2023
Correlation between changes in apathy and global cognition in apathetic associated with Alzheimer's disease: analysis of the Apathy Dementia Methylphenidate 2 (ADMET 2) clinical trial
Lanctôt K, Sankhe K, Perin J, Herrmann N, Brawman-Mintzer O, Lerner A, Mintzer J, Padala P, Rosenberg P, Shade D, van Dyck C, Porsteinsson A. Correlation between changes in apathy and global cognition in apathetic associated with Alzheimer's disease: analysis of the Apathy Dementia Methylphenidate 2 (ADMET 2) clinical trial. American Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2023, 31: s100-s101. DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2022.12.146.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDigit Span BackwardMini-Mental Status ExaminationSelective attentionGlobal cognitionApathy scoresGreater cognitive declineExecutive functionDigit spanCognitive testsCognitionMethylphenidate groupApathy symptomsCognitive declineSignificant apathyMethylphenidateCognitive impairmentStatus ExaminationApathy subscaleMemoryChange scoresApathyDisease dementiaAlzheimer's disease dementiaParticipantsAttention
2022
Hypothalamic Functional Connectivity and Apathy in People with Alzheimer’s Disease and Cognitively Normal Healthy Controls
Chaudhary S, Zhornitsky S, Chao H, van Dyck C, Li C. Hypothalamic Functional Connectivity and Apathy in People with Alzheimer’s Disease and Cognitively Normal Healthy Controls. Journal Of Alzheimer's Disease 2022, 90: 1615-1628. PMID: 36314209, PMCID: PMC10064487, DOI: 10.3233/jad-220708.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMiddle temporal gyrusMild cognitive impairmentMotivation circuitsFunctional connectivityPath analysisWhole-brain regressionPCu/PCCState functional connectivityTotal scoreTemporal gyrusNeural markersCingulate cortexMemory dysfunctionRSFCHealthy controlsCognitive statusCognitive impairmentAlzheimer's diseaseApathyPrecuneusMemoryRsFCsDepressionScale total scoreCognitive subscores