Cooperation and Networking on White Matter Disorders: The European Task Force on Age-Related White Matter Changes

1998 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timo Erkinjuntti ◽  
Leonardo Pantoni ◽  
Philip Scheltens

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (14) ◽  
pp. 1354-1360 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ping-Song Chou ◽  
Yi-Hui Kao ◽  
Meng-Ni Wu ◽  
Mei-Chuan Chou ◽  
Chun-Hung Chen ◽  
...  

Background: Cerebrovascular pathologies and hypertension could play a vital role in Alzheimer disease (AD) progression. However, whether cerebrovascular pathologies and hypertension accelerate the AD progression through an independent or interaction effect is unknown. Objective: To investigate the effect of the interactions of cerebrovascular pathologies and hypertension on AD progression. Method: A retrospective longitudinal study was conducted to compare AD courses in patients with different severities of cerebral White Matter Changes (WMCs) in relation to hypertension. Annual comprehensive psychometrics were performed. WMCs were rated using a rating scale for Age-related WMCs (ARWMC). Results: In total, 278 patients with sporadic AD were enrolled in this study. The mean age of the patients was 76.6 ± 7.4 years, and 166 patients had hypertension. Among AD patients with hypertension, those with deterioration in clinical dementia rating-sum of box (CDR-SB) and CDR had significantly severe baseline ARWMC scales in total (CDR-SB: 5.8 vs. 3.6, adjusted P = 0.04; CDR: 6.4 vs. 4.4, adjusted P = 0.04) and frontal area (CDR-SB: 2.4 vs. 1.2, adjusted P = 0.01; CDR: 2.4 vs. 1.7, adjusted P < 0.01) compared with those with no deterioration in psychometrics after adjustment for confounders. By contrast, among AD patients without hypertension, no significant differences in ARWMC scales were observed between patients with and without deterioration. Conclusion: The effect of cerebrovascular pathologies on AD progression between those with and without hypertension might differ. An interaction but not independent effect of hypertension and WMCs on the progression of AD is possible.



2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (7S_Part_8) ◽  
pp. P443-P443 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristina Festari ◽  
Clarissa Ferrari ◽  
Valentina Nicolosi ◽  
Roberta Rossi ◽  
Daniele Altomare ◽  
...  


2002 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 7-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leonardo Pantoni


2011 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yun Yun Xiong ◽  
Vincent Mok ◽  
Adrian Wong ◽  
Thomas Leung ◽  
Xiang Yan Chen ◽  
...  


Stroke ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 40 (10) ◽  
pp. 3191-3196 ◽  
Author(s):  
Glen Jickling ◽  
Abdul Salam ◽  
Askar Mohammad ◽  
Muhammad S. Hussain ◽  
James Scozzafava ◽  
...  


2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 899 ◽  
Author(s):  
Farnaz Farokhian ◽  
Chunlan Yang ◽  
Iman Beheshti ◽  
Hiroshi Matsuda ◽  
Shuicai Wu


2015 ◽  
Vol 30 ◽  
pp. 135
Author(s):  
L. Emsell ◽  
F. Bouckaert ◽  
F.L. De Winter ◽  
J. Obbels ◽  
A. Dols ◽  
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2011 ◽  
pp. no-no
Author(s):  
Yun Yun Xiong ◽  
Vincent Mok ◽  
Adrian Wong ◽  
Thomas Leung ◽  
Xiang Yan Chen ◽  
...  


2007 ◽  
Vol 191 (3) ◽  
pp. 212-217 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Teodorczuk ◽  
John T. O'Brien ◽  
Michael J. Firbank ◽  
Leonardo Pantoni ◽  
Anna Poggesi ◽  
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BackgroundEvidence from cross-sectional studies suggests a link between cerebral age-related white matter changes and depressive symptoms in older people, although the temporal association remains unclear.AimsTo investigate age-related white matter changes on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as an independent predictor of depressive symptoms at 1 year after controlling for known confounders.MethodIn a pan-European multicentre study of 639 older adults without significant disability, MRI white matter changes and demographic and clinical variables, including cognitive scores, quality of life, disability and depressive symptoms, were assessed at baseline. Clinical assessments were repeated at 1 year.ResultsUsing logistic regression analysis, severity of white matter changes was shown to independently and significantly predict depressive symptoms at 1 year after controlling for baseline depressive symptoms, quality of life and worsening disability (P<0.01).ConclusionsWhite matter changes pre-date and are associated with the development of depressive symptoms. This has implications for treatment and prevention of depression in later life.



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