White Matter Microstructure and Apathy Level in Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Cacciari, Claudia^a | Moraschi, Marta^{a; b} | Di Paola, Margherita^{a; c} | Cherubini, Andrea^a | Orfei, Maria Donata^a | Giove, Federico^{a; b} | Maraviglia, Bruno^{a; d} | Caltagirone, Carlo^{a; e} | Spalletta, Gianfranco^{a; *}

Affiliations: [a] IRCCS Santa Lucia Foundation, Rome, Italy | [b] MARBILab, “Enrico Fermi” Center, Rome, Italy | [c] Department of Internal Medicine and Public Health, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy | [d] Department of Physics, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Rome, Italy | [e] Department of Neuroscience, University “Tor Vergata”, Rome, Italy

Correspondence: [*] Correspondence to: Gianfranco Spalletta, MD, PhD, I.R.C.C.S. Santa Lucia Foundation, Laboratory of Clinical and Behavioral Neurology, Via Ardeatina, 306-00179 Rome, Italy. Tel./Fax: +39 06 51501575; E-mail: [email protected].

Keywords: Apathy, diffusion tensor imaging, microstructure, mild cognitive impairment, MRI, white matter

DOI: 10.3233/JAD-2010-1384

Journal: Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, vol. 20, no. 2, pp. 501-507, 2010