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Assessment of Graph Metrics and Lateralization of Brain Connectivity in Progression of Alzheimer's Disease Using fMRI

Assessment of Graph Metrics and Lateralization of Brain Connectivity in Progression of Alzheimer's Disease Using fMRI

Bhuvaneshwari Bhaskaran, Kavitha Anandan
Copyright: © 2017 |Volume: 9 |Issue: 4 |Pages: 21
ISSN: 1942-9045|EISSN: 1942-9037|EISBN13: 9781522512745|DOI: 10.4018/IJSSCI.2017100104
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Bhaskaran, Bhuvaneshwari, and Kavitha Anandan. "Assessment of Graph Metrics and Lateralization of Brain Connectivity in Progression of Alzheimer's Disease Using fMRI." IJSSCI vol.9, no.4 2017: pp.46-66. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJSSCI.2017100104

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Bhaskaran, B. & Anandan, K. (2017). Assessment of Graph Metrics and Lateralization of Brain Connectivity in Progression of Alzheimer's Disease Using fMRI. International Journal of Software Science and Computational Intelligence (IJSSCI), 9(4), 46-66. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJSSCI.2017100104

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Bhaskaran, Bhuvaneshwari, and Kavitha Anandan. "Assessment of Graph Metrics and Lateralization of Brain Connectivity in Progression of Alzheimer's Disease Using fMRI," International Journal of Software Science and Computational Intelligence (IJSSCI) 9, no.4: 46-66. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJSSCI.2017100104

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Abstract

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive brain disorder which has a long preclinical phase. The beta-amyloid plaques and tangles in the brain are considered as the main pathological causes. Functional connectivity is typically examined in capturing brain network dynamics in AD. A definitive underconnectivity is observed in patients through the progressive stages of AD. Graph theoretic modeling approaches have been effective in understanding the brain dynamics. In this article, the brain connectivity patterns and the functional topology through the progression of Alzheimer's disease are analysed using resting state fMRI. The altered network topology is analysed by graphed theoretical measures and explains cognitive deficits caused by the progression of this disease. Results show that the functional topology is disrupted in the default mode network regions as the disease progresses in patients. Further, it is observed that there is a lack of left lateralization involving default mode network regions as the severity in AD increases.

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