non-amnestic Alzheimer'
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Subjects who fulfill the following all criteria. A. Possible non-amnestic Alzheimer's disease (including mild cognitive impairment) patient whose clinical feature is one of the following. 1. language disorder type (logopenic aphasia type) 2. visuospatial disorder type (posterior cortical atrophy type ) 3. executive dysfunction type 4. corticobasal syndrome type B. Able to understand the research content and to sign the letter of informed consent by subject or study partner.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Subject who applies to any of the following criteria will be rejected. 1. Vascular dementia suspected by MRI, Hachinski score or NINDS-AIREN criteria. 2. Treatable dementia caused by metabolic disease, head trauma, normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH), and so on. 3. Suspected psychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia or major depression. 4. Cannot keep lying on bed for about 30 minutes. 5. Severe claustrophobia (fear of closed space). 6. MRI exclusions, such as presence of pacemaker or aneurysm clips. 7. Incapable of taking psychological test for any reason. 8. Pregnant woman suspected by medical interview. 9. Other exceptions considered by project leader or collaborators.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
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| Outcomes are not applicable because this study is confirmatory research of small sample size and quantitative analysis is difficult. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
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| Outcomes are not applicable because this study is confirmatory research of small sample size and quantitative analysis is difficult. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry