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@ARTICLE{Jacobs:137669,
author = {Jacobs, Heidi and Gronenschild, E. H. B. M. and Evers, E.
A. T. and Ramakers, I. H. G. B. and Hofman, P. A. M. and
Backes, W. H. and Jolles, J. and Verhey, F. R. J. and van
Boxtel, M. P. J.},
title = {{V}isuospatial processing in early {A}lzheimer’s disease:
a multimodal neuroimaging study},
journal = {Cortex},
volume = {64},
issn = {0010-9452},
address = {Paris},
publisher = {Elsevier Masson},
reportid = {FZJ-2013-04015},
pages = {394 - 406},
year = {2015},
abstract = {IntroductionDorsal pathway dysfunctions are thought to
underlie visuospatial processing problems in Alzheimer
disease (AD). Prior studies reported compensatory mechanisms
in the dorsal or ventral pathway in response to these
functional changes. Since functional and structural
connectivity are interrelated, these functional changes
could be interpreted as a disconnection between both
pathways. To better understand functional alterations in the
dorsal pathway, we combined functional imaging with
diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) in patients with mild
cognitive impairment (MCI), a likely prodromal stage of
AD.MethodsEighteen older male individuals with amnestic MCI
(aMCI) and 18 male cognitively healthy individuals, matched
for age (range 59–75 years) and education, performed an
object recognition task in the Magnetic Resonance Imaging
(MRI) scanner. Neural activation was measured during
recognition of non-canonically versus canonically oriented
objects. Regions showing activation differences between
groups were also investigated by DTI.ResultsRecognition of
non-canonical objects elicited increased frontal, temporal
and parietal activation. Combining the functional MRI (fMRI)
with the DTI results showed less deactivation in areas with
decreased diffusion (mediolateral parietal and
orbitofrontal) and increased activation in areas with
increased diffusion (parietal and temporal) in aMCI
patients. Finally, in aMCI patients decreased diffusion was
found in the hippocampal cingulum, connecting both
pathways.ConclusionsOur results showed increased activation
in early AD patients in ventral and dorsal pathways. A
decrease in deactivation and diffusion suggests functional
reorganization, while increased activation and diffusion
suggests compensatory processes. This is the first study
showing structural evidence for functional reorganization,
which may be related to connectivity loss in the cingulum.},
cin = {INM-3},
ddc = {570},
cid = {I:(DE-Juel1)INM-3-20090406},
pnm = {572 - (Dys-)function and Plasticity (POF3-572)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF3-572},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
UT = {WOS:000351248400036},
doi = {10.1016/j.cortex.2012.01.005},
url = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/137669},
}