Yuping Cao1,2,3,4,5, Huan Yang1,2,3,4,5, Zhenhe Zhou6, Zaohuo Cheng6, Xingfu Zhao6. 1. Mental Health Institute, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China. 2. China National Clinical Research Center on Mental Disorders, Changsha, China. 3. China National Technology Institute on Mental Disorders, Changsha, China. 4. Hunan Technology Institute of Psychiatry, Changsha, China. 5. Hunan Key Laboratory of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Changsha, China. 6. Wuxi Mental Health Center, Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi, China.
Abstract
Background and Objective: Current evidence suggests that abnormalities within the default-mode network (DMN) play a key role in the broad-scale cognitive problems that characterize mild cognitive impairment (MCI). However, little is known about the alterations of DMN network homogeneity (NH) in MCI. Methods: Resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging scans (rs-fMRI) were collected from 38 MCI patients and 69 healthy controls matched for age, gender, and education. NH approach was employed to analyze the imaging dataset. Cognitive performance was measured with the Chinese version of Alzheimer's disease assessment scale-Cognitive subscale (ADAS-Cog). Results: Two groups have no significant differences between demographic factors. And mean ADAS-Cog score in MCI was 12.02. MCI patients had significantly lower NH values than controls in the right anterior cingulate cortex and significantly higher NH values in the ventral medial prefrontal cortex(vmPFC) than those in healthy controls. No significant correlations were found between abnormal NH values and ADAS-Cog in the patients. Conclusions: These findings provide further evidence that abnormal NH of the DMN exists in MCI, and highlight the significance of DMN in the pathophysiology of cognitive problems occurring in MCI.
Background and Objective: Current evidence suggests that abnormalities within the default-mode network (DMN) play a key role in the broad-scale cognitive problems that characterize mild cognitive impairment (MCI). However, little is known about the alterations of DMN network homogeneity (NH) in MCI. Methods: Resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging scans (rs-fMRI) were collected from 38 MCI patients and 69 healthy controls matched for age, gender, and education. NH approach was employed to analyze the imaging dataset. Cognitive performance was measured with the Chinese version of Alzheimer's disease assessment scale-Cognitive subscale (ADAS-Cog). Results: Two groups have no significant differences between demographic factors. And mean ADAS-Cog score in MCI was 12.02. MCI patients had significantly lower NH values than controls in the right anterior cingulate cortex and significantly higher NH values in the ventral medial prefrontal cortex(vmPFC) than those in healthy controls. No significant correlations were found between abnormal NH values and ADAS-Cog in the patients. Conclusions: These findings provide further evidence that abnormal NH of the DMN exists in MCI, and highlight the significance of DMN in the pathophysiology of cognitive problems occurring in MCI.
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