title: Selective changes of resting-state brain oscillations in aMCI: an fMRI study using ALFF.
abstract: Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) refers to a transitional state between normal aging and dementia and is a syndrome with cognitive decline greater than expected for an individual's age and educational level. As a subtype of MCI, amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI) most often leads to Alzheimer's disease. This study aims to elucidate the altered brain activation in patients with aMCI using resting-state functional magnetic resonance. We observed Frequency-dependent changes in the amplitude of low-frequency fluctuations in aMCI patients (n = 20), and normal subjects (n = 18). At the same time, we took gray matter volume as a covariate. We found that aMCI patients had decreased amplitude of low-frequency fluctuation signal in left superior temporal gyrus, right middle temporal gyrus, right inferior parietal lobe, and right postcentral gyrus compared to the control group. Specially, aMCI patients showed increased signal in left superior and middle frontal gyrus. Our results suggested that increased activation in frontal lobe of aMCI patients may indicate effective recruitment of compensatory brain resources. This finding and interpretation may lead to the better understanding of cognitive changes of aMCI.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Xuanwu Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing 100053, China ; Beijing Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Brain Informatics, Beijing 100053, China.
authors.forename: Zhilian
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Xuanwu Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing 100053, China ; Beijing Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Brain Informatics, Beijing 100053, China.
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Xuanwu Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing 100053, China ; Beijing Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Brain Informatics, Beijing 100053, China.
authors.forename: Xiuqin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Jia
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Xuanwu Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing 100053, China ; Beijing Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Brain Informatics, Beijing 100053, China.
authors.forename: Wang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Chao
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Xuanwu Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing 100053, China.
authors.forename: Ying
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-5573-4082
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Han
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Xuanwu Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing 100053, China.
authors.forename: Jianping
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jia
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Xuanwu Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing 100053, China ; Beijing Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Brain Informatics, Beijing 100053, China.
authors.forename: Kuncheng
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000647:Amnesia / Q000503:physiopathology*; D001921:Brain / Q000503:physiopathology*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D060825:Cognitive Dysfunction / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged