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Saboo KV, Hu C, Varatharajah Y, Przybelski SA, Reid RI, Schwarz CG, Graff-Radford J, Knopman DS, Machulda MM, Mielke MM, Petersen RC, Arnold PM, Worrell GA, Jones DT, Jack Jr CR, Iyer RK, Vemuri P. Deep learning identifies brain structures that predict cognition and explain heterogeneity in cognitive aging. Neuroimage 2022; 251:119020. [PMID: 35196565 PMCID: PMC9045384 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2022.119020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2021] [Revised: 01/20/2022] [Accepted: 02/17/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Specific brain structures (gray matter regions and white matter tracts) play a dominant role in determining cognitive decline and explain the heterogeneity in cognitive aging. Identification of these structures is crucial for screening of older adults at risk of cognitive decline. Using deep learning models augmented with a model-interpretation technique on data from 1432 Mayo Clinic Study of Aging participants, we identified a subset of brain structures that were most predictive of individualized cognitive trajectories and indicative of cognitively resilient vs. vulnerable individuals. Specifically, these structures explained why some participants were resilient to the deleterious effects of elevated brain amyloid and poor vascular health. Of these, medial temporal lobe and fornix, reflective of age and pathology-related degeneration, and corpus callosum, reflective of inter-hemispheric disconnection, accounted for 60% of the heterogeneity explained by the most predictive structures. Our results are valuable for identifying cognitively vulnerable individuals and for developing interventions for cognitive decline.
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Zhornitsky S, Chaudhary S, Le TM, Chen Y, Zhang S, Potvin S, Chao HH, van Dyck CH, Li CSR. Cognitive dysfunction and cerebral volumetric deficits in individuals with Alzheimer's disease, alcohol use disorder, and dual diagnosis. Psychiatry Res Neuroimaging 2021; 317:111380. [PMID: 34482052 PMCID: PMC8579376 DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2021.111380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2021] [Revised: 08/22/2021] [Accepted: 08/25/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Epidemiological surveys suggest that excessive drinking is associated with higher risk of Alzheimer's disease (AD). The present study utilized data from the National Alzheimer's Coordinating Center to examine cognition as well as gray/white matter and ventricular volumes among participants with AD and alcohol use disorder (AD/AUD, n = 52), AD only (n = 701), AUD only (n = 67), and controls (n = 1283). AUD diagnosis was associated with higher Clinical Dementia Rating Scale Sum of Boxes (CDR-SB) in AD than in non-AD. AD performed worse on semantic fluency and Trail Making Test A + B (TMT A + B) and showed smaller total GMV, WMV, and larger ventricular volume than non-AD. AD had smaller regional GMV in the inferior/superior parietal cortex, hippocampal formation, occipital cortex, inferior frontal gyrus, posterior cingulate cortex, and isthmus cingulate cortex than non-AD. AUD had significantly smaller somatomotor cortical GMV and showed a trend towards smaller volume in the hippocampal formation, relative to non-AUD participants. Misuse of alcohol has an additive effect on dementia severity among AD participants. Smaller hippocampal volume is a common feature of both AD and AUD. Although AD is associated with more volumetric deficits overall, AD and AUD are associated with atrophy in largely distinct brain regions.
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- Simon Zhornitsky
- Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06519, USA.
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- Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06519, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06519, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06519, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06519, USA
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- Centre de recherche de l'Institut, Universitaire en Santé Mentale de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada; Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06519, USA; VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, CT 06516, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06519, USA; Department of Neuroscience, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA; Interdepartmental Neuroscience Program, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06519, USA; Department of Neuroscience, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA; Interdepartmental Neuroscience Program, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
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Piersson AD, Mohamad M, Suppiah S, Rajab NF. Topographical patterns of whole-brain structural alterations in association with genetic risk, cerebrospinal fluid, positron emission tomography biomarkers of Alzheimer’s disease, and neuropsychological measures. Clin Transl Imaging 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s40336-021-00440-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Serra L, Gabrielli GB, Tuzzi E, Spanò B, Giulietti G, Failoni V, Marra C, Caltagirone C, Koch G, Cercignani M, Bozzali M. Damage to the Frontal Aslant Tract Accounts for Visuo-Constructive Deficits in Alzheimer's Disease. J Alzheimers Dis 2018; 60:1015-1024. [PMID: 28984608 DOI: 10.3233/jad-170638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The frontal aslant tract (FAT) has been described as a bundle connecting the Broca's area to the supplementary motor area (SMA) and the pre-SMA in both hemispheres. The functional properties of this tract and its role in degenerative dementia, such as Alzheimer's disease (AD), still need to be fully clarified. The aim of this study was to explore the microstructural integrity of the FAT in patients with AD and its potential relationship with cognitive functioning. Twenty-three patients with AD and 25 healthy subjects (HS) were enrolled. All subjects underwent cognitive and MRI examination. MRI, including diffusion sequences, was used for probabilistic tractography analysis. We reconstructed individual FATs bilaterally and assessed their microstructural integrity using fractional anisotropy (FA), computed as both mean tract value and voxel-wise using SPM-8. Mean FA values were then used to test for correlations with cognitive measures. Mean tract FA and voxel-wise analyses revealed that patients with AD, compared to HS, had decreased FA in the FAT bilaterally. In addition, positive associations were found between FA in the FATs and patients' performance at tests for constructional praxis and visuospatial logical reasoning. The present results reveal a bilateral damage of FAT in AD patients. The association between FATs' microscopic abnormalities and constructive abilities fits well with the knowledge of a functional involvement of SMA and pre-SMA in movement sequences when executing constructive praxis tasks. The FAT is an associative bundle critically involved in the network sub-serving constructional praxis in patients with AD.
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- Laura Serra
- Neuroimaging Laboratory, IRCCS Santa Lucia Foundation, Rome, Italy
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- Neuroimaging Laboratory, IRCCS Santa Lucia Foundation, Rome, Italy
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- Neuroimaging Laboratory, IRCCS Santa Lucia Foundation, Rome, Italy
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- Neuroimaging Laboratory, IRCCS Santa Lucia Foundation, Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Neurology, Catholic University, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Behavioural Neurology, IRCCS Santa Lucia Foundation, Rome, Italy.,Department of Systems Medicine, University of Rome 'Tor Vergata', Rome, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Behavioural Neurology, IRCCS Santa Lucia Foundation, Rome, Italy.,Department of Systems Medicine, University of Rome 'Tor Vergata', Rome, Italy
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- Neuroimaging Laboratory, IRCCS Santa Lucia Foundation, Rome, Italy.,Department of Neuroscience, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK
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- Neuroimaging Laboratory, IRCCS Santa Lucia Foundation, Rome, Italy.,Department of Neuroscience, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK
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Yoshii F, Kawaguchi C, Kohara S, Shimizu M, Onaka H, Ryo M, Takahashi W. Characteristic deterioration of ADAS-Jcog subscale scores and correlations with regional cerebral blood flow reductions in Alzheimer's disease. Neurol Sci 2018; 39:909-918. [PMID: 29508099 DOI: 10.1007/s10072-018-3277-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2017] [Accepted: 02/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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The Alzheimer Disease Assessment Scale (Japanese version) cognitive subscale (ADAS-Jcog) is composed of a number of subscale tasks. However, it is not clear which subscale tasks are most susceptible to impairment in Alzheimer's disease (AD) or what is the relationship between reduction in regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) and decreased ADAS-Jcog scores. Subjects were 32 AD patients, aged 52-86 years. We examined the relationship between subscale tasks that showed marked score changes and brain regions that showed reduced rCBF over a 2-year period. rCBF was measured by single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) with technetium-99m ethyl cysteinate dimer (99mTc-ECD), and the SPECT imaging data were analyzed with the easy Z-score imaging system (eZIS) and voxel-based stereotactic extraction estimation (vbSEE) methods. Total score of ADAS-Jcog deteriorated from 19.5 ± 7.0 to 35.7 ± 15.2 after 2 years. Subscale scores were significantly worse in all fields, particularly in orientation, word recall, remembering test instructions, commands, constructional praxis, and ideational praxis, in that order. Significant correlations were found between (1) word recall and commands and rCBF in the left middle temporal lobe, (2) naming objects/fingers and rCBF in the left temporal (middle, inferior) lobe, and (3) constructional and ideational praxis and rCBF in the right parietal (superior, inferior) lobe, temporal (superior, middle) lobe, angular gyrus, and cingulate gyrus. We identified the brain regions associated with specifically impaired subscales of ADAS-Jcog during progressive deterioration of AD over 2 years.
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- Fumihito Yoshii
- Department of Neurology, Saiseikai Shonan Hiratsuka Hospital, 18-1 Miyamatsu-cho, Hiratsuka, 254-0036, Japan. .,Department of Neurology, Tokai University Oiso Hospital, 21-1 Gakkyo, Naka-gun, 259-0198, Japan.
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- Department of Neurology, Seya Clinic, Seya, Yokohama, 246-0014, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Technology, Tokai University School of Medicine, 143 Shimokasuya, Isehara, 259-1193, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Technology, Tokai University School of Medicine, 143 Shimokasuya, Isehara, 259-1193, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Technology, Tokai University School of Medicine, 143 Shimokasuya, Isehara, 259-1193, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Tokai University Oiso Hospital, 21-1 Gakkyo, Naka-gun, 259-0198, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Tokai University Oiso Hospital, 21-1 Gakkyo, Naka-gun, 259-0198, Japan
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Müller S, Preische O, Heymann P, Elbing U, Laske C. Diagnostic Value of a Tablet-Based Drawing Task for Discrimination of Patients in the Early Course of Alzheimer's Disease from Healthy Individuals. J Alzheimers Dis 2018; 55:1463-1469. [PMID: 27858717 DOI: 10.3233/jad-160921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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There is a considerable delay in the diagnosis of dementia, which may reduce the effectiveness of available treatments. Thus, it is of great interest to develop fast and easy to perform, non-invasive and non-expensive diagnostic measures for the early detection of cognitive impairment and dementia. Here we investigate movement kinematics between 20 patients with early dementia due to Alzheimer's disease (eDAT), 30 patients with amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI), and 20 cognitively healthy control (HC) individuals while copying a three-dimensional house using a digitizing tablet. Receiver-operating characteristic (ROC) curves and logistic regression analyzes have been conducted to explore whether alterations in movement kinematics could be used to discriminate patients with aMCI and eDAT from healthy individuals. Time-in-air (i.e., transitioning from one stroke to the next without touching the surface) differed significantly between patients with aMCI, eDAT, and HCs demonstrating an excellent sensitivity and a moderate specificity to discriminate aMCI subjects from normal elderly and an excellent sensitivity and specificity to discriminate patients affected by mild Alzheimer's disease from healthy individuals. Time-on-surface (i.e., time while stylus is touching the surface) differed only between HCs and patients with eDAT but not between HCs and patients with aMCI. Furthermore, total-time (i.e., time-in-air plus time-on-surface) did not differ between patients with aMCI and early dementia due to AD. Modern digitizing devices offer the opportunity to measure a broad range of visuoconstructive abilities that may be used as a fast and easy to perform screening instrument for the early detection of cognitive impairment and dementia in primary care.
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- Stephan Müller
- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Eberhard Karls University, Tübingen, Germany.,Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Eberhard Karls University, Tübingen, Germany
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Tübingen, Germany.,Section for Dementia Research, Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research and Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Eberhard Karls University, Tübingen, Germany
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Tübingen, Germany.,Section for Dementia Research, Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research and Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Eberhard Karls University, Tübingen, Germany
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Barocco F, Spallazzi M, Concari L, Gardini S, Pelosi A, Caffarra P. The Progression of Alzheimer's Disease: Are Fast Decliners Really Fast? A Four-Year Follow-Up. J Alzheimers Dis 2017; 57:775-786. [PMID: 28304306 PMCID: PMC5389047 DOI: 10.3233/jad-161264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Background: The rate of cognitive and functional decline in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) changes across individuals. Objectives: Our purpose was to assess whether the concept of “fast decline” really fits its definition and whether cognitive and functional variables at onset can predict the progression of AD. Methods: 324 AD patients were included. We retrospectively examined their Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) total score and sub-items, Activities of Daily Living (ADL), and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) at baseline and every six months for a 4-year follow-up. Patients were divided into “fast decliners” (n = 62), defined by a loss ≥5 points on the MMSE score within the first year from the baseline; “intermediate decliners” (n = 37), by a loss ≥5 points after the first year and before the 18th month; or “slow decliners” (n = 225), composed of the remaining patients. Results: At baseline, the groups did not differ on demographic, clinical, and cognitive variables. The decline at the end of the 4-year follow-up period seems to be similar among the different decline clusters. Predictors of disease progression have not been identified; only the MMSE total score at 12 months <14/30 was indicative of a poor prognosis. Conclusions: Even with the limitation due to the small sample size, the lack of differences in the disease progression in time in the different clusters suggest the inconsistency of the so-called “fast decliners”. This study was unable to show any significant difference among clusters of AD progression within a 4-year time interval. Further studies should better clarify whether a more consistent distinction exists between slow and fast decliners.
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- Federica Barocco
- Section of Neurology, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Section of Neurology, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Section of Psychology, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Section of Neurology, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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Müller S, Preische O, Heymann P, Elbing U, Laske C. Increased Diagnostic Accuracy of Digital vs. Conventional Clock Drawing Test for Discrimination of Patients in the Early Course of Alzheimer's Disease from Cognitively Healthy Individuals. Front Aging Neurosci 2017; 9:101. [PMID: 28443019 PMCID: PMC5386968 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2017.00101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2016] [Accepted: 03/29/2017] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The conventional Clock Drawing Test (cCDT) is a rapid and inexpensive screening tool for detection of moderate and severe dementia. However, its usage is limited due to poor diagnostic accuracy especially in patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). The diagnostic value of a newly developed digital Clock Drawing Test (dCDT) was evaluated and compared with the cCDT in 20 patients with early dementia due to AD (eDAT), 30 patients with amnestic MCI (aMCI) and 20 cognitively healthy controls (HCs). Parameters assessed by dCDT were time while transitioning the stylus from one stroke to the next above the surface (i.e., time-in-air), time the stylus produced a visible stroke (i.e., time-on-surface) and total-time during clock drawing. Receiver-operating characteristic (ROC) curves were calculated and logistic regression analyses have been conducted for statistical analysis. Using dCDT, time-in-air was significantly increased in eDAT (70965.8 ms) compared to aMCI (54073.7 ms; p = 0.027) and HC (32315.6 ms; p < 0.001). In addition, time-in-air was significantly longer in patients with aMCI compared to HC (p = 0.003), even in the aMCI group with normal cCDT score (54141.8 ms; p < 0.001). Time-in-air using dCDT allowed discrimination of patients with aMCI from HCs with a sensitivity of 81.3% and a specificity of 72.2% while cCDT scoring revealed a sensitivity of 62.5% and a specificity of 83.3%. Most interestingly, time-in-air allowed even discrimination of aMCI patients with normal cCDT scores (80% from all aMCI patients) from HCs with a clinically relevant sensitivity of 80.8% and a specificity of 77.8%. A combination of dCDT variables and cCDT scores did not improve the discrimination of patients with aMCI from HC. In conclusion, assessment of time-in-air using dCDT yielded a higher diagnostic accuracy for discrimination of aMCI patients from HCs than the use of cCDT even in those aMCI patients with normal cCDT scores. Modern digitizing devices offer the opportunity to measure subtle changes of visuo-constructive demands and executive functions that may be used as a fast and easy to perform screening instrument for the early detection of cognitive impairment in primary care.
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- Stephan Müller
- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Eberhard Karls UniversityTübingen, Germany.,Geriatric Center at the University Hospital, Eberhard Karls UniversityTübingen, Germany
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE)Tübingen, Germany.,Section for Dementia Research, Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research and Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Eberhard Karls UniversityTübingen, Germany
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- Art Therapy Research Institute, Nürtingen-Geislingen UniversityNürtingen, Germany
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- Art Therapy Research Institute, Nürtingen-Geislingen UniversityNürtingen, Germany
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE)Tübingen, Germany.,Section for Dementia Research, Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research and Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Eberhard Karls UniversityTübingen, Germany
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Dziedzic T, Pera J, Klimkowicz-Mrowiec A, Mroczko B, Slowik A. Biochemical and Radiological Markers of Alzheimer's Disease Progression. J Alzheimers Dis 2016; 50:623-44. [PMID: 26757184 DOI: 10.3233/ifs-150578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative, inevitably progressive disease with a rate of cognitive, functional, and behavioral decline that varies highly from patient to patient. Although several clinical predictors of AD progression have been identified, to our mind in clinical practice there is a lack of a reliable biomarker that enables one to stratify the risk of deterioration. Identification of biomarkers that allow the monitoring of AD progression could change the way physicians and caregivers make treatment decisions. This review summarizes the results of studies on potential biochemical and radiological markers related to AD progression.
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- Tomasz Dziedzic
- Department of Neurology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Neurology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Neurodegeneration Diagnostics, Medical University of Białystok, Poland.,Department of Biochemical Diagnostics, University Hospital, Białystok, Poland
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- Department of Neurology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
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It is widely accepted that hemodialysis access monitoring combined with preemptive percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) improves outcomes. The many studies that have evaluated monitoring during the last decade provide an opportunity to examine whether this hypothesis is valid. Because synthetic grafts are more likely than autogenous arteriovenous fistulas to benefit from monitoring, this review is restricted to grafts. Recent studies show that monitoring does not accurately predict graft thrombosis or failure, nor does it prolong graft life. However, monitoring can reduce thrombosis, and thereby reduce access-related hospitalizations and use of central venous dialysis catheters. Because preemptive PTA is expensive, however, monitoring does not reduce the cost of access-related care. The limited benefit that monitoring provides emphasizes the urgent need to develop better approaches to solving the problem of graft thrombosis and failure.
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- William D Paulson
- Section of Nephrology, Hypertension, and Renal Transplantation, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA 30912-3140, USA.
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Minati L, Edginton T, Bruzzone MG, Giaccone G. Current concepts in Alzheimer's disease: a multidisciplinary review. Am J Alzheimers Dis Other Demen 2009; 24:95-121. [PMID: 19116299 PMCID: PMC10846154 DOI: 10.1177/1533317508328602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 190] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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This comprehensive, pedagogically-oriented review is aimed at a heterogeneous audience representative of the allied disciplines involved in research and patient care. After a foreword on epidemiology, genetics, and risk factors, the amyloid cascade model is introduced and the main neuropathological hallmarks are discussed. The progression of memory, language, visual processing, executive, attentional, and praxis deficits, and of behavioral symptoms is presented. After a summary on neuropsychological assessment, emerging biomarkers from cerebrospinal fluid assays, magnetic resonance imaging, nuclear medicine, and electrophysiology are discussed. Existing treatments are briefly reviewed, followed by an introduction to emerging disease-modifying therapies such as secretase modulators, inhibitors of Abeta aggregation, immunotherapy, inhibitors of tau protein phosphorylation, and delivery of nerve growth factor.
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- Ludovico Minati
- Science Direction Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milano, Italy.
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Crooks VC, Parsons TD, Buckwalter JG. Validation of the Cognitive Assessment of Later Life Status (CALLS) instrument: a computerized telephonic measure. BMC Neurol 2007; 7:10. [PMID: 17517137 PMCID: PMC1887540 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2377-7-10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2006] [Accepted: 05/21/2007] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Brief screening tests have been developed to measure cognitive performance and dementia, yet they measure limited cognitive domains and often lack construct validity. Neuropsychological assessments, while comprehensive, are too costly and time-consuming for epidemiological studies. This study's aim was to develop a psychometrically valid telephone administered test of cognitive function in aging. METHODS Using a sequential hierarchical strategy, each stage of test development did not proceed until specified criteria were met. The 30 minute Cognitive Assessment of Later Life Status (CALLS) measure and a 2.5 hour in-person neuropsychological assessment were conducted with a randomly selected sample of 211 participants 65 years and older that included equivalent distributions of men and women from ethnically diverse populations. RESULTS Overall Cronbach's coefficient alpha for the CALLS test was 0.81. A principal component analysis of the CALLS tests yielded five components. The CALLS total score was significantly correlated with four neuropsychological assessment components. Older age and having a high school education or less was significantly correlated with lower CALLS total scores. Females scored better overall than males. There were no score differences based on race. CONCLUSION The CALLS test is a valid measure that provides a unique opportunity to reliably and efficiently study cognitive function in large populations.
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- Valerie C Crooks
- Department of Research and Evaluation, Kaiser Permanente Southern California, 100 S. Los Robles, Pasadena, CA 91101, USA
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- Institute for Creative Technologies, University of Southern California, 13274 Fiji Way, Office 301, Marina del Rey, CA 90292-4019, USA
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White JJ, Ram SJ, Jones SA, Schwab SJ, Paulson WD. Influence of luminal diameters on flow surveillance of hemodialysis grafts: insights from a mathematical model. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2006; 1:972-8. [PMID: 17699315 DOI: 10.2215/cjn.00580206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Randomized controlled trials have not shown that surveillance of graft blood flow (Q) prolongs graft life. Because luminal diameters affect flow resistance, this study examined whether the influence of diameters on Q can explain the limitations of surveillance. Inflow artery and outflow vein diameters were determined from duplex ultrasound studies of 94 patients. These diameters were applied to a mathematical model for determination of how they affect the relation between Q and stenosis. Also determined was the correlation between Q (by ultrasound dilution) and diameters, stenosis, and mean arterial pressure in 88 patients. Artery and vein diameters varied widely between patients, but arteries generally were narrower than veins. The model predicts that the relation between Q and stenosis is sigmoid: as stenosis progresses, Q initially remains unchanged but then rapidly decreases. A narrower artery increases flow resistance, causing a longer delay followed by a more rapid reduction in Q. In a multiple regression analysis of data from patients, Q correlated with artery and vein diameters, sum of largest stenoses from each circuit segment, and mean arterial pressure (R = 0.689, P < 0.001). This study helps to explain why Q surveillance predicts thrombosis in some patients but not others. Luminal diameters control the relation between Q and stenosis, and these diameters vary widely. During progressive stenosis, the delay and then rapid reduction in Q may impair recognition of low Q before thrombosis occurs. Surveillance outcomes might be improved by taking frequent measurements so that there is no delay in discovering that Q has decreased.
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- John J White
- Section of Nephrology, Hypertension, and Renal Transplantation, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA 30809, USA
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Harciarek M, Jodzio K. Neuropsychological differences between frontotemporal dementia and Alzheimer's disease: a review. Neuropsychol Rev 2006; 15:131-45. [PMID: 16328732 DOI: 10.1007/s11065-005-7093-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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This paper surveys the similarities and differences between frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and Alzheimer's disease (AD). The review covers findings primarily from neuropsychological studies on memory, language, attention/executive function, and visuospatial abilities. However, neuropsychiatric and neuroimaging data are also briefly discussed. Distinguishing features of both FTD and AD are described in order to present a comprehensive clinical picture of these dementing diseases, which is essential for the process of differential diagnosis. The cause of specific cognitive deficits is also considered. Our comprehensive review of the empirical literature reveals that AD is characterized by early memory loss and visuospatial problems, while among the main features of FTD are behavioral abnormalities and executive dysfunctions.
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Lee YC, Liu RS, Liao YC, Wang PN, Lin KN, Liu HC. Longitudinal Cerebral Perfusion Decrease in Mild Alzheimer’s Disease Revealed by SPECT with Statistical Parametric Mapping Method. Eur Neurol 2004; 52:42-9. [PMID: 15237252 DOI: 10.1159/000079417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2003] [Accepted: 04/13/2004] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Fifteen patients with mild Alzheimer's disease received baseline and follow-up technetium-99m hexamethylpropylene amine oxime SPECT examinations paired with neuropsychological assessments, including the Cognitive Ability Screening Instruments (CASI). The differences between baseline and follow-up SPECT images were analyzed by the voxel-based paired t test of the statistical parametric mapping technique. A simple regression analysis was also conducted to analyze the correlation between CASI sub-scores and both sets of SPECT images. In comparison with baseline images, cerebral perfusion at follow-up was significantly reduced in the left superior and middle temporal gyri, right middle and inferior temporal gyri, and right fusiform gyrus. A significant correlation was demonstrated between the list-generating fluency CASI sub-score and perfusion of the left fusiform gyrus. The visual construction sub-score was significantly correlated with perfusion of the right superior and medial frontal gyri.
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Affiliation(s)
- Yi-Chung Lee
- The Neurological Institute, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Section of Neurology, #201 Section 2 Shih-Pai Road, Shih-pai, Taipei 11217, Taiwan
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Current awareness in geriatric psychiatry. Bibliography. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 2001. [PMID: 11571778 DOI: 10.1002/gps.377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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In order to keep subscribers up-to-date with the latest developments in their field, John Wiley &: Sons are providing a current awareness service in each issue of the journal. The bibliography contains newly published material in the field of geriatric psychiatry. Each bibliography is divided into 9 sections: 1 Books, Reviews &: Symposia; 2 General; 3 Assessment; 4 Epidemiology; 5 Therapy; 6 Care; 7 Dementia; 8 Depression; 9 Psychology. Within each section, articles are listed in alphabetical order with respect to author. If, in the preceding period, no publications are located relevant to any one of these headings, that section will be omitted
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