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Jinse Park1, Si-Eun Kim1, Eun-Joo Kim2
1Department of Neurology, Haueundae Paik Hospital, Inje University, Busan, South Korea.
Purpose:
We assessed the effect of home-based cognitive intervention (HCI) on cognitive function along with brain metabolism by 18F-FDG PET in patients with amnestic MCI (aMCI).
Patients And Methods:
Fifty-seven patients with aMCI from three hospitals were randomized (30 HCI, 27 control). For 12 weeks, subjects received HCI. Thirty-two subjects (15 HCI, 17 control) underwent brain 18-F-FDG-PET imaging at baseline and at 12 and 24 weeks.
Results:
The HCI group showed significant improvement in the scores of the Controlled Oral Word Association Test (COWAT) 12 and at 24 weeks. Significant brain metabolic changes by 18F-FDG PET were not observed.
Conclusion:
The current study suggests that HCI was effective in improving general cognition along with frontal executive function in patients with aMCI.
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