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Brain structural alterations before mild cognitive impairment

Smith, C. D., Chebrolu, H., Wekstein, D. R., Schmitt, F. A., Jicha, G. A., Cooper, G., Markesbery, W. R.·2007·Neurology

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether alterations of brain structure in normal aged individuals precede the development of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or Alzheimer disease (AD). BACKGROUND: Persons with MCI and AD demonstrate cortical volume losses vs asymptomatic aged individuals, particularly in the hippocampus, amygdala, and entorhinal cortex. It is unknown whether these losses or other volumetric changes are present, and to what degree, in cognitively normal individuals before the clinical diagnosis of MCI. METHODS: Structural MRI was performed on a cross-section of 136 longitudinally examined normal aged subjects. All subjects were cognitively normal at the time of their scan, but 23 later developed MCI, and 9 of these 23 went on to an AD diagnosis. Extracted volumes from voxel-based morphometric analysis were combined with clinical data to compare the 23 subjects who eventually developed MCI to 113 subjects who remained cognitively normal over an average follow-up of 5.4 years. RESULTS: Initially normal subjects who eventually developed MCI demonstrated decreased gray matter volumes in the anteromedial temporal lobes bilaterally and left angular gyrus while still cognitively normal. CONCLUSION: Structural brain changes in anatomic areas involved in higher cognitive processes precede clinical signs and symptoms in longitudinally followed normal subjects destined to develop mild cognitive impairment.

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Authors
Smith, C. D., Chebrolu, H., Wekstein, D. R., Schmitt, F. A., Jicha, G. A., Cooper, G., & Markesbery, W. R.
Affiliations
From the Departments of Neurology (C.D.S., H.C., F.A.S., G.A.J., W.R.M.), Anatomy and Neurobiology (C.D.S., W.R.M.), Pathology (W.R.M.), Behavioral Science (F.A.S.), Psychiatry (F.A.S.), and Psychology (F.A.S.), Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Spectroscopy Center (C.D.S., H.C.), and Alzheimer's Disease Center and Sanders-Brown Center on Aging (C.D.S., D.R.W., F.A.S., G.A.J., G.C., W.R.M.), University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington.
Venue
Neurology
Published
2007-04-17
Volume
68
Issue
16
Pages
1268-1273
ISSN
  • 0028-3878 (ISSN-L)
  • 1526-632X
OpenAlex
W2020623898
Cited by
161
References
49
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FWCI
7.87
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Neurology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • University of Kentucky
  • National Institute on Aging (P30AG028383)
  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (5R01 NS-36660, R01NS036660)
  • National Center for Research Resources (5M01RR02602, M01RR002602)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine › Cancer-related cognitive impairment studies
Keywords
mild cognitive impairment, Alzheimer's disease, brain structural changes, gray matter loss, angular gyrus, hippocampus, amygdala, entorhinal cortex, normal aging, prodromal Alzheimer's disease, voxel-based morphometry
MeSH terms
Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Aging, Alzheimer Disease, Brain, Cognition, Cognition Disorders, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Neural Pathways, Parietal Lobe, Predictive Value of Tests, Temporal Lobe, Disease Progression

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