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ArticleScientific reports2024

Association between T1w/T2w ratio in white matter and cognitive function in Alzheimer's disease.

Sae-Nal Lee, Sung-Ho Woo, Eun Ja Lee, Kwang Ki Kim, Hang-Rai Kim

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Article in Scientific reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Sae-Nal LeeDepartment of Neurology, Dongguk University Ilsan Hospital, Dongguk University College of Medicine, 27 Dongguk-Ro, Ilsandong-Gu, Goyang, 10326, South Korea.
Sung-Ho WooInstitute of Interdisciplinary Brain Science, Dongguk University College of Medicine, Goyang, South Korea.
Eun Ja LeeInstitute of Interdisciplinary Brain Science, Dongguk University College of Medicine, Goyang, South Korea.
Kwang Ki KimDepartment of Neurology, Dongguk University Ilsan Hospital, Dongguk University College of Medicine, 27 Dongguk-Ro, Ilsandong-Gu, Goyang, 10326, South Korea.
Hang-Rai KimDepartment of Neurology, Dongguk University Ilsan Hospital, Dongguk University College of Medicine, 27 Dongguk-Ro, Ilsandong-Gu, Goyang, 10326, South Korea. alwaysolleh26@gmail.com.
Dongguk University · KRDongguk University Ilsan Hospital · KR

Funding

Basic Science Research Program Grant NRF- 2020R1A2C3008295Institute of Information & communications Technology Planning & Evaluation Grant 1711195685National Priority Research Center Program Grant NRF- 2021R1A6A1A03038865
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Loss of myelin in the brain may lead to cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease (AD). The ratio of T1 weighted/T2 weighted (T1w/T2w) on magnetic resonance imaging has been used as a proxy for myelin content in the brain. Using this approach, we investigated the correlation between the white matter (WM) T1w/T2w ratio and both cognitive scores and disease progression in AD. A total of 93 participants who were cognitively unimpaired or diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment or AD dementia were recruited between March 2021 and November 2022. All participants were assessed using neuropsychological tests, and a subset of the participants was assessed every 1 year to monitor disease progression. We observed significant positive associations between the WM T1w/T2w ratio and executive function within the fornix, sagittal stratum, anterior internal capsule, and body of the corpus callosum (False discovery rate [FDR]-corrected P-value < 0.05). There was a marginal interaction between the WM T1w/T2w ratio of the left anterior internal capsule and the longitudinal change in sum of boxes of the Clinical Dementia Rating Scale (FDR-corrected P-value = 0.05). The present study demonstrated that the WM T1w/T2w ratio was associated with executive function and disease progression, suggesting that it may be a novel neuroimaging marker for AD.

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Alzheimer DiseaseCognitive DysfunctionWhite MatterBrainCognitionDisease ProgressionHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMyelin Sheath

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PMID38538679
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