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Moguilner S, Baez S, Hernandez H, Migeot J, Legaz A, Gonzalez-Gomez R, Farina FR, Prado P, Cuadros J, Tagliazucchi E, Altschuler F, Maito MA, Godoy ME, Cruzat J, Valdes-Sosa PA, Lopera F, Ochoa-Gómez JF, Hernandez AG, Bonilla-Santos J, Gonzalez-Montealegre RA, Anghinah R, d'Almeida Manfrinati LE, Fittipaldi S, Medel V, Olivares D, Yener GG, Escudero J, Babiloni C, Whelan R, Güntekin B, Yırıkoğulları H, Santamaria-Garcia H, Lucas AF, Huepe D, Di Caterina G, Soto-Añari M, Birba A, Sainz-Ballesteros A, Coronel-Oliveros C, Yigezu A, Herrera E, Abasolo D, Kilborn K, Rubido N, Clark RA, Herzog R, Yerlikaya D, Hu K, Parra MA, Reyes P, García AM, Matallana DL, Avila-Funes JA, Slachevsky A, Behrens MI, Custodio N, Cardona JF, Barttfeld P, Brusco IL, Bruno MA, Sosa Ortiz AL, Pina-Escudero SD, Takada LT, Resende E, Possin KL, de Oliveira MO, Lopez-Valdes A, Lawlor B, Robertson IH, Kosik KS, Duran-Aniotz C, Valcour V, Yokoyama JS, Miller B, Ibanez A. Brain clocks capture diversity and disparities in aging and dementia across geographically diverse populations. Nat Med 2024:10.1038/s41591-024-03209-x. [PMID: 39187698 DOI: 10.1038/s41591-024-03209-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2024] [Accepted: 07/22/2024] [Indexed: 08/28/2024]
Abstract
Brain clocks, which quantify discrepancies between brain age and chronological age, hold promise for understanding brain health and disease. However, the impact of diversity (including geographical, socioeconomic, sociodemographic, sex and neurodegeneration) on the brain-age gap is unknown. We analyzed datasets from 5,306 participants across 15 countries (7 Latin American and Caribbean countries (LAC) and 8 non-LAC countries). Based on higher-order interactions, we developed a brain-age gap deep learning architecture for functional magnetic resonance imaging (2,953) and electroencephalography (2,353). The datasets comprised healthy controls and individuals with mild cognitive impairment, Alzheimer disease and behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia. LAC models evidenced older brain ages (functional magnetic resonance imaging: mean directional error = 5.60, root mean square error (r.m.s.e.) = 11.91; electroencephalography: mean directional error = 5.34, r.m.s.e. = 9.82) associated with frontoposterior networks compared with non-LAC models. Structural socioeconomic inequality, pollution and health disparities were influential predictors of increased brain-age gaps, especially in LAC (R² = 0.37, F² = 0.59, r.m.s.e. = 6.9). An ascending brain-age gap from healthy controls to mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimer disease was found. In LAC, we observed larger brain-age gaps in females in control and Alzheimer disease groups compared with the respective males. The results were not explained by variations in signal quality, demographics or acquisition methods. These findings provide a quantitative framework capturing the diversity of accelerated brain aging.
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Affiliation(s)
- Sebastian Moguilner
- Latin American Brain Health Institute, Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, Santiago de Chile, Chile
- Cognitive Neuroscience Center, Universidad de San Andrés, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Universidad de los Andes, Bogota, Colombia
- Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Latin American Brain Health Institute, Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, Santiago de Chile, Chile
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- Latin American Brain Health Institute, Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, Santiago de Chile, Chile
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- Latin American Brain Health Institute, Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, Santiago de Chile, Chile
- Cognitive Neuroscience Center, Universidad de San Andrés, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Latin American Brain Health Institute, Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, Santiago de Chile, Chile
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- Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- The University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB), Santa Barbara, CA, USA
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- Escuela de Fonoaudiología, Universidad San Sebastián, Santiago de Chile, Chile
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- Latin American Brain Health Institute, Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, Santiago de Chile, Chile
- Grupo de Bioingeniería, Decanato de Investigación, Universidad Nacional Experimental del Táchira, San Cristóbal, Venezuela
- Advanced Center for Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Valparaíso, Chile
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- Latin American Brain Health Institute, Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, Santiago de Chile, Chile
- University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Cognitive Neuroscience Center, Universidad de San Andrés, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Latin American Brain Health Institute, Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, Santiago de Chile, Chile
- Cognitive Neuroscience Center, Universidad de San Andrés, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Latin American Brain Health Institute, Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, Santiago de Chile, Chile
- Cognitive Neuroscience Center, Universidad de San Andrés, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Latin American Brain Health Institute, Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, Santiago de Chile, Chile
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- The Clinical Hospital of Chengdu Brain Sciences Institute, University of Electronic Sciences and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
- Technology of China, Chengdu, China
- Cuban Neuroscience Center, La Habana, Cuba
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- Grupo de Neurociencias de Antioquia (GNA), University of Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia
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- Department of Psychology, Master Program of Clinical Neuropsychology, Universidad Surcolombiana Neiva, Neiva, Colombia
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- Reference Center of Behavioural Disturbances and Dementia, School of Medicine, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Traumatic Brain Injury Cognitive Rehabilitation Out-Patient Center, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Reference Center of Behavioural Disturbances and Dementia, School of Medicine, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Traumatic Brain Injury Cognitive Rehabilitation Out-Patient Center, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Latin American Brain Health Institute, Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, Santiago de Chile, Chile
- Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Latin American Brain Health Institute, Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, Santiago de Chile, Chile
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- Latin American Brain Health Institute, Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, Santiago de Chile, Chile
- Center for Social and Cognitive Neuroscience, School of Psychology, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Santiago, Chile
- Neuropsychology and Clinical Neuroscience Laboratory (LANNEC), Physiopathology Program-Institute of Biomedical Sciences (ICBM), Neuroscience and East Neuroscience Departments, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
- Centro de Neuropsicología Clínica (CNC), Santiago, Chile
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- Faculty of Medicine, Izmir University of Economics, Izmir, Turkey
- Brain Dynamics Multidisciplinary Research Center, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey
- Izmir Biomedicine and Genome Center, Izmir, Turkey
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- School of Engineering, Institute for Imaging, Data and Communications, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology 'V. Erspamer', Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
- Hospital San Raffaele Cassino, Cassino, Italy
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- Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- School of Psychology, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Neurosciences, Health Sciences Institute, Istanbul Medipol University, İstanbul, Turkey
- Health Sciences and Technology Research Institute (SABITA), Istanbul Medipol University, Istanbul, Turkey
- Department of Biophysics, School of Medicine, Istanbul Medipol University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Neurosciences, Health Sciences Institute, Istanbul Medipol University, İstanbul, Turkey
- Health Sciences and Technology Research Institute (SABITA), Istanbul Medipol University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (PhD Program in Neuroscience), Bogotá, Colombia
- Center of Memory and Cognition Intellectus, Hospital Universitario San Ignacio Bogotá, San Ignacio, Colombia
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- Departamento de Medicina Legal, Psiquiatría y Patología, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Center for Social and Cognitive Neuroscience, School of Psychology, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK
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- Latin American Brain Health Institute, Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, Santiago de Chile, Chile
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- Latin American Brain Health Institute, Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, Santiago de Chile, Chile
- Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- Centro Interdisciplinario de Neurociencia de Valparaíso (CINV), Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile
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- The University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB), Santa Barbara, CA, USA
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- Departamento de Estudios Psicológicos, Universidad ICESI, Cali, Colombia
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- Centre for Biomedical Engineering, School of Mechanical Engineering Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK
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- School of Psychology, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Institute for Complex Systems and Mathematical Biology, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK
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- Centre for Signal and Image Processing, Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Strathclyde, UK
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- Latin American Brain Health Institute, Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, Santiago de Chile, Chile
- Sorbonne Université, Institut du Cerveau - Paris Brain Institute - ICM, InsermCNRS, Paris, France
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- Department of Neurosciences, Health Sciences Institute, Dokuz Eylül University, Izmir, Turkey
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Psychological Sciences and Health, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK
- BrainLat, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Santiago, Chile
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- Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (PhD Program in Neuroscience), Bogotá, Colombia
- Center of Memory and Cognition Intellectus, Hospital Universitario San Ignacio Bogotá, San Ignacio, Colombia
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- Cognitive Neuroscience Center, Universidad de San Andrés, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- Departamento de Lingüística y Literatura, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (PhD Program in Neuroscience), Bogotá, Colombia
- Center of Memory and Cognition Intellectus, Hospital Universitario San Ignacio Bogotá, San Ignacio, Colombia
- Mental Health Department, Hospital Universitario Fundación Santa Fe, Bogota, Colombia
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- Department of Geriatrics, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Memory and Neuropsychiatric Center (CMYN), Neurology Department, Hospital del Salvador and Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
- Geroscience Center for Brain Health and Metabolism (GERO), Santiago, Chile
- Neuropsychology and Clinical Neuroscience Laboratory (LANNEC), Physiopathology Program - Institute of Biomedical Sciences (ICBM), Neuroscience and East Neuroscience Departments, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Neurology and Psychiatry Department, Clínica Alemana-Universidad Desarrollo, Santiago, Chile
- Centro de Investigación Clínica Avanzada (CICA), Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
- Departamento de Neurología y Neurocirugía, Hospital Clínico de la Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
- Departamento de Neurociencia, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Servicio de Neurología, Instituto Peruano de Neurociencias, Lima, Perú
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- Facultad de Psicología, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia
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- Cognitive Science Group, Instituto de Investigaciones Psicológicas (IIPsi), CONICET UNC, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Centro de Neuropsiquiatría y Neurología de la Conducta (CENECON), Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas (ICBM), Universidad Catoóica de Cuyo, San Juan, Argentina
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- Instituto Nacional de Neurologia y Neurocirugia MVS, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- Memory and Aging Center, Department of Neurology, Weill Institute for Neurosciences, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology Unit, Hospital das Clinicas, University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- Memory and Aging Center, Department of Neurology, Weill Institute for Neurosciences, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology Unit, Hospital das Clinicas, University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- School of Engineering, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- Trinity Centre for Biomedical Engineering, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- Memory and Aging Center, Department of Neurology, Weill Institute for Neurosciences, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Division of the Biological Sciences, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Latin American Brain Health Institute, Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, Santiago de Chile, Chile
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- Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- Memory and Aging Center, Department of Neurology, Weill Institute for Neurosciences, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- Memory and Aging Center, Department of Neurology, Weill Institute for Neurosciences, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- Memory and Aging Center, Department of Neurology, Weill Institute for Neurosciences, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Latin American Brain Health Institute, Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, Santiago de Chile, Chile.
- Cognitive Neuroscience Center, Universidad de San Andrés, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.
- Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
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Gonzalez-Gomez R, Legaz A, Moguilner S, Cruzat J, Hernández H, Baez S, Cocchi R, Coronel-Olivero C, Medel V, Tagliazuchi E, Migeot J, Ochoa-Rosales C, Maito MA, Reyes P, Santamaria Garcia H, Godoy ME, Javandel S, García AM, Matallana DL, Avila-Funes JA, Slachevsky A, Behrens MI, Custodio N, Cardona JF, Brusco IL, Bruno MA, Sosa Ortiz AL, Pina-Escudero SD, Takada LT, Resende EDPF, Valcour V, Possin KL, Okada de Oliveira M, Lopera F, Lawlor B, Hu K, Miller B, Yokoyama JS, Gonzalez Campo C, Ibañez A. Educational disparities in brain health and dementia across Latin America and the United States. Alzheimers Dement 2024. [PMID: 39136296 DOI: 10.1002/alz.14085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2024] [Revised: 05/09/2024] [Accepted: 05/09/2024] [Indexed: 08/22/2024]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Education influences brain health and dementia. However, its impact across regions, specifically Latin America (LA) and the United States (US), is unknown. METHODS A total of 1412 participants comprising controls, patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD), and frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) from LA and the US were included. We studied the association of education with brain volume and functional connectivity while controlling for imaging quality and variability, age, sex, total intracranial volume (TIV), and recording type. RESULTS Education influenced brain measures, explaining 24%-98% of the geographical differences. The educational disparities between LA and the US were associated with gray matter volume and connectivity variations, especially in LA and AD patients. Education emerged as a critical factor in classifying aging and dementia across regions. DISCUSSION The results underscore the impact of education on brain structure and function in LA, highlighting the importance of incorporating educational factors into diagnosing, care, and prevention, and emphasizing the need for global diversity in research. HIGHLIGHTS Lower education was linked to reduced brain volume and connectivity in healthy controls (HCs), Alzheimer's disease (AD), and frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD). Latin American cohorts have lower educational levels compared to the those in the United States. Educational disparities majorly drive brain health differences between regions. Educational differences were significant in both conditions, but more in AD than FTLD. Education stands as a critical factor in classifying aging and dementia across regions.
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Affiliation(s)
- Raul Gonzalez-Gomez
- Latin American Brain Health Institute (BrainLat), Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, Santiago, Chile
- Center for Social and Cognitive Neuroscience, School of Psychology, Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, Santiago, Chile
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- Latin American Brain Health Institute (BrainLat), Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, Santiago, Chile
- Cognitive Neuroscience Center, Universidad de San Andrés, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Latin American Brain Health Institute (BrainLat), Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, Santiago, Chile
- Cognitive Neuroscience Center, Universidad de San Andrés, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Latin American Brain Health Institute (BrainLat), Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, Santiago, Chile
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- Latin American Brain Health Institute (BrainLat), Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, Santiago, Chile
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- Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
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- Latin American Brain Health Institute (BrainLat), Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, Santiago, Chile
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- Latin American Brain Health Institute (BrainLat), Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, Santiago, Chile
- Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- Global Brain Health Institute, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
- Centro Interdisciplinario de Neurociencia de Valparaíso (CINV), Valparaíso, Chile
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- Latin American Brain Health Institute (BrainLat), Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, Santiago, Chile
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- Latin American Brain Health Institute (BrainLat), Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, Santiago, Chile
- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Departamento de Física, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Instituto de Física de Buenos Aires (FIBA -CONICET), Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Latin American Brain Health Institute (BrainLat), Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, Santiago, Chile
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- Latin American Brain Health Institute (BrainLat), Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, Santiago, Chile
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- Cognitive Neuroscience Center, Universidad de San Andrés, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Envejecimiento, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá D.C., Colombia
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- Instituto de Envejecimiento, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá D.C., Colombia
- Center for Memory and Cognition, Hospital Universitario San Ignacio Bogotá, San Ignacio, Bogotá D.C., Colombia
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- Latin American Brain Health Institute (BrainLat), Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, Santiago, Chile
- Cognitive Neuroscience Center, Universidad de San Andrés, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Global Brain Health Institute, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
- Memory and Aging Center, Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Cognitive Neuroscience Center, Universidad de San Andrés, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Global Brain Health Institute, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
- Departamento de Lingüística y Literatura, Facultad de Humanidades, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Instituto de Envejecimiento, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá D.C., Colombia
- Center for Memory and Cognition, Hospital Universitario San Ignacio Bogotá, San Ignacio, Bogotá D.C., Colombia
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- Dirección de Enseñanza, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición, Salvador Zubirán, Ciudad de México, D.C., México
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- Geroscience Center for Brain Health and Metabolism (GERO), Santiago, Chile
- Memory and Neuropsychiatric Center (CMYN), Neurology Department, Hospital del Salvador & Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
- Neuropsychology and Clinical Neuroscience Laboratory (LANNEC), Physiopathology Program - Institute of Biomedical Sciences (ICBM), Neuroscience and East Neuroscience Departments, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
- Servicio de Neurología, Departamento de Medicina, Clínica Alemana-Universidad del Desarrollo, Santiago, Chile
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
- Centro de Investigación Clínica Avanzada (CICA), Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Unit Cognitive Impairment and Dementia Prevention, Peruvian Institute of Neurosciences, Lima, Peru
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- Facultad de Psicología, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia
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- Departamento de Psiquiatría y Salud Mental, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas, Universidad Católica de Cuyo, San Juan, Argentina
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- Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía, Ciudad de México, D.C., México
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- Global Brain Health Institute, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
- Memory and Aging Center, Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Global Brain Health Institute, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
- Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Global Brain Health Institute, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
- Memory and Aging Center, Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Global Brain Health Institute, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
- Memory and Aging Center, Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Global Brain Health Institute, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
- Cognitive Neurology and Behavioral Unit (GNCC), University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Neurosicence Research Group (GNA), Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia
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- Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Global Brain Health Institute, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
- Memory and Aging Center, Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Global Brain Health Institute, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
- Memory and Aging Center, Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Cognitive Neuroscience Center, Universidad de San Andrés, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Latin American Brain Health Institute (BrainLat), Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, Santiago, Chile
- Cognitive Neuroscience Center, Universidad de San Andrés, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- Global Brain Health Institute, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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Ibanez A, Maito M, Botero-Rodríguez F, Fittipaldi S, Coronel C, Migeot J, Lacroix A, Lawlor B, Duran-Aniotz C, Baez S, Santamaria-Garcia H. Healthy aging meta-analyses and scoping review of risk factors across Latin America reveal large heterogeneity and weak predictive models. NATURE AGING 2024; 4:1153-1165. [PMID: 38886210 PMCID: PMC11333291 DOI: 10.1038/s43587-024-00648-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2023] [Accepted: 05/13/2024] [Indexed: 06/20/2024]
Abstract
Models of healthy aging are typically based on the United States and Europe and may not apply to diverse and heterogeneous populations. In this study, our objectives were to conduct a meta-analysis to assess risk factors of cognition and functional ability across aging populations in Latin America and a scoping review focusing on methodological procedures. Our study design included randomized controlled trials and cohort, case-control and cross-sectional studies using multiple databases, including MEDLINE, the Virtual Health Library and Web of Science. From an initial pool of 455 studies, our meta-analysis included 38 final studies (28 assessing cognition and 10 assessing functional ability, n = 146,000 participants). Our results revealed significant but heterogeneous effects for cognition (odds ratio (OR) = 1.20, P = 0.03, confidence interval (CI) = (1.0127, 1.42); heterogeneity: I2 = 92.1%, CI = (89.8%, 94%)) and functional ability (OR = 1.20, P = 0.01, CI = (1.04, 1.39); I2 = 93.1%, CI = (89.3%, 95.5%)). Specific risk factors had limited effects, especially on functional ability, with moderate impacts for demographics and mental health and marginal effects for health status and social determinants of health. Methodological issues, such as outliers, inter-country differences and publication bias, influenced the results. Overall, we highlight the specific profile of risk factors associated with healthy aging in Latin America. The heterogeneity in results and methodological approaches in studying healthy aging call for greater harmonization and further regional research to understand healthy aging in Latin America.
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- Agustin Ibanez
- Latin American Brain Health Institute (BrainLat), Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, Santiago de Chile, Chile.
- Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), San Francisco, CA, USA.
- University of Trinity Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
- Cognitive Neuroscience Center (CNC), Universidad de San Andrés, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
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- Latin American Brain Health Institute (BrainLat), Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, Santiago de Chile, Chile
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- PhD Program of Neuroscience, Department of Psychiatry, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia
- Hospital Universitario San Ignacio, Center for Brain and Cognition, Intellectus, Bogotá, Colombia
- Fundación para la Ciencia, Innovación y Tecnología - Fucintec, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Latin American Brain Health Institute (BrainLat), Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, Santiago de Chile, Chile
- Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- Centro Interdisciplinario de Neurociencia de Valparaíso (CINV), Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile
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- Latin American Brain Health Institute (BrainLat), Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, Santiago de Chile, Chile
- Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), San Francisco, CA, USA
- University of Trinity Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Latin American Brain Health Institute (BrainLat), Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, Santiago de Chile, Chile
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- Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science, Health Sciences Office of Faculty Affairs, University California, San Diego (UCSD), San Diego, CA, USA
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- Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), San Francisco, CA, USA
- University of Trinity Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Latin American Brain Health Institute (BrainLat), Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, Santiago de Chile, Chile
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- Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), San Francisco, CA, USA
- University of Trinity Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia
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- PhD Program of Neuroscience, Department of Psychiatry, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia.
- Hospital Universitario San Ignacio, Center for Brain and Cognition, Intellectus, Bogotá, Colombia.
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Sosa AL, Brucki SMD, Crivelli L, Lopera FJ, Acosta DM, Acosta‐Uribe J, Aguilar D, Aguilar‐Navarro SG, Allegri RF, Bertolucci PHF, Calandri IL, Carrillo MC, Mendez PAC, Cornejo‐Olivas M, Custodio N, Damian A, de Souza LC, Duran‐Aniotz C, García AM, García‐Peña C, Gonzales MM, Grinberg LT, Ibanez AM, Illanes‐Manrique MZ, Jack CR, Leon‐Salas JM, Llibre‐Guerra JJ, Luna‐Muñoz J, Matallana D, Miller BL, Naci L, Parra MA, Pericak‐Vance M, Piña‐Escudero SD, França Resende EDP, Ringman JM, Sevlever G, Slachevsky A, Suemoto CK, Valcour V, Villegas‐Lanau A, Yassuda MS, Mahinrad S, Sexton C. Advancements in dementia research, diagnostics, and care in Latin America: Highlights from the 2023 Alzheimer's Association International conference satellite symposium in Mexico City. Alzheimers Dement 2024; 20:5009-5026. [PMID: 38801124 PMCID: PMC11247679 DOI: 10.1002/alz.13850] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2023] [Accepted: 01/03/2024] [Indexed: 05/29/2024]
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INTRODUCTION While Latin America (LatAm) is facing an increasing burden of dementia due to the rapid aging of the population, it remains underrepresented in dementia research, diagnostics, and care. METHODS In 2023, the Alzheimer's Association hosted its eighth satellite symposium in Mexico, highlighting emerging dementia research, priorities, and challenges within LatAm. RESULTS Significant initiatives in the region, including intracountry support, showcased their efforts in fostering national and international collaborations; genetic studies unveiled the unique genetic admixture in LatAm; researchers conducting emerging clinical trials discussed ongoing culturally specific interventions; and the urgent need to harmonize practices and studies, improve diagnosis and care, and use affordable biomarkers in the region was highlighted. DISCUSSION The myriad of topics discussed at the 2023 AAIC satellite symposium highlighted the growing research efforts in LatAm, providing valuable insights into dementia biology, genetics, epidemiology, treatment, and care.
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Moguilner S, Baez S, Hernandez H, Migeot J, Legaz A, Gonzalez-Gomez R, Farina FR, Prado P, Cuadros J, Tagliazucchi E, Altschuler F, Maito MA, Godoy ME, Cruzat J, Valdes-Sosa PA, Lopera F, Ochoa-Gómez JF, Hernandez AG, Bonilla-Santos J, Gonzalez-Montealegre RA, Anghinah R, d’Almeida Manfrinati LE, Fittipaldi S, Medel V, Olivares D, Yener GG, Escudero J, Babiloni C, Whelan R, Güntekin B, Yırıkoğulları H, Santamaria-Garcia H, Lucas AF, Huepe D, Di Caterina G, Soto-Añari M, Birba A, Sainz-Ballesteros A, Coronel-Oliveros C, Yigezu A, Herrera E, Abasolo D, Kilborn K, Rubido N, Clark RA, Herzog R, Yerlikaya D, Hu K, Parra MA, Reyes P, García AM, Matallana DL, Avila-Funes JA, Slachevsky A, Behrens MI, Custodio N, Cardona JF, Barttfeld P, Brusco IL, Bruno MA, Sosa Ortiz AL, Pina-Escudero SD, Takada LT, Resende E, Possin KL, de Oliveira MO, Lopez-Valdes A, Lawlor B, Robertson IH, Kosik KS, Duran-Aniotz C, Valcour V, Yokoyama JS, Miller BL, Ibanez A. Brain clocks capture diversity and disparity in aging and dementia. RESEARCH SQUARE 2024:rs.3.rs-4150225. [PMID: 38978575 PMCID: PMC11230497 DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-4150225/v1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/10/2024]
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Brain clocks, which quantify discrepancies between brain age and chronological age, hold promise for understanding brain health and disease. However, the impact of multimodal diversity (geographical, socioeconomic, sociodemographic, sex, neurodegeneration) on the brain age gap (BAG) is unknown. Here, we analyzed datasets from 5,306 participants across 15 countries (7 Latin American countries -LAC, 8 non-LAC). Based on higher-order interactions in brain signals, we developed a BAG deep learning architecture for functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI=2,953) and electroencephalography (EEG=2,353). The datasets comprised healthy controls, and individuals with mild cognitive impairment, Alzheimer's disease, and behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia. LAC models evidenced older brain ages (fMRI: MDE=5.60, RMSE=11.91; EEG: MDE=5.34, RMSE=9.82) compared to non-LAC, associated with frontoposterior networks. Structural socioeconomic inequality and other disparity-related factors (pollution, health disparities) were influential predictors of increased brain age gaps, especially in LAC (R2=0.37, F2=0.59, RMSE=6.9). A gradient of increasing BAG from controls to mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimer's disease was found. In LAC, we observed larger BAGs in females in control and Alzheimer's disease groups compared to respective males. Results were not explained by variations in signal quality, demographics, or acquisition methods. Findings provide a quantitative framework capturing the multimodal diversity of accelerated brain aging.
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- Sebastian Moguilner
- Latin American Brain Health Institute, Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, Santiago de Chile, Chile
- Cognitive Neuroscience Center, Universidad de San Andrés, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Universidad de los Andes, Bogota, Colombia
- Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), University of California, San Francisco, US; and Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Latin American Brain Health Institute, Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, Santiago de Chile, Chile
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- Latin American Brain Health Institute, Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, Santiago de Chile, Chile
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- Latin American Brain Health Institute, Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, Santiago de Chile, Chile
- Cognitive Neuroscience Center, Universidad de San Andrés, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Latin American Brain Health Institute, Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, Santiago de Chile, Chile
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- Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), University of California, San Francisco, US; and Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- The University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB), California, USA
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- Latin American Brain Health Institute, Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, Santiago de Chile, Chile
- Facultad de Odontología y Ciencias de la Rehabilitación, Universidad San Sebastián, Santiago de Chile, Chile
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- Latin American Brain Health Institute, Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, Santiago de Chile, Chile
- Grupo de Bioingeniería, Decanato de Investigación, Universidad Nacional Experimental del Táchira, San Cristóbal 5001, Venezuela
- Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (PhD Program in Neuroscience) Bogotá, San Ignacio, Colombia
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- Latin American Brain Health Institute, Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, Santiago de Chile, Chile
- University of Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Cognitive Neuroscience Center, Universidad de San Andrés, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Latin American Brain Health Institute, Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, Santiago de Chile, Chile
- Cognitive Neuroscience Center, Universidad de San Andrés, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Latin American Brain Health Institute, Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, Santiago de Chile, Chile
- Cognitive Neuroscience Center, Universidad de San Andrés, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Latin American Brain Health Institute, Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, Santiago de Chile, Chile
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- The Clinical Hospital of Chengdu Brain Sciences, University of Electronic Sciences
- Technology of China, Chengdu, China; Cuban Neuroscience Center, La Habana, Cuba
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- Grupo de Neurociencias de Antioquia (GNA) University of Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia
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- Department of Psychology, Master program of Clinical Neuropsychology, Universidad Surcolombiana Neiva, Neiva - Huila, Colombia
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- Reference Center of Behavioural Disturbances and Dementia, School of Medicine, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Traumatic Brain Injury Cognitive Rehabilitation Out-Patient Center, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Reference Center of Behavioural Disturbances and Dementia, School of Medicine, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Traumatic Brain Injury Cognitive Rehabilitation Out-Patient Center, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Latin American Brain Health Institute, Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, Santiago de Chile, Chile
- Universidad de los Andes, Bogota, Colombia
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- Latin American Brain Health Institute, Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, Santiago de Chile, Chile
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- Latin American Brain Health Institute, Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, Santiago de Chile, Chile
- Center for Social and Cognitive Neuroscience, School of Psychology, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Santiago, Chile
- Neuropsychology and Clinical Neuroscience Laboratory (LANNEC), Physiopathology program-Institute of Biomedical Sciences (ICBM), Neuroscience and East Neuroscience Departments, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
- Centro de Neuropsicología Clínica (CNC), Santiago, Chile
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- Faculty of Medicine, Izmir University of Economics, 35330, Izmir, Turkey
- Brain Dynamics Multidisciplinary Research Center, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey
- Izmir Biomedicine and Genome Center, Izmir, Turkey
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- School of Engineering, Institute for Imaging, Data and Communications, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology “V. Erspamer”, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
- Hospital San Raffaele Cassino, Cassino, (FR), Italy
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- Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), University of California, San Francisco, US; and Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- School of Psychology, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland
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- Department of Neurosciences, Health Sciences Institute, Istanbul Medipol University, İstanbul, Turkey
- Health Sciences and Technology Research Institute (SABITA), Istanbul Medipol University, Istanbul, Turkey
- Department of Biophysics, School of Medicine, Istanbul Medipol University
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- Department of Neurosciences, Health Sciences Institute, Istanbul Medipol University, İstanbul, Turkey
- Health Sciences and Technology Research Institute (SABITA), Istanbul Medipol University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (PhD Program in Neuroscience) Bogotá, San Ignacio, Colombia
- Center of Memory and Cognition Intellectus, Hospital Universitario San Ignacio Bogotá, San Ignacio, Colombia
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- Departamento de Medicina Legal, Psiquiatría y Patología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
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- Center for Social and Cognitive Neuroscience (CSCN), School of Psychology, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez
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- Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK
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- Latin American Brain Health Institute, Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, Santiago de Chile, Chile
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- Latin American Brain Health Institute, Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, Santiago de Chile, Chile
- Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), University of California, San Francisco, US; and Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- Centro Interdisciplinario de Neurociencia de Valparaíso (CINV), Universidad de Valparaíso, Chile
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- Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Departamento de Estudios Psicológicos, Universidad ICESI, Cali, Colombia
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- Centre for Biomedical Engineering, School of Mechanical Engineering Sciences, Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, UK
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- School of Psychology, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland
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- Institute for Complex Systems and Mathematical Biology, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, AB24 3UE, UK
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- Centre for Signal and Image Processing, Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University of Strathclyde, UK
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- Latin American Brain Health Institute, Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, Santiago de Chile, Chile
- Sorbonne Université, Institut du Cerveau - Paris Brain Institute - ICM, Inserm, CNRS, Paris, France
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- Department of Neurosciences, Health Sciences Institute, Dokuz Eylül University, Izmir, Turkey
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
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- Department of Psychological Sciences and Health, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom; Researcher associate of BrainLat, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Santiago, Chile
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- Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (PhD Program in Neuroscience) Bogotá, San Ignacio, Colombia
- Center of Memory and Cognition Intellectus, Hospital Universitario San Ignacio Bogotá, San Ignacio, Colombia
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- Cognitive Neuroscience Center, Universidad de San Andrés, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), University of California, San Francisco, US; and Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- Departamento de Lingüística y Literatura, Facultad de Humanidades, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Santiago, Chile 2
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- Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (PhD Program in Neuroscience) Bogotá, San Ignacio, Colombia
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- Department of Geriatrics. Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán. Mexico City, Mexico
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- Memory and Neuropsychiatric Center (CMYN), Neurology Department, Hospital del Salvador & Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
- Geroscience Center for Brain Health and Metabolism (GERO), Santiago, Chile
- Neuropsychology and Clinical Neuroscience Laboratory (LANNEC), Physiopathology Program – Institute of Biomedical Sciences (ICBM), Neuroscience and East Neuroscience Departments, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Neurology and Psychiatry Department, Clínica Alemana-Universidad Desarrollo, Santiago, Chile
- Centro de Investigación Clínica Avanzada (CICA), Facultad de Medicina-Hospital Clínico, Universidad de Chile, Independencia, Santiago, 8380453, Chile
- Departamento de Neurología y Neurocirugía, Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile, Independencia, Santiago, 8380430, Chile
- Departamento de Neurociencia, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Independencia, Santiago, 8380453, Chile
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- Servicio de Neurología, Instituto Peruano de Neurociencias, Lima, Perú
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- Facultad de Psicología, Universidad del Valle, Santiago de Cali, Colombia
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- Cognitive Science Group. Instituto de Investigaciones Psicológicas (IIPsi), CONICET UNC, Facultad de Psicología, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Boulevard de la Reforma esquina Enfermera Gordillo, CP 5000. Córdoba, Argentina
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- Centro de Neuropsiquiatría y Neurología de la Conducta (CENECON), Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA), C.A.B.A., Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas (ICBM) Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Catoóica de Cuyo, San Juan, Argentina
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- Instituto Nacional de Neurologia y Neurocirugia MVS, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico, Mexico
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- Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), University of California, San Francisco, US; and Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- Memory and Aging Center, Department of Neurology, Weill Institute for Neurosciences, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology Unit, Hospital das Clinicas, University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), University of California, San Francisco, US; and Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- Memory and Aging Center, Department of Neurology, Weill Institute for Neurosciences, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), University of California, San Francisco, US; and Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology Unit, Hospital das Clinicas, University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), University of California, San Francisco, US; and Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- Memory and Aging Center, Department of Neurology, Weill Institute for Neurosciences, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), University of California, San Francisco, US; and Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), University of California, San Francisco, US; and Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- Memory and Aging Center, Department of Neurology, Weill Institute for Neurosciences, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- The University of Chicago, Division of the Biological Sciences, 5841 S Maryland Avenue Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Latin American Brain Health Institute, Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, Santiago de Chile, Chile
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- Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), University of California, San Francisco, US; and Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- Memory and Aging Center, Department of Neurology, Weill Institute for Neurosciences, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), University of California, San Francisco, US; and Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- Memory and Aging Center, Department of Neurology, Weill Institute for Neurosciences, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), University of California, San Francisco, US; and Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- Memory and Aging Center, Department of Neurology, Weill Institute for Neurosciences, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Latin American Brain Health Institute, Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, Santiago de Chile, Chile
- Cognitive Neuroscience Center, Universidad de San Andrés, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), University of California, San Francisco, US; and Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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Peters SJ, Schmitz-Buhl M, Zielasek J, Gouzoulis-Mayfrank E. Involuntary psychiatric hospitalisation - differences and similarities between patients detained under the mental health act and according to the legal guardianship legislation. BMC Psychiatry 2024; 24:442. [PMID: 38872132 DOI: 10.1186/s12888-024-05892-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2023] [Accepted: 06/05/2024] [Indexed: 06/15/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Involuntary psychiatric hospitalisation occurs under different legal premises. According to German law, detention under the Mental Health Act (MHA) is possible in cases of imminent danger of self-harm or harm to others, while detention according to the legal guardianship legislation (LGL) serves to prevent self-harm if there is considerable but not necessarily imminent danger. This study aims to compare clinical, sociodemographic and environmental socioeconomic differences and similarities between patients hospitalised under either the MHA or LGL. METHODS We conducted a retrospective health records analysis of all involuntarily hospitalised cases in the four psychiatric hospitals of the city of Cologne, Germany, in 2011. Of the 1,773 cases, 87.3% were detained under the MHA of the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia and 6.4% were hospitalised according to the federal LGL. Another 6.3% of the cases were originally admitted under the MHA, but the legal basis of detention was converted to LGL during the inpatient psychiatric stay (MHA→LGL cases). We compared sociodemographic, clinical, systemic and environmental socioeconomic (ESED) variables of the three groups by means of descriptive statistics. We also trained and tested a machine learning-based algorithm to predict class membership of the involuntary modes of psychiatric inpatient care. RESULTS Cases with an admission under the premises of LGL lived less often on their own, and they were more often retired compared to MHA cases. They more often had received previous outpatient or inpatient treatment than MHA cases, they were more often diagnosed with a psychotic disorder and they lived in neighbourhoods that were on average more socially advantaged. MHA→LGL cases were on average older and more often retired than MHA cases. More often, they had a main diagnosis of an organic mental disorder compared to both MHA and LGL cases. Also, they less often received previous psychiatric inpatient treatment compared to LGL cases. The reason for detention (self-harm or harm to others) did not differ between the three groups. The proportion of LGL and MHA cases differed between the four hospitals. Effect sizes were mostly small and the balanced accuracy of the Random Forest was low. CONCLUSION We found some plausible differences in patient characteristics depending on the legal foundation of the involuntary psychiatric hospitalisation. The differences relate to clinical, sociodemographic and socioeconomical issues. However, the low effect sizes and the limited accuracy of the machine learning models indicate that the investigated variables do not sufficiently explain the respective choice of the legal framework. In addition, we found some indication for possibly different interpretation and handling of the premises of the law in practice. Our findings pose the need for further research in this field.
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- Sönke Johann Peters
- LVR Institute for Healthcare Research, Wilhelm-Griesinger-Strasse 23, 51109, Cologne, Germany
- LVR Clinics Cologne, Wilhelm-Griesinger-Strasse 23, 51109, Cologne, Germany
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- LVR Clinics Cologne, Wilhelm-Griesinger-Strasse 23, 51109, Cologne, Germany
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- LVR Institute for Healthcare Research, Wilhelm-Griesinger-Strasse 23, 51109, Cologne, Germany
- Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Universitätsstraße 1, 40225, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- LVR Institute for Healthcare Research, Wilhelm-Griesinger-Strasse 23, 51109, Cologne, Germany.
- LVR Clinics Cologne, Wilhelm-Griesinger-Strasse 23, 51109, Cologne, Germany.
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Kalaria R, Maestre G, Mahinrad S, Acosta DM, Akinyemi RO, Alladi S, Allegri RF, Arshad F, Babalola DO, Baiyewu O, Bak TH, Bellaj T, Brodie‐Mends DK, Carrillo MC, Celestin K, Damasceno A, de Silva RK, de Silva R, Djibuti M, Dreyer AJ, Ellajosyula R, Farombi TH, Friedland RP, Garza N, Gbessemehlan A, Georgiou EE, Govia I, Grinberg LT, Guerchet M, Gugssa SA, Gumikiriza‐Onoria JL, Hogervorst E, Hornberger M, Ibanez A, Ihara M, Issac TG, Jönsson L, Karanja WM, Lee JH, Leroi I, Livingston G, Manes FF, Mbakile‐Mahlanza L, Miller BL, Musyimi CW, Mutiso VN, Nakasujja N, Ndetei DM, Nightingale S, Novotni G, Nyamayaro P, Nyame S, Ogeng'o JA, Ogunniyi A, de Oliveira MO, Okubadejo NU, Orrell M, Paddick S, Pericak‐Vance MA, Pirtosek Z, Potocnik FCV, Raman R, Rizig M, Rosselli M, Salokhiddinov M, Satizabal CL, Sepulveda‐Falla D, Seshadri S, Sexton CE, Skoog I, George‐Hyslop PHS, Suemoto CK, Thapa P, Udeh‐Momoh CT, Valcour V, Vance JM, Varghese M, Vera JH, Walker RW, Zetterberg H, Zewde YZ, Ismail O. The 2022 symposium on dementia and brain aging in low- and middle-income countries: Highlights on research, diagnosis, care, and impact. Alzheimers Dement 2024; 20:4290-4314. [PMID: 38696263 PMCID: PMC11180946 DOI: 10.1002/alz.13836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2023] [Revised: 02/27/2024] [Accepted: 02/28/2024] [Indexed: 05/04/2024]
Abstract
Two of every three persons living with dementia reside in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The projected increase in global dementia rates is expected to affect LMICs disproportionately. However, the majority of global dementia care costs occur in high-income countries (HICs), with dementia research predominantly focusing on HICs. This imbalance necessitates LMIC-focused research to ensure that characterization of dementia accurately reflects the involvement and specificities of diverse populations. Development of effective preventive, diagnostic, and therapeutic approaches for dementia in LMICs requires targeted, personalized, and harmonized efforts. Our article represents timely discussions at the 2022 Symposium on Dementia and Brain Aging in LMICs that identified the foremost opportunities to advance dementia research, differential diagnosis, use of neuropsychometric tools, awareness, and treatment options. We highlight key topics discussed at the meeting and provide future recommendations to foster a more equitable landscape for dementia prevention, diagnosis, care, policy, and management in LMICs. HIGHLIGHTS: Two-thirds of persons with dementia live in LMICs, yet research and costs are skewed toward HICs. LMICs expect dementia prevalence to more than double, accompanied by socioeconomic disparities. The 2022 Symposium on Dementia in LMICs addressed advances in research, diagnosis, prevention, and policy. The Nairobi Declaration urges global action to enhance dementia outcomes in LMICs.
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Grants
- P30AG066506 National Institute of Aging (NIA)
- P01 HD035897 NICHD NIH HHS
- R13 AG066391 NIA NIH HHS
- International Society for Neurochemistry
- National Council for Scientific and Technological Development
- R01 AG075775 NIA NIH HHS
- Bluefield Project, the Olav Thon Foundation, the Erling-Persson Family Foundation, Stiftelsen för Gamla Tjänarinnor, Hjärnfonden, Sweden
- U19 AG074865 NIA NIH HHS
- UH3 NS100605 NINDS NIH HHS
- R01AG072547 Multi partner Consortium for Dementia Research in Latino America-Dominican Republic (LATAM-FINGERS)
- ASP/06/RE/2012/18 University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka
- D43 TW011532 FIC NIH HHS
- UF1 NS125513 NINDS NIH HHS
- 2019-02397 Swedish Research Council
- FLR/R1/191813 UK Royal Society/African Academy of Sciences
- R01 AG054076 NIA NIH HHS
- GOK: Government of Karnataka
- R56 AG074467 NIA NIH HHS
- R21 AG069252 NIA NIH HHS
- RF1 AG059421 NIA NIH HHS
- R56 AG061837 NIA NIH HHS
- Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI)
- 1R01AG068472-01 National Institute of Aging (NIA)
- FCG/R1/201034 UK Royal Society/African Academy of Sciences
- Appel à Projet des Equipes Émergentes et Labellisées scheme (APREL)
- Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF)
- R01 AG062588 NIA NIH HHS
- 1R01AG070883 University of Wisconsin, Madison
- U01 HG010273 NHGRI NIH HHS
- R25 TW011214 FIC NIH HHS
- ASP/06/RE/2013/28 University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka
- R01 AG052496 NIA NIH HHS
- R01 AG080468 NIA NIH HHS
- RBM: Rotary Bangalore Midtown
- U19 AG068054 NIA NIH HHS
- ADSF-21-831376-C Alzheimer Drug Discovery Foundation
- ADSF-21-831377-C Alzheimer Drug Discovery Foundation
- Canadian Institute of Health Research
- U19 AG078558 NIA NIH HHS
- 1P30AG066546-01A1 National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- RF1 AG059018 NIA NIH HHS
- National Research Foundation (NRF)
- P30 AG062422 NIA NIH HHS
- LSIPL: M/s Lowes Services India Private Limited
- UKDRI-1003 UK Dementia Research Institute at UCL
- U19AG074865 Multi partner Consortium for Dementia Research in Latino America-Dominican Republic (LATAM-FINGERS)
- P01 AG019724 NIA NIH HHS
- National Institute for Health and Care Research, United Kingdom
- R01 AG066524 NIA NIH HHS
- RF1 AG063507 NIA NIH HHS
- WCUP/Ph.D./19B 2013 University of Sri Jayewardenepura (USJ), Sri Lanka
- WCUP/Ph.D./19/2013 University of Sri Jayewardenepura (USJ), Sri Lanka
- GBHI ALZ UK-21-724359 Pilot Award for Global Brain Health Leaders
- R01AG080468-01 National Institute of Aging (NIA)
- U01 AG058589 NIA NIH HHS
- R01 AG057234 NIA NIH HHS
- SP/CIN/2016/02) Ministry of Primary Industries, Sri Lanka
- R01 AG072547 NIA NIH HHS
- U01 AG051412 NIA NIH HHS
- P30 AG059305 NIA NIH HHS
- Alzheimer's Association, USA
- R35 AG072362 NIA NIH HHS
- R01 NS050915 NINDS NIH HHS
- P30 AG066546 NIA NIH HHS
- 2022-01018 Swedish Research Council
- U19 AG063893 NIA NIH HHS
- ALFGBG-71320 Swedish State Support for Clinical Research
- U01 AG052409 NIA NIH HHS
- 1R13AG066391-01 National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- R01 AG21051 NIH and the Fogarty International Center [FIC]
- DP1AG069870 National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- Marie Skłodowska-Curie
- U19 AG078109 NIA NIH HHS
- Chinese Neuroscience Society, China
- RF1 AG061872 NIA NIH HHS
- DP1 AG069870 NIA NIH HHS
- P30 AG066506 NIA NIH HHS
- Wellcome Trust
- U01HG010273 Multi partner Consortium for Dementia Research in Latino America-Dominican Republic (LATAM-FINGERS)
- JPND2021-00694 European Union Joint Programme - Neurodegenerative Disease Research
- ASP/06/RE/2010/07 University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka
- Rainwater Charitable Foundation - The Bluefield project to cure FTD, and Global Brain Health Institute
- 101053962 European Union's Horizon Europe
- R01 AG058464 NIA NIH HHS
- R01 AG068472 NIA NIH HHS
- Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, USA
- UL1 TR001873 NCATS NIH HHS
- SG-21-814756 National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- 201809-2016862 Alzheimer Drug Discovery Foundation
- UK National Health Service, Newcastle University,
- R01 AG058918 NIA NIH HHS
- National Institute for Health and Care Research University College London Hospitals Biomedical Research Centre
- Wellcome Trust, UK
- ADSF-21-831381-C Alzheimer Drug Discovery Foundation
- Health Professionals Education Partnership Initiative Ethiopia
- ANR-09-MNPS-009-01 French National Research Agency
- R01 AG062562 NIA NIH HHS
- AXA Research Fund
- ICMR: Indian Council for Medical Research
- R01 AG070883 NIA NIH HHS
- International Society for Neurochemistry
- French National Research Agency
- AXA Research Fund
- National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
- National Council for Scientific and Technological Development
- Swedish Research Council
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Affiliation(s)
- Raj Kalaria
- Translational and Clinical Research InstituteNewcastle UniversityNewcastle upon TyneUK
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- Departments of Neuroscience and Human GeneticsUniversity of Texas Rio Grande ValleyOne W. University BlvdBrownsvilleTexasUSA
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- Division of Medical and Scientific RelationsAlzheimer's AssociationChicagoIllinoisUSA
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- Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena (UNPHU)Santo DomingoDominican Republic
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- Neuroscience and Ageing Research UnitInstitute for Advanced Medical Research and TrainingCollege of MedicineUniversity of IbadanIbadanOyoNigeria
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- Department of NeurologyNational Institute of Mental Health and NeurosciencesBengaluruKarnatakaIndia
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- Fleni Neurological InstituteBuenos AiresArgentina
- Department of NeurosciencesUniversidad de la Costa (CUC)BarranquillaColombia
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- Department of NeurologyNational Institute of Mental Health and NeurosciencesBengaluruKarnatakaIndia
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- Division of Medical and Scientific RelationsAlzheimer's AssociationChicagoIllinoisUSA
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- Department of NeurologyCentre Neuropsychopathologique (CNPP)Kinshasa University Teaching HospitalUniversity of KinshasaKinshasaRepublic Democratic of the Congo
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- Interdisciplinary Centre for Innovation in Biotechnology and NeuroscienceFaculty of Medical SciencesUniversity of Sri JayewardenepuraNugegodaSri Lanka
- Institute for Combinatorial Advanced Research and Education (KDU‐CARE)General Sir John Kotelawala Defence UniversityRatmalanaSri Lanka
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- Reta Lila Weston Institute and Department of ClinicalMovement NeuroscienceUCL Queen Square Institute of NeurologyLondonUK
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- Partnership for Research and Action for Health (PRAH)TbilisiGeorgia
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- Cognitive Neurology ClinicManipal Hospitaland Annasawmy Mudaliar HospitalBengaluruKarnatakaIndia
- Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE)ManipalKarnatakaIndia
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- Department of Neuroscience and Human GeneticsUniversity of Texas Rio Grande ValleyHarlingenTexasUSA
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- Inserm U1094, IRD U270University of LimogesCHU Limoges, EpiMaCT ‐ Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases in Tropical ZoneInstitute of Epidemiology and Tropical NeurologyOmegaHealthLimogesFrance
- Inserm, Bordeaux Population Health Research CenterUniversity of BordeauxBordeauxFrance
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- Department of PsychiatryPatras University General HospitalFaculty of Medicine, School of Health SciencesUniversity of PatrasPatrasGreece
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- Caribbean Institute for Health ResearchThe University of the West Indies, JamaicaWest IndiesJamaica
- Institute for Global HealthUniversity College LondonLondonUK
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- Department of Neurology and PathologyUniversity of California San FranciscoSan FranciscoCaliforniaUSA
- Department of PathologyUniversity of Sao PauloR. da Reitoria, R. Cidade UniversitáriaSão PauloSao PauloBrazil
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- Inserm U1094, IRD U270University of LimogesCHU Limoges, EpiMaCT ‐ Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases in Tropical ZoneInstitute of Epidemiology and Tropical NeurologyOmegaHealthLimogesFrance
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- Department of NeurologySchool of MedicineAddis Ababa UniversityAddis AbabaEthiopia
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- Loughborough UniversityLoughboroughUK
- Respati UniversityYogyakartaIndonesia
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- Latin American Institute for Brain Health (BrainLat)Universidad Adolfo IbanezPeñalolénSantiagoChile
- Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI)University California San Francisco (UCSF)San FranciscoCaliforniaUSA
- Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI)Trinity College DublinLloyd Building Trinity College DublinDublinIreland
- Cognitive Neuroscience Center (CNC)Universidad de San Andrés, and National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET)VictoriaProvincia de Buenos AiresArgentina
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- Department of NeurologyNational Cerebral and Cardiovascular CenterSuitaOsakaJapan
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- Centre for Brain ResearchIndian Institute of Science (IISc)BengaluruKarnatakaIndia
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- Department of NeurobiologyCare Science and Society, section for NeurogeriatricsKarolinska Institute, SolnavägenSolnaSweden
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- Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI)Trinity College DublinLloyd Building Trinity College DublinDublinIreland
- Brain and Mind InstituteAga Khan UniversityNairobiKenya
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- Sergievsky CenterTaub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging BrainDepartments of Neurology and EpidemiologyColumbia UniversityNew YorkNew YorkUSA
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- Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI)Trinity College DublinLloyd Building Trinity College DublinDublinIreland
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- Institute of Cognitive and Translational Neuroscience (INCYT)INECO FoundationFavaloro UniversityBuenos AiresArgentina
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- Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI)University California San Francisco (UCSF)San FranciscoCaliforniaUSA
- University of BotswanaGaboroneBotswana
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- Department of NeurologyMemory and Aging CenterUniversity of California San Francisco Weill Institute for NeurosciencesSan FranciscoCaliforniaUSA
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- Africa Mental Health Research and Training FoundationNairobiKenya
- Department of PsychiatryUniversity of NairobiNairobiKenya
- World Psychiatric Association Collaborating Centre for Research and TrainingNairobiKenya
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- Africa Mental Health Research and Training FoundationNairobiKenya
- Department of PsychiatryUniversity of NairobiNairobiKenya
- World Psychiatric Association Collaborating Centre for Research and TrainingNairobiKenya
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- Neuroscience InstituteUniversity of Cape TownCape TownSouth Africa
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- University Clinic of NeurologyMedical Faculty University Ss Cyril and Methodius Institute for Alzheimer's Disease and NeuroscienceSkopjeNorth Macedonia
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- Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI)Trinity College DublinLloyd Building Trinity College DublinDublinIreland
- Faculty of Medicine and Health SciencesUniversity of ZimbabweHarareZimbabwe
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- Kintampo Health Research CentreGhana Health ServiceHospital RoadNear Kintampo‐north Municipal HospitalKintampoGhana
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- Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI)University California San Francisco (UCSF)San FranciscoCaliforniaUSA
- Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI)Trinity College DublinLloyd Building Trinity College DublinDublinIreland
- Department of Psychiatry at Massachusetts General HospitalHarvard Medical SchoolBostonMassachusettsUSA
- Cognitive Neurology and Behavioral Unit (GNCC)University of Sao PauloR. da Reitoria, R. Cidade UniversitáriaSão PauloSao PauloBrazil
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- Neurology UnitDepartment of MedicineFaculty of Clinical SciencesCollege of MedicineUniversity of LagosYabaLagosNigeria
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- Institute of Mental HealthUniversity of NottinghamNottinghamUK
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- Newcastle UniversityNewcastle upon TyneUK
- Gateshead Health NHS Foundation TrustSheriff HillTyne and WearUK
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- John P Hussman Institute for Human GenomicsMiller School of MedicineUniversity of MiamiCoral GablesFloridaUSA
- Dr. John T Macdonald Foundation Department of Human GeneticsUniversity of Miami Miller School of MedicineCoral GablesFloridaUSA
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- Faculty of MedicineUniversity Medical Centre LjubljanaLjubljanaSlovenia
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- Old Age Psychiatry Unit, Depth PsychiatryStellenbosch UniversityWestern Cape, Stellenbosch CentralStellenboschSouth Africa
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- Alzheimer's Therapeutic Research InstituteUniversity of Southern CaliforniaLos AngelesCaliforniaUSA
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- Department of Neuromuscular DiseasesUCL Queen Square Institute of NeurologyQueen SquareLondonUK
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- Department of PsychologyCharles E. Schmidt College of ScienceFlorida Atlantic UniversityBoca RatonFloridaUSA
- Florida Alzheimer's Disease Research CenterGainesvilleFloridaUSA
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- Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer's & Neurodegenerative DiseasesUniversity of Texas Health Sciences CenterSan AntonioTexasUSA
- Department of NeurologyBoston University School of MedicineBostonMassachusettsUSA
- The Framingham Heart StudyFraminghamMassachusettsUSA
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- Molecular Neuropathology of Alzheimer's DiseaseInstitute of NeuropathologyUniversity Medical Center Hamburg‐EppendorfHamburgGermany
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- Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer's and Neurodegenerative Diseases and South Texas ADRCUT Health San AntonioSan AntonioTexasUSA
- University of Texas Health Sciences CenterSan AntonioTexasUSA
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- Division of Medical and Scientific RelationsAlzheimer's AssociationChicagoIllinoisUSA
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- Institute of Neuroscience and FysiologySahlgrenska AcademyUniversity of GothenburgGothenburgSweden
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- Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging BrainDepartment of NeurologyColumbia University Irving Medical CenterNew YorkNew YorkUSA
- Cambridge Institute for Medical Research and Department of Clinical NeurosciencesSchool of Clinical MedicineUniversity of CambridgeAddenbrookes Biomedical CampusTrumpingtonCambridgeUK
- Department of Medicine (Neurology)Temerty Faculty of MedicineUniversity of Torontoand University Health Network27 King's College CirTorontoOntarioCanada
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- Division of GeriatricsUniversity of Sao Paulo Medical SchoolR. da Reitoria, R. Cidade UniversitáriaSão PauloSao PauloBrazil
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- Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI)Trinity College DublinLloyd Building Trinity College DublinDublinIreland
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- Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI)University California San Francisco (UCSF)San FranciscoCaliforniaUSA
- FINGERS Brain Health Institutec/o Stockholms SjukhemStockholmSweden
- Department of Epidemiology and PreventionWake Forest University School of MedicineWinston‐SalemNorth CarolinaUSA
- Department of NeurobiologyCare Sciences and Society (NVS)Division of Clinical GeriatricsKarolinska Institute, SolnavägenSolnaSweden
- Imarisha Centre for Brain health and AgingBrain and Mind InstituteAga Khan UniversityNairobiKenya
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- Memory and Aging CenterDepartment of NeurologyUniversity of CaliforniaSan FranciscoCaliforniaUSA
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- John P Hussman Institute for Human GenomicsMiller School of MedicineUniversity of MiamiCoral GablesFloridaUSA
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- St. John's Medical CollegeSarjapur ‐ Marathahalli Rd, beside Bank Of Baroda, John Nagar, KoramangalaBengaluruKarnatakaIndia
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- Department of Global Health and InfectionBrighton and Sussex Medical SchoolBrightonUK
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- Population Health Sciences InstituteNewcastle UniversityNewcastle upon TyneUK
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- Department of Psychiatry and NeurochemistryInstitute of Neuroscience and Physiologythe Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of GothenburgGöteborgSweden
- Clinical Neurochemistry LaboratorySahlgrenska University HospitalMölndalSweden
- Department of Neurodegenerative DiseaseUCL Institute of NeurologyQueen Square, Queen SquareLondonUK
- UK Dementia Research Institute at UCLUniversity College LondonLondonUK
- Hong Kong Center for Neurodegenerative DiseasesClear Water BayHong KongChina
- Wisconsin Alzheimer's Disease Research CenterUniversity of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public HealthUniversity of Wisconsin‐MadisonMadisonWisconsinUSA
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- Department of NeurologySchool of MedicineAddis Ababa UniversityAddis AbabaEthiopia
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- Division of Medical and Scientific RelationsAlzheimer's AssociationChicagoIllinoisUSA
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Sadeghi MA, Stevens D, Kundu S, Sanghera R, Dagher R, Yedavalli V, Jones C, Sair H, Luna LP. Detecting Alzheimer's Disease Stages and Frontotemporal Dementia in Time Courses of Resting-State fMRI Data Using a Machine Learning Approach. JOURNAL OF IMAGING INFORMATICS IN MEDICINE 2024:10.1007/s10278-024-01101-1. [PMID: 38780666 DOI: 10.1007/s10278-024-01101-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2023] [Revised: 03/20/2024] [Accepted: 03/22/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024]
Abstract
Early, accurate diagnosis of neurodegenerative dementia subtypes such as Alzheimer's disease (AD) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is crucial for the effectiveness of their treatments. However, distinguishing these conditions becomes challenging when symptoms overlap or the conditions present atypically. Resting-state fMRI (rs-fMRI) studies have demonstrated condition-specific alterations in AD, FTD, and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) compared to healthy controls (HC). Here, we used machine learning to build a diagnostic classification model based on these alterations. We curated all rs-fMRIs and their corresponding clinical information from the ADNI and FTLDNI databases. Imaging data underwent preprocessing, time course extraction, and feature extraction in preparation for the analyses. The imaging features data and clinical variables were fed into gradient-boosted decision trees with fivefold nested cross-validation to build models that classified four groups: AD, FTD, HC, and MCI. The mean and 95% confidence intervals for model performance metrics were calculated using the unseen test sets in the cross-validation rounds. The model built using only imaging features achieved 74.4% mean balanced accuracy, 0.94 mean macro-averaged AUC, and 0.73 mean macro-averaged F1 score. It accurately classified FTD (F1 = 0.99), HC (F1 = 0.99), and MCI (F1 = 0.86) fMRIs but mostly misclassified AD scans as MCI (F1 = 0.08). Adding clinical variables to model inputs raised balanced accuracy to 91.1%, macro-averaged AUC to 0.99, macro-averaged F1 score to 0.92, and improved AD classification accuracy (F1 = 0.74). In conclusion, a multimodal model based on rs-fMRI and clinical data accurately differentiates AD-MCI vs. FTD vs. HC.
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- Mohammad Amin Sadeghi
- Division of Neuroradiology, Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins Medicine, 600 N Wolfe St, Phipps B100F, Baltimore, MD, 21287, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Division of Neuroradiology, Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins Medicine, 600 N Wolfe St, Phipps B100F, Baltimore, MD, 21287, USA
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- University of Cambridge, School of Clinical Medicine, Cambridge, UK
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- Division of Neuroradiology, Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins Medicine, 600 N Wolfe St, Phipps B100F, Baltimore, MD, 21287, USA
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- Division of Neuroradiology, Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins Medicine, 600 N Wolfe St, Phipps B100F, Baltimore, MD, 21287, USA
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- Division of Neuroradiology, Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins Medicine, 600 N Wolfe St, Phipps B100F, Baltimore, MD, 21287, USA
- Department of Computer Science, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
- The Malone Center for Engineering in Healthcare, The Whiting School of Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Division of Neuroradiology, Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins Medicine, 600 N Wolfe St, Phipps B100F, Baltimore, MD, 21287, USA
- The Malone Center for Engineering in Healthcare, The Whiting School of Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Division of Neuroradiology, Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins Medicine, 600 N Wolfe St, Phipps B100F, Baltimore, MD, 21287, USA.
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Davies K, Howe T, Small J, Hsiung GYR. ‛It's all communication': Family members' perspectives on the communication needs for themselves and their relatives with primary progressive aphasia. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LANGUAGE & COMMUNICATION DISORDERS 2024. [PMID: 38762773 DOI: 10.1111/1460-6984.13042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2023] [Accepted: 04/28/2024] [Indexed: 05/20/2024]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Communication disabilities, such as primary progressive aphasia (PPA), impact family members as well as the individuals with the condition. To provide adequate communication care to people with PPA (PwPPA) and their family members, it is crucial to understand the communication needs from the family members' perspectives. To date, research on the communication needs of people with primary progressive aphasia and their family members from the perspectives of family members has been limited. AIMS The specific research objectives were to explore (a) the communication needs pertaining to PwPPA in the early, middle and late stages; and (b) the communication needs pertaining to family members of PwPPA in the early, middle and late stages, from the perspectives of family members. METHODS & PROCEDURES This study employed a qualitative description approach, underpinned by the pragmatic paradigm. Data collection involved semi-structured qualitative interviews with eight family members (relatives of four individuals with the logopenic variant of PPA, of two individuals with the nonfluent variant of PPA, of one individual with the semantic variant of PPA and of one individual with mixed PPA). Qualitative content analysis was used to identify codes and categories in relation to the research objectives. OUTCOMES & RESULTS Qualitative content analysis revealed eight categories of communication needs pertaining to the PwPPA: person-specific needs; diagnosis and disclosure; general communication difficulties; impact on communication in everyday life; impact on cognition; impact on psychosocial well-being; impact on person's dignity and autonomy; and future planning. Six categories were identified pertaining to the family members: information about and awareness of PPA; impact of communication difficulties on family/others; increased responsibilities for the family in everyday life; impact on psychosocial well-being; and future planning. CONCLUSIONS & IMPLICATIONS This investigation has expanded our knowledge in the area by providing insights about communication needs which speech-language pathologists and other health professionals should be aware of and take into account when providing communication care to PwPPA and their families. WHAT THIS PAPER ADDS What is already known on the subject Person- and family-centred communication care is optimally guided by the person's and family's needs and values. Research on communication care for people with primary progressive aphasia has underscored the inclusion of family members. Previous research has investigated the impact and experiences of living with primary progressive aphasia from the family member perspective. What this paper adds to existing knowledge To date, research focusing on identifying the communication needs of people with primary progressive aphasia and their family members from the perspective of family members is limited. This study adds the family members' perspectives on the communication needs pertaining to themselves and their relatives with primary progressive aphasia in the early, middle and late stages of primary progressive aphasia. What are the potential or clinical implications of this work? Several clinical implications have been raised. Family members experience communication needs for themselves and should be included as recipients of communication care. Clinicians supporting people with primary progressive aphasia should be cognizant of the impact of communication fatigue on everyday life and therapy tasks. Communication care for this population should include communication partner training, support for psychosocial well-being and support with communication around future planning.
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- Katharine Davies
- School of Audiology and Speech Sciences, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- School of Audiology and Speech Sciences, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- School of Audiology and Speech Sciences, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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Aguzzoli Peres F, Haas AN, Martha AD, Chan M, Steele M, Ferretti MT, Ngcobo NN, Ilinca S, Domínguez‐Vivero C, Leroi I, Sajnani N, Zimmer ER, Kornhuber A, Kalache A, Holtzhausen B, Tristão‐Pereira C, Dupont C, Cohen D, de Jong D, Facal D, O'Sullivan D, Mateus E, Roso E, Estrop E, Gamba G, San Martin Elexpe G, Ulises Diaz Hernández H, Quaid H, Govia I, Barbosa J, García del Moral J, Miller J, García García JA, Quaid K, Navarro L, García LZ, Waters L, Molete L, Godoy ME, Sigauke M, de Ataide Schulte MW, Estrop P, San Martin Elexpe Cardoso P, Perez R, Patterson R, Chakrabarti R, Wong R, Marsillas S, Lowe S, Rego TS, Farombi T, Montgomery T, in ‘t Veen T, Yanni V, Weidner W, Ibanez A. Walking the talk for dementia: A unique immersive, embodied, and multi-experiential initiative. Alzheimers Dement 2024; 20:2309-2322. [PMID: 38275208 PMCID: PMC10984440 DOI: 10.1002/alz.13644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2023] [Revised: 11/26/2023] [Accepted: 11/27/2023] [Indexed: 01/27/2024]
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Coping with dementia requires an integrated approach encompassing personal, health, research, and community domains. Here we describe "Walking the Talk for Dementia," an immersive initiative aimed at empowering people with dementia, enhancing dementia understanding, and inspiring collaborations. This initiative involved 300 participants from 25 nationalities, including people with dementia, care partners, clinicians, policymakers, researchers, and advocates for a 4-day, 40 km walk through the Camino de Santiago de Compostela, Spain. A 2-day symposium after the journey provided novel transdisciplinary and horizontal structures, deconstructing traditional hierarchies. The innovation of this initiative lies in its ability to merge a physical experience with knowledge exchange for diversifying individuals' understanding of dementia. It showcases the transformative potential of an immersive, embodied, and multi-experiential approach to address the complexities of dementia collaboratively. The initiative offers a scalable model to enhance understanding, decrease stigma, and promote more comprehensive and empathetic dementia care and research.
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Javeed A, Anderberg P, Ghazi AN, Noor A, Elmståhl S, Berglund JS. Breaking barriers: a statistical and machine learning-based hybrid system for predicting dementia. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2024; 11:1336255. [PMID: 38260734 PMCID: PMC10801181 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2023.1336255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2023] [Accepted: 12/05/2023] [Indexed: 01/24/2024] Open
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Introduction: Dementia is a condition (a collection of related signs and symptoms) that causes a continuing deterioration in cognitive function, and millions of people are impacted by dementia every year as the world population continues to rise. Conventional approaches for determining dementia rely primarily on clinical examinations, analyzing medical records, and administering cognitive and neuropsychological testing. However, these methods are time-consuming and costly in terms of treatment. Therefore, this study aims to present a noninvasive method for the early prediction of dementia so that preventive steps should be taken to avoid dementia. Methods: We developed a hybrid diagnostic system based on statistical and machine learning (ML) methods that used patient electronic health records to predict dementia. The dataset used for this study was obtained from the Swedish National Study on Aging and Care (SNAC), with a sample size of 43040 and 75 features. The newly constructed diagnostic extracts a subset of useful features from the dataset through a statistical method (F-score). For the classification, we developed an ensemble voting classifier based on five different ML models: decision tree (DT), naive Bayes (NB), logistic regression (LR), support vector machines (SVM), and random forest (RF). To address the problem of ML model overfitting, we used a cross-validation approach to evaluate the performance of the proposed diagnostic system. Various assessment measures, such as accuracy, sensitivity, specificity, receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve, and Matthew's correlation coefficient (MCC), were used to thoroughly validate the devised diagnostic system's efficiency. Results: According to the experimental results, the proposed diagnostic method achieved the best accuracy of 98.25%, as well as sensitivity of 97.44%, specificity of 95.744%, and MCC of 0.7535. Discussion: The effectiveness of the proposed diagnostic approach is compared to various cutting-edge feature selection techniques and baseline ML models. From experimental results, it is evident that the proposed diagnostic system outperformed the prior feature selection strategies and baseline ML models regarding accuracy.
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- Ashir Javeed
- Department of Health, Blekinge Institute of Technology, Karlskrona, Sweden
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- Department of Health, Blekinge Institute of Technology, Karlskrona, Sweden
- School of Health Sciences, University of Skövde, Skövde, Sweden
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- Department of Software Engineering, Blekinge Institute of Technology, Karlskrona, Sweden
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- Department of Information Technology, Faculty of Computing and Information Technology, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- EpiHealth: Epidemiology for Health, Lund University, SUS Malmö, Malmö, Sweden
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Prado P, Medel V, Gonzalez-Gomez R, Sainz-Ballesteros A, Vidal V, Santamaría-García H, Moguilner S, Mejia J, Slachevsky A, Behrens MI, Aguillon D, Lopera F, Parra MA, Matallana D, Maito MA, Garcia AM, Custodio N, Funes AÁ, Piña-Escudero S, Birba A, Fittipaldi S, Legaz A, Ibañez A. The BrainLat project, a multimodal neuroimaging dataset of neurodegeneration from underrepresented backgrounds. Sci Data 2023; 10:889. [PMID: 38071313 PMCID: PMC10710425 DOI: 10.1038/s41597-023-02806-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2023] [Accepted: 11/30/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023] Open
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The Latin American Brain Health Institute (BrainLat) has released a unique multimodal neuroimaging dataset of 780 participants from Latin American. The dataset includes 530 patients with neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease (AD), behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD), multiple sclerosis (MS), Parkinson's disease (PD), and 250 healthy controls (HCs). This dataset (62.7 ± 9.5 years, age range 21-89 years) was collected through a multicentric effort across five Latin American countries to address the need for affordable, scalable, and available biomarkers in regions with larger inequities. The BrainLat is the first regional collection of clinical and cognitive assessments, anatomical magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), resting-state functional MRI (fMRI), diffusion-weighted MRI (DWI), and high density resting-state electroencephalography (EEG) in dementia patients. In addition, it includes demographic information about harmonized recruitment and assessment protocols. The dataset is publicly available to encourage further research and development of tools and health applications for neurodegeneration based on multimodal neuroimaging, promoting the assessment of regional variability and inclusion of underrepresented participants in research.
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- Pavel Prado
- Latin American Brain Health Institute (BrainLat), Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Santiago, Chile
- Escuela de Fonoaudiología, Facultad de Odontología y Ciencias de la Rehabilitación, Universidad San Sebastián, Santiago, Chile
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- Latin American Brain Health Institute (BrainLat), Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Santiago, Chile
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- Latin American Brain Health Institute (BrainLat), Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Santiago, Chile
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- Latin American Brain Health Institute (BrainLat), Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Santiago, Chile
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- PhD Neuroscience Program, Physiology and Psychiatry Departments, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia
- Memory and Cognition Center Intellectus, Hospital Universitario San Ignacio, Bogotá, Colombia
- Global Brain Health Institute, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, USA
- Global Brain Health Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Latin American Brain Health Institute (BrainLat), Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Santiago, Chile
- Cognitive Neuroscience Center (CNC), Universidad de San Andrés & CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Latin American Brain Health Institute (BrainLat), Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Santiago, Chile
- Departamento de Ingeniería Biomédica, Universidad de Los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia
- Memory and Aging Clinic, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, USA
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- Neuropsychology and Clinical Neuroscience Laboratory (LANNEC), Physiopathology Department - Institute of Biomedical Sciences (ICBM), Neurocience and East Neuroscience Departments, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago de Chile, Chile
- Geroscience Center for Brain Health and Metabolism, (GERO), Santiago de Chile, Chile
- Memory and Neuropsychiatric Center (CMYN), Memory Unit - Neurology Department, Hospital del Salvador and Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago de Chile, Chile
- Servicio de Neurología, Departamento de Medicina, Clínica Alemana-Universidad del Desarrollo, Santiago de Chile, Chile
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- Centro de Investigación Clínica Avanzada (CICA), Facultad de Medicina-Hospital Clínico, Universidad de Chile, Independencia, Santiago, 8380453, Chile
- Departamento de Neurología y Neurocirugía, Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile, Independencia, Santiago, 8380430, Chile
- Departamento de Neurociencia, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Independencia, Santiago, 8380453, Chile
- Departamento de Neurología y Psiquiatría, Clínica Alemana-Universidad del Desarrollo, Santiago, 8370065, Chile
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- Grupo de Neurociencias de Antioquia de la Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia
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- Grupo de Neurociencias de Antioquia de la Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia
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- School of Psychological Sciences and Health, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- PhD Neuroscience Program, Physiology and Psychiatry Departments, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia
- Memory and Cognition Center Intellectus, Hospital Universitario San Ignacio, Bogotá, Colombia
- Mental Health Department, Hospital Universitario Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá, Memory Clinic, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Latin American Brain Health Institute (BrainLat), Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Santiago, Chile
- Cognitive Neuroscience Center (CNC), Universidad de San Andrés & CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Global Brain Health Institute, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, USA
- Cognitive Neuroscience Center (CNC), Universidad de San Andrés & CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Departamento de Lingüística y Literatura, Facultad de Humanidades, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Unit Cognitive Impairment and Dementia Prevention, Peruvian Institute of Neurosciences, Lima, Peru
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- Geriatrics Department, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Global Brain Health Institute, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, USA
- Memory and Aging Clinic, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, USA
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- Latin American Brain Health Institute (BrainLat), Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Santiago, Chile
- Cognitive Neuroscience Center (CNC), Universidad de San Andrés & CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Instituto Universitario de Neurociencia, Universidad de La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
- Facultad de Psicología, Universidad de La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
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- Latin American Brain Health Institute (BrainLat), Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Santiago, Chile
- Global Brain Health Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- Cognitive Neuroscience Center (CNC), Universidad de San Andrés & CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Latin American Brain Health Institute (BrainLat), Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Santiago, Chile
- Cognitive Neuroscience Center (CNC), Universidad de San Andrés & CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Latin American Brain Health Institute (BrainLat), Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Santiago, Chile.
- Global Brain Health Institute, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, USA.
- Global Brain Health Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
- Cognitive Neuroscience Center (CNC), Universidad de San Andrés & CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Ibanez A, Eyre H. Brain capital, ecological development and sustainable environments. BMJ MENTAL HEALTH 2023; 26:e300803. [PMID: 37832976 PMCID: PMC10603528 DOI: 10.1136/bmjment-2023-300803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2023] [Accepted: 08/08/2023] [Indexed: 10/15/2023]
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The importance of improving brain and mental health and developing sustainable environments is increasingly recognised. Understanding the syndemic interactions between these processes can help address contemporary societal challenges and foster global innovation. Here, we propose a green brain capital model that integrates environmental drivers of brain health and green skills necessary for long-term sustainability and discuss the role of interdisciplinary approaches in promoting individual and collective behavioural changes. We draw on existing literature and research to highlight the connections between brain health, environmental factors and green skills. Environmental factors and exposome can have long-lasting adverse effects on brain health, particularly in vulnerable populations. Investing in green brain capital can prepare societies to address global crises. Green skills, including creativity, ecological intelligence and digital literacy, are critical for promoting sustainable environments. Access to nature improves brain and mental health, and interdisciplinary fields such as neurourbanism can inform urban planning to benefit citizens' well-being. Building brain capital and environmental sustainability interactions requires increasing future generations' awareness, education and training. A comprehensive approach to green brain capital can enable greater societal scaling, synergistically protecting brain health and environmental sustainability.
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- Agustin Ibanez
- Latin American Brain Health Institute (BrainLat), Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, Santiago, Chile
- Cognitive Neuroscience Center (CNC) & CONICET, Universidad de San Andres, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Brain Capital Alliance, San Francisco, California, USA
- Neuroscience-inspired Policy Initiative (NIPI), New Approaches to Economic Challenges, Office of the Chief Economist, Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development, Paris, France
- Global Brain Health Institute, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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Ibáñez A, Reiss AB, Custodio N, Agosta F. Editorial: Insights in Alzheimer's disease and related dementias: 2022. Front Aging Neurosci 2023; 15:1279870. [PMID: 37810616 PMCID: PMC10556743 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2023.1279870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2023] [Accepted: 09/12/2023] [Indexed: 10/10/2023] Open
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- Agustín Ibáñez
- Latin American Brain Health Institute (BrainLat), Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Santiago de Chile, Chile
- Cognitive Neuroscience Center (CNC), Universidad de San Andrés and CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), University of California San Francisco (UCSF), San Francisco, CA, United States
- Trinity College Dublin (TCD), Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Medicine and Biomedical Research Institute, NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine, Mineola, NY, United States
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- Department of Neurology, Instituto Peruano de Neurociencias, Lima, Peru
- Unit of Diagnosis of Cognitive Impairment and Dementia Prevention, Instituto Peruano de Neurociencias, Lima, Peru
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Ogonowski N, Santamaria-Garcia H, Baez S, Lopez A, Laserna A, Garcia-Cifuentes E, Ayala-Ramirez P, Zarante I, Suarez-Obando F, Reyes P, Kauffman M, Cochran N, Schulte M, Sirkis DW, Spina S, Yokoyama JS, Miller BL, Kosik KS, Matallana D, Ibáñez A. Frontotemporal dementia presentation in patients with heterozygous p.H157Y variant of TREM2. J Med Genet 2023; 60:894-904. [PMID: 36813542 PMCID: PMC10447405 DOI: 10.1136/jmg-2022-108627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2022] [Accepted: 02/06/2023] [Indexed: 02/24/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND The triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cell 2 (TREM2) is a major regulator of neuroinflammatory processes in neurodegeneration. To date, the p.H157Y variant of TREM2 has been reported only in patients with Alzheimer's disease. Here, we report three patients with frontotemporal dementia (FTD) from three unrelated families with heterozygous p.H157Y variant of TREM2: two patients from Colombian families (study 1) and a third Mexican origin case from the USA (study 2). METHODS To determine if the p.H157Y variant might be associated with a specific FTD presentation, we compared in each study the cases with age-matched, sex-matched and education-matched groups-a healthy control group (HC) and a group with FTD with neither TREM2 mutations nor family antecedents (Ng-FTD and Ng-FTD-MND). RESULTS The two Colombian cases presented with early behavioural changes, greater impairments in general cognition and executive function compared with both HC and Ng-FTD groups. These patients also exhibited brain atrophy in areas characteristic of FTD. Furthermore, TREM2 cases showed increased atrophy compared with Ng-FTD in frontal, temporal, parietal, precuneus, basal ganglia, parahippocampal/hippocampal and cerebellar regions. The Mexican case presented with FTD and motor neuron disease (MND), showing grey matter reduction in basal ganglia and thalamus, and extensive TDP-43 type B pathology. CONCLUSION In all TREM2 cases, multiple atrophy peaks overlapped with the maximum peaks of TREM2 gene expression in crucial brain regions including frontal, temporal, thalamic and basal ganglia areas. These results provide the first report of an FTD presentation potentially associated with the p.H157Y variant with exacerbated neurocognitive impairments.
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- Natalia Ogonowski
- Latin American Institute for Brain Health (BrainLat), Universidad Adolfo Ibanez, Adolfo Ibanez University, Santiago, Chile, Santiago de Chile, Chile
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- Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), University California San Francisco (UCSF), San Francisco, California, USA
- Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. Ph.D Program of Neuroscience, Bogotá, Colombia
- Hospital Universitario San Ignacio. Centro de Memoria y Cognición Intellectus, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Hospital Universitario de la Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá, Bogota, Colombia
- Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogota, Colombia
- University of Rochester Medical Center. Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine. of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Rochester, NY, New York, USA
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- Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogota, Colombia
- Hospital Universitario San Ignacio, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Human Genomics Institute, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogota, Colombia
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- Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogota, Colombia
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- Hospital General de Agudos Jose Maria Ramos Mejia Consultorio y Laboratorio de Neurogenetica, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Universidad Austral. IIMT-FCB. Conicet, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
- Weil Institute of Neuroscience, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
- Weil Institute of Neuroscience, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, USA
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- Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogota, Colombia
- Hospital Universitario Fundación Santa Fe, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Latin American Institute for Brain Health (BrainLat), Universidad Adolfo Ibanez, Adolfo Ibanez University, Santiago, Chile, Santiago de Chile, Chile
- Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- Cognitive Neuroscience Center (CNC), Universidad de San Andres & CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Santamaria-Garcia H, Sainz-Ballesteros A, Hernandez H, Moguilner S, Maito M, Ochoa-Rosales C, Corley M, Valcour V, Miranda JJ, Lawlor B, Ibanez A. Factors associated with healthy aging in Latin American populations. Nat Med 2023; 29:2248-2258. [PMID: 37563242 PMCID: PMC10504086 DOI: 10.1038/s41591-023-02495-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2023] [Accepted: 07/11/2023] [Indexed: 08/12/2023]
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Latin American populations may present patterns of sociodemographic, ethnic and cultural diversity that can defy current universal models of healthy aging. The potential combination of risk factors that influence aging across populations in Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries is unknown. Compared to other regions where classical factors such as age and sex drive healthy aging, higher disparity-related factors and between-country variability could influence healthy aging in LAC countries. We investigated the combined impact of social determinants of health (SDH), lifestyle factors, cardiometabolic factors, mental health symptoms and demographics (age, sex) on healthy aging (cognition and functional ability) across LAC countries with different levels of socioeconomic development using cross-sectional and longitudinal machine learning models (n = 44,394 participants). Risk factors associated with social and health disparities, including SDH (β > 0.3), mental health (β > 0.6) and cardiometabolic risks (β > 0.22), significantly influenced healthy aging more than age and sex (with null or smaller effects: β < 0.2). These heterogeneous patterns were more pronounced in low-income to middle-income LAC countries compared to high-income LAC countries (cross-sectional comparisons), and in an upper-income to middle-income LAC country, Costa Rica, compared to China, a non-upper-income to middle-income LAC country (longitudinal comparisons). These inequity-associated and region-specific patterns inform national risk assessments of healthy aging in LAC countries and regionally tailored public health interventions.
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- Hernando Santamaria-Garcia
- Global Brain Health Institute, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
- Center of Memory and Cognition Intellectus, Hospital Universitario San Ignacio Bogotá, San Ignacio, Colombia.
- Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (PhD Program in Neuroscience) Bogotá, San Ignacio, Colombia.
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- Latin American Brain Health Institute, Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, Santiago de Chile, Chile
- Faculty of Engineering, University of Concepción, Concepción, Chile
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- Global Brain Health Institute, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Latin American Brain Health Institute, Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, Santiago de Chile, Chile
- Cognitive Neuroscience Center, Universidad de San Andrés and Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Latin American Brain Health Institute, Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, Santiago de Chile, Chile
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- Latin American Brain Health Institute, Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, Santiago de Chile, Chile
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Global Brain Health Institute, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Memory and Aging Center, University California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Centro de Excelencia en Enfermedades Crónicas, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
- Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
- Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
- The George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Global Brain Health Institute, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Global Brain Health Institute, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
- Latin American Brain Health Institute, Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, Santiago de Chile, Chile.
- Cognitive Neuroscience Center, Universidad de San Andrés and Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
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Prado P, Mejía JA, Sainz‐Ballesteros A, Birba A, Moguilner S, Herzog R, Otero M, Cuadros J, Z‐Rivera L, O'Byrne DF, Parra M, Ibáñez A. Harmonized multi-metric and multi-centric assessment of EEG source space connectivity for dementia characterization. ALZHEIMER'S & DEMENTIA (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2023; 15:e12455. [PMID: 37424962 PMCID: PMC10329259 DOI: 10.1002/dad2.12455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2022] [Revised: 06/05/2023] [Accepted: 06/05/2023] [Indexed: 07/11/2023]
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Introduction Harmonization protocols that address batch effects and cross-site methodological differences in multi-center studies are critical for strengthening electroencephalography (EEG) signatures of functional connectivity (FC) as potential dementia biomarkers. Methods We implemented an automatic processing pipeline incorporating electrode layout integrations, patient-control normalizations, and multi-metric EEG source space connectomics analyses. Results Spline interpolations of EEG signals onto a head mesh model with 6067 virtual electrodes resulted in an effective method for integrating electrode layouts. Z-score transformations of EEG time series resulted in source space connectivity matrices with high bilateral symmetry, reinforced long-range connections, and diminished short-range functional interactions. A composite FC metric allowed for accurate multicentric classifications of Alzheimer's disease and behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia. Discussion Harmonized multi-metric analysis of EEG source space connectivity can address data heterogeneities in multi-centric studies, representing a powerful tool for accurately characterizing dementia.
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- Pavel Prado
- Latin American Brain Health Institute (BrainLat)Universidad Adolfo IbáñezSantiago de ChileChile
- Escuela de FonoaudiologíaFacultad de Odontología y Ciencias de la RehabilitaciónUniversidad San SebastiánSantiagoChile
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- Latin American Brain Health Institute (BrainLat)Universidad Adolfo IbáñezSantiago de ChileChile
- Departamento de Ingeniería BiomédicaUniversidad de Los AndesBogotáColombia
- Memory and Aging ClinicUniversity of CaliforniaSan FranciscoUnited States
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- Latin American Brain Health Institute (BrainLat)Universidad Adolfo IbáñezSantiago de ChileChile
- Cognitive Neuroscience Center (CNC)Universidad de San AndrésBuenos AiresArgentina
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- Latin American Brain Health Institute (BrainLat)Universidad Adolfo IbáñezSantiago de ChileChile
- Cognitive Neuroscience Center (CNC)Universidad de San AndrésBuenos AiresArgentina
- Instituto Universitario de NeurocienciaUniversidad de La LagunaTenerifeSpain
- Facultad de PsicologíaUniversidad de La LagunaTenerifeSpain
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- Latin American Brain Health Institute (BrainLat)Universidad Adolfo IbáñezSantiago de ChileChile
- Cognitive Neuroscience Center (CNC)Universidad de San AndrésBuenos AiresArgentina
- Department of NeurologyMassachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical SchoolBostonUnited States
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- Latin American Brain Health Institute (BrainLat)Universidad Adolfo IbáñezSantiago de ChileChile
- Fundación para el Estudio de la Conciencia Humana (EcoH)Santiago de ChileChile
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- Facultad de Ingeniería, Arquitectura y DiseñoUniversidad San SebastiánSantiagoChile
- Centro BASAL Ciencia & Vida; Facultad de Ingeniería y TecnologíaUniversidad San SebastiánSantiago de ChileChile
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- Advanced Center for Electrical and Electronic Engineering (AC3E)Universidad Técnica Federico Santa MaríaValparaísoChile
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- Advanced Center for Electrical and Electronic Engineering (AC3E)Universidad Técnica Federico Santa MaríaValparaísoChile
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- Center for Social and Cognitive Neuroscience (CSCN)School of PsychologyUniversidad Adolfo IbáñezSantiagoChile
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- School of Psychological Sciences and HealthUniversity of StrathclydeGlasgowUK
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- Latin American Brain Health Institute (BrainLat)Universidad Adolfo IbáñezSantiago de ChileChile
- Cognitive Neuroscience Center (CNC)Universidad de San AndrésBuenos AiresArgentina
- Center for Social and Cognitive Neuroscience (CSCN)School of PsychologyUniversidad Adolfo IbáñezSantiagoChile
- National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET)Buenos AiresArgentina
- Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI)University of California San FranciscoCalifornia and Trinity College DublinDublinIreland
- Trinity College Dublin (TCD)DublinIreland
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Sanz Perl Y, Fittipaldi S, Gonzalez Campo C, Moguilner S, Cruzat J, Fraile-Vazquez ME, Herzog R, Kringelbach ML, Deco G, Prado P, Ibanez A, Tagliazucchi E. Model-based whole-brain perturbational landscape of neurodegenerative diseases. eLife 2023; 12:e83970. [PMID: 36995213 PMCID: PMC10063230 DOI: 10.7554/elife.83970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2022] [Accepted: 03/15/2023] [Indexed: 03/31/2023] Open
Abstract
The treatment of neurodegenerative diseases is hindered by lack of interventions capable of steering multimodal whole-brain dynamics towards patterns indicative of preserved brain health. To address this problem, we combined deep learning with a model capable of reproducing whole-brain functional connectivity in patients diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD). These models included disease-specific atrophy maps as priors to modulate local parameters, revealing increased stability of hippocampal and insular dynamics as signatures of brain atrophy in AD and bvFTD, respectively. Using variational autoencoders, we visualized different pathologies and their severity as the evolution of trajectories in a low-dimensional latent space. Finally, we perturbed the model to reveal key AD- and bvFTD-specific regions to induce transitions from pathological to healthy brain states. Overall, we obtained novel insights on disease progression and control by means of external stimulation, while identifying dynamical mechanisms that underlie functional alterations in neurodegeneration.
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- Yonatan Sanz Perl
- Department of Physics, University of Buenos AiresBuenos AiresArgentina
- National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET), CABABuenos AiresArgentina
- Cognitive Neuroscience Center (CNC), Universidad de San AndrésBuenos AiresArgentina
- Center for Brain and Cognition, Computational Neuroscience Group, Universitat Pompeu FabraBarcelonaSpain
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- National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET), CABABuenos AiresArgentina
- Cognitive Neuroscience Center (CNC), Universidad de San AndrésBuenos AiresArgentina
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- National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET), CABABuenos AiresArgentina
- Cognitive Neuroscience Center (CNC), Universidad de San AndrésBuenos AiresArgentina
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- Global Brain Health Institute, University of California, San FranciscoSan FranciscoUnited States
- Latin American Brain Health Institute (BrainLat), Universidad Adolfo IbáñezSantiagoChile
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- Center for Brain and Cognition, Computational Neuroscience Group, Universitat Pompeu FabraBarcelonaSpain
- Latin American Brain Health Institute (BrainLat), Universidad Adolfo IbáñezSantiagoChile
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- Latin American Brain Health Institute (BrainLat), Universidad Adolfo IbáñezSantiagoChile
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of OxfordOxfordUnited Kingdom
- Center for Music in the Brain, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus UniversityÅrhusDenmark
- Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Medicine, University of MinhoBragaPortugal
- Centre for Eudaimonia and Human Flourishing, University of OxfordOxfordUnited Kingdom
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- Center for Brain and Cognition, Computational Neuroscience Group, Universitat Pompeu FabraBarcelonaSpain
- Department of Information and Communication Technologies, Universitat Pompeu FabraBarcelonaSpain
- Institució Catalana de la Recerca i Estudis Avancats (ICREA)BarcelonaSpain
- Department of Neuropsychology, Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain SciencesLeipzigGermany
- School of Psychological Sciences, Monash UniversityClaytonAustralia
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- Latin American Brain Health Institute (BrainLat), Universidad Adolfo IbáñezSantiagoChile
- Escuela de Fonoaudiología, Facultad de Odontología y Ciencias de la Rehabilitación, Universidad San SebastiánSantiagoChile
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- National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET), CABABuenos AiresArgentina
- Cognitive Neuroscience Center (CNC), Universidad de San AndrésBuenos AiresArgentina
- Global Brain Health Institute, University of California, San FranciscoSan FranciscoUnited States
- Latin American Brain Health Institute (BrainLat), Universidad Adolfo IbáñezSantiagoChile
- Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience (TCIN), Trinity College DublinDublinIreland
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- Department of Physics, University of Buenos AiresBuenos AiresArgentina
- National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET), CABABuenos AiresArgentina
- Cognitive Neuroscience Center (CNC), Universidad de San AndrésBuenos AiresArgentina
- Latin American Brain Health Institute (BrainLat), Universidad Adolfo IbáñezSantiagoChile
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Cruzat J, Herzog R, Prado P, Sanz-Perl Y, Gonzalez-Gomez R, Moguilner S, Kringelbach ML, Deco G, Tagliazucchi E, Ibañez A. Temporal Irreversibility of Large-Scale Brain Dynamics in Alzheimer's Disease. J Neurosci 2023; 43:1643-1656. [PMID: 36732071 PMCID: PMC10008060 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1312-22.2022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2022] [Revised: 12/12/2022] [Accepted: 12/25/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
Abstract
Healthy brain dynamics can be understood as the emergence of a complex system far from thermodynamic equilibrium. Brain dynamics are temporally irreversible and thus establish a preferred direction in time (i.e., arrow of time). However, little is known about how the time-reversal symmetry of spontaneous brain activity is affected by Alzheimer's disease (AD). We hypothesized that the level of irreversibility would be compromised in AD, signaling a fundamental shift in the collective properties of brain activity toward equilibrium dynamics. We investigated the irreversibility from resting-state fMRI and EEG data in male and female human patients with AD and elderly healthy control subjects (HCs). We quantified the level of irreversibility and, thus, proximity to nonequilibrium dynamics by comparing forward and backward time series through time-shifted correlations. AD was associated with a breakdown of temporal irreversibility at the global, local, and network levels, and at multiple oscillatory frequency bands. At the local level, temporoparietal and frontal regions were affected by AD. The limbic, frontoparietal, default mode, and salience networks were the most compromised at the network level. The temporal reversibility was associated with cognitive decline in AD and gray matter volume in HCs. The irreversibility of brain dynamics provided higher accuracy and more distinctive information than classical neurocognitive measures when differentiating AD from control subjects. Findings were validated using an out-of-sample cohort. Present results offer new evidence regarding pathophysiological links between the entropy generation rate of brain dynamics and the clinical presentation of AD, opening new avenues for dementia characterization at different levels.SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT By assessing the irreversibility of large-scale dynamics across multiple brain signals, we provide a precise signature capable of distinguishing Alzheimer's disease (AD) at the global, local, and network levels and different oscillatory regimes. Irreversibility of limbic, frontoparietal, default-mode, and salience networks was the most compromised by AD compared with more sensory-motor networks. Moreover, the time-irreversibility properties associated with cognitive decline and atrophy outperformed and complemented classical neurocognitive markers of AD in predictive classification performance. Findings were generalized and replicated with an out-of-sample validation procedure. We provide novel multilevel evidence of reduced irreversibility in AD brain dynamics that has the potential to open new avenues for understating neurodegeneration in terms of the temporal asymmetry of brain dynamics.
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- Josephine Cruzat
- Latin American Brain Health Institute (BrainLat), Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, 7911328, Santiago, Chile
- Fundación para el Estudio de la Conciencia Humana (ECoH), 7550000, Santiago, Chile
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- Latin American Brain Health Institute (BrainLat), Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, 7911328, Santiago, Chile
- Fundación para el Estudio de la Conciencia Humana (ECoH), 7550000, Santiago, Chile
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- Latin American Brain Health Institute (BrainLat), Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, 7911328, Santiago, Chile
- Escuela de Fonoaudiología, Facultad de Odontología y Ciencias de la Rehabilitación, Universidad San Sebastián, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Physics, University of Buenos Aires, C1428EGA, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET), C1033AAJ, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Cognitive Neuroscience Center (CNC), Universidad de San Andrés, C116ABJ, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Center for Brain and Cognition, Computational Neuroscience Group, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 08005 Barcelona, Spain
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- Latin American Brain Health Institute (BrainLat), Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, 7911328, Santiago, Chile
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- Latin American Brain Health Institute (BrainLat), Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, 7911328, Santiago, Chile
- Global Brain Health Institute, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143
- Global Brain Health Institute, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7JX, United Kingdom
- Center for Music in the Brain, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, 8000 Århus, Denmark
- Centre for Eudaimonia and Human Flourishing, Linacre College, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 9BX, United Kingdom
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- Center for Brain and Cognition, Computational Neuroscience Group, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 08005 Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Information and Communication Technologies, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 08018 Barcelona, Spain
- Institució Catalana de la Recerca i Estudis Avancats (ICREA), 08010 Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Neuropsychology, Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, D-04303 Leipzig, Germany
- School of Psychological Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne 3168, Australia
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- Latin American Brain Health Institute (BrainLat), Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, 7911328, Santiago, Chile
- Department of Physics, University of Buenos Aires, C1428EGA, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET), C1033AAJ, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Cognitive Neuroscience Center (CNC), Universidad de San Andrés, C116ABJ, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Latin American Brain Health Institute (BrainLat), Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, 7911328, Santiago, Chile
- National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET), C1033AAJ, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Cognitive Neuroscience Center (CNC), Universidad de San Andrés, C116ABJ, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Global Brain Health Institute, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143
- Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland
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Castro Martínez JC, Santamaría-García H. Understanding mental health through computers: An introduction to computational psychiatry. Front Psychiatry 2023; 14:1092471. [PMID: 36824671 PMCID: PMC9941647 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1092471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2022] [Accepted: 01/16/2023] [Indexed: 02/10/2023] Open
Abstract
Computational psychiatry recently established itself as a new tool in the study of mental disorders and problems. Integration of different levels of analysis is creating computational phenotypes with clinical and research values, and constructing a way to arrive at precision psychiatry are part of this new branch. It conceptualizes the brain as a computational organ that receives from the environment parameters to respond to challenges through calculations and algorithms in continuous feedback and feedforward loops with a permanent degree of uncertainty. Through this conception, one can seize an understanding of the cerebral and mental processes in the form of theories or hypotheses based on data. Using these approximations, a better understanding of the disorder and its different determinant factors facilitates the diagnostics and treatment by having an individual, ecologic, and holistic approach. It is a tool that can be used to homologate and integrate multiple sources of information given by several theoretical models. In conclusion, it helps psychiatry achieve precision and reproducibility, which can help the mental health field achieve significant advancement. This article is a narrative review of the basis of the functioning of computational psychiatry with a critical analysis of its concepts.
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- Juan Camilo Castro Martínez
- Departamento de Psiquiatría y Salud Mental, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Ph.D. Programa de Neurociencias, Departamento de Psiquiatría y Salud Mental, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia
- Centro de Memoria y Cognición Intellectus, Hospital Universitario San Ignacio, Bogotá, Colombia
- Global Brain Health Institute, University of California, San Francisco – Trinity College Dublin, San Francisco, CA, United States
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Ibáñez A, Reiss AB, Custodio N, Alladi S. Editorial: Insights in Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. Front Aging Neurosci 2022; 14:1068156. [PMID: 36506469 PMCID: PMC9727773 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2022.1068156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2022] [Accepted: 11/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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- Agustín Ibáñez
- Latin American Brain Health Institute (BrainLat), Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Santiago, Chile
- Cognitive Neuroscience Center (CNC), Universidad de San Andrés and CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), San Francisco, CA, United States
- Trinity College Dublin (TCD), Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Medicine and Biomedical Research Institute, NYU Long Island School of Medicine, Mineola, NY, United States
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- Department of Neurology, Instituto Peruano de Neurociencias, Lima, Peru
- Unit of Diagnosis of Cognitive Impairment and Dementia Prevention, Instituto Peruano de Neurociencias, Lima, Peru
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- Department of Neurology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, India
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