EEG Connectivity and Graph Theory Combined With ApoE Testing
Primary aim of the present project is to investigate the dynamic connectivity among brain centers by using a mathematical (Small World) approach to the analysis of EEG-related neural networks. The aim is to provide reliable discrimination of amnesic-Mild Cognitive Impairment (a MCI) subjects who, on individual basis, will rapidly convert to Alzheimer Disease (AD) after a relatively brief follow-up. Moreover, keeping in mind that the epsilon-4 allele of the ApoE gene is a genetically determined risk factor for pathogenesis of late-onset AD, a secondary endpoint is introduced to investigate whether the EEG connectivity markers together with a genetically determined risk of dementia as represented by ApoE testing can reach higher sensitivity/specificity for early discrimination of MCI converting to AD
Participants witn aMCI
150
wearing noninvasive EEG cap for the in clinic visit
EEG, EEG technician, statistical calculator
Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
“Sustainable Method for Alzheimer's Prediction.” ClinicalTrials.gov. Accessed October 11, 2019. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03654911?term=biomarker&recrs=b&cond=Alzheimer+Disease&rank=2