title: Amnestic mild cognitive impairment with low myocardial metaiodobenzylguanidine uptake.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We reported cases of amnestic mild cognitive impairment (MCI) without the core clinical features of dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) (dementia and spontaneous parkinsonism) with low uptake in (123)I-metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) myocardial scintigraphy.
  
  
  METHODS
  During a 3-year period at a university clinic, we had 254 patients with memory complaints; 106 men, 148 women; mean age 72.5 years (48-95 years). In all patients we performed neurologic examination; memory tests including the MMSE, ADAScog, FAB and additional WMS-R; and imaging tests including brain MRI, SPECT and MIBG scintigraphy.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The criteria of amnestic MCI were fulfilled in 44 patients; and 13 of them (30%) showed low MIBG uptake. They had the following: uniformly elderly, with an equal sex ratio, have relatively slow progression, preserved general cognitive function (MMSE 24.8/30). In addition to memory impairment, they commonly showed low frontal function by FAB (12.5/18) and some had mild visual hallucination (5). Other than memory disorder, they had autonomic disorder (nocturia in 7, constipation in 2, postural hypotension in one), REM sleep behavioral disorder (in 3) and occipital hypoperfusion by SPECT (in 5).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This cohort of multidomain amnestic MCI cases may present with early stage DLB because of the presence of low MIBG uptake. Clinically, they commonly have low FAB, and may have visual hallucination, autonomic and sleep disorders.
authors: Neurology, Internal Medicine, Sakura Medical Center, Toho University Sakura, Japan.
authors: Ryuji
authors: R
authors: Sakakibara
authors: Takeshi
authors: T
authors: Ogata
authors: Masayuki
authors: M
authors: Haruta
authors: Masahiko
authors: M
authors: Kishi
authors: Yohei
authors: Y
authors: Tsuyusaki
authors: Akihiko
authors: A
authors: Tateno
authors: Fuyuki
authors: F
authors: Tateno
authors: Takayuki
authors: T
authors: Mouri
keywords: amnestic mild cognitive impairment; dementia with Lewy bodies; memory disorder; metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) myocardial scintigraphy
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