Wednesday, July 13, 2016

Decreased hippocampal metabolism in high-amyloid mild cognitive impairment

Hippocampal volume (HV), cortical metabolism, and thickness are decreased in mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Hippocampal metabolism (HM) studies comparing MCI and clinically normal (CN) elderly gave inconsistent results. As hippocampus is a key region in Alzheimer’s disease, we hypothesized that HM is specifically decreased in high-amyloid MCI.

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