Behavioral Impairment and Increased Risk of Parietal-Dominant Alzheimer's Disease Among World Trade Center Responders

Behavioral health abnormalities are often found to precede development of cognitive impairment during aging. A particular aging population, the 09/11 World Trade Center responder cohort, has been found to be susceptible to both cognitive impairment and post-traumatic stress disorder. However, it is unclear whether behavioral abnormalities is associated with cognitive decline. Using deep learning approaches, we examined whether factors that predict cognitive decline may be associated with behavioral abnormalities.