Association between T1w/T2w ratio in white matter and cognitive function in Alzheimer’s disease

Sae Nal Lee, Sung Ho Woo, Eun Ja Lee, Kwang Ki Kim, Hang Rai Kim

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Abstract

Loss of myelin in the brain may lead to cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease (AD). The ratio of T1 weighted/T2 weighted (T1w/T2w) on magnetic resonance imaging has been used as a proxy for myelin content in the brain. Using this approach, we investigated the correlation between the white matter (WM) T1w/T2w ratio and both cognitive scores and disease progression in AD. A total of 93 participants who were cognitively unimpaired or diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment or AD dementia were recruited between March 2021 and November 2022. All participants were assessed using neuropsychological tests, and a subset of the participants was assessed every 1 year to monitor disease progression. We observed significant positive associations between the WM T1w/T2w ratio and executive function within the fornix, sagittal stratum, anterior internal capsule, and body of the corpus callosum (False discovery rate [FDR]-corrected P-value < 0.05). There was a marginal interaction between the WM T1w/T2w ratio of the left anterior internal capsule and the longitudinal change in sum of boxes of the Clinical Dementia Rating Scale (FDR-corrected P-value = 0.05). The present study demonstrated that the WM T1w/T2w ratio was associated with executive function and disease progression, suggesting that it may be a novel neuroimaging marker for AD.

Original languageEnglish
Article number7228
JournalScientific Reports
Volume14
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2024

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