Decreased Gray Matter Volume of Right Inferior Parietal Lobule Is Associated With Severity of Mental Disorientation in Patients With Mild Cognitive Impairment

Decreased Gray Matter Volume of Right Inferior Parietal Lobule Is Associated With Severity of Mental Disorientation in Patients With Mild Cognitive Impairment

Background: Mental disorientation in time, space, and with respect to people is common in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Recently, a high-resolution functional MRI (fMRI) study revealed that the inferior parietal lobule (IPL) and precuneus are import...

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Main Authors: Ayame Oishi, Takao Yamasaki, Ayako Tsuru, Motozumi Minohara, Shozo Tobimatsu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
mild cognitive impairment
mental disorientation
Neurobehavioral Cognitive Status Examination (COGNISTAT)
Mini-Mental State Examination
inferior parietal lobule
voxel-based morphometry
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2018.01086/full

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