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Parietal cortex matters in Alzheimer's disease: An overview of structural, functional and metabolic findings

Jacobs, Heidi I.L., Van Boxtel, Martin P.J., Jolles, Jelle, Verhey, Frans R.J., Uylings, Harry B.M.·2012·Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews

Abstract

Atrophy of the medial temporal lobe, especially the hippocampus and the parahippocampal gyrus, is considered to be the most predictive structural brain biomarker for Alzheimer's Dementia (AD). However, recent neuroimaging studies reported a possible mismatch between structural and metabolic findings, showing medial temporal lobe atrophy and medial parietal hypoperfusion as biomarkers for AD. The role of the parietal lobe in the development of AD is only recently beginning to attract attention. The current review discusses parietal lobe involvement in the early stages of AD, viz. mild cognitive impairment, as reported from structural, functional, perfusion and metabolic neuroimaging studies. The medial and posterior parts of the parietal lobe seem to be preferentially affected, compared to the other parietal lobe parts. On the basis of the reviewed literature we propose a model showing the relationship between the various pathological events, as measured by different neuroimaging techniques, in the development of AD. In this model myelin breakdown is a beginning of the chain of pathological events leading to AD pathology and an AD diagnosis.

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Authors
Jacobs, H. I. L., Van Boxtel, M. P. J., Jolles, J., Verhey, F. R. J., & Uylings, H. B. M.
Affiliations
Maastricht University (NL)
Corresponding author
Jacobs, Heidi I.L.
Venue
Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2012-01
Volume
36
Issue
1
Pages
297-309
ISSN
0149-7634 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2119341498
Cited by
293
References
202
Citations by year
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FWCI
2.30
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
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  • Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Amsterdam UMC (VU Amsterdam) - Institutional Repository (publishedVersion)
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Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Neurological Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
Keywords
Alzheimer's disease, parietal lobe, medial temporal lobe atrophy, hippocampus, parahippocampal gyrus, mild cognitive impairment, brain metabolism, myelin breakdown, neuroimaging biomarkers
MeSH terms
Alzheimer Disease, Cognition Disorders, Humans, Models, Biological, Parietal Lobe, Radionuclide Imaging, Retrospective Studies, PubMed, Neuroimaging

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