Affective symptoms and regional cerebral tau burden in early‐stage Alzheimer's disease

Abstract

Neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) are often present in individuals with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer's disease (AD) dementia. NPS are associated with structural and functional changes in the brain such as atrophy, regional hypometabolism, and hypoperfusion, considered proxies of neurodegeneration. Our objective was to evaluate the association between NPS and regional cerebral tau burden, a more direct representation of neurodegeneration, in cognitively normal (CN), MCI, and AD dementia individuals.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Mar 15, 2021
Source ID
10.1002/gps.5530

Entities

People

  • Christopher Gonzalez
  • Danielle Briggs
  • Gad A. Marshall
  • Jennifer R. Gatchel
  • Michael J. Properzi
  • Nicole S Tommasi
  • The Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative*

Organizations

  • Harvard Medical School
  • National Institutes of Health
  • United States Department of Defense

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Medicine
  • Psychology

Readers

  • Neuroscience
  • Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and Cognitive Aging in the Guam and Border Populations Affected by Alzheimer's Disease and Tau-Associated Dementias.