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1. Prognostic relevance of gait-related cognitive functions for dementia conversion in amnestic mild cognitive impairment

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Tuena, C, Maestri, S, Serino, S, Pedroli, E, Stramba-Badiale, M, Riva, G, Silbert, L, Lind, B, Crissey, R, Kaye, J, Carter, R, Dolen, S, Quinn, J, Schneider, L, Pawluczyk, S, Becerra, M, Teodoro, L, Dagerman, K, Spann, B, Brewer, J, Fleisher, A, Vanderswag, H, Ziolkowski, J, Heidebrink, J, Zbizek-Nulph, L, Lord, J, Albers, C, Petersen, R, Mason, S, Knopman, D, Johnson, K, Villanueva-Meyer, J, Pavlik, V, Pacini, N, Lamb, A, Kass, J, Doody, R, Shibley, V, Chowdhury, M, Rountree, S, Dang, M, Stern, Y, Honig, L, Mintz, A, Ances, B, Morris, J, Winkfield, D, Carroll, M, Stobbs-Cucchi, G, Oliver, A, Creech, M, Mintun, M, Schneider, S, Geldmacher, D, Love, M, Griffith, R, Clark, D, Brockington, J, Marson, D, Grossman, H, Goldstein, M, Greenberg, J, Mitsis, E, Shah, R, Lamar, M, Samuels, P, Duara, R, Greig-Custo, M, Rodriguez, R, Albert, M, Onyike, C, Farrington, L, Rudow, S, Brichko, R, Kielb, S, Smith, A, Raj, B, Fargher, K, Sadowski, M, Wisniewski, T, Shulman, M, Faustin, A, Rao, J, Castro, K, Ulysse, A, Chen, S, Doraiswamy, P, Petrella, J, James, O, Wong, T, Borges-Neto, S, Karlawish, J, Wolk, D, Vaishnavi, S, Clark, C, Arnold, S, Smith, C, Jicha, G, Khouli, R, Raslau, F, Lopez, O, Oakley, M, Simpson, D, Porsteinsson, A, Martin, K, Kowalski, N, Keltz, M, Goldstein, B, Makino, K, Ismail, M, Brand, C, Thai, G, Pierce, A, Yanez, B, Sosa, E, Witbracht, M, Kelley, B, Nguyen, T, Womack, K, Mathews, D, Quiceno, M, Levey, A, Lah, J, Hajjar, I, Burns, J, Swerdlow, R, Brooks, W, Silverman, D, Kremen, S, Apostolova, L, Tingus, K, Lu, P, Bartzokis, G, Woo, E, Teng, E, Graff-Radford, N, Parfitt, F, Poki-Walker, K, Farlow, M, Hake, A, Matthews, B, Brosch, J, Herring, S, van Dyck, C, Mecca, A, Good, S, Macavoy, M, Carson, R, Varma, P, Chertkow, H, Vaitekunas, S, Hosein, C, Black, S, Stefanovic, B, Heyn, C, Hsiung, G, Kim, E, Mudge, B, Sossi, V, Feldman, H, Assaly, M, Finger, E, Pasternak, S, Rachinsky, I, Kertesz, A, Drost, D, Rogers, J, Grant, I, Muse, B, Rogalski, E, Robson, J, Mesulam, M, Kerwin, D, Wu, C, Johnson, N, Lipowski, K, Weintraub, S, Bonakdarpour, B, Pomara, N, Hernando, R, Sarrael, A, Rosen, H, Miller, B, Weiner, M, Perry, D, Turner, R, Reynolds, B, Mccann, K, Poe, J, Marshall, G, Sperling, R, Yesavage, J, Taylor, J, Chao, S, Coleman, J, White, J, Lane, B, Rosen, A, Tinklenberg, J, Belden, C, Atri, A, Clark, K, Zamrini, E, Sabbagh, M, Killiany, R, Stern, R, Mez, J, Kowall, N, Budson, A, Obisesan, T, Ntekim, O, Wolday, S, Khan, J, Nwulia, E, Nadarajah, S, Lerner, A, Ogrocki, P, Tatsuoka, C, Fatica, P, Fletcher, E, Maillard, P, Olichney, J, Decarli, C, Carmichael, O, Bates, V, Capote, H, Rainka, M, Borrie, M, Lee, T, Bartha, R, Johnson, S, Asthana, S, Carlsson, C, Perrin, A, Burke, A, Scharre, D, Kataki, M, Tarawneh, R, Hart, D, Zimmerman, E, Celmins, D, Miller, D, Ponto, L, Smith, K, Koleva, H, Shim, H, Nam, K, Schultz, S, Williamson, J, Craft, S, Cleveland, J, Yang, M, Sink, K, Ott, B, Drake, J, Tremont, G, Daiello, L, Ritter, A, Bernick, C, Munic, D, O'Connelll, A, Mintzer, J, Wiliams, A, Masdeu, J, Shi, J, Garcia, A, Newhouse, P, Potkin, S, Salloway, S, Malloy, P, Correia, S, Kittur, S, Pearlson, G, Blank, K, Anderson, K, Flashman, L, Seltzer, M, Hynes, M, Santulli, R, Relkin, N, Chiang, G, Lee, A, Lin, M, Ravdin, L, Tuena C., Maestri S., Serino S., Pedroli E., Stramba-Badiale M., Riva G., Silbert L. C., Lind B., Crissey R., Kaye J. A., Carter R., Dolen S., Quinn J., Schneider L. S., Pawluczyk S., Becerra M., Teodoro L., Dagerman K., Spann B. M., Brewer J., Fleisher A., Vanderswag H., Ziolkowski J., Heidebrink J. L., Zbizek-Nulph L., Lord J. L., Albers C. S., Petersen R., Mason S. S., Knopman D., Johnson K., Villanueva-Meyer J., Pavlik V., Pacini N., Lamb A., Kass J. S., Doody R. S., Shibley V., Chowdhury M., Rountree S., Dang M., Stern Y., Honig L. S., Mintz A., Ances B., Morris J. C., Winkfield D., Carroll M., Stobbs-Cucchi G., Oliver A., Creech M. L., Mintun M. A., Schneider S., Geldmacher D., Love M. N., Griffith R., Clark D., Brockington J., Marson D., Grossman H., Goldstein M. A., Greenberg J., Mitsis E., Shah R. C., Lamar M., Samuels P., Duara R., Greig-Custo M. T., Rodriguez R., Albert M., Onyike C., Farrington L., Rudow S., Brichko R., Kielb S., Smith A., Raj B. A., Fargher K., Sadowski M., Wisniewski T., Shulman M., Faustin A., Rao J., Castro K. M., Ulysse A., Chen S., Doraiswamy P. M., Petrella J. R., James O., Wong T. Z., Borges-Neto S., Karlawish J. H., Wolk D. A., Vaishnavi S., Clark C. M., Arnold S. E., Smith C. D., Jicha G. A., Khouli R. E., Raslau F. D., Lopez O. L., Oakley M. A., Simpson D. M., Porsteinsson A. P., Martin K., Kowalski N., Keltz M., Goldstein B. S., Makino K. M., Ismail M. S., Brand C., Thai G., Pierce A., Yanez B., Sosa E., Witbracht M., Kelley B., Nguyen T., Womack K., Mathews D., Quiceno M., Levey A. I., Lah J. J., Hajjar I., Burns J. M., Swerdlow R. H., Brooks W. M., Silverman D. H. S., Kremen S., Apostolova L., Tingus K., Lu P. H., Bartzokis G., Woo E., Teng E., Graff-Radford N. R., Parfitt F., Poki-Walker K., Farlow M. R., Hake A. M., Matthews B. R., Brosch J. R., Herring S., van Dyck C. H., Mecca A. P., Good S. P., MacAvoy M. G., Carson R. E., Varma P., Chertkow H., Vaitekunas S., Hosein C., Black S., Stefanovic B., Heyn C., Hsiung G. -Y. R., Kim E., Mudge B., Sossi V., Feldman H., Assaly M., Finger E., Pasternak S., Rachinsky I., Kertesz A., Drost D., Rogers J., Grant I., Muse B., Rogalski E., Robson J., Mesulam M. -M., Kerwin D., Wu C. -K., Johnson N., Lipowski K., Weintraub S., Bonakdarpour B., Pomara N., Hernando R., Sarrael A., Rosen H. J., Miller B. L., Weiner M. W., Perry D., Turner R. S., Reynolds B., MCCann K., Poe J., Marshall G. A., Sperling R. A., Johnson K. A., Yesavage J., Taylor J. L., Chao S., Coleman J., White J. D., Lane B., Rosen A., Tinklenberg J., Belden C. M., Atri A., Clark K. A., Zamrini E., Sabbagh M., Killiany R., Stern R., Mez J., Kowall N., Budson A. E., Obisesan T. O., Ntekim O. E., Wolday S., Khan J. I., Nwulia E., Nadarajah S., Lerner A., Ogrocki P., Tatsuoka C., Fatica P., Fletcher E., Maillard P., Olichney J., DeCarli C., Carmichael O., Bates V., Capote H., Rainka M., Borrie M., Lee T. -Y., Bartha R., Johnson S., Asthana S., Carlsson C. M., Perrin A., Burke A., Scharre D. W., Kataki M., Tarawneh R., Hart D., Zimmerman E. A., Celmins D., Miller D. D., Ponto L. L. B., Smith K. E., Koleva H., Shim H., Nam K. W., Schultz S. K., Williamson J. D., Craft S., Cleveland J., Yang M., Sink K. M., Ott B. R., Drake J., Tremont G., Daiello L. A., Drake J. D., Ritter A., Bernick C., Munic D., O'Connelll A., Mintzer J., Wiliams A., Masdeu J., Shi J., Garcia A., Newhouse P., Potkin S., Salloway S., Malloy P., Correia S., Kittur S., Pearlson G. D., Blank K., Anderson K., Flashman L. A., Seltzer M., Hynes M. L., Santulli R. B., Relkin N., Chiang G., Lee A., Lin M., Ravdin L., Tuena, C, Maestri, S, Serino, S, Pedroli, E, Stramba-Badiale, M, Riva, G, Silbert, L, Lind, B, Crissey, R, Kaye, J, Carter, R, Dolen, S, Quinn, J, Schneider, L, Pawluczyk, S, Becerra, M, Teodoro, L, Dagerman, K, Spann, B, Brewer, J, Fleisher, A, Vanderswag, H, Ziolkowski, J, Heidebrink, J, Zbizek-Nulph, L, Lord, J, Albers, C, Petersen, R, Mason, S, Knopman, D, Johnson, K, Villanueva-Meyer, J, Pavlik, V, Pacini, N, Lamb, A, Kass, J, Doody, R, Shibley, V, Chowdhury, M, Rountree, S, Dang, M, Stern, Y, Honig, L, Mintz, A, Ances, B, Morris, J, Winkfield, D, Carroll, M, Stobbs-Cucchi, G, Oliver, A, Creech, M, Mintun, M, Schneider, S, Geldmacher, D, Love, M, Griffith, R, Clark, D, Brockington, J, Marson, D, Grossman, H, Goldstein, M, Greenberg, J, Mitsis, E, Shah, R, Lamar, M, Samuels, P, Duara, R, Greig-Custo, M, Rodriguez, R, Albert, M, Onyike, C, Farrington, L, Rudow, S, Brichko, R, Kielb, S, Smith, A, Raj, B, Fargher, K, Sadowski, M, Wisniewski, T, Shulman, M, Faustin, A, Rao, J, Castro, K, Ulysse, A, Chen, S, Doraiswamy, P, Petrella, J, James, O, Wong, T, Borges-Neto, S, Karlawish, J, Wolk, D, Vaishnavi, S, Clark, C, Arnold, S, Smith, C, Jicha, G, Khouli, R, Raslau, F, Lopez, O, Oakley, M, Simpson, D, Porsteinsson, A, Martin, K, Kowalski, N, Keltz, M, Goldstein, B, Makino, K, Ismail, M, Brand, C, Thai, G, Pierce, A, Yanez, B, Sosa, E, Witbracht, M, Kelley, B, Nguyen, T, Womack, K, Mathews, D, Quiceno, M, Levey, A, Lah, J, Hajjar, I, Burns, J, Swerdlow, R, Brooks, W, Silverman, D, Kremen, S, Apostolova, L, Tingus, K, Lu, P, Bartzokis, G, Woo, E, Teng, E, Graff-Radford, N, Parfitt, F, Poki-Walker, K, Farlow, M, Hake, A, Matthews, B, Brosch, J, Herring, S, van Dyck, C, Mecca, A, Good, S, Macavoy, M, Carson, R, Varma, P, Chertkow, H, Vaitekunas, S, Hosein, C, Black, S, Stefanovic, B, Heyn, C, Hsiung, G, Kim, E, Mudge, B, Sossi, V, Feldman, H, Assaly, M, Finger, E, Pasternak, S, Rachinsky, I, Kertesz, A, Drost, D, Rogers, J, Grant, I, Muse, B, Rogalski, E, Robson, J, Mesulam, M, Kerwin, D, Wu, C, Johnson, N, Lipowski, K, Weintraub, S, Bonakdarpour, B, Pomara, N, Hernando, R, Sarrael, A, Rosen, H, Miller, B, Weiner, M, Perry, D, Turner, R, Reynolds, B, Mccann, K, Poe, J, Marshall, G, Sperling, R, Yesavage, J, Taylor, J, Chao, S, Coleman, J, White, J, Lane, B, Rosen, A, Tinklenberg, J, Belden, C, Atri, A, Clark, K, Zamrini, E, Sabbagh, M, Killiany, R, Stern, R, Mez, J, Kowall, N, Budson, A, Obisesan, T, Ntekim, O, Wolday, S, Khan, J, Nwulia, E, Nadarajah, S, Lerner, A, Ogrocki, P, Tatsuoka, C, Fatica, P, Fletcher, E, Maillard, P, Olichney, J, Decarli, C, Carmichael, O, Bates, V, Capote, H, Rainka, M, Borrie, M, Lee, T, Bartha, R, Johnson, S, Asthana, S, Carlsson, C, Perrin, A, Burke, A, Scharre, D, Kataki, M, Tarawneh, R, Hart, D, Zimmerman, E, Celmins, D, Miller, D, Ponto, L, Smith, K, Koleva, H, Shim, H, Nam, K, Schultz, S, Williamson, J, Craft, S, Cleveland, J, Yang, M, Sink, K, Ott, B, Drake, J, Tremont, G, Daiello, L, Ritter, A, Bernick, C, Munic, D, O'Connelll, A, Mintzer, J, Wiliams, A, Masdeu, J, Shi, J, Garcia, A, Newhouse, P, Potkin, S, Salloway, S, Malloy, P, Correia, S, Kittur, S, Pearlson, G, Blank, K, Anderson, K, Flashman, L, Seltzer, M, Hynes, M, Santulli, R, Relkin, N, Chiang, G, Lee, A, Lin, M, Ravdin, L, Tuena C., Maestri S., Serino S., Pedroli E., Stramba-Badiale M., Riva G., Silbert L. C., Lind B., Crissey R., Kaye J. A., Carter R., Dolen S., Quinn J., Schneider L. S., Pawluczyk S., Becerra M., Teodoro L., Dagerman K., Spann B. M., Brewer J., Fleisher A., Vanderswag H., Ziolkowski J., Heidebrink J. L., Zbizek-Nulph L., Lord J. L., Albers C. S., Petersen R., Mason S. S., Knopman D., Johnson K., Villanueva-Meyer J., Pavlik V., Pacini N., Lamb A., Kass J. S., Doody R. S., Shibley V., Chowdhury M., Rountree S., Dang M., Stern Y., Honig L. S., Mintz A., Ances B., Morris J. C., Winkfield D., Carroll M., Stobbs-Cucchi G., Oliver A., Creech M. L., Mintun M. A., Schneider S., Geldmacher D., Love M. N., Griffith R., Clark D., Brockington J., Marson D., Grossman H., Goldstein M. A., Greenberg J., Mitsis E., Shah R. C., Lamar M., Samuels P., Duara R., Greig-Custo M. T., Rodriguez R., Albert M., Onyike C., Farrington L., Rudow S., Brichko R., Kielb S., Smith A., Raj B. A., Fargher K., Sadowski M., Wisniewski T., Shulman M., Faustin A., Rao J., Castro K. M., Ulysse A., Chen S., Doraiswamy P. M., Petrella J. R., James O., Wong T. Z., Borges-Neto S., Karlawish J. H., Wolk D. A., Vaishnavi S., Clark C. M., Arnold S. E., Smith C. D., Jicha G. A., Khouli R. E., Raslau F. D., Lopez O. L., Oakley M. A., Simpson D. M., Porsteinsson A. P., Martin K., Kowalski N., Keltz M., Goldstein B. S., Makino K. M., Ismail M. S., Brand C., Thai G., Pierce A., Yanez B., Sosa E., Witbracht M., Kelley B., Nguyen T., Womack K., Mathews D., Quiceno M., Levey A. I., Lah J. J., Hajjar I., Burns J. M., Swerdlow R. H., Brooks W. M., Silverman D. H. S., Kremen S., Apostolova L., Tingus K., Lu P. H., Bartzokis G., Woo E., Teng E., Graff-Radford N. R., Parfitt F., Poki-Walker K., Farlow M. R., Hake A. M., Matthews B. R., Brosch J. R., Herring S., van Dyck C. H., Mecca A. P., Good S. P., MacAvoy M. G., Carson R. E., Varma P., Chertkow H., Vaitekunas S., Hosein C., Black S., Stefanovic B., Heyn C., Hsiung G. -Y. R., Kim E., Mudge B., Sossi V., Feldman H., Assaly M., Finger E., Pasternak S., Rachinsky I., Kertesz A., Drost D., Rogers J., Grant I., Muse B., Rogalski E., Robson J., Mesulam M. -M., Kerwin D., Wu C. -K., Johnson N., Lipowski K., Weintraub S., Bonakdarpour B., Pomara N., Hernando R., Sarrael A., Rosen H. J., Miller B. L., Weiner M. W., Perry D., Turner R. S., Reynolds B., MCCann K., Poe J., Marshall G. A., Sperling R. A., Johnson K. A., Yesavage J., Taylor J. L., Chao S., Coleman J., White J. D., Lane B., Rosen A., Tinklenberg J., Belden C. M., Atri A., Clark K. A., Zamrini E., Sabbagh M., Killiany R., Stern R., Mez J., Kowall N., Budson A. E., Obisesan T. O., Ntekim O. E., Wolday S., Khan J. I., Nwulia E., Nadarajah S., Lerner A., Ogrocki P., Tatsuoka C., Fatica P., Fletcher E., Maillard P., Olichney J., DeCarli C., Carmichael O., Bates V., Capote H., Rainka M., Borrie M., Lee T. -Y., Bartha R., Johnson S., Asthana S., Carlsson C. M., Perrin A., Burke A., Scharre D. W., Kataki M., Tarawneh R., Hart D., Zimmerman E. A., Celmins D., Miller D. D., Ponto L. L. B., Smith K. E., Koleva H., Shim H., Nam K. W., Schultz S. K., Williamson J. D., Craft S., Cleveland J., Yang M., Sink K. M., Ott B. R., Drake J., Tremont G., Daiello L. A., Drake J. D., Ritter A., Bernick C., Munic D., O'Connelll A., Mintzer J., Wiliams A., Masdeu J., Shi J., Garcia A., Newhouse P., Potkin S., Salloway S., Malloy P., Correia S., Kittur S., Pearlson G. D., Blank K., Anderson K., Flashman L. A., Seltzer M., Hynes M. L., Santulli R. B., Relkin N., Chiang G., Lee A., Lin M., and Ravdin L.

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Background: Increasing research suggests that gait abnormalities can be a risk factor for Alzheimer’s Disease (AD). Notably, there is growing evidence highlighting this risk factor in individuals with amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment (aMCI), however further studies are needed. The aim of this study is to analyze cognitive tests results and brain-related measures over time in aMCI and examine how the presence of gait abnormalities (neurological or orthopedic) or normal gait affects these trends. Additionally, we sought to assess the significance of gait and gait-related measures as prognostic indicators for the progression from aMCI to AD dementia, comparing those who converted to AD with those who remained with a stable aMCI diagnosis during the follow-up. Methods: Four hundred two individuals with aMCI from the Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI) database were included. Robust linear mixed-effects models were used to study the impact of gait abnormalities on a comprehensive neuropsychological battery over 36 months while controlling for relevant medical variables at baseline. The impact of gait on brain measures was also investigated. Lastly, the Cox proportional-hazards model was used to explore the prognostic relevance of abnormal gait and neuropsychological associated tests. Results: While controlling for relevant covariates, we found that gait abnormalities led to a greater decline over time in attention (DSST) and global cognition (MMSE). Intriguingly, psychomotor speed (TMT-A) and divided attention (TMT-B) declined uniquely in the abnormal gait group. Conversely, specific AD global cognition tests (ADAS-13) and auditory-verbal memory (RAVLT immediate recall) declined over time independently of gait profile. All the other cognitive tests were not significantly affected by time or by gait profile. In addition, we found that ventricles size increased faster in the abnormal gait group compared to the normal gait group. In terms of prognosis, abno

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2023

2. A blood-based signature of cerebrospinal fluid A beta(1-42) status

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Goudey, B., Fung, B.J., Schieber, C., Faux, N.G., Weiner, M.W., Aisen, P., Petersen, R., Jack, C.R., Jagust, W., Trojanowki, J.Q., Toga, A.W., Beckett, L., Green, R.C., Saykin, A.J., Morris, J., Shaw, L.M., Kaye, J., Quinn, J., Silbert, L., Lind, B., Carter, R., Dolen, S., Schneider, L.S., Pawluczyk, S., Beccera, M., Teodoro, L., Spann, B.M., Brewer, J., Vanderswag, H., Fleisher, A., Heidebrink, J.L., Lord, J.L., Mason, S.S., Albers, C.S., Knopman, D., Johnson, K., Doody, R.S., Villanueva-Meyer, J., Chowdhury, M., Rountree, S., Dang, M., Stern, Y., Honig, L.S., Bell, K.L., Ances, B., Morris, J.C., Carroll, M., Creech, M.L., Franklin, E., Mintun, M.A., Schneider, S., Oliver, A., Marson, D., Griffth, R., Clark, D., Geldmacher, D., Brockington, J., Roberson, E., Natelson Love, M., Grossman, H., Mitsis, E., Shah, R.C., deToledo-Morrell, L., Duara, R., Varon, D., Greig, M.T., Roberts, P., Albert, M., Onyike, C., D'Agostino, D., Kielb, S., Galvin, J.E., Cerbone, B., Michel, C.A., Pogorelec, D.M., Rusinek, H., Leon, M.J. de, Glodzik, L., De Santi, S., Doraiswamy, P.M., Petrella, J.R., Borges-Neto, S., Wong, T.Z., Coleman, E., Smith, C.D., Jicha, G., Hardy, P., Sinha, P., Oates, E., Conrad, G., Porsteinsson, A.P., Goldstein, B.S., Martin, K., Makino, K.M., Ismail, M.S., Brand, C., Mulnard, R.A., Thai, G., McAdams-Ortiz, C., Womack, K., Mathews, D., Quiceno, M., Levey, A.I., Lah, J.J., Cellar, J.S., Burns, J.M., Swerdlow, R.H., Brooks, W.M., Apostolova, L., Tingus, K., Woo, E., Silverman, D.H.S., Lu, P.H., Bartzokis, G., Graff-Radford, N.R., Parftt, F., Kendall, T., Johnson, H., Farlow, M.R., Hake, A.M., Matthews, B.R., Brosch, J.R., Herring, S., Hunt, C., Dyck, .H. van, Carson, R.E., MacAvoy, M.G., Varma, P., Chertkow, H., Bergman, H., Hosein, C., Black, S., Stefanovic, B., Caldwell, C., Hsiung, Ging-Yuek Robin, Feldman, H., Mudge, B., Assaly, M., Finger, E., Pasternack, S., Rachisky, I., Trost, D., Kertesz, A., Bernick, C., Munic, D., Mesulam, M.-M., Lipowski, K., Weintraub, S., Bonakdarpour, B., Kerwin, D., Wu, C.-K., Johnson, N., Sadowsky, C., Villena, T., Turner, R.S., Reynolds, B., Sperling, R.A., Johnson, K.A., Marshall, G., Yesavage, J., Taylor, J.L., Lane, B., Rosen, A., Tinklenberg, J., Sabbagh, M.N., Belden, C.M., Jacobson, S.A., Sirrel, S.A., Kowall, N., Killiany, R., Budson, A.E., Norbash, A., Johnson, P.L., Obisesan, T.O., Wolday, S., Allard, J., Lerner, A., Ogrocki, P., Tatsuoka, C., Fatica, P., Fletcher, E., Maillard, P., Olichney, J., DeCarli, C., Carmichael, O., Kittur, S., Borrie, M., Lee, T.-Y., Bartha, R., Johnson, S., Asthana, S., Carlsson, C.M., Potkin, S.G., Preda, A., Nguyen, D., Tariot, P., Burke, A., Trncic, N., Reeder, S., Bates, V., Capote, H., Rainka, M., Scharre, D.W., Kataki, M., Adeli, A., Zimmerman, E.A., Celmins, D., Brown, A.D., Pearlson, G.D., Blank, K., Anderson, K., Flashman, L.A., Seltzer, M., Hynes, M.L., Santulli, R.B., Sink, K.M., Gordineer, L., Williamson, J.D., Garg, P., Watkins, F., Ott, B.R., Querfurth, H., Tremont, G., Salloway, S., Malloy, P., Correia, S., Rosen, H.J., Miller, B.L., Perry, D., Mintzer, J., Spicer, K., Bachman, D., Pomara, N., Hernando, R., Sarrael, A., Relkin, N., Chaing, G., Lin, M., Ravdin, L., Smith, A., Raj, B.A., Fargher, K., Saykin, A., Nho, K., Kling, M., Toledo, J., Shaw, L., Trojanowski, J., Farrer, L., Kastsenmueller, G., Arnold, M., Wishart, D., Wurtz, P., Bhattcharyya, S., Duijin, C. van, Mangravite, L., Han, X., Hankemeier, T., Fiehn, O., Barupal, D., Thiele, I., Heinken, A., Meikle, P., Price, N., Funk, C., Jia, W., Kueider-Paisley, A., Tenebaum, J., Black, C., Moseley, A., Thompson, W., Mahmoudiandehkorki, S., Baillie, R., Welsh-Bohmer, K., Plassman, B., and Epidemiology

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It is increasingly recognized that Alzheimer’s disease (AD) exists before dementia is present and that shifts in amyloid beta occur long before clinical symptoms can be detected. Early detection of these molecular changes is a key aspect for the success of interventions aimed at slowing down rates of cognitive decline. Recent evidence indicates that of the two established methods for measuring amyloid, a decrease in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) amyloid β1−42 (Aβ1−42) may be an earlier indicator of Alzheimer’s disease risk than measures of amyloid obtained from Positron Emission Tomography (PET). However, CSF collection is highly invasive and expensive. In contrast, blood collection is routinely performed, minimally invasive and cheap. In this work, we develop a blood-based signature that can provide a cheap and minimally invasive estimation of an individual’s CSF amyloid status using a machine learning approach. We show that a Random Forest model derived from plasma analytes can accurately predict subjects as having abnormal (low) CSF Aβ1−42 levels indicative of AD risk (0.84 AUC, 0.78 sensitivity, and 0.73 specificity). Refinement of the modeling indicates that only APOEε4 carrier status and four plasma analytes (CGA, Aβ1−42, Eotaxin 3, APOE) are required to achieve a high level of accuracy. Furthermore, we show across an independent validation cohort that individuals with predicted abnormal CSF Aβ1−42 levels transitioned to an AD diagnosis over 120 months significantly faster than those with predicted normal CSF Aβ1−42 levels and that the resulting model also validates reasonably across PET Aβ1−42 status (0.78 AUC). This is the first study to show that a machine learning approach, using plasma protein levels, age and APOEε4 carrier status, is able to predict CSF Aβ1−42 status, the earliest risk indicator for AD, with high accuracy.

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2019
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3. Uncovering the heterogeneity and temporal complexity of neurodegenerative diseases with Subtype and Stage Inference

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Young, A. L., Marinescu, R. V., Oxtoby, N. P., Bocchetta, M., Yong, K., Firth, N. C., Cash, D. M., Thomas, D. L., Dick, K. M., Cardoso, J., van Swieten, J., Borroni, B., Galimberti, D., Masellis, M., Tartaglia, M. C., Rowe, J. B., Graff, C., Tagliavini, F., Frisoni, G. B., Laforce, R., Finger, E., de Mendonca, A., Sorbi, S., Warren, J. D., Crutch, S., Fox, N. C., Ourselin, S., Schott, J. M., Rohrer, J. D., Alexander, D. C., Andersson, C., Archetti, S., Arighi, A., Benussi, L., Binetti, G., Black, S., Cosseddu, M., Fallstrom, M., Ferreira, C., Fenoglio, C., Freedman, M., Fumagalli, G. G., Gazzina, S., Ghidoni, R., Grisoli, M., Jelic, V., Jiskoot, L., Keren, R., Lombardi, G., Maruta, C., Meeter, L., Mead, S., van Minkelen, R., Nacmias, B., Oijerstedt, L., Padovani, A., Panman, J., Pievani, M., Polito, C., Premi, E., Prioni, S., Rademakers, R., Redaelli, V., Rogaeva, E., Rossi, G., Rossor, M., Scarpini, E., Tang-Wai, D., Thonberg, H., Tiraboschi, P., Verdelho, A., Weiner, M. W., Aisen, P., Petersen, R., Jack, C. R., Jagust, W., Trojanowki, J. Q., Toga, A. W., Beckett, L., Green, R. C., Saykin, A. J., Morris, J., Shaw, L. M., Khachaturian, Z., Sorensen, G., Kuller, L., Raichle, M., Paul, S., Davies, P., Fillit, H., Hefti, F., Holtzman, D., Mesulam, M. M., Potter, W., Snyder, P., Schwartz, A., Montine, T., Thomas, R. G., Donohue, M., Walter, S., Gessert, D., Sather, T., Jiminez, G., Harvey, D., Bernstein, M., Thompson, P., Schuff, N., Borowski, B., Gunter, J., Senjem, M., Vemuri, P., Jones, D., Kantarci, K., Ward, C., Koeppe, R. A., Foster, N., Reiman, E. M., Chen, K., Mathis, C., Landau, S., Cairns, N. J., Householder, E., Taylor-Reinwald, L., Lee, V., Korecka, M., Figurski, M., Crawford, K., Neu, S., Foroud, T. M., Potkin, S., Shen, L., Faber, K., Kim, S., Nho, K., Thal, L., Buckholtz, N., Albert, M., Frank, R., Hsiao, J., Kaye, J., Quinn, J., Lind, B., Carter, R., Dolen, S., Schneider, L. S., Pawluczyk, S., Beccera, M., Teodoro, L., Spann, B. M., Brewer, J., Vanderswag, H., Fleisher, A., Heidebrink, J. L., Lord, J. L., Mason, S. S., Albers, C. S., Knopman, D., Johnson, K., Doody, R. S., Villanueva-Meyer, J., Chowdhury, M., Rountree, S., Dang, M., Stern, Y., Honig, L. S., Bell, K. L., Ances, B., Carroll, M., Leon, S., Mintun, M. A., Schneider, S., Oliver, A., Marson, D., Griffith, R., Clark, D., Geldmacher, D., Brockington, J., Roberson, E., Grossman, H., Mitsis, E., de Toledo-Morrell, L., Shah, R. C., Duara, R., Varon, D., Greig, M. T., Roberts, P., Onyike, C., D'Agostino, D., Kielb, S., Galvin, J. E., Cerbone, B., Michel, C. A., Rusinek, H., de Leon, M. J., Glodzik, L., De Santi, S., Doraiswamy, P. M., Petrella, J. R., Wong, T. Z., Arnold, S. E., Karlawish, J. H., Wolk, D., Smith, C. D., Jicha, G., Hardy, P., Sinha, P., Oates, E., Conrad, G., Lopez, O. L., Oakley, M. A., Simpson, D. M., Porsteinsson, A. P., Goldstein, B. S., Martin, K., Makino, K. M., Ismail, M. S., Brand, C., Mulnard, R. A., Thai, G., Mc-Adams-Ortiz, C., Womack, K., Mathews, D., Quiceno, M., Diaz-Arrastia, R., King, R., Weiner, M., Martin-Cook, K., Devous, M., Levey, A. I., Lah, J. J., Cellar, J. S., Burns, J. M., Anderson, H. S., Swerdlow, R. H., Apostolova, L., Tingus, K., Woo, E., Silverman, D. H., P. H., Lu, Bartzokis, G., Graff-Radford, N. R., Parfitt, F., Kendall, T., Johnson, H., Farlow, M. R., Hake, A. M., Matthews, B. R., Herring, S., Hunt, C., van Dyck, C. H., Carson, R. E., Macavoy, M. G., Chertkow, H., Bergman, H., Hosein, C., Stefanovic, B., Caldwell, C., Hsiung, G. -Y. R., Feldman, H., Mudge, B., Assaly, M., Kertesz, A., Rogers, J., Bernick, C., Munic, D., Kerwin, D., Mesulam, M. -M., Lipowski, K., C. -K., Wu, Johnson, N., Sadowsky, C., Martinez, W., Villena, T., Turner, R. S., Reynolds, B., Sperling, R. A., Johnson, K. A., Marshall, G., Frey, M., Lane, B., Rosen, A., Tinklenberg, J., Sabbagh, M. N., Belden, C. M., Jacobson, S. A., Sirrel, S. A., Kowall, N., Killiany, R., Budson, A. E., Norbash, A., Johnson, P. L., Allard, J., Lerner, A., Ogrocki, P., Hudson, L., Fletcher, E., Carmichael, O., Olichney, J., Decarli, C., Kittur, S., Borrie, M., Lee, T. -Y., Bartha, R., Johnson, S., Asthana, S., Carlsson, C. M., Potkin, S. G., Preda, A., Nguyen, D., Tariot, P., Reeder, S., Bates, V., Capote, H., Rainka, M., Scharre, D. W., Kataki, M., Adeli, A., Zimmerman, E. A., Celmins, D., Brown, A. D., Pearlson, G. D., Blank, K., Anderson, K., Santulli, R. B., Kitzmiller, T. J., Schwartz, E. S., Sink, K. M., Williamson, J. D., Garg, P., Watkins, F., Ott, B. R., Querfurth, H., Tremont, G., Salloway, S., Malloy, P., Correia, S., Rosen, H. J., Miller, B. L., Mintzer, J., Spicer, K., Bachman, D., Pasternak, S., Rachinsky, I., Drost, D., Pomara, N., Hernando, R., Sarrael, A., Schultz, S. K., Ponto, L. L. B., Shim, H., Smith, K. E., Relkin, N., Chaing, G., Raudin, L., Smith, A., Fargher, K., Raj, B. A., Neylan, T., Grafman, J., Davis, M., Morrison, R., Hayes, J., Finley, S., Friedl, K., Fleischman, D., Arfanakis, K., James, O., Massoglia, D., Fruehling, J. J., Harding, S., Peskind, E. R., Petrie, E. C., Li, G., Yesavage, J. A., Taylor, J. L., and Furst, A. J.

Published
2018

5. Dynamic proportional loss of functional connectivity revealed change of left superior frontal gyrus in subjective cognitive decline: an explanatory study based on Chinese and Western cohorts.

Author

Wang L, Hu W, Dong F, Sheng C, Wu J, Han Y, Jiang J, Weiner MW, Aisen P, Petersen R, Jack CR, Jagust W, Trojanowski JQ, Toga AW, Beckett L, Green RC, Saykin AJ, Morris J, Shaw LM, Khachaturian Z, Sorensen G, Kuller L, Raichle M, Paul S, Davies P, Fillit H, Hefti F, Holtzman D, Mesulam MM, Potter W, Snyder P, Schwartz A, Montine T, Thomas RG, Donohue M, Walter S, Gessert D, Sather T, Jiminez G, Harvey D, Bernstein M, Thompson P, Schuff N, Borowski B, Gunter J, Senjem M, Vemuri P, Jones D, Kantarci K, Ward C, Koeppe RA, Foster N, Reiman EM, Chen K, Mathis C, Landau S, Cairns NJ, Householder E, Taylor-Reinwald L, Lee V, Korecka M, Figurski M, Crawford K, Neu S, Foroud TM, Potkin SG, Shen L, Faber K, Kim S, Nho K, Thal L, Buckholtz N, Albert M, Frank R, Hsiao J, Kaye J, Quinn J, Lind B, Carter R, Dolen S, Schneider LS, Pawluczyk S, Beccera M, Teodoro L, Spann BM, Brewer J, Vanderswag H, Fleisher A, Heidebrink JL, Lord JL, Mason SS, Albers CS, Knopman D, Johnson K, Doody RS, Villanueva-Meyer J, Chowdhury M, Rountree S, Dang M, Stern Y, Honig LS, Bell KL, Ances B, Carroll M, Leon S, Mintun MA, Schneider S, Oliver A, Marson D, Griffith R, Clark D, Geldmacher D, Brockington J, Roberson E, Grossman H, Mitsis E, de Toledo-Morrell L, Shah RC, Duara R, Varon D, Greig MT, Roberts P, Onyike C, D'Agostino D, Kielb S, Galvin JE, Cerbone B, Michel CA, Rusinek H, de Leon MJ, Glodzik L, De Santi S, Doraiswamy P, Petrella JR, Wong TZ, Arnold SE, Karlawish JH, Wolk D, Smith CD, Jicha G, Hardy P, Sinha P, Oates E, Conrad G, Lopez OL, Oakley M, Simpson DM, Porsteinsson AP, Goldstein BS, Martin K, Makino KM, Ismail M, Brand C, Mulnard RA, Thai G, McAdams-Ortiz C, Womack K, Mathews D, Quiceno M, Diaz-Arrastia R, King R, Weiner M, Martin-Cook K, DeVous M, Levey AI, Lah JJ, Cellar JS, Burns JM, Anderson HS, Swerdlow RH, Apostolova L, Tingus K, Woo E, Silverman DHS, Lu PH, Bartzokis G, Graff-Radford NR, Parfitt F, Kendall T, Johnson H, Farlow MR, Hake AM, Matthews BR, Herring S, Hunt C, van Dyck CH, Carson RE, MacAvoy MG, Chertkow H, Bergman H, Hosein C, Hsiung GR, Feldman H, Mudge B, Assaly M, Bernick C, Munic D, Kertesz A, Rogers J, Trost D, Kerwin D, Lipowski K, Wu CK, Johnson N, Sadowsky C, Martinez W, Villena T, Turner RS, Johnson K, Reynolds B, Sperling RA, Johnson KA, Marshall G, Frey M, Lane B, Rosen A, Tinklenberg J, Sabbagh MN, Belden CM, Jacobson SA, Sirrel SA, Kowall N, Killiany R, Budson AE, Norbash A, Johnson PL, Allard J, Lerner A, Ogrocki P, Hudson L, Fletcher E, Carmichae O, Olichney J, DeCarli C, Kittur S, Borrie M, Lee TY, Bartha R, Johnson S, Asthana S, Carlsson CM, Preda A, Nguyen D, Tariot P, Reeder S, Bates V, Capote H, Rainka M, Scharre DW, Kataki M, Adeli A, Zimmerman EA, Celmins D, Brown AD, Pearlson GD, Blank K, Anderson K, Santulli RB, Kitzmiller TJ, Schwartz ES, Sink KM, Williamson JD, Garg P, Watkins F, Ott BR, Querfurth H, Tremont G, Salloway S, Malloy P, Correia S, Rosen HJ, Miller BL, Mintzer J, Spicer K, Bachman D, Pasternak S, Rachinsky I, Drost D, Pomara N, Hernando R, Sarrael A, Schultz SK, Ponto LLB, Shim H, Smith KE, Relkin N, Chaing G, Raudin L, Smith A, Fargher K, Raj BA, Neylan T, Grafman J, Davis M, Morrison R, Hayes J, Finley S, Friedl K, Fleischman D, Arfanakis K, James O, Massoglia D, Fruehling J, Harding S, Peskind ER, Petrie EC, Li G, Yesavage JA, Taylor JL, and Furst AJ

Abstract

Brain network dynamics have been extensively explored in patients with subjective cognitive decline (SCD). However, these studies are susceptible to individual differences, scanning parameters, and other confounding factors. Therefore, how to reveal subtle SCD-related subtle changes remains unclear. Cross-sectional and longitudinal resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging data from both Chinese and Western populations were analyzed. We proposed a framework of dynamic proportional loss of functional connectivity (DPLFC). After its stability was validated, the optimal parameters were applied for the clinical diagnosis of SCD. DPLFC yielded a relatively high intraclass correlation coefficient. In particular, the DPLFC of the left superior frontal gyrus (SFG) progressively decreased along the Alzheimer's disease (AD) continuum. Compared with the traditional index, the DPLFC had better classification performance between cognitively normal controls and patients with SCD. Furthermore, DPLFC was related to Aβ deposition and scale scores. Patients with lower DPLFC values had a greater risk of cognitive decline. Decreased DPLFC in the left SFG may be a potential AD-related neuroimaging biomarker at an early stage., Competing Interests: Declarations. Conflict of interest: The authors declare no competing interests., (© 2025. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to American Aging Association.)

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2025
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6. Normative data for healthy older adults and an abbreviated version of the Stroop test.

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Kang C, Lee GJ, Yi D, McPherson S, Rogers S, Tingus K, and Lu PH

Subjects
Age Factors, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Reference Values, Reproducibility of Results, Aging psychology, Executive Function physiology, Reaction Time physiology, Stroop Test
Abstract

Normative data for the Kaplan version of the Stroop Test are presented for 153 healthy, cognitively intact older adults aged 50-89 years. Increasing age was associated with decreased performance on all three subtests (Stroop A, Stroop B, and Stroop C), while years of education was only associated with Stroop B performance. Hence the normative data were stratified by age into three groups (50-64, 65-74, 75-89). Completion times for the first half of each trial (half-time scores) were found to have good split-half reliability and correlated highly with the original full administration scores. Means and standard deviations for the half-time administration are also presented for this sample. The current study provides more comprehensive normative data for older adults than previously available, as well as normative information for half-time scores that may have future clinical utility as an alternative, abbreviated version of the Kaplan Stroop Test.

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2013
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7. Age-related slowing in cognitive processing speed is associated with myelin integrity in a very healthy elderly sample.

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Lu PH, Lee GJ, Raven EP, Tingus K, Khoo T, Thompson PM, and Bartzokis G

Subjects
Age Factors, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Female, Humans, Image Processing, Computer-Assisted, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Middle Aged, Neuropsychological Tests, Regression Analysis, Aging pathology, Cognition Disorders pathology, Corpus Callosum pathology, Mental Processes physiology, Nerve Fibers, Myelinated pathology
Abstract

Performance on measures of cognitive processing speed (CPS) slows with age, but the biological basis associated with this cognitive phenomenon remains incompletely understood. We assessed the hypothesis that the age-related slowing in CPS is associated with myelin breakdown in late-myelinating regions in a very healthy elderly population. An in vivo magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) biomarker of myelin integrity was obtained from the prefrontal lobe white matter and the genu of the corpus callosum for 152 healthy elderly adults. These regions myelinate later in brain development and are more vulnerable to breakdown due to the effects of normal aging. To evaluate regional specificity, we also assessed the splenium of the corpus callosum as a comparison region, which myelinates early in development and primarily contains axons involved in visual processing. The measure of myelin integrity was significantly correlated with CPS in highly vulnerable late-myelinating regions but not in the splenium. These results have implications for the neurobiology of the cognitive changes associated with brain aging.

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2011
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8. Gender and iron genes may modify associations between brain iron and memory in healthy aging.

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Bartzokis G, Lu PH, Tingus K, Peters DG, Amar CP, Tishler TA, Finn JP, Villablanca P, Altshuler LL, Mintz J, Neely E, and Connor JR

Subjects
Aged, Attention physiology, Brain anatomy & histology, Female, Hemochromatosis Protein, Humans, Image Processing, Computer-Assisted, Magnetic Resonance Imaging methods, Male, Middle Aged, Neuropsychological Tests, Relaxation, Verbal Learning, Aging, Brain metabolism, Histocompatibility Antigens Class I genetics, Iron metabolism, Membrane Proteins genetics, Memory physiology, Sex Characteristics, Transferrin genetics
Abstract

Brain iron increases with age and is abnormally elevated early in the disease process in several neurodegenerative disorders that impact memory including Alzheimer's disease (AD). Higher brain iron levels are associated with male gender and presence of highly prevalent allelic variants in genes encoding for iron metabolism proteins (hemochromatosis H63D (HFE H63D) and transferrin C2 (TfC2)). In this study, we examined whether in healthy older individuals memory performance is associated with increased brain iron, and whether gender and gene variant carrier (IRON+) vs noncarrier (IRON-) status (for HFE H63D/TfC2) modify the associations. Tissue iron deposited in ferritin molecules can be measured in vivo with magnetic resonance imaging utilizing the field-dependent relaxation rate increase (FDRI) method. FDRI was assessed in hippocampus, basal ganglia, and white matter, and IRON+ vs IRON- status was determined in a cohort of 63 healthy older individuals. Three cognitive domains were assessed: verbal memory (delayed recall), working memory/attention, and processing speed. Independent of gene status, worse verbal-memory performance was associated with higher hippocampal iron in men (r=-0.50, p=0.003) but not in women. Independent of gender, worse verbal working memory performance was associated with higher basal ganglia iron in IRON- group (r=-0.49, p=0.005) but not in the IRON+ group. Between-group interactions (p=0.006) were noted for both of these associations. No significant associations with white matter or processing speed were observed. The results suggest that in specific subgroups of healthy older individuals, higher accumulations of iron in vulnerable gray matter regions may adversely impact memory functions and could represent a risk factor for accelerated cognitive decline. Combining genetic and MRI biomarkers may provide opportunities to design primary prevention clinical trials that target high-risk groups.

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2011
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9. Lifespan trajectory of myelin integrity and maximum motor speed.

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Bartzokis G, Lu PH, Tingus K, Mendez MF, Richard A, Peters DG, Oluwadara B, Barrall KA, Finn JP, Villablanca P, Thompson PM, and Mintz J

Subjects
Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Aging pathology, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Motor Cortex ultrastructure, Young Adult, Aging physiology, Motor Cortex physiology, Movement physiology, Myelin Sheath physiology, Myelin Sheath ultrastructure, Physical Endurance physiology, Physical Exertion physiology
Abstract

Objective: Myelination of the human brain results in roughly quadratic trajectories of myelin content and integrity, reaching a maximum in mid-life and then declining in older age. This trajectory is most evident in vulnerable later myelinating association regions such as frontal lobes and may be the biological substrate for similar trajectories of cognitive processing speed. Speed of movement, such as maximal finger tapping speed (FTS), requires high-frequency action potential (AP) bursts and is associated with myelin integrity. We tested the hypothesis that the age-related trajectory of FTS is related to brain myelin integrity., Methods: A sensitive in vivo MRI biomarker of myelin integrity (calculated transverse relaxation rates (R(2))) of frontal lobe white matter (FLwm) was measured in a sample of very healthy males (N=72) between 23 and 80 years of age. To assess specificity, R(2) of a contrasting early-myelinating region (splenium of the corpus callosum) was also measured., Results: FLwm R(2) and FTS measures were significantly correlated (r=.45, p<.0001) with no association noted in the early-myelinating region (splenium). Both FLwm R(2) and FTS had significantly quadratic lifespan trajectories that were virtually indistinguishable and both reached a peak at 39 years of age and declined with an accelerating trajectory thereafter., Conclusions: The results suggest that in this very healthy male sample, maximum motor speed requiring high-frequency AP burst may depend on brain myelin integrity. To the extent that the FLwm changes assessed by R(2) contribute to an age-related reduction in AP burst frequency, it is possible that other brain functions dependent on AP bursts may also be affected. Non-invasive measures of myelin integrity together with testing of basic measures of processing speed may aid in developing and targeting anti-aging treatments to mitigate age-related functional declines., (Copyright 2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)

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2010
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10. Apolipoprotein E affects both myelin breakdown and cognition: implications for age-related trajectories of decline into dementia.

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Bartzokis G, Lu PH, Geschwind DH, Tingus K, Huang D, Mendez MF, Edwards N, and Mintz J

Subjects
Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Chi-Square Distribution, Cognition Disorders diagnosis, Dementia psychology, Female, Genetic Predisposition to Disease genetics, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Middle Aged, Myelin Sheath pathology, Neuropsychological Tests, Aging, Apolipoproteins E genetics, Cognition Disorders genetics, Cognition Disorders pathology, Dementia physiopathology, Myelin Sheath physiology
Abstract

Background: Age-related myelin breakdown is most evident in later-myelinating white matter (LMwm) brain regions. This process might degrade cognitive processing speed (CPS) underlying age-related cognitive decline and the predominance of age as a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease (AD). Apolipoprotein E (ApoE) 4 allele is the second most important AD risk factor. We tested the hypothesis that ApoE4 accelerates age-related slowing in CPS through the process of myelin breakdown., Methods: Calculated transverse relaxation rates (R(2)), an indirect magnetic resonance imaging measure of myelin breakdown in LMwm, and measures of CPS were obtained in 22 ApoE4+ and 80 ApoE4-, healthy "younger-old" individuals. To assess specificity, contrasting early-myelinating white matter region and memory task were also examined., Results: The CPS versus LMwm R(2) remained significant in the ApoE4+ group even after age was statistically adjusted (r = .65, p = .001) and differed from the correlation observed in the ApoE4- group (Fisher's z test = 3.22, p < .002). No significant associations were observed with the contrast region and memory task in either ApoE subgroup., Conclusions: A specific association between CPS and myelin breakdown in LMwm exists in asymptomatic "younger-old" individuals at increased genetic risk for AD. Although inferences of change over time and causality are limited by the cross-sectional study design, this finding lends support to the hypotheses that myelin breakdown underlies age-related slowing in CPS and that by altering the trajectory of myelin breakdown, ApoE alleles shift the age at onset of cognitive decline. Combined use of biomarkers and CPS measures might be useful in developing and targeting primary prevention treatments for AD.

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2007
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11. The Satz-Mogel short form of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale--revised: effects of global mental status and age on test-retest reliability.

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McPherson S, Buckwalter GJ, Tingus K, Betz B, and Back C

Subjects
Age Factors, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Analysis of Variance, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Psychometrics, Reproducibility of Results, Retrospective Studies, Statistics, Nonparametric, Intelligence, Wechsler Scales standards
Abstract

Abbreviated versions of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised (WAIS-R) have been developed as time saving devices that provide accurate estimates of overall level of general intellectual functioning while decreasing test administration time. The Satz-Mogel short form of the WAIS-R has received substantial attention in the literature as an accurate measure of intellectual functions when compared with the Full WAIS-R. However, most studies comparing the Satz-Mogel version to the Full WAIS-R have only provided correlational analyses. Our study was an attempt to apply a more rigorous statistical methodology in determining if the Full WAIS-R and abbreviated versions are equivalent. We explored the impact of level of global mental status and age on the Satz-Mogel version. Although the two forms of the test correlated highly, repeated measures design indicated significant differences between Satz-Mogel and Full WAIS-R when participants were divided into groups based on level of global impairment and age. Our results suggest that the Satz-Mogel version of the test may not be equivalent to the full WAIS-R and is likely to misrepresent a patient's level of intellectual functioning, particularly for patients with progressive degenerative conditions. The implications of applying Satz-Mogel scoring to the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-III (WAIS-III) are discussed.

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2000
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12. Factors associated with entry into therapy in children evaluated for sexual abuse.

Author

Tingus KD, Heger AH, Foy DW, and Leskin GA

Subjects
Adaptation, Psychological, Adolescent, California, Child, Child Abuse, Sexual legislation & jurisprudence, Child Abuse, Sexual psychology, Child, Preschool, Female, Humans, Infant, Male, Patient Care Team legislation & jurisprudence, Child Abuse, Sexual prevention & control, Child Welfare legislation & jurisprudence, Patient Acceptance of Health Care, Psychotherapy
Abstract

It is widely accepted that therapeutic intervention is an important and effective component in the treatment of the sexually abused child. The goal of this study was to identify children who are at risk for not receiving mental health services following sexual victimization. Nine-hundred and seventy-two children were followed for 6 months, and intervention by the Department of Children's Services (DCS), law enforcement agencies, and mental health professionals was monitored. Those children who were most likely to enter therapy were Caucasian, between the ages of 7 and 13, had cases in which DCS or law enforcement were involved, were placed outside the home, and experienced abuse of greater frequency. Implications of this study for intervention with child sexual abuse victims are discussed. Recommendations are made for future research.

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1996
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