Effect of 12-week home-based cognitive training on cognitive function and brain metabolism in patients with amnestic mild cognitive impairment

  • Jinse Park
  • , Si Eun Kim
  • , Eun Joo Kim
  • , Byung In Lee
  • , Jee Hyang Jeong
  • , Hae Ri Na
  • , Seong Hye Choi
  • , Do Young Kang
  • , Kyung Won Park

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Abstract

Purpose: We assessed the effect of home-based cognitive intervention (HCI) on cognitive function along with brain metabolism by 18F-FDG PET in patients with amnestic MCI (aMCI). Patients and methods: Fifty-seven patients with aMCI from three hospitals were randomized (30 HCI, 27 control). For 12 weeks, subjects received HCI. Thirty-two subjects (15 HCI, 17 control) underwent brain 18-F-FDG-PET imaging at baseline and at 12 and 24 weeks. Results: The HCI group showed significant improvement in the scores of the Controlled Oral Word Association Test (COWAT) 12 and at 24 weeks. Significant brain metabolic changes by 18F-FDG PET were not observed. Conclusion: The current study suggests that HCI was effective in improving general cognition along with frontal executive function in patients with aMCI.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1167-1175
Number of pages9
JournalClinical Interventions in Aging
Volume14
DOIs
StatePublished - 2019

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Keywords

  • Brain PET
  • Cognitive training
  • Mild cognitive impairment

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