Brain imaging in Alzheimer disease

KA Johnson, NC Fox… - Cold Spring …, 2012 - perspectivesinmedicine.cshlp.org
Imaging has played a variety of roles in the study of Alzheimer disease (AD) over the past
four decades. Initially, computed tomography (CT) and then magnetic resonance imaging …

Functional alterations in memory networks in early Alzheimer's disease

RA Sperling, BC Dickerson, M Pihlajamaki… - Neuromolecular …, 2010 - Springer
The hallmark clinical symptom of early Alzheimer's disease (AD) is episodic memory
impairment. Recent functional imaging studies suggest that memory function is subserved …

High-resolution structural and functional MRI of hippocampal CA3 and dentate gyrus in patients with amnestic mild cognitive impairment

MA Yassa, SM Stark, A Bakker, MS Albert, M Gallagher… - Neuroimage, 2010 - Elsevier
Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies have observed hyperactivity in the
hippocampal region in individuals with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI). However, the …

β-amyloid imaging and memory in non-demented individuals: evidence for preclinical Alzheimer's disease

KE Pike, G Savage, VL Villemagne, S Ng, SA Moss… - Brain, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Abstract β-amyloid (Aβ) deposition is pathognomic for Alzheimer's disease (AD), but may
occur in normal elderly people without apparent cognitive effect. Episodic memory …

Alterations in memory networks in mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease: an independent component analysis

KA Celone, VD Calhoun, BC Dickerson… - Journal of …, 2006 - Soc Neuroscience
Memory function is likely subserved by multiple distributed neural networks, which are
disrupted by the pathophysiological process of Alzheimer's disease (AD). In this study, we …

Cerebral changes improved by physical activity during cognitive decline: a systematic review on MRI studies

A Haeger, AS Costa, JB Schulz… - NeuroImage: Clinical, 2019 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Current treatment in late-life cognitive impairment and dementia is still limited, and there is
no cure for brain tissue degeneration or reversal of cognitive decline. Physical activity …

Synaptic degeneration in Alzheimer's disease

T Arendt - Acta neuropathologica, 2009 - Springer
Synaptic loss is the major neurobiological substrate of cognitive dysfunction in Alzheimer's
disease (AD). Synaptic failure is an early event in the pathogenesis that is clearly detectable …

Amyloid-β deposition in mild cognitive impairment is associated with increased hippocampal activity, atrophy and clinical progression

W Huijbers, EC Mormino, AP Schultz, S Wigman… - Brain, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Cross-sectional functional magnetic resonance imaging studies using a memory task in
patients with mild cognitive impairment have produced discordant results, with some studies …

Retinal vasculopathy in Alzheimer's disease

H Shi, Y Koronyo, A Rentsendorj, DT Fuchs… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The retina has been increasingly investigated as a site of Alzheimer's disease (AD)
manifestation for over a decade. Early reports documented degeneration of retinal ganglion …

Evaluation of neural degeneration biomarkers in the prefrontal cortex for early identification of patients with mild cognitive impairment: an fNIRS study

D Yang, KS Hong, SH Yoo, CS Kim - Frontiers in human neuroscience, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Mild cognitive impairment (MCI), a condition characterizing poor cognition, is associated
with aging and depicts early symptoms of severe cognitive impairment, known as …