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Irish, Muireann, Piguet, Olivier, Hodges, John R. and Hornberger, Michael 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2214-3788
(2014)
Common and unique gray matter correlates of episodic memory dysfunction in frontotemporal dementia and alzheimer's disease.
Human Brain Mapping, 35 (4).
pp. 1422-1435.
ISSN 1065-9471
Abstract
Conflicting evidence exists regarding the integrity of episodic memory in the behavioral variant of frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD). Recent converging evidence suggests that episodic memory in progressive cases of bvFTD is compromised to the same extent as in Alzheimer's disease (AD). The underlying neural substrates of these episodic memory deficits, however, likely differ contingent on dementia type. In this study we sought to elucidate the neural substrates of episodic memory performance, across recall and recognition tasks, in both patient groups using voxel-based morphometry (VBM) analyses. We predicted that episodic memory dysfunction would be apparent in both patient groups but would relate to divergent patterns of neural atrophy specific to each dementia type. We assessed episodic memory, across verbal and visual domains, in 19 bvFTD, 18 AD patients, and 19 age- and education-matched controls. Behaviorally, patient groups were indistinguishable for immediate and delayed recall, across verbal and visual domains. Whole-brain VBM analyses revealed regions commonly implicated in episodic retrieval across groups, namely the right temporal pole, right frontal lobe, left paracingulate gyrus, and right anterior hippocampus. Divergent neural networks specific to each group were also identified. Whereas a widespread network including posterior regions such as the posterior cingulate cortex, parietal and occipital cortices was exclusively implicated in AD, the frontal and anterior temporal lobes underpinned the episodic memory deficits in bvFTD. Our results point to distinct neural changes underlying episodic memory decline specific to each dementia syndrome.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | alzheimer's disease,episodic memory,frontotemporal dementia,medial temporal lobes,posterior cingulate cortex,voxel-based morphometry |
| Faculty \ School: | Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School |
| UEA Research Groups: | Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Mental Health Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Lifespan Health |
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| Depositing User: | Pure Connector |
| Date Deposited: | 04 Jan 2016 12:01 |
| Last Modified: | 19 Oct 2023 01:35 |
| URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/55931 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/hbm.22263 |
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