Subject Identification And Enrollment For Alzheimer s...

Subject identification and enrollment Subjects recruited for this study consisted of individuals aged 60 to 85, with 10 or more years of education or more. Those diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) were recruited to the study at the Memory Clinic of the Jewish General Hospital (JGH) in Montrà ©al, and normal community elderly volunteers were recruited through advertising. Subjects received standardized clinical, mental status, neuropsychological, and cognitive evaluation. Depression was excluded via the Yesavage Geriatric Depression Scale (Geriatric Depression scale 15) [37]. None had evidence of cerebral infarct on CT, and all subjects scored less than 4 on the Hachinski ischemic scale [38]. No individuals had evidence of significant heart disease, alcoholism, or drug use and all showed normal routine blood work. Subjects were classified as normal if they lacked subjective memory complaints, and scored at or above 26 on the Montrea l Cognitive Assessment test [39], and scored above 25 on the Folstein Mini-mental state exam (MMSE) [40]. Their average MoCA score was 27 (range 25-29). The AD patients received the diagnosis of mild, moderate, or severe probable AD according to standard clinical criteria [41]. They had mild, moderate, or severe probable AD [42], scored below 26 on the Montreal Cognitive Assessment test [39], scored between 4 and 25 on the Folstein Mini-mental state exam (MMSE) [40], and showedShow MoreRelatedA Short Note On Disesae Neuroimaging Initiative ( Adni ) : A Review Of Papers Since Its Inception2480 Words   |  10 Pages ALZHEIMERS DISESAE NEUROIMAGING INITIATIVE (ADNI) - A REVIEW OF PAPERS SINCE ITS INCEPTION ASHWANI KUMAR MISHRA 13510025 MSc COGNITIVE SCIENCE INDEPENDENT RESEARCH ABSTRACT 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1. ABOUT ALZHEIMERS DISEASE 2 ADNI 2.1 EPIDEMIOLOGY 2.2 MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS OF ADNI 2.3 QUALITY CONTROL 2.4 LONI DATA ARCHIVE 2.5 ADNI- MRI CORE 3. PURPOSE OF MRI 3.1MRI 3.2 MATERIAL AND METHODS IN MRI OF ADNI 4. MULTI ATLAS SELECTION 4.1 REGISTRATION AND SEGMENTATION 4.2 AUTOMATED TEMPORALRead MoreStatement of Purpose23848 Words   |  96 Pagesexample from their formative years that illustrates a long-term interest in the field and personalizes, to a degree, an essay that focuses primarily on academic achievements and intellectual development. Though you may have a long-term interest in a subject area, you should not state or imply that you Ohio Wesleyan University Writing Center  © 2011 Page 2 knew by third grade you were destined to become an art historian or a chemical engineer. In other words, omit statements like this one: ―I