scholarly journals Electromyographic Activity in the EEG in Alzheimer's Disease: Noise or Signal?

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karin van der Hiele ◽  
Robert H. A. M. Reijntjes ◽  
Alla A. Vein ◽  
Rudi G. J. Westendorp ◽  
Mark A. van Buchem ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Alzheimer’S Disease ◽  
Alzheimer's Disease ◽  
Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Mild Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Theta Activity ◽  
Emg Activity ◽  
Electromyographic Activity ◽  
Behavioural Aspects

Many efforts have been directed at negating the influence of electromyographic (EMG) activity on the EEG, especially in elderly demented patients. We wondered whether these “artifacts” might reflect cognitive and behavioural aspects of dementia. In this pilot study, 11 patients with probable Alzheimer's disease (AD), 13 with amnestic mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and 13 controls underwent EEG registration. As EMG measures, we used frontal and temporal 50–70 Hz activity. We found that the EEGs of AD patients displayed more theta activity, less alpha reactivity, and more frontal EMG than controls. Interestingly, increased EMG activity indicated more cognitive impairment and more depressive complaints. EEG variables on the whole distinguished better between groups than EMG variables, but an EMG variable was best for the distinction between MCI and controls. Our results suggest that EMG activity in the EEG could be more than noise; it differs systematically between groups and may reflect different cerebral functions than the EEG.

[P4-245]: WHITE MATTER FRACTIONAL ANISOTROPY ANALYSIS OF BEHAVIOURAL AND COGNITIVE DYSEXECUTIVE SYNDROMES IN AMNESTIC MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT AND ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE: A MEXICAN PILOT STUDY

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (7S_Part_28) ◽  
pp. P1371-P1372
Author(s):  
Juan Francisco Flores-Vazquez ◽  
Oscar René Marrufo-Melendez ◽  
Yaneth Rodriguez Agudelo ◽  
Gilberto Isaac Acosta-Castillo ◽  
Daniel Alejandro Lopez Ramos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Alzheimer’S Disease ◽  
Alzheimer's Disease ◽  
Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Mild Cognitive Impairment ◽  
White Matter ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Fractional Anisotropy ◽  
Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment

Elucidating the risk factors for progression from amyloid-negative amnestic mild cognitive impairment to dementia

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyung-Ji Kim ◽  
Jae-Hong Lee ◽  
E-nae Cheong ◽  
Sung-Eun Chung ◽  
Sungyang Jo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Alzheimer’S Disease ◽  
Alzheimer's Disease ◽  
Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Mild Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Amyloid Pet ◽  
Clinical Progression ◽  
Amnestic Mci

Background: Amyloid PET allows for the assessment of amyloid β status in the brain, distinguishing true Alzheimer’s disease from Alzheimer’s disease-mimicking conditions. Around 15–20% of patients with clinically probable Alzheimer’s disease have been found to have no significant Alzheimer’s pathology on amyloid PET. However, a limited number of studies had been conducted this subpopulation in terms of clinical progression. Objective: We investigated the risk factors that could affect the progression to dementia in patients with amyloid-negative amnestic mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Methods: This study was a single-institutional, retrospective cohort study of patients over the age of 50 with amyloidnegative amnestic MCI who visited the memory clinic of Asan Medical Center with a follow-up period of more than 36 months. All participants underwent brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), detailed neuropsychological testing, and fluorine-18[F18]-florbetaben amyloid PET. Results: During the follow-up period, 39 of 107 patients progressed to dementia from amnestic MCI. In comparison with the stationary group, the progressed group had a more severe impairment in verbal and visual episodic memory function and hippocampal atrophy, which showed an Alzheimer’s disease-like pattern despite the lack of evidence for significant Alzheimer’s disease pathology. Voxel-based morphometric MRI analysis revealed that the progressed group had a reduced gray matter volume in the bilateral cerebellar cortices, right temporal cortex, and bilateral insular cortices. Conclusion: Considering the lack of evidence of amyloid pathology, clinical progression of these subpopulation may be caused by other neuropathologies such as TDP-43, abnormal tau or alpha synuclein that lead to neurodegeneration independent of amyloid-driven pathway. Further prospective studies incorporating biomarkers of Alzheimer’s diseasemimicking dementia are warranted.

A Comparison of Emotional Decoding Abilities in Patients with Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment, Very Mild and Mild Alzheimer’s Disease

2014 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 200-205
Author(s):  
Aleksandra Klimkowicz-Mrowiec ◽  
Lukasz Krzywoszanski ◽  
Karolina Spisak ◽  
Bryan Donohue ◽  
Andrzej Szczudlik ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Alzheimer’S Disease ◽  
Alzheimer's Disease ◽  
Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Mild Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment

scholarly journals Famous Landmark Identification in Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer's Disease

PLoS ONE ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. e105623 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katerina Sheardova ◽  
Jan Laczó ◽  
Martin Vyhnalek ◽  
Ross Andel ◽  
Ivana Mokrisova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Alzheimer’S Disease ◽  
Alzheimer's Disease ◽  
Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Mild Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Landmark Identification
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