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INTRODUCTION: The LIfestyle for BRAin Health (LIBRA) index yields a dementia risk score based on modifiable lifestyle factors and is validated in Western samples. We investigated whether the association between LIBRA scores and incident dementia is moderated by geographical location or sociodemographic characteristics. METHODS: We combined data from 21 prospective cohorts across six continents (N = 31,680) and conducted cohort-specific Cox proportional hazard regression analyses in a two-step individual participant data meta-analysis. RESULTS: A one-standard-deviation increase in LIBRA score was associated with a 21% higher risk for dementia. The association was stronger for Asian cohorts compared to European cohorts, and for individuals aged ≤75 years (vs older), though only within the first 5 years of follow-up. No interactions with sex, education, or socioeconomic position were observed. DISCUSSION: Modifiable risk and protective factors appear relevant for dementia risk reduction across diverse geographical and sociodemographic groups. HIGHLIGHTS: A two-step individual participant data meta-analysis was conducted. This was done at a global scale using data from 21 ethno-regionally diverse cohorts. The association between a modifiable dementia risk score and dementia was examined. The association was modified by geographical region and age at baseline. Yet, modifiable dementia risk and protective factors appear relevant in all investigated groups and regions.
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Demência , Estilo de Vida , Humanos , Demência/epidemiologia , Masculino , Feminino , Fatores de Risco , Idoso , Estudos Prospectivos , IncidênciaRESUMO
INTRODUCTION: Previous meta-analyses have linked social connections and mild cognitive impairment, dementia, and mortality. However, these used aggregate data from North America and Europe and examined a limited number of social connection markers. METHODS: We used individual participant data (N = 39271, Mage = 70.67 (40-102), 58.86% female, Meducation = 8.43 years, Mfollow-up = 3.22 years) from 13 longitudinal ageing studies. A two-stage meta-analysis of Cox regression models examined the association between social connection markers with our primary outcomes. RESULTS: We found associations between good social connections structure and quality and lower risk of incident mild cognitive impairment (MCI); between social structure and function and lower risk of incident dementia and mortality. Only in Asian cohorts, being married/in a relationship was associated with reduced risk of dementia, and having a confidante was associated with reduced risk of dementia and mortality. DISCUSSION: Different aspects of social connections - structure, function, and quality - are associated with benefits for healthy aging internationally. HIGHLIGHTS: Social connection structure (being married/in a relationship, weekly community group engagement, weekly family/friend interactions) and quality (never lonely) were associated with lower risk of incident MCI. Social connection structure (monthly/weekly friend/family interactions) and function (having a confidante) were associated with lower risk of incident dementia. Social connection structure (living with others, yearly/monthly/weekly community group engagement) and function (having a confidante) were associated with lower risk of mortality. Evidence from 13 longitudinal cohort studies of ageing indicates that social connections are important targets for reducing risk of incident MCI, incident dementia, and mortality. Only in Asian cohorts, being married/in a relationship was associated with reduced risk of dementia, and having a confidante was associated with reduced risk of dementia and mortality.
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Disfunção Cognitiva , Demência , Humanos , Feminino , Idoso , Masculino , Estudos Longitudinais , Demência/epidemiologia , Demência/psicologia , Estudos de Coortes , Disfunção Cognitiva/epidemiologia , Disfunção Cognitiva/psicologia , Envelhecimento/psicologiaRESUMO
OBJECTIVES: Studies of the prevalence and risk factors for behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) have primarily been conducted in nursing home and clinic populations. Few population-based studies have been conducted in community-living persons with dementia. METHODS: In this cross-sectional study, persons aged 65 and above who were living in the community were screened for dementia with the Chinese version of Mini-Mental State Examination (CMMSE) and Ability of Daily Living (ADL-14) scale. Participants with a diagnosis of dementia according to DSM-IV criteria made by trained neuropsychiatrists s were with the Neuropsychiatric Inventory assessed for BPSD by informant interview. RESULTS: Among 1271 persons with dementia, 50.1% had at least one BPSD. Sleep disturbance was the most common symptom (21.9%), followed by irritability (19.6%), and apathy (15.7%). About 40% (N = 501) of these problems were clinically significant (NPI score > 4). The NPI score was significantly associated with the CMMSE score, ADL score and education. CONCLUSION: BPSD are common among community living Chinese people with dementia, but the relatively lower prevalence rate and different pattern of symptoms from those reported in the USA, UK and Japan suggest the possible influence of cultural background and psychosocial environment.
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Demência/psicologia , Transtornos Mentais/epidemiologia , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , China/epidemiologia , Estudos Transversais , Cultura , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Transtornos Mentais/classificação , Transtornos Mentais/etiologia , Testes Neuropsicológicos , Prevalência , Características de Residência , Índice de Gravidade de DoençaRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Poor social connections (eg, small networks, infrequent interactions, and loneliness) are modifiable risk factors for cognitive decline. Existing meta-analyses are limited by reporting aggregate responses, a focus on global cognition, and combining social measures into single constructs. We aimed to investigate the association between social connection markers and the rate of annual change in cognition (ie, global and domain-specific), as well as sex differences, using an individual participant data meta-analysis. METHODS: We harmonised data from 13 longitudinal cohort studies of ageing in North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia. Studies were eligible for inclusion if they had baseline data for social connection markers and at least two waves of cognitive scores. Follow-up periods ranged from 0 years to 15 years across cohorts. We included participants with cognitive data for at least two waves and social connection data for at least one wave. We then identified and excluded people with dementia at baseline. Primary outcomes were annual rates of change in global cognition and cognitive domain scores over time until final follow-up within each cohort study analysed by use of an individual participant data meta-analysis. Linear mixed models within cohorts used baseline social connection markers as predictors of the primary outcomes. Effects were pooled in two stages using random-effects meta-analyses. We assessed the primary outcomes in the main (partially adjusted) and fully adjusted models. Partially adjusted models controlled for age, sex, and education; fully adjusted models additionally controlled for diabetes, hypertension, smoking, cardiovascular risk, and depression. FINDINGS: Of the 40 006 participants in the 13 cohort studies, we excluded 1392 people with dementia at baseline. 38 614 individual participants were included in our analyses. For the main models, being in a relationship or married predicted slower global cognitive decline (b=0·010, 95% CI 0·000-0·019) than did being single or never married; living with others predicted slower global cognitive (b=0·007, 0·002-0·012), memory (b=0·017, 0·006-0·028), and language (b=0·008, 0·000-0·015) decline than did living alone; and weekly interactions with family and friends (b=0·016, 0·006-0·026) and weekly community group engagement (b=0·030, 0·007-0·052) predicted slower memory decline than did no interactions and no engagement. Never feeling lonely predicted slower global cognitive (b=0·047, 95% CI 0·018-0·075) and executive function (b=0·047, 0·017-0·077) decline than did often feeling lonely. Degree of social support, having a confidante, and relationship satisfaction did not predict cognitive decline across global cognition or cognitive domains. Heterogeneity was low (I2=0·00-15·11%) for all but two of the significant findings (association between slower memory decline and living with others [I2=58·33%] and community group engagement, I2=37·54-72·19%), suggesting robust results across studies. INTERPRETATION: Good social connections (ie, living with others, weekly community group engagement, interacting weekly with family and friends, and never feeling lonely) are associated with slower cognitive decline. FUNDING: EU Joint Programme-Neurodegenerative Disease Research grant, funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council Australia, and the US National Institute on Aging of the US National Institutes of Health.
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Demência , Doenças Neurodegenerativas , Estados Unidos , Humanos , Feminino , Masculino , Estudos Longitudinais , Estudos de Coortes , Cognição , Transtornos da MemóriaRESUMO
AIM: To investigate the effects of light-to-moderate drinking on the cognitive function of the elderly in a large elderly community cohort. Although heavy drinking is linked with impaired brain functions, the effects of light-to-moderate drinking on the cognitive function of the elderly are still controversial. METHODS: A total of 1469 nondemented elderly men from 15 research centers in 8 cities and provinces were included and divided into two groups: drinking (531 subjects) and nondrinking (938 subjects). Cognitive functions were assessed by the Beijing version of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) at baseline and one-year follow-up. RESULTS: There was no difference in total cognitive scores between the light-to-moderate drinking and nondrinking groups at baseline and follow-up. Nonalcohol users performed better naming and abstraction function at baseline and better naming function at follow-up. There was no difference in cognitive performance decline and new-onset dementia rates at follow-up. CONCLUSIONS: Light-to-moderate alcohol consumption had no significant impact on the overall cognitive function and the risk of dementia in elderly men.
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Transtornos Cognitivos , Disfunção Cognitiva , Idoso , Consumo de Bebidas Alcoólicas/efeitos adversos , Cognição , Disfunção Cognitiva/etiologia , Estudos de Coortes , Humanos , MasculinoRESUMO
Numerous observational studies have shown that physical exercise promotes cognition in the elderly, however, the results from randomized clinical trials (RCTs) are ambiguous. In addition, potential benefits of exercise in an elderly Chinese population have not been comprehensively addressed. In this study, an investigation was launched which focused on the relationship between physical exercise and cognitive function, blood lipid profiles and brain anatomy in a non-dementia aging Chinese population. A total of 2074 non-dementia elderly subjects were included (self-selected exercise n = 1372; self-selected non-exercise n = 702). Amongst the subjects, 689 volunteered to receive blood lipid tests, 141 undergo brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and 1399 receive a 1 year cognitive evaluation follow-up. The Beijing version of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) and the Mini-Mental States Examination (MMSE) were used to assess cognitive function. A significant difference in cognitive function was observed at the baseline and during the 1-year follow-up between the self-selected exercise and self-selected non-exercise groups, however, no significant differences in blood lipids and brain anatomy was evident. Physical exercise has a beneficial effect on cognition, particularly visuospatial function, and decreases the risk of dementia in a Chinese aging cohort.
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BACKGROUND:Rapid developments in the field of bioinformatics have provided new methods for the diagnosis of osteoarthritis.Artificial neural networks have powerful data computing and classification capabilities,which have shown better performance in disease diagnosis. OBJECTIVE:To establish a new diagnostic predictive model of osteoarthritis based on artificial neural network and to verify the diagnostic value of the model in osteoarthritis with an external dataset. METHODS:The eligible osteoarthritis-related data sets were downloaded through GEO database search and divided into Train group and Test group.The gene expression matrix of the Train group was analyzed to screen the differentially expressed genes.GO and KEGG enrichment analyses were performed on the differentially expressed genes.Through Lasso regression model,support vector machine model and random forest tree model,the key genes of osteoarthritis were further identified from the differentially expressed genes.The R software"Neuralnet"package was then used to construct the osteoarthritis diagnosis model based on artificial neural network,and the model performance was evaluated by the five-fold cross-validation.Two independent data sets in the Test group were used to verify their diagnostic results. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:A total of 90 differentially expressed genes related to osteoarthritis were obtained by differential analysis,of which 33 were down-regulated and 57 were up-regulated.GO enrichment analysis showed that the differentially expressed genes were mainly involved in the following biological processes,including leukocyte-mediated immunity,leukocyte migration in bone marrow and chemokine production.KEGG enrichment analysis showed that these genes were mainly enriched in rheumatoid arthritis,interleukin-17 signaling pathway and osteoclast differentiation pathway.Five key genes for the diagnosis of osteoarthritis,HMGB2,GADD45A,SLC19A2,TPPP3 and FOLR2,were identified by three machine learning methods.The artificial neural network model of five key genes in the Train group showed that the accuracy was 96.36%and the area under the curve was 0.997.The five-fold cross validation of the neural network model showed that the average area under the curve was greater than 0.9 and the model was of robustness.Two independent data sets in the Test group showed its area under the curve was 0.814 and 0.788 respectively.Therefore,the establishment of an artificial neural network model for the diagnosis of osteoarthritis has a certain diagnostic value.
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Observational studies and treatment trials investigating nutrition and cognitive function, with a focus on folate and soya and dementia, were reviewed. Data suggested that effects of folic acid based interventions may only be shown before cognitive decline is evident and/or if people are folate deficient. In older people in Indonesia, Hawai'i and China, tofu, which can contain high levels of phytoestrogens, was found to increase dementia risk. This association was not mediated by a vegetarian diet, socioeconomic status, formaldehyde, thyroid function, or loss of teeth. On the other hand, human observational and animal treatment studies suggested that tempe, a fermented soya product containing phytoestrogens and folate, reduced dementia risk and improved memory. High oestrogen levels were found to increase dementia risk in older women. However, in women with adequate serum folate, high oestrogen levels did not confer additional dementia risk and may protect ageing neurons. In conclusion, reviews seem to suggest that folic acid interventions are only effective on cognitive outcomes in people who are folate deficient and do not have cognitive impairment. Frequent consumption of tofu may have detrimental effects on memory and increase dementia risk in older East Asian people, while tempe may reduce these risks. Possibly folate in tempe offsets the potential negative effects of oestrogenic compounds on ageing neurons.
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Disfunção Cognitiva/etiologia , Demência/etiologia , Ácido Fólico/sangue , Glycine max , Proteínas de Vegetais Comestíveis/sangue , Feminino , Deficiência de Ácido Fólico/psicologia , Humanos , Masculino , Fitoestrógenos/efeitos adversos , Alimentos de Soja/efeitos adversosRESUMO
Alzheimer's Disease (AD) is a leading cause of disease burden among elderly individuals that is increasingly important in middle-income countries like China where improvements in overall health (which increase longevity) and other factors are leading to a rapidly aging population. The diagnostic criteria for AD have recently been revised to reflect advances in the understanding of the condition over the past three decades. Different international organizations have proposed algorithms for diagnosing AD that subdivide the AD spectrum into overlapping stages and, in some cases, require the concurrent presence of memory impairment and specific biomarkers. There are, however, several substantial limitations to these revised criteria: highly trained clinicians are needed to make the fine discriminations between the stages; the role of the proposed biomarkers in the onset and course of AD remain uncertain; and assessment of these biomarkers requires the use of expensive, high-tech equipment by well-trained technicians. These problems limit the clinical utility of these diagnostic criteria, particularly in low-resource settings where the clinicians responsible for identifying and treating individuals with AD have limited training and where the equipment needed to identify the biomarkers are either non-existent or in short supply.
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a degenerative disease of the central nervous system characterized by progressive cognitive and behavioral disorders.Clinical manifestations include memory impairment, aphasia, apraxia, impaired visual spatial function, executive power, decreased computing power, personality and behavior changes and so on.At present, the incidence of dementia is increasing year by year, causing a huge social burden, and there is still no effective treatment.Therefore, many scholars try to prevent and delay the occurrence of cognitive impairment through the identification and control of risk factors.Combining with previous studies, nap is helpful for the maintenance and consolidation of memory.This article discusses the effect of nap on cognitive function and its related mechanisms.First, nap can improve cognitive function, but it depends on the length, the frequency of the nap, and the difficulty of the task.Second, the effect of nap on cognition may be through inflammatory response, neuroendocrine, Aβ and gene polymorphism.In addition, this paper also proposes future research prospects in terms of standardized research methods, deepening research on relevant mechanisms, and lifestyle interventions in view of the lack of previous research.
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Objective:To evaluate the value of visual analysis and standardized uptake value ratio (SUVR) during 18F-florbetapir (AV45) PET/CT brain imaging in diagnosis of β-amyloid (Aβ) deposition in patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer′s disease (AD), and to explore the clinical ancillary value of the two indexes. Methods:From December 2018 to July 2019, a total of 47 subjects, including 5 (3 males, 2 females, age (58±13) years) normal controls (NC), 8 (2 males, 6 females, age (66±10) years) patients with AD and 34 (16 males, 18 females, age (70±7) years) patients with MCI were enrolled. All subjects underwent 18F-AV45 PET/CT scan. All images were evaluated by visual analysis and SUVR were calculated. The diagnostic efficiencies of visual analysis and SUVR were compared by McNemar test and Kappa test. One-way analysis of variance and Welch test were used to compare data differences. The best threshold value of SUVR was obtained by receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis. Results:The positive rate of Aβ deposition for all subjects was 46.81%(22/47) by SUVR analysis, and 38.30%(18/47) by visual analysis. There was no significant difference between the two methods ( χ2=33.15, P>0.05), and the consistency was good ( Kappa=0.83). Considering the clinical diagnosis as the"gold standard", the Aβ deposition obtained by visual analysis and SUVR analysis can effectively distinguish AD from NC, and the sensitivities were 7/8 vs 8/8, respectively, both specificities were 5/5( χ2=9.48, P>0.05), with good consistency ( Kappa=0.84). SUVR quantitative analysis could distinguish AD from NC, AD from MCI ( F values: 3.99-8.79, all P<0.01), but could not distinguish NC from MCI (all P>0.05). ROC curve analysis showed that the best threshold value of precuneus′ SUVR was 1.08 for the differential diagnosis of AD and NC; for the differential diagnosis of AD and MCI, the best threshold value of lateral temporal′s SUVR was 1.06. Conclusion:Visual analysis was consistent with SUVR′s qualitative determination during 18F-AV45 PET/CT imaging for brain Aβ deposition, while SUVR quantitative analysis could assist in the differential diagnosis of AD and NC, AD and MCI.
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ObjectiveTo study the metastructure volumes of medial temporal lobe in diagnosis the patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) using 3 dimensional MRI.Methods23 AD patients according to DSM-Ⅳ criteria and 23 normal controls (NC) were examined with 3D-MRI.Hippocampus formation,amygdala,entorhinal cortex ( EC ),perirhinal cortex ( PC),and comu temporale were measured with 3D-MRI.ResultsSensitivity and specificity of diagnosis AD were 73.9%,97% ( Hippocampus formation) ;39.1%,95.7% (amygdala) ;73.9%,95.7% (EC) ;95.7%,87.0% (PC) and 34.8%,39.1% ( cornu temporale).Overall discriminate function =cornu temporal × 3.887 + PC × 5.960 - EC × 0.074 + amygdale × 3.489 + hippocampus formation × 6.656- 22.449.Over-all-accuracy was 91.3%.ConclusionThe total volume of PC can better diagnosis the mild to moderate AD than other structure of medial temporal lobe.The changes of the medial temporal lobe volume could be used in diagnosis the patients with Alzheimer's disease.
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Objective To assess the reliability and validity of the Chinese version of the neuropsychiatric inventory (CNPI). Methods The CNPI was administered to 219 caregivers of patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD). Each caregiver was retested 4 weeks after initial testing. Results The Cronbach a coefficient of the total symptom scale was 0.69. The Cronbach α coefficient of the total caregiver distress subscale was 0.72. The Cronbach α coefficient of the entire inventory was 0. 82. The test-retest coefficients ranged from 0.66 to 0.98 (P < 0.01). Principal axis factoring analysis of the symptom subscale yielded a five-factor solution which contributed to 67.0% of the cumulative variance. Factor 1, which included aberrant motor behavior, hallucinations, delusion and irritability had the most significant contribution to the cumulative variance. Principal axis factoring analysis of the caregiver distress subscale also yielded a five-factor solution which contributed to 70.2% of the cumulative variance. Factor 1, which included depression, delusion, sleep/night behavior, aberrant motor behavior, and irritability had the most significant contribution to the cumulative variance. Conclusion This Chinese version of NPI is a reliable and valid tool for measuring neuropsychiatric disturbances in patients with AD.
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Objective To evaluate the clinical efficacy and safety of akatinol memantine in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease (AD).Methods Two hundred and forty-one patients with AD were randomly assigned to receive 10 mg of donepezil daily or 20 mg of memantine daily for 24 weeks.The primary efficacy variables were the Clinician' s Interview-Based Impression of Change Plus (CIBIC-Plus),the Alzheimer Disease Assessment Scale-cognition (ADAS-cog) and the Activities of Daily Living (ADL).The secondary efficacy variables were the Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI) and the Mini-Mental Status Examination (MMSE).Results Two hundred and seven patients completed the study and were evaluated at week 24.Both memantine and donepezil had significant efficacies at the end point, according to the ADAS-cog, the ADL, the NPI and the MMSE.Patients receiving memantine had a similar outcome as those receiving donepezil, according to the results of all the variables changes (CIBIC-Plus: memantine 3.4±0.8vs donepezil 3.5±0.8; ADAS-cog: memantine-4.7±5.8 vs donepezil-4.6±6.5; ADL: memantine -2.4±6.7 vs donepezil-2.2±5.3 ; NP1: memantine-5.8±9.0 vs donepezil-3.1±8.5 ; MMSE:memantine 1.7±3.1 vs donepezil 1.8±2.8, all P >0.05).The adverse events were as following: donepezil group 41.88% and memanintine group 30.58%.Conclusion The memantine as a new drug for AD, has the similar efficacy as donepezil, and it is safe.
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0.05). The score of HAMD(38.1?4.0/33.4?4.7,t=4.35), HAMA(22.6?5.5/11.7?2.7,t=10.93), GDS(14.0?1.2/12.1?2.0,t=4.92) of comorbidity group was significantly higher than that of the depression group. The social function (SF)(70.0?21.2/50.0?22.5,t=4.02) and physical function (PF)(79.2?13.6/69.1?13.6,t=3.25) scores of SF-36 were significantly higher in depressive group than in comorbidity group. Conclusion: Comorbid depression and anxiety and anxious depression are associated with more severe overall psychopathology than nonanxious depression in elderly persons, similar to observations in younger adults.
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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the features of regional cerebral metabolic rate of glucose (rCMRglc) in patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) by positron emission-tomography and its relationship with neuropsychological test.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Positron emission tomography, mini-mental state examination and Wechsler memory scale were applied in 10 patients with MCI and 10 healthy volunteers as the control group.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Scores of mini-mental state examination and Wechsler memory scale in MCI patients were lower than those in the control group (P < 0.01). rCMRglc of the left orbital gyrus, right middle temporal gyrus and right putamen was lower in the MCI group than in the control group (P < 0.05). Correlation analysis in the MCI group indicated that rCMRglc of many brain regions such as the orbital gyrus, putamen, left hippocampus and parahippocampal gyrus, cingulate gyrus, left amygdaloid body, precentral gyrus, postcentral gyrus, and medial occipitotemporal gyrus in MCI patients, were correlated negatively with age; while the rCMRglc of many parts of the brain such as the left putamen, temporal lobe, anterior cingulate gyrus, left insular lobe, amygdaloid body, precentral gyrus, postcentral gyrus and medial occipitotemporal gyrus were correlated positively with mini-mental state examination; and rCMRglc of the left putamen, temporal lobe, left insular lobe, precentral gyrus and postcentral gyrus were correlated positively with Wechsler memory scale. The right putamen, the right inferior temporal gyrus, precentral gyrus, and left postcentral gyrus were correlated positively with the length of education. However, only rCMRglc of the left amygdaloid body were correlated positively with gender.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The rCMRglc was lower in the orbital gyrus and putamen of MCI patients. Their rCMRglc were correlated with their cognitive impairment severity, age, length of education and sex.</p>
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Idoso , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Encéfalo , Metabolismo , Transtornos Cognitivos , Metabolismo , Psicologia , Glucose , Metabolismo , Testes Neuropsicológicos , Tomografia Computadorizada de EmissãoRESUMO
Objective To evaluate the efficacy and safety in treatment of patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Methods A total of 233 patients with mild to moderate potential AD were enrolled in a 16-week multi-center double blind clinical trial. All patients were randomized into two groups. 110 patients in galantamine group and 108 patients in donepezil group were enrolled in efficacy analysis. The scales of Alzheimer’s Disease Assessment Scale-Cognitive Subscale (ADAS-cog), Alzheimer’s Disease Cooperative Study Activities of Daily Living Scale (ADCS-ADL) and The Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI) were used to assess the effect at both baseline and the end of 16 weeks. Safety issues, including vital signs, lab assays and ECG examinations were measured. Results Patients in both groups were obviously improved in the total score of ADAS-cog (-5.4?6.4) in the galantamine group and (-4.0?7.3) in the donepezil group, P=0.098). 76% patients of the galantamine group had a score of ADAS-cog less than 20 at the end of 16 weeks treatment, which was higher than that of the donepezil group (58%, P=0.015). The sub-score of speech ability in ADAS-cog were improved in the galantamine group (baseline 2.8?2.9,16 weeks 1.8?2.5) compared with the donepezil group (baseline 2.8?3.0, 16 weeks 2.3?2.9, P=0.035). No significant difference of ADSC-ADL and NPI scale was found between the two groups (P=0.447 and 0.936 respectively). The sleep/night behavior was improved in the donepezil group (baseline 14%, 16 weeks 10%) compared with the galantamine group (baseline 23%, 16 weeks 22%, P=0.012). Two drug-related severe adverse events occurred during the trial, which were platelet reduction in the galantamine group and acute drug-induced hepatic injury in the donepezil group. The incidence of adverse events was 44% in the galantamine group and 47% in the donepezil group respectively. Galantamine had little influence on vital signs and lab assays. Conclusion Safe and well tolerated, galantamine improves the cognition, activities of daily living and neuropsychiatric symptoms of patients with mild to moderate AD.
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Objective To study the feature of regional cerebral metabolism rate of glucose (rCMRglc) in patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and the value of positron emission tomography (PET) scanning in diagnosis of AD. Methods 13 AD patients and 13 health controls ,Who matched in age,sex and education years,were scanned with PET. Results (1) Watching by naked eyes,there was mild decreasing of rCMRglc at parietal lobe in healthy elders. While in AD patients,there was widely decreasing of cerebral metabolism rate of glucose. The most significant region was parietal lobe, the next was temporal lobe,and the last was frontal lobe. (2) Detecting with PET and dealing with statistical parametric mapping (SPM) of 99 software,there was more significant decreasing of rCMRglc in regions 7,23,30,31 of cingulate gyrus,region 39 and 40 of pario-occipital lobe,region 20 of temporal lobe and region 6,8,9 of frontal lobe in AD group( P