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TitleChanges of Cerebral Perfusion and Functional Brain Network Organization in Patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2016
AuthorsLou, W, Shi, L, Wong, A, Chu, WCW, Mok, VCT, Wang, D
JournalJ Alzheimers Dis
Volume54
Issue1
Pagination397-409
Date Published2016 Aug 10
ISSN1875-8908
Abstract

Disruptions of the functional brain network and cerebral blood flow (CBF) have been revealed in patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). However, the neurophysiological mechanism of hypoperfusion as well as the reorganization of the intrinsic whole brain network due to the neuropathology of MCI are still unclear. In this study, we aimed to investigate the changes of CBF and the whole brain network organization in MCI by using a multimodal MRI approach. Resting state ASL MRI and BOLD MRI were used to evaluate disruptions of CBF and underlying functional connectivity in 27 patients with MCI and 35 cognitive normal controls (NC). The eigenvector centrality mapping (ECM) was used to assess the whole brain network reorganization in MCI, and a seed-based ECM approach was proposed to reveal the contributions of the whole brain network on the ECM alterations. Significantly decreased perfusion in the posterior parietal cortex as well as its connectivity within the default mode network and occipital cortex were found in the MCI group compared to the NC group. The ECM analysis revealed decreased EC in the middle cingulate cortex, parahippocampal gyrus, medial frontal gyrus, and increased EC in the right calcarine sulcus, superior temporal gyrus, and supplementary motor area in the MCI group. The results of this study indicate that there are deficits in cerebral blood flow and functional connectivity in the default mode network, and that sensory-processing networks might play a compensatory role to make up for the decreased connections in MCI.

DOI10.3233/JAD-160201
Alternate JournalJ. Alzheimers Dis.
PubMed ID27567823
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