku, Finland; Department of Psychology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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- Department of Chronic Diseases, Metabolism and Ageing, University Hospitals Leuven, KU Leuven, Belgium
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- Academic Centre of General Practice, KU Leuven - University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Psychology, Åbo Akademi University, Turku, Finland
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- KU Leuven -University of Leuven, Department of Neurosciences, Laboratory for Neuro-& Psychophysiology, Leuven, Belgium
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Perpetuini D, Chiarelli AM, Cardone D, Filippini C, Bucco R, Zito M, Merla A. Complexity of Frontal Cortex fNIRS Can Support Alzheimer Disease Diagnosis in Memory and Visuo-Spatial Tests. ENTROPY 2019; 21:e21010026. [PMID: 33266742 PMCID: PMC7514130 DOI: 10.3390/e21010026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2018] [Revised: 12/20/2018] [Accepted: 12/27/2018] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Decline in visuo-spatial skills and memory failures are considered symptoms of Alzheimer's Disease (AD) and they can be assessed at early stages employing clinical tests. However, performance in a single test is generally not indicative of AD. Functional neuroimaging, such as functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS), may be employed during these tests in an ecological setting to support diagnosis. Indeed, neuroimaging should not alter clinical practice allowing free doctor-patient interaction. However, block-designed paradigms, necessary for standard functional neuroimaging analysis, require tests adaptation. Novel signal analysis procedures (e.g., signal complexity evaluation) may be useful to establish brain signals differences without altering experimental conditions. In this study, we estimated fNIRS complexity (through Sample Entropy metric) in frontal cortex of early AD and controls during three tests that assess visuo-spatial and short-term-memory abilities (Clock Drawing Test, Digit Span Test, Corsi Block Tapping Test). A channel-based analysis of fNIRS complexity during the tests revealed AD-induced changes. Importantly, a multivariate analysis of fNIRS complexity provided good specificity and sensitivity to AD. This outcome was compared to cognitive tests performances that were predictive of AD in only one test. Our results demonstrated the capabilities of fNIRS and complexity metric to support early AD diagnosis.
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- David Perpetuini
- Institute for Advanced Biomedical Technologies, Department of Neuroscience and Imaging, University G. D’Annunzio of Chieti-Pescara, Via Luigi Polacchi 13, 66100 Chieti, Italy
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-0871-3556954
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- Institute for Advanced Biomedical Technologies, Department of Neuroscience and Imaging, University G. D’Annunzio of Chieti-Pescara, Via Luigi Polacchi 13, 66100 Chieti, Italy
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- Institute for Advanced Biomedical Technologies, Department of Neuroscience and Imaging, University G. D’Annunzio of Chieti-Pescara, Via Luigi Polacchi 13, 66100 Chieti, Italy
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- Institute for Advanced Biomedical Technologies, Department of Neuroscience and Imaging, University G. D’Annunzio of Chieti-Pescara, Via Luigi Polacchi 13, 66100 Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Science of Ageing, University G. d’Annunzio of Chieti-Pescara, Via dei Vestini 31, 66100 Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Science of Ageing, University G. d’Annunzio of Chieti-Pescara, Via dei Vestini 31, 66100 Chieti, Italy
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- Institute for Advanced Biomedical Technologies, Department of Neuroscience and Imaging, University G. D’Annunzio of Chieti-Pescara, Via Luigi Polacchi 13, 66100 Chieti, Italy
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Li H, Jia X, Qi Z, Fan X, Ma T, Pang R, Ni H, Li CSR, Lu J, Li K. Disrupted Functional Connectivity of Cornu Ammonis Subregions in Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Longitudinal Resting-State fMRI Study. Front Hum Neurosci 2018; 12:413. [PMID: 30420801 PMCID: PMC6216144 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2018.00413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2018] [Accepted: 09/24/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Background: The cornu ammonis (CA), as part of the hippocampal formation, represents a primary target region of neural degeneration in amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI). Previous studies have revealed subtle structural deficits of the CA subregions (CA1-CA3, bilateral) in aMCI; however, it is not clear how the network function is impacted by aMCI. The present study examined longitudinal changes in resting state functional connectivity (FC) of each CA subregion and how these changes relate to neuropsychological profiles in aMCI. Methods: Twenty aMCI and 20 healthy control (HC) participants underwent longitudinal cognitive assessment and resting state functional MRI scans at baseline and 15 months afterward. Imaging data were processed with published routines in SPM8 and CONN software. Two-way analysis of covariance was performed with covariates of age, gender, education level, follow up interval, gray matter volume, mean FD, as well as global correlation (GCOR). Pearson’s correlation was conducted to evaluate the relationship between the longitudinal changes in CA subregional FC and neuropsychological performance in aMCI subjects. Results: Resting state FC between the right CA1 and right middle temporal gyrus (MTG) as well as between the left CA2 and bilateral cuneal cortex (CC) were decreased in aMCI subjects as compared to HC. Longitudinal decrease in FC between the right CA1 and right MTG was correlated with reduced capacity of episodic memory in aMCI subjects. Conclusion: The current findings suggest functional alterations in the CA subregions. CA1 connectivity with the middle temporal cortex may represent an important neural marker of memory dysfunction in aMCI.
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- Hui Li
- Department of Radiology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.,Beijing Key Laboratory of MRI and Brain Informatics, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.,Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.,Beijing Key Laboratory of MRI and Brain Informatics, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT, United States.,Department of Neuroscience, Yale School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT, United States.,Beijing Huilongguan Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.,Beijing Key Laboratory of MRI and Brain Informatics, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.,Beijing Key Laboratory of MRI and Brain Informatics, Beijing, China
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Liu L, Wang Q, Adeli E, Zhang L, Zhang H, Shen D. Exploring diagnosis and imaging biomarkers of Parkinson's disease via iterative canonical correlation analysis based feature selection. Comput Med Imaging Graph 2018; 67:21-29. [PMID: 29702348 DOI: 10.1016/j.compmedimag.2018.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2017] [Revised: 03/30/2018] [Accepted: 04/02/2018] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder that progressively hampers the brain functions and leads to various movement and non-motor symptoms. However, it is difficult to attain early-stage PD diagnosis based on the subjective judgment of physicians in clinical routines. Therefore, automatic and accurate diagnosis of PD is highly demanded, so that the corresponding treatment can be implemented more appropriately. In this paper, we focus on finding the most discriminative features from different brain regions in PD through T1-weighted MR images, which can help the subsequent PD diagnosis. Specifically, we proposed a novel iterative canonical correlation analysis (ICCA) feature selection method, aiming at exploiting MR images in a more comprehensive manner and fusing features of different types into a common space. To state succinctly, we first extract the feature vectors from the gray matter and the white matter tissues separately, represented as insights of two different anatomical feature spaces for the subject's brain. The ICCA feature selection method aims at iteratively finding the optimal feature subset from two sets of features that have inherent high correlation with each other. In experiments we have conducted thorough investigations on the optimal feature set extracted by our ICCA method. We also demonstrate that using the proposed feature selection method, the PD diagnosis performance is further improved, and also outperforms many state-of-the-art methods.
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- Luyan Liu
- Institute for Medical Imaging Technology, School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China.
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- Institute for Medical Imaging Technology, School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China.
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- Department of Radiology and BRIC, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States.
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- Institute for Medical Imaging Technology, School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China; Department of Radiology and BRIC, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States.
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- Department of Radiology and BRIC, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States.
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- Department of Radiology and BRIC, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States; Department of Brain and Cognitive Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea.
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Amtul Z, Hill DJ, Arany EJ, Cechetto DF. Altered Insulin/Insulin-Like Growth Factor Signaling in a Comorbid Rat model of Ischemia and β-Amyloid Toxicity. Sci Rep 2018; 8:5136. [PMID: 29572520 PMCID: PMC5865153 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-22985-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2017] [Accepted: 02/06/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Ischemic stroke and diabetes are vascular risk factors for the development of impaired memory such as dementia and/or Alzheimer's disease. Clinical studies have demonstrated that minor striatal ischemic lesions in combination with β-amyloid (Aβ) load are critical in generating cognitive deficits. These cognitive deficits are likely to be associated with impaired insulin signaling. In this study, we examined the histological presence of insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-1) and insulin receptor substrate (IRS-1) in anatomically distinct brain circuits compared with morphological brain damage in a co-morbid rat model of striatal ischemia (ET1) and Aβ toxicity. The results demonstrated a rapid increase in the presence of IGF-1 and IRS-1 immunoreactive cells in Aβ + ET1 rats, mainly in the ipsilateral striatum and distant regions with synaptic links to the striatal lesion. These regions included subcortical white matter, motor cortex, thalamus, dentate gyrus, septohippocampal nucleus, periventricular region and horizontal diagonal band of Broca in the basal forebrain. The alteration in IGF-1 and IRS-1 presence induced by ET1 or Aβ rats alone was not severe enough to affect the entire brain circuit. Understanding the causal or etiologic interaction between insulin and IGF signaling and co-morbidity after ischemia and Aβ toxicity will help design more effective therapeutics.
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- Zareen Amtul
- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Western Ontario, London, N6A 5C1, Canada.
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- Departments of Medicine, Physiology and Pharmacology, and Pediatrics, University of Western Ontario, London, N6A 5C1, Canada
- Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Ontario, N6A 4V2, Canada
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Western Ontario, London, N6A 5C1, Canada
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Western Ontario, London, N6A 5C1, Canada
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Nemeth VL, Must A, Horvath S, Király A, Kincses ZT, Vécsei L. Gender-Specific Degeneration of Dementia-Related Subcortical Structures Throughout the Lifespan. J Alzheimers Dis 2018; 55:865-880. [PMID: 27792015 DOI: 10.3233/jad-160812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Age-related changes in brain structure are a question of interest to a broad field of research. Structural decline has been consistently, but not unambiguously, linked to functional consequences, including cognitive impairment and dementia. One of the areas considered of crucial importance throughout this process is the medial temporal lobe, and primarily the hippocampal region. Gender also has a considerable effect on volume deterioration of subcortical grey matter (GM) structures, such as the hippocampus. The influence of age×gender interaction on disproportionate GM volume changes might be mediated by hormonal effects on the brain. Hippocampal volume loss appears to become accelerated in the postmenopausal period. This decline might have significant influences on neuroplasticity in the CA1 region of the hippocampus highly vulnerable to pathological influences. Additionally, menopause has been associated with critical pathobiochemical changes involved in neurodegeneration. The micro- and macrostructural alterations and consequent functional deterioration of critical hippocampal regions might result in clinical cognitive impairment-especially if there already is a decline in the cognitive reserve capacity. Several lines of potential vulnerability factors appear to interact in the menopausal period eventually leading to cognitive decline, mild cognitive impairment, or Alzheimer's disease. This focused review aims to delineate the influence of unmodifiable risk factors of neurodegenerative processes, i.e., age and gender, on critical subcortical GM structures in the light of brain derived estrogen effects. The menopausal period appears to be of key importance for the risk of cognitive decline representing a time of special vulnerability for molecular, structural, and functional influences and offering only a narrow window for potential protective effects.
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- Viola Luca Nemeth
- Department of Neurology, Albert Szent-Györgyi Clinical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Neurology, Albert Szent-Györgyi Clinical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Psychiatry, Albert Szent-Györgyi Clinical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Neurology, Albert Szent-Györgyi Clinical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Neurology, Albert Szent-Györgyi Clinical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary.,International Clinical Research Center, St. Anne's University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Neurology, Albert Szent-Györgyi Clinical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary.,MTA-SZTE Neuroscience Research Group, Szeged, Hungary
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Leandrou S, Petroudi S, Kyriacou PA, Reyes-Aldasoro CC, Pattichis CS. Quantitative MRI Brain Studies in Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer's Disease: A Methodological Review. IEEE Rev Biomed Eng 2018; 11:97-111. [PMID: 29994606 DOI: 10.1109/rbme.2018.2796598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Classifying and predicting Alzheimer's disease (AD) in individuals with memory disorders through clinical and psychometric assessment is challenging, especially in mild cognitive impairment (MCI) subjects. Quantitative structural magnetic resonance imaging acquisition methods in combination with computer-aided diagnosis are currently being used for the assessment of AD. These acquisitions methods include voxel-based morphometry, volumetric measurements in specific regions of interest (ROIs), cortical thickness measurements, shape analysis, and texture analysis. This review evaluates the aforementioned methods in the classification of cases into one of the following three groups: normal controls, MCI, and AD subjects. Furthermore, the performance of the methods is assessed on the prediction of conversion from MCI to AD. In parallel, it is also assessed which ROIs are preferred in both classification and prognosis through the different states of the disease. Structural changes in the early stages of the disease are more pronounced in the medial temporal lobe, especially in the entorhinal cortex, whereas with disease progression, both entorhinal cortex and hippocampus offer similar discriminative power. However, for the conversion from MCI subjects to AD, entorhinal cortex provides better predictive accuracies rather than other structures, such as the hippocampus.
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Bourgin J, Guyader N, Chauvin A, Juphard A, Sauvée M, Moreaud O, Silvert L, Hot P. Early Emotional Attention is Impacted in Alzheimer's Disease: An Eye-Tracking Study. J Alzheimers Dis 2018; 63:1445-1458. [PMID: 29782325 DOI: 10.3233/jad-180170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Emotional deficits have been repetitively reported in Alzheimer's disease (AD) without clearly identifying how emotional processing is impaired in this pathology. This paper describes an investigation of early emotional processing, as measured by the effects of emotional visual stimuli on a saccadic task involving both pro (PS) and anti (AS) saccades. Sixteen patients with AD and 25 age-matched healthy controls were eye-tracked while they had to quickly move their gaze toward a positive, negative, or neutral image presented on a computer screen (in the PS condition) or away from the image (in the AS condition). The age-matched controls made more AS mistakes for negative stimuli than for other stimuli, and triggered PSs toward negative stimuli more quickly than toward other stimuli. In contrast, patients with AD showed no difference with regard to the emotional category in any of the tasks. The present study is the first to highlight a lack of early emotional attention in patients with AD. These results should be taken into account in the care provided to patients with AD, since this early impairment might seriously degrade their overall emotional functioning.
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- Jessica Bourgin
- Université Grenoble Alpes, Université Savoie Mont Blanc, CNRS UMR 5105, Laboratoire de Psychologie et Neurocognition (LPNC), Grenoble, France
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS UMR 5216, Laboratoire Grenoble Images Parole Signal Automatique (GIPSA-lab), Grenoble, France
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, Université Savoie Mont Blanc, CNRS UMR 5105, Laboratoire de Psychologie et Neurocognition (LPNC), Grenoble, France
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- Pôle de Psychiatrie et Neurologie, CHU Grenoble, Grenoble, France
- Centre Mémoire de Ressources et de Recherche, Pôle de Psychiatrie et Neurologie, CHU Grenoble, Grenoble, France
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- Pôle de Psychiatrie et Neurologie, CHU Grenoble, Grenoble, France
- Centre Mémoire de Ressources et de Recherche, Pôle de Psychiatrie et Neurologie, CHU Grenoble, Grenoble, France
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- Université Clermont Auvergne, UCA-CNRS UMR 6024, Laboratoire de Psychologie Sociale et Cognitive (LAPSCO), Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, Université Savoie Mont Blanc, CNRS UMR 5105, Laboratoire de Psychologie et Neurocognition (LPNC), Grenoble, France
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Belathur Suresh M, Fischl B, Salat DH. Factors influencing accuracy of cortical thickness in the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease. Hum Brain Mapp 2017; 39:1500-1515. [PMID: 29271096 DOI: 10.1002/hbm.23922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2017] [Revised: 11/28/2017] [Accepted: 12/07/2017] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
Abstract
There is great value to use of structural neuroimaging in the assessment of Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, to date, predictive value of structural imaging tend to range between 80% and 90% in accuracy and it is unclear why this is the case given that structural imaging should parallel the pathologic processes of AD. There is a possibility that clinical misdiagnosis relative to the gold standard pathologic diagnosis and/or additional brain pathologies are confounding factors contributing to reduced structural imaging classification accuracy. We examined potential factors contributing to misclassification of individuals with clinically diagnosed AD purely from cortical thickness measures. Correctly classified and incorrectly classified groups were compared across a range of demographic, biological, and neuropsychological data including cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers, amyloid imaging, white matter hyperintensity (WMH) volume, cognitive, and genetic factors. Individual subject analyses suggested that at least a portion of the control individuals misclassified as AD from structural imaging additionally harbor substantial AD biomarker pathology and risk, yet are relatively resistant to cognitive symptoms, likely due to "cognitive reserve," and therefore clinically unimpaired. In contrast, certain clinical control individuals misclassified as AD from cortical thickness had increased WMH volume relative to other controls in the sample, suggesting that vascular conditions may contribute to classification accuracy from cortical thickness measures. These results provide examples of factors that contribute to the accuracy of structural imaging in predicting a clinical diagnosis of AD, and provide important information about considerations for future work aimed at optimizing structural based diagnostic classifiers for AD.
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- Mahanand Belathur Suresh
- MGH/MIT/HMS Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, Massachusetts.,Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.,Department of Information Science and Engineering, Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering, Mysuru, Karnataka, India
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- MGH/MIT/HMS Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, Massachusetts.,Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.,Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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- MGH/MIT/HMS Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, Massachusetts.,Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.,Neuroimaging Research for Veterans Center, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, Massachusetts
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Walker KA, Hoogeveen RC, Folsom AR, Ballantyne CM, Knopman DS, Windham BG, Jack CR, Gottesman RF. Midlife systemic inflammatory markers are associated with late-life brain volume: The ARIC study. Neurology 2017; 89:2262-2270. [PMID: 29093073 PMCID: PMC5705246 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000004688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2017] [Accepted: 09/08/2017] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To clarify the temporal relationship between systemic inflammation and neurodegeneration, we examined whether a higher level of circulating inflammatory markers during midlife was associated with smaller brain volumes in late life using a large biracial prospective cohort study. METHODS Plasma levels of systemic inflammatory markers (fibrinogen, albumin, white blood cell count, von Willebrand factor, and Factor VIII) were assessed at baseline in 1,633 participants (mean age 53 [5] years, 60% female, 27% African American) enrolled in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study. Using all 5 inflammatory markers, an inflammation composite score was created for each participant. We assessed episodic memory and regional brain volumes, using 3T MRI, 24 years later. RESULTS Each SD increase in midlife inflammation composite score was associated with 1,788 mm3 greater ventricular (p = 0.013), 110 mm3 smaller hippocampal (p = 0.013), 519 mm3 smaller occipital (p = 0.009), and 532 mm3 smaller Alzheimer disease signature region (p = 0.008) volumes, and reduced episodic memory (p = 0.046) 24 years later. Compared to participants with no elevated (4th quartile) midlife inflammatory markers, participants with elevations in 3 or more markers had, on average, 5% smaller hippocampal and Alzheimer disease signature region volumes. The association between midlife inflammation and late-life brain volume was modified by age and race, whereby younger participants and white participants with higher levels of systemic inflammation during midlife were more likely to show reduced brain volumes subsequently. CONCLUSIONS Our prospective findings provide evidence for what may be an early contributory role of systemic inflammation in neurodegeneration and cognitive aging.
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- Keenan A Walker
- From the Departments of Neurology (K.A.W., R.F.G.) and Epidemiology (R.F.G.), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD; Section of Cardiology (R.C.H., C.M.B.), Baylor College of Medicine; Center for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention (R.C.H., C.M.B.), Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center, TX; Division of Epidemiology and Community Health (A.R.F.), School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis; Departments of Neurology (D.S.K.) and Radiology (C.R.J.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; and Department of Medicine (B.G.W.), University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson.
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- From the Departments of Neurology (K.A.W., R.F.G.) and Epidemiology (R.F.G.), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD; Section of Cardiology (R.C.H., C.M.B.), Baylor College of Medicine; Center for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention (R.C.H., C.M.B.), Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center, TX; Division of Epidemiology and Community Health (A.R.F.), School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis; Departments of Neurology (D.S.K.) and Radiology (C.R.J.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; and Department of Medicine (B.G.W.), University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson
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- From the Departments of Neurology (K.A.W., R.F.G.) and Epidemiology (R.F.G.), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD; Section of Cardiology (R.C.H., C.M.B.), Baylor College of Medicine; Center for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention (R.C.H., C.M.B.), Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center, TX; Division of Epidemiology and Community Health (A.R.F.), School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis; Departments of Neurology (D.S.K.) and Radiology (C.R.J.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; and Department of Medicine (B.G.W.), University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson
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- From the Departments of Neurology (K.A.W., R.F.G.) and Epidemiology (R.F.G.), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD; Section of Cardiology (R.C.H., C.M.B.), Baylor College of Medicine; Center for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention (R.C.H., C.M.B.), Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center, TX; Division of Epidemiology and Community Health (A.R.F.), School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis; Departments of Neurology (D.S.K.) and Radiology (C.R.J.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; and Department of Medicine (B.G.W.), University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson
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- From the Departments of Neurology (K.A.W., R.F.G.) and Epidemiology (R.F.G.), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD; Section of Cardiology (R.C.H., C.M.B.), Baylor College of Medicine; Center for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention (R.C.H., C.M.B.), Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center, TX; Division of Epidemiology and Community Health (A.R.F.), School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis; Departments of Neurology (D.S.K.) and Radiology (C.R.J.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; and Department of Medicine (B.G.W.), University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson
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- From the Departments of Neurology (K.A.W., R.F.G.) and Epidemiology (R.F.G.), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD; Section of Cardiology (R.C.H., C.M.B.), Baylor College of Medicine; Center for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention (R.C.H., C.M.B.), Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center, TX; Division of Epidemiology and Community Health (A.R.F.), School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis; Departments of Neurology (D.S.K.) and Radiology (C.R.J.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; and Department of Medicine (B.G.W.), University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson
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- From the Departments of Neurology (K.A.W., R.F.G.) and Epidemiology (R.F.G.), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD; Section of Cardiology (R.C.H., C.M.B.), Baylor College of Medicine; Center for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention (R.C.H., C.M.B.), Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center, TX; Division of Epidemiology and Community Health (A.R.F.), School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis; Departments of Neurology (D.S.K.) and Radiology (C.R.J.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; and Department of Medicine (B.G.W.), University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson
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- From the Departments of Neurology (K.A.W., R.F.G.) and Epidemiology (R.F.G.), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD; Section of Cardiology (R.C.H., C.M.B.), Baylor College of Medicine; Center for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention (R.C.H., C.M.B.), Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center, TX; Division of Epidemiology and Community Health (A.R.F.), School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis; Departments of Neurology (D.S.K.) and Radiology (C.R.J.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; and Department of Medicine (B.G.W.), University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson
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Malykhin NV, Huang Y, Hrybouski S, Olsen F. Differential vulnerability of hippocampal subfields and anteroposterior hippocampal subregions in healthy cognitive aging. Neurobiol Aging 2017; 59:121-134. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2017.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2016] [Revised: 08/01/2017] [Accepted: 08/02/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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