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Bassil DT, Farrell MT, Wagner RG, Brickman AM, Glymour MM, Langa KM, Manly JJ, Salinas J, Tipping B, Tollman S, Berkman LF. Cohort Profile Update: Cognition and dementia in the Health and Aging in Africa Longitudinal Study of an INDEPTH community in South Africa (HAALSI dementia). Int J Epidemiol 2022; 51:e217-e226. [PMID: 34871405 PMCID: PMC9365629 DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyab250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2021] [Accepted: 11/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Darina T Bassil
- Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- MRC/Wits Rural Public Health and Health Transitions Research Unit (Agincourt), School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer’s Disease and the Aging Brain, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
- Gertrude H. Sergievsky Center, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Neurology, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- Veterans Affairs Center for Clinical Management Research, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer’s Disease and the Aging Brain, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
- Gertrude H. Sergievsky Center, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Neurology, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Neurology, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Division of Geriatric Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- MRC/Wits Rural Public Health and Health Transitions Research Unit (Agincourt), School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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Stamm BC, Lao PJ, Rizvi B, Colon J, Igwe K, Chesebro AG, Maas B, Schupf N, Mayeux R, Manly JJ, Brickman AM. Parental History of Dementia Is Associated with Increased Small Vessel Cerebrovascular Disease. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2020; 75:2156-2161. [PMID: 31838489 PMCID: PMC7566406 DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glz291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Small vessel cerebrovascular dysfunction that manifests on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as white matter hyperintensities (WMH) is linked to increased risk and progression of Alzheimer's disease (AD), but there is considerable debate about whether it represents a core feature of the disease. Parental history of dementia is a risk factor for AD, suggesting a strong heritable component; the examination of the extent to which parental history of dementia is associated with cerebrovascular disease could provide insight into the aggregation of AD and cerebrovascular disease. METHODS This study included 481 community-dwelling older adults (mean age = 74.07 ± 5.81; 56% women) with available MRI scans. Participants were classified as having a parental history of dementia or having no parental history based on self-report. Total WMH values were calculated and compared between the two groups with general linear models, adjusting for relevant covariates. We also compared WMH volume between those with a reported sibling history of dementia and those without. RESULTS One hundred twelve participants reported having a parental history of dementia and 369 reported no parental history. Those with parental history had greater total WMH volume than those without (F = 4.17, p = .042, partial η 2 = 0.009). Results were strongest for those with maternal versus paternal history (F = 2.43, p = .089, partial η 2 = 0.010 vs <0.001) and among Hispanic (F = 5.57, p = .020, partial η 2 = 0.038) and non-Hispanic White participants (F = 4.17, p = .042, partial η 2 = 0.009). Those with reported sibling history of dementia did not differ from those without. CONCLUSIONS Older adults with parental, particularly maternal, history of dementia have increased WMH. The results highlight the possibility that cerebrovascular changes are a core feature of AD, as WMH severity and parental history aggregate together.
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- Bessie C Stamm
- Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer’s Disease and the Aging Brain, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York
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- Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer’s Disease and the Aging Brain, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York
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- Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer’s Disease and the Aging Brain, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York
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- Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer’s Disease and the Aging Brain, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York
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- Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer’s Disease and the Aging Brain, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York
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- Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer’s Disease and the Aging Brain, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York
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- Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer’s Disease and the Aging Brain, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York
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- Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer’s Disease and the Aging Brain, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York
- Department of Neurology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York
- G.H. Sergievsky Center, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York
- Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, New York
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- Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer’s Disease and the Aging Brain, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York
- Department of Neurology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York
- G.H. Sergievsky Center, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York
- Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, New York
- Department of Psychiatry, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York
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- Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer’s Disease and the Aging Brain, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York
- Department of Neurology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York
- G.H. Sergievsky Center, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York
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- Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer’s Disease and the Aging Brain, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York
- Department of Neurology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York
- G.H. Sergievsky Center, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York
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Houck AL, Gutierrez J, Gao F, Igwe KC, Colon JM, Black SE, Brickman AM. Increased Diameters of the Internal Cerebral Veins and the Basal Veins of Rosenthal Are Associated with White Matter Hyperintensity Volume. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2019; 40:1712-1718. [PMID: 31515212 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a6213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2019] [Accepted: 08/01/2019] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE White matter hyperintensities on T2-weighted MR imaging are typical in older adults and have been linked to several poor health outcomes, including cognitive impairment and Alzheimer disease. The presence and severity of white matter hyperintensities have traditionally been attributed to occlusive arteriopathy, but recent evidence also implicates deep medullary venule collagenosis and associated vasogenic edema. Historically, postmortem analyses have been the sole way to analyze cerebral veins, but SWI can be now used to examine cortical veins in vivo. The aim of the current study was to determine whether there is an association between the diameters of the large draining cerebral veins/sinuses and white matter hyperintensity volume. MATERIALS AND METHODS T2-weighted FLAIR and SWI were performed in 682 older adults without dementia (mean age, 73.9 ± 5.9 years; 59.1% women). Total and regional white matter hyperintensity volume was derived. We measured the diameters of 5 regions of the cerebral venous draining system: internal cerebral veins, basal veins of Rosenthal, superior sagittal sinus, vein of Galen, and straight sinus terminus. RESULTS Increased diameter of the internal cerebral veins was associated with greater total white matter hyperintensity volume (β = 0.09, P = .02) and regionally in the parietal (β = 0.10, P = .006), frontal (β = 0.09, P = .02), and temporal (β = 0.09, P = .02) lobes. Increased diameter of the basal veins of Rosenthal was associated with greater total (β = 0.10, P = .01), frontal (β = 0.11, P = .003), and temporal (β = 0.09, P = .02) white matter hyperintensity volume. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that the caliber of the internal cerebral veins and of the basal veins of Rosenthal relates to regional white matter disease.
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Affiliation(s)
- A L Houck
- From the Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain (A.L.H., K.C.I., J.M.C., A.M.B.)
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- Department of Neurology (J.G., A.M.B.), College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York
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- Hurvitz Brain Sciences Research Program (F.G., S.E.B.), Sunnybrook Research Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- From the Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain (A.L.H., K.C.I., J.M.C., A.M.B.)
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- From the Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain (A.L.H., K.C.I., J.M.C., A.M.B.)
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- Hurvitz Brain Sciences Research Program (F.G., S.E.B.), Sunnybrook Research Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- From the Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain (A.L.H., K.C.I., J.M.C., A.M.B.)
- Department of Neurology (J.G., A.M.B.), College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York
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