The goal of this observational study is to learn about neuroimage and biomarkers in the Alzheimer's continuum. The main questions it aims to answer are: * How is the neurovascular coupling during AD pathogenesis? * How is the pattern/mapping of alterations in AD biomarkers? Participants will be observed and visit the research center annually to perform multi-modal MRI, PET, neuropsychological tests, and blood tests.
The observational study recruits participants from clinics and communities with cognitive impairment. Healthy volunteers will also be recruited as controls. Longitudinal observation of these participants will help demonstrate AD biomarkers' significance during AD pathogenesis. The investigators aim to build an aging population cohort covering the AD continuum and explore key biomarkers for AD. All participants will have multi-modal MRI scanning, PET scanning with different tracers, and blood test. With MRI scanning, the investigators are exploring the effect of neurovascular coupling in AD pathogenesis. In addition, the investigators are trying to find patterns/mapping of AD biomarkers with PET and blood tests. Beyond this, more neuroimage markers and digital biomarkers will be tested in the cohort.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
400
No intervention
Ruijin Hospital affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China
RECRUITINGMMSE
Mini-mental state examination
Time frame: once a year
Clock drawing test
Clock drawing test
Time frame: once a year
Complex figure test
Rey-Osterich complex figure test
Time frame: once a year
AVLT
Auditory verbal learning test
Time frame: once a year
SDT
Symbol-digit test
Time frame: once a year
TMT
Trail making test
Time frame: once a year
Naming test
Boston naming test
Time frame: once a year
Fluency
Language fluency test
Time frame: once a year
Neuroimage markers from MRI
Annual changes of volumes of brain
Time frame: once a year
Neuroimage functional markers from fMRI
Annual changes of hippocampus related neural connectivity.
Time frame: once a year
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Beta-amyloid
Annual changes of beta-amyloid in the brain
Time frame: once a year
Tau
Annual changes of tau in the brain
Time frame: once a year
SV2A
Annual changes of synaptic vesicle 2A in the brain
Time frame: once a year