Journal of Korean Geriatric Psychiatry

노인정신의학

pISSN 1226-6329 / eISSN 2733-4600


노인정신의학

대한노인정신의학회 (20권2호 96-101)

Impact of Metabolic Syndrome on the White Matter Integrity in Alzheimer’s Disease Patients : Tract-Based Spatial Statistics Study under 3-Tesla MRI

Impact of Metabolic Syndrome on the White Matter Integrity in Alzheimer’s Disease Patients : Tract-Based Spatial Statistics Study under 3-Tesla MRI

Hwagyu Suh;Kangyoon Lee;Young-Min Lee;Je-Min Park;Byung-Dae Lee;Eunsoo Moon;Hee-Jeong Jeong;Young-In Chung;Ji-Hoon Kim;Hak-Jin Kim;Chi-Woong Mun;Tae-Hyung Kim;Young-Hoon Kim

Abstract

Objective:The aim of this study is to determine whether there is any difference in white matter (WM) integrity between Alzheimer’s disease (AD) with metabolic syndrome (MetS) and without MetS. Methods:Altogether, 30 subjects were finally recruited from the Memory Impairment Clinics of Pusan National University Hospital in Korea. All subjects (AD with MetS : n=15, matched AD without MetS for age, gender and year of education : n=15) were underwent 3-tesla magnetic resonance imaging scans of diffusion tensor imaging. Results:The mean fractional anisotropy of the AD with MetS was lower (p<0.05) in right posterior corona radiate, right corticospinal tract and right superior longitudinal fasciculus than that of the AD without MetS. Conclusion:Our findings suggest that WM integrity damage.

Keywords

Alzheimer’s disease,Metabolic syndrome,White matter integrity,Diffusion tensor imaging