Usefulness of EEG Techniques in Distinguishing Frontotemporal Dementia from Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias
Joint Authors
Golaszewski, Stefan
Höller, Yvonne
Trinka, Eugen
Brigo, Francesco
Sebastianelli, Luca
Saltuari, Leopold
Lochner, Piergiorgio
Versace, Viviana
Frey, Vanessa
Nardone, Raffaele
Source
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-09-03
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The clinical distinction of frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and Alzheimer’s disease (AD) may be difficult.
In this narrative review we summarize and discuss the most relevant electroencephalography (EEG) studies which have been applied to demented patients with the aim of distinguishing the various types of cognitive impairment.
EEG studies revealed that patients at an early stage of FTD or AD displayed different patterns in the cortical localization of oscillatory activity across different frequency bands and in functional connectivity.
Both classical EEG spectral analysis and EEG topography analysis are able to differentiate the different dementias at group level.
The combination of standardized low-resolution brain electromagnetic tomography (sLORETA) and power parameters seems to improve the sensitivity, but spectral and connectivity biomarkers able to differentiate single patients have not yet been identified.
The promising EEG findings should be replicated in larger studies, but could represent an additional useful, noninvasive, and reproducible diagnostic tool for clinical practice.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Nardone, Raffaele& Sebastianelli, Luca& Versace, Viviana& Saltuari, Leopold& Lochner, Piergiorgio& Frey, Vanessa…[et al.]. 2018. Usefulness of EEG Techniques in Distinguishing Frontotemporal Dementia from Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias. Disease Markers،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1153530
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Nardone, Raffaele…[et al.]. Usefulness of EEG Techniques in Distinguishing Frontotemporal Dementia from Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias. Disease Markers No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1153530
American Medical Association (AMA)
Nardone, Raffaele& Sebastianelli, Luca& Versace, Viviana& Saltuari, Leopold& Lochner, Piergiorgio& Frey, Vanessa…[et al.]. Usefulness of EEG Techniques in Distinguishing Frontotemporal Dementia from Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias. Disease Markers. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1153530
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1153530