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Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Medical Imaging
  • Biomedical Engineering

Background:

  • Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer's disease (AD) are neurodegenerative conditions affecting cognitive function.
  • Early detection of AD is crucial for timely intervention and management.
  • Cortical hemoglobin oxygenation changes can reflect brain activity and metabolic status.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate a novel quantitative near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) system for measuring cortical hemoglobin oxygenation.
  • To assess differences in brain oxygenation patterns during a verbal fluency task among healthy controls, MCI subjects, and AD patients.
  • To determine the potential of NIRS as a screening tool for AD.

Main Methods:

  • A newly developed quantitative near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) system was employed.
  • Cortical hemoglobin oxygenation changes were measured during the Verbal Fluency Task.
  • Participants included 32 healthy controls, 15 MCI subjects, and 15 AD patients.

Main Results:

  • The amplitude of cortical hemoglobin oxygenation changes was significantly lower in the frontal and bilateral parietal areas in the AD group compared to controls.
  • The MCI group showed significantly lower oxygenation changes only in the right parietal area.
  • Signal processing methods were used to quantitatively calculate waveform changes.

Conclusions:

  • The quantitative NIRS system effectively differentiated between AD patients, MCI subjects, and healthy controls based on cortical oxygenation patterns.
  • Reduced cortical hemoglobin oxygenation during cognitive tasks is indicative of neurodegenerative processes in AD and MCI.
  • The developed NIRS system shows promise as a potential tool for the primary screening of Alzheimer's disease.