FDG PET metabolic signatures distinguishing prodromal DLB and prodromal AD.

Background And Purpose: Patients with dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) are characterized by hypometabolism in the parieto-occipital cortex and the cingulate island sign (CIS) on F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) PET. Whether this pattern of hypometabolism is present as early as the prodromal stage of DLB is unknown. We investigated the pattern of hypometabolism in patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) who progressed to probable DLB compared to MCI patients who progressed to Alzheimer's disease (AD) dementia and clinically unimpaired (CU) controls.