Abstract
fMRI has been used as an outcome measure in dementia treatment studies, with many previous studies comparing only single pre- and post-treatment fMRI scans to determine treatment-induced neural changes, while utilizing single subject experimental designs. The purpose of the current study was to evaluate fMRI test-retest reliability in dementia patients and typical older adults using noun and verb confrontation naming to evaluate the validity of using a single pre/post-treatment scan comparison. Seven individuals with dementia and 9 control participants were tested three times over two months using the same fMRI procedures. Differences in individual and group level activation patterns were observed that varied across time. Additionally, the extent of variability fluctuated across individuals, groups, and the grammatical category of target words. Our findings suggested that one time fMRI scanning may inadequately represent an individual’s typical brain activation pattern, particularly an individual with dementia. Thus, multiple imaging baselines are recommended.
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