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ArticleJournal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD2023

Increased Functional Connectivity of the Precuneus in Individuals with a Family History of Alzheimer's Disease.

Zachary D Green, Eric D Vidoni, Russell H Swerdlow, Jeffrey M Burns, Jill K Morris, Robyn A Honea

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Article in Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Zachary D GreenUniversity of Kansas Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, KS, USA.
Eric D VidoniUniversity of Kansas Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, KS, USA.
Russell H SwerdlowUniversity of Kansas Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, KS, USA.
Jeffrey M BurnsUniversity of Kansas Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, KS, USA.
Jill K MorrisUniversity of Kansas Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, KS, USA.
Robyn A HoneaUniversity of Kansas Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, KS, USA.
University of Kansas · US

Funding

Acute exercise and the cerebral metabolic response in aging and Alzheimer's DiseaseR01AG062548 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER · PI MORRIS, JILL KATHLEEN · 2020 to 2024
$2.4M
Effects of metabolic phenotype on functional connectivity in aging and Alzheimer’s DiseaseF30AG076278 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER · PI GREEN, ZACHARY DOUGLASS · 2022 to 2025
$180k
NIA NIH HHS F30 AG076278NIA NIH HHS R01 AG062548
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundFirst-degree relatives of individuals with late-onset Alzheimer's disease (AD) have increased risk for AD, with children of affected parents at an especially high risk.

objectiveWe aimed to investigate default mode network connectivity, medial temporal cortex volume, and cognition in cognitively healthy (CH) individuals with (FH+) and without (FH-) a family history of AD, alongside amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI) and AD individuals, to determine the context and directionality of dysfunction in at-risk individuals. Our primary hypothesis was that there would be a linear decline (CH FH- > CH FH+ > aMCI > AD) within the risk groups on all measures of AD risk.

methodsWe used MRI and fMRI to study cognitively healthy individuals (n = 28) with and without AD family history (FH+ and FH-, respectively), those with aMCI (n = 31) and early-stage AD (n = 25). We tested connectivity within the default mode network, as well as measures of volume and thickness within the medial temporal cortex and selected seed regions.

resultsAs expected, we identified decreased medial temporal cortex volumes in the aMCI and AD groups compared to cognitively healthy groups. We also observed patterns of connectivity across risk groups that suggest a nonlinear relationship of change, such that the FH+ group showed increased connectivity compared to the FH- and AD groups (CH FH+ > CH FH- > aMCI > AD). This pattern emerged primarily in connectivity between the precuneus and frontal regions.

conclusionThese results add to a growing literature that suggests compensatory brain function in otherwise cognitively healthy individuals with a family history of AD.

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Alzheimer DiseaseCognitive DysfunctionBrainBrain MappingHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingParietal LobeAlzheimer’s diseasedefault mode networkfamily historyhippocampusmaternalmild cognitive impairmentprecuneusresting state

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PMCPMC9912732
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