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ReviewAging clinical and experimental research2022

Neuropsychology of posteromedial parietal cortex and conversion factors from Mild Cognitive Impairment to Alzheimer's disease: systematic search and state-of-the-art review.

Ciro Rosario Ilardi, Sergio Chieffi, Tina Iachini, Alessandro Iavarone

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Ciro Rosario IlardiDepartment of Psychology, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Caserta, Italy. cirorosario.ilardi@unicampania.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4328-4739
Sergio ChieffiDepartment of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy.
Tina IachiniLaboratory of Cognitive Science and Immersive Virtual Reality, Department of Psychology, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Caserta, Italy.
Alessandro IavaroneNeurological Unit, CTO Hospital, AORN "Ospedali Dei Colli", Naples, Italy.

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Abstract

In the present review, we discuss the rationale and the clinical implications of assessing visuospatial working memory (VSWM), awareness of memory deficits, and visuomotor control in patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). These three domains are related to neural activity in the posteromedial parietal cortex (PMC) whose hypoactivation seems to be a significant predictor of conversion from MCI to Alzheimer's disease (AD) as indicated by recent neuroimaging evidence. A systematic literature search was performed up to May 2021. Forty-eight studies were included: 42 studies provided analytical cross-sectional data and 6 studies longitudinal data on conversion rates. Overall, these studies showed that patients with MCI performed worse than healthy controls in tasks assessing VSWM, awareness of memory deficits, and visuomotor control; in some cases, MCI patients' performance was comparable to that of patients with overt dementia. Deficits in VSWM and metamemory appear to be significant predictors of conversion. No study explored the relationship between visuomotor control and conversion. Nevertheless, it has been speculated that the assessment of visuomotor abilities in subjects at high AD risk might be useful to discriminate patients who are likely to convert from those who are not. Being able to indirectly estimate PMC functioning through quick and easy neuropsychological tasks in outpatient settings may improve diagnostic and prognostic accuracy, and therefore, the quality of the MCI patient's management.

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Alzheimer DiseaseCognitive DysfunctionCross-Sectional StudiesDisease ProgressionHumansNeuropsychological TestsNeuropsychologyParietal LobeAnosognosia for memory deficitsConversionMild cognitive impairmentPosteromedial parietal cortexVisuomotor controlVisuospatial working memory

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PMID34232485
PMCPMC8847304

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