The purpose of this study is to explore the relationship between Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and cognitive impairment and evaluate the effect of metabolic surgery or lifestyle intervention on cognition.
Previous research has shown that Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is associated with an increased risk of cognitive impairment. Even though there are many noninvasive tests available, a liver biopsy is still required for the accurate diagnosis of NAFLD. However, there are now few studies on cognitive function in patients with NAFLD based on pathological diagnosis. On one hand, in the cross-sectional study, biometric measurements, cognitive assessment, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) results are analysed to explore the differences among control subjects and NAFLD patients undergoing liver biopsy. One the other hand, in the longitudinal study, changes in cognitive scales and MRI results in NAFLD patients both at baseline and 12-48 months after intervention are collected to investigate whether surgical intervention and weight control benefit brain function.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
500
Our study investigated cognitive function, MRI measures of brain structure and activation in patients undergoing liver biopsy. We aimed to evaluate the changes of cognition during the process of NAFLD and explore the association between brain alterations and cognition.
at Division of Endocrinology, the Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University
Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Participants' personal information
Self-reported information (age in years, gender, education in years)
Time frame: 1 day
Physical assessments.
BMI (body mass index) in kg/m\^2
Time frame: 1 day
Cognitive Assessment (MMSE)
Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) scores from 0-30, and the test means better cognition with a higher score.
Time frame: 1 day
Cognitive Assessment (MoCA)
he Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) scores from 0-30, and the test means better cognition with a higher score.
Time frame: 1 day
Cognitive Assessment (RBANS)
The Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status (RBANS) scores from 0-800, and the test means better cognition with a higher score.
Time frame: 1 day
brain activation in fMRI
All patients underwent odor-induced task fMRI on a 3.0T MR scanner with 222 volumes for task fMRI and 230 volumes for resting-state and functional fMRI. The odor-induced task consisted of "fresh air" "rest" and "scent". Odor-induced brain activation was assessed by a general linear model using Statistical Parametric Mapping 12 (SPM12) software. Following extraction of the three separate conditions "fresh air," "scent," and "rest" from the whole sequence, contrasts were made for each participant between "fresh air \> rest" and "scent \> rest." Odor-induced fMRI data were analyzed in the mask of the olfactory network, including the regions of bilateral parahippocampus, amygdala, piriform cortex, insula, orbitofrontal cortex, hippocampus, and entorhinal cortices.
Time frame: 1 day
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Change of weight from baseline
whether body weight (kg) changes during follow-up
Time frame: 12-48 months
Change of Cognitive Assessment (MMSE) from baseline
Whether Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE, scores from 0-30) changes during follow-up, and the test means better cognition with a higher score.
Time frame: 12-48 months
Change of Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) from baseline
Whether the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA, scores from 0-30) change during follow-up, and the test means better cognition with a higher score.
Time frame: 12-48 months
Change of Cognitive Assessment (RBANS) from baseline
Whether the Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status (RBANS, scores from 0-800) changes during follow-up, and the test means better cognition with a higher score.
Time frame: 12-48 months
Change of brain MRI measurement from baseline
whether brain activation changes during follow-up
Time frame: 12-48 months