Magnetoencephalography as a Putative Biomarker for Alzheimer's Disease

Joint Authors

Makela, Jyrki
Pekkonen, Eero
Riley, Myles
Castellanos, Nazareth
Bagic, Anto
Sudre, Gustavo
Bajo, Ricardo
Maestu, Fernando
Fernandez, Alberto
Becker, James T.
van Dijk, Bob W.
del Pozo, Francisco
Funke, Michael
Zamrini, Edward
Stam, C. J.

Source

International Journal of Alzheimer's Disease

Issue

Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-10, 10 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2011-04-10

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

10

Main Subjects

Diseases
Medicine

Abstract EN

Alzheimer's Disease (AD) is the most common dementia in the elderly and is estimated to affect tens of millions of people worldwide.

AD is believed to have a prodromal stage lasting ten or more years.

While amyloid deposits, tau filaments, and loss of brain cells are characteristics of the disease, the loss of dendritic spines and of synapses predate such changes.

Popular preclinical detection strategies mainly involve cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers, magnetic resonance imaging, metabolic PET scans, and amyloid imaging.

One strategy missing from this list involves neurophysiological measures, which might be more sensitive to detect alterations in brain function.

The Magnetoencephalography International Consortium of Alzheimer's Disease arose out of the need to advance the use of Magnetoencephalography (MEG), as a tool in AD and pre-AD research.

This paper presents a framework for using MEG in dementia research, and for short-term research priorities.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Zamrini, Edward& Maestu, Fernando& Pekkonen, Eero& Funke, Michael& Makela, Jyrki& Riley, Myles…[et al.]. 2011. Magnetoencephalography as a Putative Biomarker for Alzheimer's Disease. International Journal of Alzheimer's Disease،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-459886

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Zamrini, Edward…[et al.]. Magnetoencephalography as a Putative Biomarker for Alzheimer's Disease. International Journal of Alzheimer's Disease No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-459886

American Medical Association (AMA)

Zamrini, Edward& Maestu, Fernando& Pekkonen, Eero& Funke, Michael& Makela, Jyrki& Riley, Myles…[et al.]. Magnetoencephalography as a Putative Biomarker for Alzheimer's Disease. International Journal of Alzheimer's Disease. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-459886

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-459886