| Literature DB >> 17691032 |
H Randall Griffith1, Jan A den Hollander, Ozioma Okonkwo, William T Evanochko, Lindy E Harrell, Edward Y Zamrini, John C Brockington, Daniel C Marson.
Abstract
Persons with amnestic mild cognitive impairment (MCI) show deficits on executive function measures, although the neuroanatomic basis of executive function in MCI is unknown. We investigated cognitive correlates of 3-tesla proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) of the posterior cingulate gyrus in 26 MCI patients. Posterior cingulate ratio of myo-inositol to creatine (mI/Cr) was negatively correlated (-.51) with spontaneous clock drawing. This relationship was not attenuated after accounting for age, overall cognitive function, or memory performance. This finding suggests a role for the posterior cingulate in executive function in MCI. Proton MRS may offer a means to track neurometabolic changes associated with cognitive impairment in MCI.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17691032 DOI: 10.1080/13803390600826595
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Exp Neuropsychol ISSN: 1380-3395 Impact factor: 2.475