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Alzheimer's disease (AD) and its prodromal stage, Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), are associated with subtle declines in memory, attention, and language that often go undetected until late in progression. Traditional diagnostic tools such…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-12-30 Ananya Drishti , Mahfuza Farooque

Dementia is a progressive cognitive syndrome with Alzheimer's disease (AD) as the leading cause. Conversation-based AD detection offers a cost-effective alternative to clinical methods, as language dysfunction is an early biomarker of AD.…

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Purpose: This study investigates whether a machine-learning-based system can predict the rate of cognitive decline in mildly cognitively impaired patients by processing only the clinical and imaging data collected at the initial visit.…

Quantitative Methods · Quantitative Biology 2020-10-07 Sema Candemir , Xuan V. Nguyen , Luciano M. Prevedello , Matthew T. Bigelow , Richard D. White , Barbaros S. Erdal

Introduction: It is challenging at baseline to predict when and which individuals who meet criteria for mild cognitive impairment (MCI) will ultimately progress to Alzheimer's disease (AD) dementia. Methods: A deep learning method is…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2019-04-17 Hongming Li , Mohamad Habes , David A. Wolk , Yong Fan

As the number of dementia patients rises, the need for accurate diagnostic procedures rises as well. Current methods, like using an MRI scan, rely on human input, which can be inaccurate. However, the decision logic behind machine learning…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-06-28 Tyler Morris , Ziming Liu , Longjian Liu , Xiaopeng Zhao

Alzheimer's Disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease. Amnestic mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a common first symptom before the conversion to clinical impairment where the individual becomes unable to perform activities…

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The rapid global aging trend has led to an increase in dementia cases, including Alzheimer's disease, underscoring the urgent need for early and accurate diagnostic methods. Traditional diagnostic techniques, such as cognitive tests,…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-09-06 Juan A. Berrios Moya

Alzheimer's disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that primarily affects cognitive functions such as memory, thinking, and behavior. In this disease, there is a critical phase, mild cognitive impairment, that is really…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-04-02 Arezoo Borji , Taha-Hossein Hejazi , Abbas Seifi

\textbf{Background:} Machine learning models trained on electronic health records (EHRs) often degrade across healthcare systems due to distributional shift. A fundamental but underexplored factor is diagnostic signal decay: variability in…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-09-11 Jingya Cheng , Jiazi Tian , Federica Spoto , Alaleh Azhir , Daniel Mork , Hossein Estiri

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a prevalent neurodegenerative disorder that progressively impairs memory, decision-making, and overall cognitive function. As AD is irreversible, early prediction is critical for timely intervention and…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-12-01 Mahdieh Behjat Khatooni , Mohsen Soryani

Background and Objectives: This paper focuses on using AI to assess the cognitive function of older adults with mild cognitive impairment or mild dementia using physiological data provided by a wearable device. Cognitive screening tools are…

Neurons and Cognition · Quantitative Biology 2025-11-10 Assma Habadi , Milos Zefran , Lijuan Yin , Woojin Song , Maria Caceres , Elise Hu , Naoko Muramatsu

INTRODUCTION: Advanced machine learning methods might help to identify dementia risk from neuroimaging, but their accuracy to date is unclear. METHODS: We systematically reviewed the literature, 2006 to late 2016, for machine learning…

Dementia in the elderly has recently become the most usual cause of cognitive decline. The proliferation of dementia cases in aging societies creates a remarkable economic as well as medical problems in many communities worldwide. A…

Neurons and Cognition · Quantitative Biology 2019-06-20 Tomasz M. Rutkowski , Marcin Koculak , Masato S. Abe , Mihoko Otake-Matsuura

Predicting Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) is currently a challenge as existing diagnostic criteria rely on neuropsychological examinations. Automated Machine Learning (ML) models that are trained on verbal utterances of MCI patients can…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2015-12-11 Sylvester Olubolu Orimaye , Kah Yee Tai , Jojo Sze-Meng Wong , Chee Piau Wong

The ability to accurately detect onset of dementia is important in the treatment of the disease. Clinically, the diagnosis of Alzheimer Disease (AD) and Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) patients are based on an integrated assessment of…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-11-18 Wan-Ting Hsieh , Jeremy Lefort-Besnard , Hao-Chun Yang , Li-Wei Kuo , Chi-Chun Lee

Dementia is a syndrome characterised by the decline of different cognitive abilities. Alzheimer's Disease (AD) is the most common dementia affecting cognitive domains such as memory and learning, perceptual-motion or executive function.…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2018-10-26 Juan Manuel Fernández Montenegro

Behavioral changes in daily life activities at home can be digital markers of cognitive decline. However, such changes are difficult to assess through sporadic clinical visits and remain challenging to interpret from continuous in-home…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2026-04-09 Gabriele Civitarese , Claudio Bettini

Agitation is one of the most common responsive behaviors in people living with dementia, particularly among those residing in community settings without continuous clinical supervision. Timely prediction of agitation can enable early…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-06-10 Ali Abedi , Charlene H. Chu , Shehroz S. Khan

Alzheimer's disease is a neurogenerative disease that alters memories, cognitive functions leading to death. Early diagnosis of the disease, by detection of the preliminary stage, called Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), remains a…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-12-03 Achraf Ben Miled , Taoufik Yeferny , Amira ben Rabeh

\textbf{Objective:} Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most prevalent form of dementia worldwide, encompassing a prodromal stage known as Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), where patients may either progress to AD or remain stable. The objective…