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ArticleFrontiers in aging neuroscience2020

Deviations in Hippocampal Subregion in Older Adults With Cognitive Frailty.

Mingyue Wan, Yu Ye, Huiying Lin, Ying Xu, Shengxiang Liang, Rui Xia, Jianquan He, Pingting Qiu, Chengwu Huang, Jing Tao and 2 more

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Article in Frontiers in aging neuroscience, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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Mingyue WanCollege of Nursing and Health Management, Shanghai University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Shanghai, China.
Yu YeCollege of Rehabilitation Medicine, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, China.
Huiying LinCollege of Rehabilitation Medicine, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, China.
Ying XuCollege of Rehabilitation Medicine, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, China.
Shengxiang LiangCollege of Rehabilitation Medicine, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, China.
Rui XiaCollege of Rehabilitation Medicine, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, China.
Jianquan HeCollege of Rehabilitation Medicine, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, China.
Pingting QiuCollege of Rehabilitation Medicine, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, China.
Chengwu HuangCollege of Rehabilitation Medicine, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, China.
Jing TaoCollege of Rehabilitation Medicine, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, China.
Lidian ChenCollege of Rehabilitation Medicine, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, China.
Guohua ZhengCollege of Nursing and Health Management, Shanghai University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Shanghai, China.

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Abstract

backgroundCognitive frailty is a particular state of cognitive vulnerability toward dementia with neuropathological hallmarks. The hippocampus is a complex, heterogeneous structure closely relates to the cognitive impairment in elderly which is composed of 12 subregions. Atrophy of these subregions has been implicated in a variety of neurodegenerative diseases. The aim of this study was to explore the changes in hippocampal subregions in older adults with cognitive frailty and the relationship between subregions and cognitive impairment as well as physical frailty.

methodsTwenty-six older adults with cognitive frailty and 26 matched healthy controls were included in this study. Cognitive function was evaluated by the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) scale (Fuzhou version) and Wechsler Memory Scale-Revised Chinese version (WMS-RC), while physical frailty was tested with the Chinese version of the Edmonton Frailty Scale (EFS) and grip strength. The volume of the hippocampal subregions was measured with structural brain magnetic resonance imaging. Partial correlation analysis was carried out between the volumes of hippocampal subregions and MoCA scores, Wechsler's Memory Quotient and physical frailty indexes.

resultsA significant volume decrease was found in six hippocampal subregions, including the bilateral presubiculum, the left parasubiculum, molecular layer of the hippocampus proper (molecular layer of the HP), and hippocampal amygdala transition area (HATA), and the right cornu ammonis subfield 1 (CA1) area, in older adults with cognitive frailty, while the proportion of brain parenchyma and total number of white matter fibers were lower than those in the healthy controls. Positive correlations were found between Wechsler's Memory Quotient and the size of the left molecular layer of the HP and HATA and the right presubiculum. The sizes of the left presubiculum, molecular of the layer HP, and HATA and right CA1 and presubiculum were found to be positively correlated with MoCA score. The sizes of the left parasubiculum, molecular layer of the HP and HATA were found to be negatively correlated with the physical frailty index.

conclusionSignificant volume decrease occurs in hippocampal subregions of older adults with cognitive frailty, and these changes are correlated with cognitive impairment and physical frailty. Therefore, the atrophy of hippocampal subregions could participate in the pathological progression of cognitive frailty.

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