Participants
Participants were recruited from the memory or neurology clinic of the First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University from November 2020 to November 2021. The study group included 38 patients with aMCI and 26 NC individuals with junior high school education or above (> 6 years). They all had normal vision and hearing and could complete neuropsychological assessment and drawing tasks. All participants underwent a rigorous evaluation, including a standardized neuropsychological battery, structural magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain, blood tests, and neurologist diagnosis. Patients with aMCI were enrolled in the study according to the National Institute on Aging and the Alzheimer’s Association (NIAA) clinical MCI criteria in 201128. Its core criteria include (1) memory decline for at least six months (confirmed by informants); (2) MMSE score ≥ 24, with…
