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Article type: Research Article
Authors: El Haffaf, Lyna Mariama; b | Ronat, Lucasa; c | Cannizzaro, Adrianaa; b | Hanganu, Alexandrua; b; * | for the Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative1
Affiliations: [a] Centre de Recherche de l’Institut Universitaire de Gériatrie de Montréal, CIUSSS du Centre-Sud-de-l’Ile-de-Montreal, Montréal, QC, Canada | [b] Département de Psychologie, Faculté des Arts et des Sciences, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada | [c] Département de Médecine, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
Correspondence: [*] Correspondence to: Alexandru Hanganu, Centre de Recherche de l’insitut Universitaire de Gériatrie de Montréal, 4545 Chemin Queen Mary, H3 W 1W4 Montréal, QC, Canada. Tel.: +1 514 340 3540; E-mail: [email protected].
Note: [1] Data used in preparation of this article were obtained from the Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI) data-base (https://adni.loni.usc.edu). 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. A complete listing of ADNI investigators can be found at: http://adni.loni.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/how_to_apply/ADNI_Acknowledgement_List.pdf
Abstract: Background: Hyperactive neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) (i.e., agitation, disinhibition, and irritability) are among the most challenging symptoms to manage in Alzheimer’s disease (AD). However, their underlying brain correlates have been poorly studied. Objective: We aimed to investigate the associations between the total score of hyperactive NPS and brain structures in participants with AD, mild cognitive impairment (MCI), and cognitively normal older adults (CN). Methods: Neuropsychiatric and 3T MRI data from 216 AD, 564 MCI, and 660 CN participants were extracted from the Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative database. To define NPS and brain structures’ associations, we fitted a general linear model (GLM) in two ways: 1) an overall GLM including all three groups (AD, MCI, CN) and 2) three pair-wise GLMs (AD versus MCI, MCI versus CN, AD versus CN). The cortical changes as a function of NPS total score were investigated using multiple regression analyses. Results: Results from the overall GLM include associations between 1) agitation and the right parietal supramarginal surface area in the MCI-CN contrast, 2) disinhibition and the cortical thickness of the right frontal pars opercularis and temporal inferior in the AD-MCI contrast, and 3) irritability and the right frontal pars opercularis, frontal superior, and temporal superior volumes in the MCI-CN contrast. Conclusions: Our study shows that each hyperactive NPS is associated with distinct brain regions in AD, MCI, and CN (groups with different levels of cognitive performance). This suggests that each NPS is associated with a unique signature of brain morphology, including variations in volume, thickness, or area.
Keywords: Agitation, Alzheimer’s disease, cognitively normal older adults, cortical structures, disinhibition, irritability, magnetic resonance imaging, mild cognitive impairment, neuropsychiatric symptoms
DOI: 10.3233/JAD-220857
Journal: Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, vol. 97, no. 2, pp. 841-853, 2024
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