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Öğe Abnormal cortical neural synchronization mechanisms in quiet wakefulness are related to motor deficits, cognitive symptoms, and visual hallucinations in Parkinson's disease patients: an electroencephalographic study(Elsevier Science Inc., 2020) Babiloni, Claudio; Pascarelli, Maria Teresa; Lizio, Roberta; Noce, Giuseppe; Lopez, Susanna; Rizzo, Marco; Ferri, Raffaele; Soricelli, Andrea; Nobili, Flavio; Arnaldi, Dario; Fama, Francesco; Orzi, Francesco; Buttinelli, Carla; Giubilei, Franco; Salvetti, Marco; Cipollini, Virginia; Bonanni, Laura; Franciotti, Raffaella; Onofrj, Marco; Stirpe, Paola; Fuhr, Peter; Gschwandtner, Ute; Ransmayr, Gerhard; Aarsland, Dag; Parnetti, Lucilla; Farotti, Lucia; Marizzoni, Moira; D'Antonio, Fabrizia; De Lena, Carlo; Güntekin, Bahar; Hanoğlu, Lütfü; Yener, Görsev; Emek-Savaş, Derya Durusu; Triggiani, Antonio Ivano; Taylor, John Paul; McKeith, Ian; Stocchi, Fabrizio; Vacca, Laura; Hampel, Harald; Frisoni, Giovanni B.; De Pandis, Maria Francesca; Del Percio, ClaudioCompared with Alzheimer's disease (AD), Parkinson's disease (PD) shows peculiar clinical manifestations related to vigilance (i.e., executive cognitive deficits and visual hallucinations) that may be reflected in resting-state electroencephalographic rhythms. To test this hypothesis, clinical and resting-state electroencephalographic rhythms in age-, sex-, and education-matched PD patients (N = 136) and Alzheimer's disease patients (AD, N = 85), and healthy older participants (Nold, N = 65), were available from an international archive. Electroencephalographic sources were estimated by eLORETA software. The results are as follows: (1) compared to the Nold participants, the AD and PD patients showed higher widespread delta source activities (PD > AD) and lower posterior alpha source activities (AD > PD); (2) the PD patients with the most pronounced motor deficits exhibited very low alpha source activities in widespread cortical regions; (3) the PD patients with the strongest cognitive deficits showed higher alpha source activities in widespread cortical regions; and (4) compared to the PD patients without visual hallucinations, those with visual hallucinations were characterized by higher posterior alpha sources activities. These results suggest that in PD patients resting in quiet wakefulness, abnormalities in cortical neural synchronization at alpha frequencies are differently related to cognitive, motor, and visual hallucinations. Interestingly, parallel PD neuropathological processes may have opposite effects on cortical neural synchronization mechanisms generating cortical alpha rhythms in quiet wakefulness.Öğe Abnormalities of cortical neural synchronization mechanisms in subjects with mild cognitive impairment due to Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases: An EEG study(IOS Press, 2017) Babiloni, Claudio; Del Percio, Claudio; Lizio, Roberta; Noce, Giuseppe; Cordone, Susanna; Lopez, Susanna; Soricelli, Andrea; Ferri, Raffaele; Pascarelli, Maria Teresa; Nobili, Flavio; Arnaldi, Dario; Fama, Francesco; Aarsland, Dag; Orzi, Francesco; Buttinelli, Carla; Giubilei, Franco; Onofrj, Marco; Stocchi, Fabrizio; Stirpe, Paola; Fuhr, Peter; Gschwandtner, Ute; Ransmayr, Gerhard; Caravias, Georg; Garn, Heinrich; Sorpresi, Fabiola; Pievani, Michela; D'Antonio, Fabrizia; De Lena, Carlo; Güntekin, Bahar; Hanoğlu, Lütfü; Basar, Erol; Yeners, Gorsev; Emek-Savaş, Derya Durusu; Triggiani, Antonio Ivano; Franciotti, Raffaella; Frisoni, Giovanni B.; Bonanni, Laura; De Pandis, Maria FrancescaThe aim of this retrospective and exploratory study was that the cortical sources of resting state eyes-closed electroencephalographic (rsEEG) rhythms might reveal different abnormalities in cortical neural synchronization in groups of patients with mild cognitive impairment due to Alzheimer's disease (ADMCI) and Parkinson's disease (PDMCI) as compared to healthy subjects. Clinical and rsEEG data of 75 ADMCI, 75 PDMCI, and 75 cognitively normal elderly (Nold) subjects were available in an international archive. Age, gender, and education were carefully matched in the three groups. The Mini-Mental State Evaluation (MMSE) was matched between the ADMCI and PDMCI groups. Individual alpha frequency peak (IAF) was used to determine the delta, theta, alpha1, alpha2, and alpha3 frequency band ranges. Fixed beta1, beta2, and gamma bands were also considered. eLORETA estimated the rsEEG cortical sources. Receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC) classified these sources across individuals. Results showed that compared to the Nold group, the posterior alpha2 and alpha3 source activities were more abnormal in the ADMCI than the PDMCI group, while the parietal delta source activities were more abnormal in the PDMCI than the ADMCI group. The parietal delta and alpha sources correlated with MMSE score and correctly classified the Nold and diseased individuals (area under the ROC=0.77-0.79). In conclusion, the PDMCI and ADMCI patients showed different features of cortical neural synchronization at delta and alpha frequencies underpinning brain arousal and vigilance in the quiet wakefulness. Future prospective cross-validation studies will have to test these rsEEG markers for clinical applications and drug discovery.Öğe Abnormalities of functional cortical source connectivity of resting-state electroencephalographic alpha rhythms are similar in patients with mild cognitive impairment due to Alzheimer's and Lewy body diseases(Elsevier Science Inc, 2019) Babiloni, Claudio; del Percio, Claudio; Pascarelli, Maria Teresa; Lizio, Roberta; Noce, Giuseppe; Lopez, Susanna; Rizzo, Marco; Ferri, Rafaele; Soricelli, Andrea; Nobili, Flavio; Arnaldi, Dario; Fama, Francesco; Orzi, Francesco; Buttinelli, Carla; Giubilei, Franco; Salvetti, Marco; Cipollini, Virginia; Franciotti, Raffaella; Onofrj, Marco; Stirpe, Paola; Fuhr, Peter; Gschwandtner, Ute; Ransmayr, Gerhard; Aarsland, Dag; Parnetti, Lucilla; Farotti, Lucia; Marizzoni, Moira; D'Antonio, Fabrizia; De Lena, Carlo; Güntekin, Bahar; Hanoğlu, Lütfü; Yener, Görsev; Emek Savaş, Derya Durusu; Triggiani, Antonio Ivano; Taylor, John Paul; McKeith, Ian; Stocchi, Fabrizio; Vacca, Laura; Hampel, Harald; Frisoni, Giovanni B.; de Pandis, Maria Francesca; Bonanni, LauraPrevious evidence has shown different resting-state eyes-closed electroencephalographic delta (<4 Hz) and alpha (8-10.5 Hz) source connectivity in subjects with dementia due to Alzheimer's (ADD) and Lewy body (DLB) diseases. The present study tested if the same differences may be observed in the prodromal stages of mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Here, clinical and resting-state eyes-closed electroencephalographic data in age-, gender-, and education-matched 30 ADMCI, 23 DLBMCI, and 30 healthy elderly (Nold) subjects were available in our international archive. Mini-Mental State Evaluation (MMSE) score was matched in the ADMCI and DLBMCI groups. The eLORETA freeware estimated delta and alpha source connectivity by the tool called lagged linear connectivity (LLC). Area under receiver operating characteristic curve (AUROCC) indexed the classification accuracy among individuals. Results showed that widespread interhemispheric and intrahemispheric LLC solutions in alpha sources were abnormally lower in both MCI groups compared with the Nold group, but with no differences were found between the 2 MCI groups. AUROCCs of LLC solutions in alpha sources exhibited significant accuracies (0.72-0.75) in the discrimination of Nold versus ADMCI-DLBMCI individuals, but not between the 2 MCI groups. These findings disclose similar abnormalities in ADMCI and DLBMCI patients as revealed by alpha source connectivity. It can be speculated that source connectivity mostly reflects common cholinergic impairment in prodromal state of both AD and DLB, before a substantial dopaminergic derangement in the dementia stage of DLB.Öğe Abnormalities of resting state cortical EEG rhythms in subjects with mild cognitive impairment due to alzheimer's and lewy body diseases(IOS Press, 2018) Babiloni, Claudio; del Percio, Claudio; Lizio, Roberta; Noce, Giuseppe; Lopez, Susanna; Soricelli, Andrea; Ferri, Raffaele; Pascarelli, Maria Teresa; Catania, Valentina; Nobili, Flavio; Arnaldi, Dario; Fama, Francesco; Aarsland, Dag; Orzi, Francesco; Buttinelli, Carla; Giubilei, Franco; Onofrj, Marco; Stocchi, Fabrizio; Vacca, Laura; Stirpe, Paola; Fuhr, Peter; Gschwandtner, Ute; Ransmayr, Gerhard; Garn, Heinrich; Fraioli, Lucia; Pievani, Michela; Frisoni, Giovanni B.; D'Antonio, Fabrizia; de Lena, Carlo; Güntekin, Bahar; Hanoğlu, Lütfü; Başar, Erol; Yener, Görsev; Emek-Savaş, Derya Durusu; Triggiani, Antonio Ivano; Franciotti, Raffaella; Taylor, John Paul; de Pandis, Maria Francesca; Bonanni, LauraThe present study tested the hypothesis that cortical sources of resting state eyes-closed electroencephalographic (rsEEG) rhythms reveal different abnormalities in cortical neural synchronization in groups of patients with mild cognitive impairment due to Alzheimer's disease (ADMCI) and dementia with Lewy bodies (DLBMCI) as compared to cognitively normal elderly (Nold) subjects. Clinical and rsEEG data in 30 ADMCI, 23 DLBMCI, and 30 Nold subjects were available in an international archive. Age, gender, and education were carefully matched in the three groups. The Mini-Mental State Evaluation (MMSE) score was matched between the ADMCI and DLBMCI groups. Individual alpha frequency peak (IAF) was used to determine the delta, theta, alpha1, alpha2, and alpha3 frequency band ranges. Fixed beta1, beta2, and gamma bands were also considered. eLORETA estimated the rsEEG cortical sources. Receiver operating characteristic curve (ROCC) classified these sources across individuals. Compared to Nold, IAF showed marked slowing in DLBMCI and moderate in ADMCI. Furthermore, the posterior alpha 2 and alpha 3 source activities were more abnormal in the ADMCI than the DLBMCI group, while widespread delta source activities were more abnormal in the DLBMCI than the ADMCI group. The posterior delta and alpha sources correlated with the MMSE score and correctly classified the Nold and MCI individuals (area under the ROCC > 0.85). In conclusion, the ADMCI and DLBMCI patients showed different features of cortical neural synchronization at delta and alpha frequencies underpinning brain arousal and vigilance in the quiet wakefulness. Future prospective cross-validation studies will have to test the clinical validity of these rsEEG markers.Öğe Abnormalities of resting-state EEG in patients with prodromal and overt dementia with Lewy bodies: Relation to clinical symptoms(Elsevier Ireland Ltd, 2020) Pascarelli, Maria Teresa; Del Percio, Claudio; De Pandis, Maria Francesca; Ferri, Raffaele; Lizio, Roberta; Noce, Giuseppe; Lopez, Susanna; Rizzo, Marco; Soricelli, Andrea; Nobili, Flavio; Arnaldi, Dario; Fama, Francesco; Orzi, Francesco; Buttinelli, Carla; Giubilei, Franco; Salvetti, Marco; Cipollini, Virginia; Franciotti, Raffaella; Onofri, Marco; Fuhr, Peter; Gschwandtner, Ute; Ransmayr, Gerhard; Aarsland, Dag; Parnetti, Lucilla; Farotti, Lucia; Marizzoni, Moira; D'Antonio, Fabrizia; De Lena, Carlo; Güntekin, Bahar; Hanoğlu, Lütfü; Yener, Görsev; Emek Savaş, Derya Durusu; Triggiani, Antonio Ivano; Taylor, John Paul; McKeith, Ian; Stocchi, Fabrizio; Vacca, Laura; Hampel, Harald; Frisoni, Giovanni B.; Bonanni, Laura; Babiloni, ClaudioObjective: Here we tested if cortical sources of resting state electroencephalographic (rsEEG) rhythms may differ in sub-groups of patients with prodromal and overt dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) as a function of relevant clinical symptoms.Methods: We extracted clinical, demographic and rsEEG datasets in matched DLB patients (N = 60) and control Alzheimer's disease (AD, N = 60) and healthy elderly (Nold, N = 60) seniors from our international database. The eLORETA freeware was used to estimate cortical rsEEG sources.Results: As compared to the Nold group, the DLB and AD groups generally exhibited greater spatially distributed delta source activities (DLB > AD) and lower alpha source activities posteriorly (AD > DLB). As compared to the DLB ``controls", the DLB patients with (1) rapid eye movement (REM) sleep behavior disorders showed lower central alpha source activities (p < 0.005); (2) greater cognitive deficits exhibited higher parietal and central theta source activities as well as higher central, parietal, and occipital alpha source activities (p < 0.01); (3) visual hallucinations pointed to greater parietal delta source activities (p < 0.005).Conclusions: Relevant clinical features were associated with abnormalities in spatial and frequency features of rsEEG source activities in DLB patients.Significance: Those features may be used as neurophysiological surrogate endpoints of clinical symptoms in DLB patients in future cross-validation prospective studies.Öğe Abnormalities of resting-state functional cortical connectivity in patients with dementia due to alzheimer's and lewy body diseases: An EEG study(Elsevier Science Inc, 2018) Babiloni, Claudio; del Percio, Claudio; Lizio, Roberta; Noce, Giuseppe; Lopez, Susanna; Soricelli, Andrea; Ferri, Raffaele; Nobili, Flavio; Arnaldi, Dario; Fama, Francesco; Aarsland, Dag; Orzi, Francesco; Buttinelli, Carla; Giubilei, Franco; Onofrj, Marco; Stocchi, Fabrizio; Stirpe, Paola; Fuhr, Peter; Gschwandtner, Ute; Ransmayr, Gerhard; Garn, Heinrich; Fraioli, Lucia; Pievani, Michela; Frisoni, Giovanni B.; D'Antonio, Fabrizia; de Lena, Carlo; Güntekin, Bahar; Hanoğlu, Lütfü; Bazar, Erol; Yener, Görsev; Emek Savaş, Derya Durusu; Triggiani, Antonio Ivano; Franciotti, Raffaella; Taylor, John Paul; Vacca, Laura; de Pandis, Maria Francesca; Bonanni, LauraPrevious evidence showed abnormal posterior sources of resting-state delta (<4 Hz) and alpha (8-12 Hz) rhythms in patients with Alzheimer's disease with dementia (ADD), Parkinson's disease with dementia (PDD), and Lewy body dementia (DLB), as cortical neural synchronization markers in quiet wakefulness. Here, we tested the hypothesis of additional abnormalities in functional cortical connectivity computed in those sources, in ADD, considered as a "disconnection cortical syndrome", in comparison with PDD and DLB. Resting-state eyes-closed electroencephalographic (rsEEG) rhythms had been collected in 42 ADD, 42 PDD, 34 DLB, and 40 normal healthy older (Hold) participants. Exact low-resolution brain electromagnetic tomography (eLORETA) freeware estimated the functional lagged linear connectivity (LLC) from rsEEG cortical sources in delta, theta, alpha, beta, and gamma bands. The area under receiver operating characteristic (AUROC) curve indexed the classification accuracy between Nold and diseased individuals (only values>0.7 were considered). Interhemispheric and intrahemispheric LLCs in widespread delta sources were abnormally higher in the ADD group and, unexpectedly, normal in DLB and PDD groups. Intrahemispheric LLC was reduced in widespread alpha sources dramatically in ADD, markedly in DLB, and moderately in PDD group. Furthermore, the interhemispheric LLC in widespread alpha sources showed lower values in ADD and DLB than PDD groups. At the individual level, AUROC curves of LLC in alpha sources exhibited better classification accuracies for the discrimination of ADD versus Nold individuals (0.84) than for DLB versus Nold participants (0.78) and PDD versus Nold participants (0.75). Functional cortical connectivity markers in delta and alpha sources suggest a more compromised neurophysiological reserve in ADD than DLB, at both group and individual levels.Öğe Functional cortical source connectivity of resting state electroencephalographic alpha rhythms shows similar abnormalities in patients with mild cognitive impairment due to Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases(Elsevier Ireland Ltd, 2018) Babiloni, Claudio; Del Percio, Claudio; Lizio, Roberta; Noce, Giuseppe; Lopez, Susanna; Soricelli, Andrea; Ferri, Raffaele; Pascarelli, Maria Teresa; Catania, Valentina; Nobili, Flavio; Arnaldi, Dario; Fama, Francesco; Orzi, Francesco; Buttinelli, Carla; Giubilei, Franco; Bonanni, Laura; Franciotti, Raffaella; Onofrj, Marco; Stirpe, Paola; Fuhr, Peter; Gschwandtner, Ute; Ransmayr, Gerhard; Garn, Heinrich; Fraioli, Lucia; Pievanim, Michela; D'Antonio, Fabrizia; De Lena, Carlo; Güntekin, Bahar; Hanoğlu, Lütfü; Başar, Erol; Yener, Görsev; Emek-Savas, Derya Durusu; Triggiani, Antonio Ivano; Taylor, John Paul; De Pandis, Maria Francesca; Vacca, Laura; Frisoni, Giovanni B.; Stocchi, FabrizioObjective: This study tested the hypothesis that markers of functional cortical source connectivity of resting state eyes-closed electroencephalographic (rsEEG) rhythms may be abnormal in subjects with mild cognitive impairment due to Alzheimer's (ADMCI) and Parkinson's (PDMCI) diseases compared to healthy elderly subjects (Nold). Methods: rsEEG data had been collected in ADMCI, PDMCI, and Nold subjects (N = 75 for any group). eLORETA freeware estimated functional lagged linear connectivity (LLC) from rsEEG cortical sources. Area under receiver operating characteristic (AUROC) curve indexed the accuracy in the classification of Nold and MCI individuals. Results: Posterior interhemispheric and widespread intrahemispheric alpha LLC solutions were abnormally lower in both MCI groups compared to the Nold group. At the individual level, AUROC curves of LLC solutions in posterior alpha sources exhibited moderate accuracies (0.70-0.72) in the discrimination of Nold vs. ADMCI-PDMCI individuals. No differences in the LLC solutions were found between the two MCI groups. Conclusions: These findings unveil similar abnormalities in functional cortical connectivity estimated in widespread alpha sources in ADMCI and PDMCI. This was true at both group and individual levels. Significance: The similar abnormality of alpha source connectivity in ADMCI and PDMCI subjects might reflect common cholinergic impairment.Öğe Levodopa may affect cortical excitability in Parkinson's disease patients with cognitive deficits as revealed by reduced activity of cortical sources of resting state electroencephalographic rhythms(Elsevier Science Inc, 2019) Babiloni, Claudio; del Percio, Claudio; Lizio, Roberta; Noce, Giuseppe; Lopez, Susanna; Soricelli, Andrea; Ferri, Raffaele; Pascarelli, Maria Teresa; Catania, Valentine; Nobili, Flavio; Arnaldi, Dario; Fama, Francesco; Orzi, Francesco; Buttinelli, Carla; Giubilei, Franco; Bonanni, Laura; Franciotti, Raffaella; Onofrj, Marco; Stirpe, Paola; Fuhr, Peter; Gschwandtner, Ute; Ransmayr, Gerhard; Fraioli, Lucia; Parnetti, Lucilla; Farotti, Lucia; Pievani, Michela; D'Antonio, Fabrizia; de Lena, Carlo; Güntekin, Bahar; Hanoğlu, Lütfü; Yener, Görsev; Emek Savaş, Derya Durusu; Triggiani, Antonio Ivano; Taylor, John Paul; McKeith, Ian; Stocchi, Fabrizio; Vacca, Laura; Frisoni, Giovanni B.; de Pandis, Maria FrancescaWe hypothesized that dopamine neuromodulation might affect cortical excitability in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients set in quiet wakefulness, as revealed by resting state eyes-closed electroencephalographic (rsEEG) rhythms at alpha frequencies (8-12 Hz). Clinical and rsEEG rhythms in PD with dementia (N = 35), PD with mild cognitive impairment (N = 50), PD with normal cognition (N = 35), and normal (N = 50) older adults were available from an international archive. Cortical rsEEG sources were estimated by exact low-resolution brain electromagnetic tomography. Compared with the normal older group, the PD groups showed reduced occipital alpha sources and increased widespread delta (<4 Hz) sources. Widespread frontal and temporal alpha sources exhibited an increase in PD with dementia compared with PD with mild cognitive impairment and PD with normal cognition groups, as function of dopamine depletion severity, typically greater in the former than the latter groups. A daily dose of levodopa induced a widespread reduction in cortical delta and alpha sources in a subgroup of 13 PD patients under standard chronic dopaminergic regimen. In PD patients in quiet wakefulness, alpha cortical source activations may reflect an excitatory effect of dopamine neuromodulation.Öğe Patients with Alzheimer's disease dementia show partially preserved parietal 'hubs' modeled from resting-state alpha electroencephalographic rhythms(Frontiers Media S.A., 2023) Lopez, Susanna; del Percio, Claudio; Lizio, Roberta; Noce, Giuseppe; Padovani, Alessandro; Nobili, Flavio; Arnaldi, Dario; Fama, Francesco; Babiloni, ClaudioIntroductionGraph theory models a network by its nodes (the fundamental unit by which graphs are formed) and connections. 'Degree' hubs reflect node centrality (the connection rate), while 'connector' hubs are those linked to several clusters of nodes (mainly long-range connections). MethodsHere, we compared hubs modeled from measures of interdependencies of between-electrode resting-state eyes-closed electroencephalography (rsEEG) rhythms in normal elderly (Nold) and Alzheimer's disease dementia (ADD) participants. At least 5 min of rsEEG was recorded and analyzed. As ADD is considered a 'network disease' and is typically associated with abnormal rsEEG delta (<4 Hz) and alpha rhythms (8-12 Hz) over associative posterior areas, we tested the hypothesis of abnormal posterior hubs from measures of interdependencies of rsEEG rhythms from delta to gamma bands (2-40 Hz) using eLORETA bivariate and multivariate-directional techniques in ADD participants versus Nold participants. Three different definitions of 'connector' hub were used. ResultsConvergent results showed that in both the Nold and ADD groups there were significant parietal 'degree' and 'connector' hubs derived from alpha rhythms. These hubs had a prominent outward 'directionality' in the two groups, but that 'directionality' was lower in ADD participants than in Nold participants. DiscussionIn conclusion, independent methodologies and hub definitions suggest that ADD patients may be characterized by low outward 'directionality' of partially preserved parietal 'degree' and 'connector' hubs derived from rsEEG alpha rhythms.Öğe Relationship between default mode network and resting-state electroencephalographic alpha rhythms in cognitively unimpaired seniors and patients with dementia due to Alzheimer's disease(Oxford University Press Inc., 2023) Babiloni, Claudio; Lopez, Susanna; Noce, Giuseppe; Ferri, Raffaele; Panerai, Simonetta; Catania, Valentina; Soricelli, Andrea; Salvatore, Marco; Nobili, Flavio; Arnaldi, Dario; Fama, Francesco; Massa, Federico; Buttinelli, Carla; Giubilei, Franco; Stocchi, Fabrizio; Vacca, Laura; Marizzoni, Moira; D'Antonio, Fabrizia; Bruno, Giuseppe; de Lena, Carlo; Güntekin, Bahar; Yıldırım, Ebru; Hanoğlu, Lütfü; Yener, Görsev; Yerlikaya, Deniz; Taylor, John Paul; Schumacher, Julia; Mckeith, Ian; Bonanni, Laura; Pantano, Patrizia; Piervincenzi, Claudia; Petsas, Nikolaos; Frisoni, Giovanni B.; del Percio, Claudio; Carducci, FilippoHere we tested the hypothesis of a relationship between the cortical default mode network (DMN) structural integrity and the resting state electroencephalographic (rsEEG) rhythms in patients with Alzheimer's disease with dementia (ADD). Clinical and instrumental datasets in 45 ADD patients and 40 normal elderly (Nold) persons originated from the PDWAVES Consortium (www.pdwaves.eu). Individual rsEEG delta, theta, alpha, and fixed beta and gamma bands were considered. Freeware platforms served to derive (1) the (gray matter) volume of the DMN, dorsal attention (DAN), and sensorimotor (SMN) cortical networks and (2) the rsEEG cortical eLORETA source activities. We found a significant positive association between the DMN gray matter volume, the rsEEG alpha source activity estimated in the posterior DMN nodes (parietal and posterior cingulate cortex), and the global cognitive status in the Nold and ADD participants. Compared with the Nold, the ADD group showed lower DMN gray matter, lower rsEEG alpha source activity in those nodes, and lower global cognitive status. This effect was not observed in the DAN and SMN. These results suggest that the DMN structural integrity and the rsEEG alpha source activities in the DMN posterior hubs may be related and predict the global cognitive status in ADD and Nold persons.Öğe Resting state alpha electroencephalographic rhythms are differently related to aging in cognitively unimpaired seniors and patients with alzheimer's disease and amnesic mild cognitive impairment(IOS Press, 2021) Babiloni, Claudio; Ferri, Raffaele; Noce, Giuseppe; Lizio, Roberta; Lopez, Susanna; Lorenzo, Ivan; Tucci, Federico; Soricelli, Andrea; Nobili, Flavio; Arnaldi, Dario; Fama, Francesco; Orzi, Francesco; Buttinelli, Carla; Giubilei, Franco; Cipollini, Virginia; Marizzoni, Moira; Güntekin, Bahar; Aktürk, Tuba; Hanoğlu, Lütfü; Yener, Görsev; Özbek, Yağmur; Stocchi, Fabrizio; Vacca, Laura; Frisoni, Giovanni B.; del Percio, ClaudioBackground: In relaxed adults, staying in quiet wakefulness at eyes closed is related to the so-called resting state electroencephalographic (rsEEG) rhythms, showing the highest amplitude in posterior areas at alpha frequencies (8-13 Hz). Objective: Here we tested the hypothesis that age may affect rsEEG alpha (8-12 Hz) rhythms recorded in normal elderly (Nold) seniors and patients with mild cognitive impairment due to Alzheimer's disease (ADMCI). Methods: Clinical and rsEEG datasets in 63 ADMCI and 60 Nold individuals (matched for demography, education, and gender) were taken from an international archive. The rsEEG rhythms were investigated at individual delta, theta, and alpha frequency bands, as well as fixed beta (14-30 Hz) and gamma (30-40 Hz) bands. Each group was stratified into three subgroups based on age ranges (i.e., tertiles). Results: As compared to the younger Nold subgroups, the older one showed greater reductions in the rsEEG alpha rhythms with major topographical effects in posterior regions. On the contrary, in relation to the younger ADMCI subgroups, the older one displayed a lesser reduction in those rhythms. Notably, the ADMCI subgroups pointed to similar cerebrospinal fluid AD diagnostic biomarkers, gray and white matter brain lesions revealed by neuroimaging, and clinical and neuropsychological scores. Conclusion: The present results suggest that age may represent a deranging factor for dominant rsEEG alpha rhythms in Nold seniors, while rsEEG alpha rhythms in ADMCI patients may be more affected by the disease variants related to earlier versus later onset of the AD.Öğe Resting-state electroencephalographic delta rhythms may reflect global cortical arousal in healthy old seniors and patients with Alzheimer's disease dementia(Elsevier, 2020) Babiloni, Claudio; Ferri, Raffaele; Noce, Giuseppe; Lizio, Roberta; Lopez, Susanna; Soricelli, Andrea; Nobili, Flavio; Arnaldi, Dario; Fama, Francesco; Orzi, Francesco; Buttinelli, Carla; Giubilei, Franco; Cipollini, Virginia; Marizzoni, Moira; Güntekin, Bahar; Aktürk, Tuba; Hanoğlu, Lütfü; Yener, Görsev; Emek Savaş, Derya Durusu; Stocchi, Fabrizio; Vacca, Laura; Frisoni, Giovanni B.; Del Percio, ClaudioExtending Basar's theory of event-related EEG oscillations, here we hypothesize that even in quiet wakefulness, transient increases in delta rhythms may enhance global cortical arousal as revealed by the desynchronization of alpha rhythms in normal (Nold) seniors with some derangement in Alzheimer's disease dementia (ADD).Clinical and EEG datasets in 100 ADD and 100 Nold individuals matched as demography, education, and gender were taken from an international archive. Standard delta (< 4 Hz) and alpha1 (8-10.5 Hz) bands were used for the main analysis, while alpha2 (10.5-13 Hz), theta (4-8 Hz), beta1 (13-20 Hz), beta2 (20-35 Hz), and gamma (35-40 Hz) served as controls. In the interpretation, the higher the alpha1 power (density), the lower that arousal. As expected, when compared to the Nold group, the ADD group showed higher global (scalp) power density at the delta-theta band and lower global power density at the alpha-beta bands. As novel findings, we observed that: (1) in the Nold group, the global delta and alpha1-2 power were negatively and linearly correlated; (2) in the ADD group, this correlation was just marginal; and (3) in both Nold and AD groups, the EEG epochs with the highest delta power (median value for stratification) were associated with the lowest global alpha1 power. This effect was related to eLORETA freeware solutions showing maximum alpha1 source activations in posterior cortical regions.These results suggest that even in quiet wakefulness, delta and alpha rhythms are related to each other, and ADD partially affects this cross-band neurophysiological mechanism.
