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Declarative memory impairments in Alzheimer's disease and semantic dementia

Nestor, Peter J., Fryer, Tim D., Hodges, John R.·2006·NeuroImage

Abstract

Semantic dementia (SD) and Alzheimer's disease (AD) are both disorders in which early pathology affects the temporal lobe yet they produce distinct syndromes of declarative memory impairment-loss of established semantic knowledge with relatively preserved episodic memory in the former and the converse in the latter. Groups with mild SD and mild AD who showed a double dissociation in these two aspects of declarative memory were studied-the SD group's episodic memory and the AD group's semantic knowledge each being comparable to controls. Positron emission tomography and volumetric magnetic resonance imaging were used to map deficits in regional cerebral metabolic rate and mesial temporal lobe (MTL) atrophy, respectively. Episodic memory impairment in AD was associated with dysfunction of an integrated network (mesial temporal lobe, mamillary bodies, dorso-mesial thalamus and posterior cingulate). Semantic memory impairment in SD was associated with bilateral rostral temporal lobe hypometabolism. The SD group had comparable MTL atrophy and hypometabolism to that found in AD but the remainder of their limbic-diencephalic network was preserved suggesting that the latter explains their ability to acquire new episodic memories. The results challenge the view that amnesia in early AD can be explained by the degree of MTL damage alone while showing that semantic impairment can occur with damage restricted to the rostral temporal lobes.

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  • The relationship between atrophy in the posterior cingulate and episodic future thinking performance in Alzheimer's disease is significant, adding to converging evidence that views the posterior cingulate as critical in the genesis of declarative memory problems in this patient cohort.

    “The relationship between atrophy in the posterior cingulate and episodic future thinking performance in Alzheimer's disease is significant, adding to converging evidence that views the posterior cingulate as critical in the genesis of declarative memory problems in this patient cohort (Nestor et al., 2006;Irish et al., 2011a).”

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Authors
Nestor, P. J., Fryer, T. D., & Hodges, J. R.
Affiliations
  • University of Cambridge (GB)
  • Addenbrooke's Hospital (GB)
  • MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit (GB)
Corresponding author
Nestor, Peter J.
Venue
NeuroImage
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2006-04
Volume
30
Issue
3
Pages
1010-1020
ISSN
1053-8119 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2112693804
Cited by
370
References
69
Citations by year
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FWCI
9.47
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • NeuroImage (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
Keywords
semantic dementia, Alzheimer's disease, declarative memory, semantic memory impairment, episodic memory impairment, double dissociation, mammillary bodies, thalamus, posterior cingulate cortex, temporal lobe pathology
MeSH terms
Alzheimer Disease, Analysis of Variance, Dementia, Female, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Memory Disorders, Middle Aged, Temporal Lobe, Positron-Emission Tomography

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