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. 2017 Sep;14(5):708-711.
doi: 10.4306/pi.2017.14.5.708. Epub 2017 Sep 11.

Regional Beta Index of Electroencephalography May Differentiate Alzheimer's Disease from Depression

Kanghee Lee  1 , Ji Won Han  1 , Ki Woong Kim  1   2   3
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Regional Beta Index of Electroencephalography May Differentiate Alzheimer's Disease from Depression

Kanghee Lee et al. Psychiatry Investig. 2017 Sep.

Abstract

Differentiating early Alzheimer's disease (AD) from depression with cognitive impairment is challenging in the elderly. To develop a model for differentiating these two conditions using electroencephalography (EEG), we enrolled 11 patients with early probable AD and 11 age- and cognitive function-matched patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) and compared the EEG relative powers of 9 scalp regions. Compared to the MDD group, the AD group had a higher global theta relative power (p=0.021). In the MDD group, beta relative power was higher in the mid-central region than in the left or right central regions (p<0.01). The prediction model that included global theta relative power and regional beta index was able to discriminate AD from MDD (AUC=0.893, p=0.002). A combination of global theta relative power and intra-individual regional differences in beta may differentiate early AD from MDD with cognitive impairment.

Keywords: Alzheimer's disease; Beta; Differential diagnosis; EEG; Major depressive disorder; Theta.

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