Cortical Atrophy is Associated with Accelerated Cognitive Decline in Mild Cognitive Impairment with Subsyndromal Depression
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Participants
Data for the current study were obtained from the September 24, 2015, version of the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI) database (adni.loni.usc.edu). The ADNI study is conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and procedures were approved by the institutional review boards of all participating sites. All participants provided written informed consent at enrollment.
From the larger ADNI database, the present study included individuals with baseline magnetic
Demographic Factors
The baseline study sample included 32 participants in the SSD group and 69 participants in the non-SSD group. Median follow-up time was 3 years, with a median of six neuropsychological assessments (with the exception of the WMS [median: 4]) and five MRI scans. As seen in Table 1, there were no baseline differences between SSD and non-SSD groups with regard to sociodemographics (age, sex, years of education), APOE status, or baseline MMSE score. The SSD group had significantly higher scores on
Discussion
This study evaluated the association between rate of cortical atrophy and cognitive decline in participants with MCI and chronic SSD over an extended 4-year period. Our results demonstrate that MCI participants with chronic SSD 1) display accelerated cognitive decline longitudinally on measures of global cognition, memory, information processing speed, and semantic fluency; 2) display accelerated rate of frontal lobe and anterior cingulate atrophy over time; and 3) show cognitive decline on
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Data used in preparation of this article were obtained from the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI) database (www.loni.usc.edu/ADNI). As such, the investigators within the ADNI contributed to the design and implementation of ADNI and/or provided data but did not participate in analysis or writing of this report. The complete list of ADNI investigators is available at http://adni.loni.usc.edu/study-design/ongoing-investigations/.