2024
Relationship between neuroimaging and cognition in frontotemporal dementia: An FDG‐PET and structural MRI study
Cayir S, Volpi T, Toyonaga T, Gallezot J, Yang Y, Sadabad F, Mulnix T, Mecca A, Fesharaki‐Zadeh A, Matuskey D. Relationship between neuroimaging and cognition in frontotemporal dementia: An FDG‐PET and structural MRI study. Journal Of Neuroimaging 2024, 34: 627-634. PMID: 38676301, PMCID: PMC11511789, DOI: 10.1111/jon.13206.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMoCA scoresFDG-PETAssociation of cognitionStandardized uptake value ratioMontreal Cognitive AssessmentSignificant positive associationFrontotemporal dementiaPrimary outcome measurePosterior cingulate cortexDecline of cognitive functionYears of ageGM volumeFrontal cortexOutcome measuresCognitive dysfunctionGray matterCognitive AssessmentMoCAAssociated with cognitive dysfunctionFluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)-PETPositive associationMagnetic resonance imagingPartial volume correctionCognitive functionDementia
2021
A Case of Possible Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy and Alzheimer’s Disease in an Ex-Football Player
Fesharaki-Zadeh A. A Case of Possible Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy and Alzheimer’s Disease in an Ex-Football Player. The Neurologist 2021, 27: 249-252. PMID: 34879014, PMCID: PMC9439689, DOI: 10.1097/nrl.0000000000000391.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic traumatic encephalopathyTraumatic encephalopathyAlzheimer's diseasePrior traumatic brain injuryBehavioral variant frontotemporal dementiaRepetitive head traumaTraumatic brain injuryPrior psychiatric historyPrimary progressive aphasiaVariant frontotemporal dementiaPositron emission tomographyCTE casesClinical presentationHead traumaCase reportClinical historyDefinitive diagnosisClinical algorithmBrain injuryComorbid moodPsychiatric historyCerebrospinal fluidNeuroimaging biomarkersProgressive aphasiaFrontotemporal dementia