Month: February 2022

Tract Specific White Matter Lesion Load Affects White Matter Microstructure and Their Relationships With Functional Connectivity and Cognitive Decline

White matter hyperintensities (WMHs) are associated with cognitive decline. Assessing the effect of WMH on WM microstructural changes and its relationships with structural and functional connectivity to multiple cognitive domains are helpful to better understand the pathophysiological processes of cognitive impairment. 65 participants (49 normal and 16 MCI subjects, age: 67.4 ± 8.3 years, 44 […]

Published on February 2, 2022

Electro-Acupuncture Improve the Early Pattern Separation in Alzheimer’s Disease Mice via Basal Forebrain-Hippocampus Cholinergic Neural Circuit

ObjectivesTo explore the effect of electro-acupuncture (EA) treatment on pattern separation and investigate the neural circuit mechanism involved in five familial mutations (5 × FAD) mice.MethodsFive familial mutations mice were treated with EA at Baihui (DU20) and Shenting (DU24) acupoints for 30 min each, lasting for 4 weeks. Cognitive-behavioral tests were performed to evaluate the […]

Published on February 2, 2022

Computer-Aided Classification Framework of Parkinsonian Disorders Using 11C-CFT PET Imaging

PurposeTo investigate the usefulness of a novel computer-aided classification framework for the differential diagnosis of parkinsonian disorders (PDs) based on 11C-methyl-N-2β-carbomethoxy-3β-(4-fluorophenyl)-tropanel (11C-CFT) positron emission tomography (PET) imaging.MethodsPatients with different forms of PDs—including Parkinson’s disease (PD), multiple system atrophy (MSA) and progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP)—underwent dopamine transporter (DAT) imaging with 11C-CFT PET. A novel multistep computer-aided […]

Published on February 2, 2022