Correction
Clinical Neurology
Rosaleena Mohanty, Daniel J. Ferreira, Simon Frerich
Summary: In the research article by Mohanty et al., it was noted that the abbreviation for Mini-Mental State Examination should be MMSE. The authors express regret for the error.
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Clinical Neurology
Andrea Vergallo, Pablo Lemercier, Enrica Cavedo, Simone Lista, Eugeen Vanmechelen, Ann De Vos, Henrik Zetterberg, Kaj Blennow, Marie-Odile Habert, Marie-Claude Potier, Bruno Dubois, Stefan Teipel, Harald Hampel
Summary: The study identified a positive correlation between plasma BACE1 protein concentrations and AD biomarkers of neurodegeneration, suggesting a potential role of BACE1 in Alzheimer's disease progression.
ALZHEIMERS & DEMENTIA
(2021)
Article
Clinical Neurology
John J. Alam, Paul Maruff, Susan R. Doctrow, Hui-May Chu, Jennifer Conway, Stephen N. Gomperts, Charlotte Teunissen
Summary: This study evaluates the relationship between plasma tau phosphorylated at residue 181 (ptau181), a biomarker of Alzheimer disease (AD) copathology, and the treatment effects of the p38 alpha kinase inhibitor neflamapimod in patients with dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB). The results suggest that DLB patients with lower pretreatment ptau181 levels may show better treatment response to neflamapimod, with improvement in attention, cognitive assessment, and daily functioning. Plasma biomarkers of AD copathology should be considered as stratification variables in DLB clinical trials.
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Neurosciences
Marcel Daamen, Lukas Scheef, Shumei Li, Michel J. Grothe, Florian C. Gaertner, Ralph Buchert, Katharina Buerger, Laura Dobisch, Alexander Drzezga, Markus Essler, Michael Ewers, Klaus Fliessbach, Ana Lucia Herrera Melendez, Stefan Hetzer, Daniel Janowitz, Ingo Kilimann, Bernd Joachim Krause, Catharina Lange, Christoph Laske, Matthias H. Munk, Oliver Peters, Josef Priller, Alfredo Ramirez, Matthias Reimold, Axel Rominger, Ayda Rostamzadeh, Sandra Roeske, Nina Roy, Klaus Scheffler, Anja Schneider, Annika Spottke, Eike Jakob Spruth, Stefan J. Teipel, Michael Wagner, Emrah Duezel, Frank Jessen, Henning Boecker
Summary: This study found that amyloid-positive individuals with subjective cognitive decline (SCD) already show early alterations of cholinergic basal forebrain (BF) integrity, which is negatively correlated with cortical amyloid burden. However, further research is needed to determine whether these changes emerge at grey zone levels of amyloid accumulation.
JOURNAL OF ALZHEIMERS DISEASE
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Jessica Peter, Isabella Mayer, Thomas Kammer, Lora Minkova, Jacob Lahr, Stefan Kloeppel, Michel J. Grothe, Michael Orth
Summary: The study showed that larger basal forebrain volume was associated with stronger SAI in healthy volunteers, while smaller basal forebrain volume was found in MCI patients, which was not associated with SAI.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Winston Thomas Chu, Wei-En Wang, Laszlo Zaborszky, Todd Eliot Golde, Steven DeKosky, Ranjan Duara, David A. Loewenstein, Malek Adjouadi, Stephen A. Coombes, David E. Vaillancourt
Summary: The study identified that higher levels of free water were associated with greater clinical diagnosis severity, cognitive impairment, and levels of neurofilament light chain. Free water elevation was observed in the locus coeruleus to transentorhinal cortex tract, nucleus basalis of Meynert, and hippocampus during the transition from cognitively normal to early mild cognitive impairment, while other basal forebrain regions and the entorhinal cortex were affected later in the course of Alzheimer's disease.
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Neurosciences
Megan K. Gautier, Christy M. Kelley, Sang Han Lee, Melissa J. Alldred, John Mcdaid, Elliott J. Mufson, Grace E. Stutzmann, Stephen D. Ginsberg
Summary: Down syndrome (DS), a genetic disorder, affects brain development and cognitive abilities. Maternal choline supplementation shows potential for protecting vulnerable neurons and improving cognitive function.
NEUROBIOLOGY OF DISEASE
(2023)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Rosaleena Mohanty, Daniel Ferreira, Simon Frerich, J-Sebastian Muehlboeck, Michel J. Grothe, Eric Westman
Summary: The study investigates the relationship between antemortem MRI-based atrophy subtypes of AD and neuropathologic features, with typical AD subtype showing more pathological characteristics. Patients with different atrophy subtypes also exhibit variations in pathology.
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Xiaoqing Alice Zhou, Grace Ngiam, Lei Qian, Kornraviya Sankorrakul, Elizabeth J. Coulson, Kai-Hsiang Chuang
Summary: Degeneration of cholinergic neurons in the basal forebrain (BF) is a contributing factor to cognitive impairment. However, the volume changes measured by structural MRI in the BF do not directly reflect the changes in cholinergic neurons.
NEUROBIOLOGY OF AGING
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Dongyu Fan, Huiyun Li, Dongwan Chen, Yang Chen, Xu Yi, Heng Yang, Qianqian Shi, Fangyang Jiao, Yi Tang, Qiming Li, Fangyang Wang, Shunan Wang, Rongbing Jin, Fan Zeng, Yanjiang Wang
Summary: The study found no significant differences in cortical standard uptake ratios, grey/white ratio, and brain atrophy indices between hypoperfused regions and contralateral normally perfused regions in patients with unilateral chronic cerebral hypoperfusion, suggesting that chronic hypoperfusion may not directly induce cerebral beta-amyloid deposition and neurodegeneration in humans due to large vessel stenosis.
CHINESE MEDICAL JOURNAL
(2022)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Lou Grangeon, Camille Charbonnier, Aline Zarea, Stephane Rousseau, Anne Rovelet-Lecrux, David Bendetowicz, Marion Lemaitre, Cecile Malrain, Muriel Quillard-Muraine, Kevin Cassinari, David Maltete, Jeremie Pariente, Olivier Moreaud, Eloi Magnin, Benjamin Cretin, Marie-Anne Mackowiak, Adeline Rollin Sillaire, Martine Vercelletto, Elsa Dionet, Olivier Felician, Pauline Rod-Olivieri, Catherine Thomas-Anterion, Gaelle Godeneche, Mathilde Sauvee, Leslie Cartz-Piver, Isabelle Le Ber, Valerie Chauvire, Therese Jonveaux, Anna-Chloe Balageas, Annie Laquerriere, Charles Duyckaerts, Anne Vital, Andre Maues de Paula, David Meyronet, Lucie Guyant-Marechal, Didier Hannequin, Elisabeth Tournier-Lasserve, Dominique Campion, Gael Nicolas, David Wallon
Summary: This study retrospectively analyzed the clinical, radiological, and neuropathological features of 43 APP duplication carriers from 24 French families, and compared them to 40 APP-negative CAA controls. The findings showed that the phenotypes and imaging features of APP duplication carriers were heterogeneous and lacked correlation with duplication size, making them an interesting model for studying cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA).
ALZHEIMERS RESEARCH & THERAPY
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Guozhen Qiu, Chunyan Xu, Qiwen Guo, Fei-Qi Zhu
Summary: Genetic studies suggest that SORL1 mutations may contribute to the pathophysiology of AD, and whole-exome sequencing revealed novel mutations in SORL1 in these patients. Treatment strategies involved medication and interventions, leading to improvements in the patients' condition.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Jiaojiao Tian, Miao Ren, Peilin Zhao, Shukang Luo, Yingying Chen, Xiaofeng Xu, Tao Jiang, Qingtao Sun, Anan Li, Hui Gong, Xiangning Li, Qingming Luo
Summary: Through synaptic connections, the brain forms functional motifs and executes specific functions. Researchers successfully mapped the whole-brain distribution and architecture of long projections of specific neurons, and found that synaptic degeneration was inconsistent with the accumulation of amyloid-beta plaques but was preferred in memory-related circuits.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2022)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Aivi T. Nguyen, Naomi Kouri, Sydney A. Labuzan, Scott A. Przybelski, Timothy G. Lesnick, Sheelakumari Raghavan, Robert Reid, R. Ross Reichard, David S. Knopman, Ronald C. Petersen, Clifford R. Jack, Michelle M. Mielke, Dennis W. Dickson, Jonathan Graff-Radford, Melissa E. Murray, Prashanthi Vemuri
Summary: This study evaluated the association between neuroimaging measures of cerebrovascular disease (CVD) and neuropathologic CVD scales, finding that dMRI could serve as a meaningful surrogate for CVD assessment and suggesting the development of better quantitative measures using dMRI.
ACTA NEUROPATHOLOGICA
(2022)
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Behavioral Sciences
Yutong Wu, Sheng Hu, Yi Wang, Ting Dong, Hongli Wu, Yumei Zhang, Qianqian Qu, Anqin Wang, Yinfeng Yang, Chuanfu Li, Hongxing Kan
Summary: The study revealed that the volume of overlapping cell groups CH1-3 and CH4 in the BF of WD patients significantly decreased, and the functional connectivity of CH4 weakened. The performances of TBPM and EBPM were related to reduced functional connectivity between CH4 and right ORB in WD. The functional connectivity of left TPJ was also significantly correlated with EBPM in WD.
BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR
(2021)
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Geriatrics & Gerontology
Elizabeth K. Rhodus, Justin Barber, Erin L. Abner, Shoshana H. Bardach, Allison Gibson, Gregory A. Jicha
Summary: There is significant overlap in behaviors characteristic of ASD and BPSD in adults with ADRD, suggesting a need for further research into causes and therapeutic approaches.
AGING & MENTAL HEALTH
(2022)
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Clinical Neurology
Zachary Winder, Tiffany L. Sudduth, Sonya Anderson, Ela Patel, Janna Neltner, Barbara J. Martin, Katherine E. Snyder, Erin L. Abner, Gregory A. Jicha, Peter T. Nelson, Donna M. Wilcock
Summary: The study evaluated the relationship between plasma biomarkers and neuropathology associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and vascular contributions to cognitive impairment and dementia (VCID). The results showed certain plasma biomarkers were associated with AD and VCID pathology, providing support for further research in using plasma biomarkers as a clinical screening tool.
ALZHEIMERS & DEMENTIA
(2023)
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Geriatrics & Gerontology
Jiehui Jiang, Can Sheng, Guanqun Chen, Chunhua Liu, Shichen Jin, Lanlan Li, Xueyan Jiang, Ying Han
Summary: Exploring individual hallmarks of brain ageing is important. In this study, the age-related glucose metabolism pattern (ARGMP) is proposed as a potential index to characterize brain ageing in cognitively normal elderly individuals and predict high conversion risk into cognitive impairment.
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Clinical Neurology
Michel J. Grothe, Alexis Moscoso, Jesus Silva-Rodriguez, Catharina Lange, Kwangsik Nho, Andrew J. Saykin, Peter T. Nelson, Michael Scholl, Ralph Buchert, Stefan Teipel
Summary: This study investigated the clinical utility of an autopsy-derived FDG-PET signature for differential diagnosis of amnestic dementia patients. The study found that an FDG-PET pattern resembling LATE-NC can identify older patients with clinical features consistent with underlying LATE-NC. These patients exhibit a memory-predominant profile and a slower disease course.
ALZHEIMERS & DEMENTIA
(2023)
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Neurosciences
Doaa G. Ali, Ahmed A. Bahrani, Justin M. Barber, Riham H. El Khouli, Brian T. Gold, Jordan P. Harp, Yang Jiang, Donna M. Wilcock, Gregory A. Jicha
Summary: This study found that early focal regional amyloid deposition in the brain is associated with changes in executive function, but not memory, in preclinical Alzheimer's disease (pAD).
JOURNAL OF ALZHEIMERS DISEASE
(2022)
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Biology
Nirmal Verma, Gopal Viswanathan Velmurugan, Edric Winford, Han Coburn, Deepak Kotiya, Noah Leibold, Laura Radulescu, Sanda Despa, Kuey C. Chen, Linda J. Van Eldik, Peter T. Nelson, Donna M. Wilcock, Gregory A. Jicha, Ann M. Stowe, Larry B. Goldstein, David K. Powel, Jeffrey H. Walton, Manuel F. Navedo, Matthew A. Nystoriak, Andrew J. Murray, Geert Jan Biessels, Claire Troakes, Henrik Zetterberg, John Hardy, Tammaryn Lashley, Florin Despa
Summary: Impairment of vascular pathways contributes to Alzheimer's disease. Blood amylin secreted from the pancreas perturbs cerebral A beta clearance, leading to amylin and A beta co-deposits in the brain microvasculature. Altering bloodborne amylin could potentially reduce cerebrovascular amylin deposits and A beta pathology.
COMMUNICATIONS BIOLOGY
(2023)
Editorial Material
Clinical Neurology
Joseph Therriault, Michel J. Grothe
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Clinical Neurology
Niels Okkels, Jacob Horsager, Miguel Labrador-Espinosa, Pernille L. Kjeldsen, Malene F. Damholdt, Janne Mortensen, Karsten Vestergard, Karoline Knudsen, Katrine B. Andersen, Tatyana D. Fedorova, Casper Skjaerbaek, Hanne Gottrup, Allan K. Hansen, Michel J. Grothe, Per Borghammer
Summary: Cholinergic changes are highly relevant in the progression of dementia with Lewy bodies. This study found significant loss of cholinergic terminals in newly diagnosed patients with dementia with Lewy bodies, which correlated with atrophy of cholinergic cell clusters in the basal forebrain. The study also suggests that cholinergic system degeneration is linked with brain metabolism and degeneration of other neurotransmitter systems.
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Clinical Neurology
Laura Munoz-Delgado, Miguel Angel Labrador-Espinosa, Daniel Macias-Garcia, Silvia Jesus, Belen Benitez Zamora, Paula Fernandez-Rodriguez, Astrid D. Adarmes-Gomez, Maria Isabel Reina Castillo, Sandra Castro-Labrador, Jesus Silva-Rodriguez, Fatima Carrillo, David Garcia Solis, Michel J. Grothe, Pablo Mir
Summary: Two independent studies found that peripheral immune responses are associated with dopaminergic degeneration in Parkinson's disease (PD), with a main correlation found with lymphocyte count.
MOVEMENT DISORDERS
(2023)
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Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Hangfan Liu, Michel J. Grothe, Tanweer Rashid, Miguel A. Labrador-Espinosa, Jon B. Toledo, Mohamad Habes
Summary: In this paper, a method is proposed to improve clustering of subjects in neuroimaging applications by exploiting the underlying clusters of features and suppressing noise through nonnegative matrix tri-factorization and adaptive regularization. Experimental results on synthetic data and real magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data demonstrate the superiority of the proposed method.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON EMERGING TOPICS IN COMPUTATIONAL INTELLIGENCE
(2023)
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Clinical Neurology
Julia Schumacher, Prabesh Kanel, Martin Dyrba, Alexander Storch, Nicolaas Bohnen, Stefan Teipel, Michel J. Grothe
Summary: The study aimed to investigate the relationship between basal forebrain degeneration and cortical acetylcholinesterase activity in Parkinson’s disease, as well as their contribution to cognitive impairment. The findings demonstrated that the hypo-cholinergic Parkinson’s group had significantly reduced posterior basal forebrain volume compared to both the normo-cholinergic Parkinson’s group and the control group. Furthermore, the volume of posterior basal forebrain was significantly associated with cortical acetylcholinesterase activity in Parkinson’s patients, and both cholinergic markers were independently associated with multi-domain cognitive deficits.
Review
Clinical Neurology
Atri Chatterjee, Veronica Hirsch-Reinshagen, Imogene Scott, Neil Cashman, Ging-Yuek Robin Hsiung
Summary: This study conducted a systematic review and found that the frequency of psychosis in FTD patients was 24.2%. Among the genetic mutation carriers, C9orf72 mutation carriers had the highest frequency of psychosis (31.4%), while GRN and MAPT mutation carriers had lower frequencies of psychosis. Among the pathological subtypes, patients with FUS pathology, TDP-43 pathology, and tau pathology had a prevalence of psychosis at 30%, 25.3%, and 16.4% respectively.
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Psychiatry
Julia Schulz, Felix Brandl, Michel J. Grothe, Matthias Kirschner, Stefan Kaiser, Andre Schmidt, Stefan Borgwardt, Josef Priller, Christian Sorg, Mihai Avram
Summary: This study used VBM technology and different stages of schizophrenia patients to find that the volumes of basal-forebrain cholinergic nuclei were smaller in patients with schizophrenia and were correlated with attentional deficits. However, it is unclear if and how these changes and their link to cognitive symptoms extend across the schizophrenia spectrum.
SCHIZOPHRENIA BULLETIN
(2023)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Laura Munoz-Delgado, Miguel Angel Labrador-Espinosa, Daniel Macias-Garcia, Silvia Jesus, Belen Benitez Zamora, Paula Fernandez-Rodriguez, Astrid D. Adarmes-Gomez, Maria Isabel Reina Castillo, Sandra Castro-Labrador, Jesus Silva-Rodriguez, Fatima Carrillo, David Garcia Solis, Michel J. Grothe, Pablo Mir
Summary: The findings from two independent cohorts suggest a relationship between systemic inflammation and dopaminergic degeneration in patients with PD, primarily driven by lymphocyte count.
MOVEMENT DISORDERS
(2023)
Article
Cell Biology
Yuanbing Jiang, Xiaopu Zhou, Hiu Yi Wong, Li Ouyang, Fanny C. F. Ip, Vicky M. N. Chau, Shun-Fat Lau, Wei Wu, Daniel Y. K. Wong, Heukjin Seo, Wing-Yu Fu, Nicole C. H. Lai, Yuewen Chen, Yu Chen, Estella P. S. Tong, Vincent C. T. Mok, Timothy C. Y. Kwok, Kin Y. Mok, Maryam Shoai, Benoit Lehallier, Patricia Moran Losada, Eleanor O'Brien, Tenielle Porter, Simon M. Laws, John Hardy, Tony Wyss-Coray, Colin L. Masters, Amy K. Y. Fu, Nancy Y. Ip
Summary: Changes in circulating protein levels are associated with AD, but their specific roles in AD are still unclear. In this study, the researchers identified a new disease-causing factor, soluble ST2 (sST2), and a genetic variant, rs1921622, that downregulates sST2 levels. They found that increased sST2 levels are associated with more severe pathological changes in female individuals with AD, and decreased sST2 levels lower AD risk and related endophenotypes, especially in Chinese populations. Transcriptome and immunohistochemical studies revealed that sST2 regulates Aβ pathology through microglial activation and Aβ clearance.