Abstract #3427

Diabetes Mellitus Alters Brain Iron Metabolism in Cognitive Impaired Patients: Quantitative Susceptibility Mapping (QSM) Study

Won-Jin Moon¹, Yeon Sil Moon², Jin Woo Choi¹, Won Sung Yoon¹, Ju Yeon Park¹, and Seol-Heui Han²

¹Department of Radiology, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ²Department of Neurology, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of

We found that the presence of DM is not associated with vacular risk factors on imaging and brain volumes, but associated with decreased susceptibility in left thalamus. Our results indicate that there may be a region-specific alteration of iron accumulation and iron metabolism in patients with both AD and DM.

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