scholarly journals Prognosis of Early-Onset vs. Late-Onset Mild Cognitive Impairment: Comparison of Conversion Rates and Its Predictors

Geriatrics ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miguel Tábuas-Pereira ◽  
Inês Baldeiras ◽  
Diana Duro ◽  
Beatriz Santiago ◽  
Maria Ribeiro ◽  
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2016 ◽  
Vol 42 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 17-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Natalia Seubert-Ravelo ◽  
M. Guillermina Yáñez-Téllez ◽  
Hermelinda Salgado-Ceballos ◽  
Rodrigo Erick Escartín-Pérez ◽  
Gabriel Adolfo Neri-Nani ◽  
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Background/Aims: Few studies have described mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and cognitive characteristics in early-onset Parkinson's disease (EOPD). This study describes attention/working memory, language, memory, visuospatial abilities, executive function, and frequency of MCI and dementia in EOPD. Methods: Eighty-one EOPD patients were administered neuropsychological tests and the Beck Depression Inventory. Scores were compared with age/education-appropriate norms and were correlated to years of disease progression and severity of motor symptoms. The frequency of MCI and dementia was determined by the Movement Disorder Society criteria. Results: Thirty-one percent of patients met the MCI criteria, but none had dementia. Commonly affected domains were memory, visuospatial, and executive function. Cognitive dysfunction was not explained by depression or severity of motor symptoms. Conclusion: One third of EOPD patients presented with MCI, which was not associated with the same risk factors as reported in late-onset Parkinson's disease. MCI could have a different prognostic value in EOPD.


2021 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Mirjam Frank ◽  
Jonas Hensel ◽  
Lisa Baak ◽  
Sara Schramm ◽  
Nico Dragano ◽  
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Background: The apolipoprotein E (APOE) ɛ4 allele is reported to be a strong genetic risk factor for mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Additional genetic loci have been detected that influence the risk for late-onset AD. As socioeconomic position (SEP) is also strongly related to cognitive decline, SEP has been suggested to be a possible modifier of the genetic effect on MCI. Objective: To investigate whether APOE ɛ4 and a genetic sum score of AD-associated risk alleles (GRSAD) interact with SEP indicators to affect MCI in a population-based cohort. Methods: Using data of 3,834 participants of the Heinz Nixdorf Recall Study, APOE ɛ4 and GRSAD by SEP interactions were assessed using logistic regression models, as well as SEP-stratified genetic association analysis. Interaction on additive scale was calculated using the relative excess risk due to interaction (RERI). All analysis were additionally stratified by sex. Results: Indication for interaction on the additive scale was found between APOE ɛ4 and low education on MCI (RERI: 0.52 [95% -confidence interval (CI): 0.01; 1.03]). The strongest genetic effects of the APOE ɛ4 genotype on MCI were observed in groups of low education (Odds ratio (OR): 1.46 [95% -CI: 0.79; 2.63] for≤10 years of education versus OR: 1.00 [95% -CI: 0.43; 2.14] for≥18 years of education). Sex stratified results showed stronger effects in women. No indication for interaction between the GRSAD and SEP indicators on MCI was observed. Conclusion: Results indicate that low education may have an impact on APOE ɛ4 expression on MCI, especially among women.


2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Massimiliano Castellazzi ◽  
Simone Patergnani ◽  
Mariapina Donadio ◽  
Carlotta Giorgi ◽  
Massimo Bonora ◽  
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AbstractDementia is a neurocognitive disorder characterized by a progressive memory loss and impairment in cognitive and functional abilities. Autophagy and mitophagy are two important cellular processes by which the damaged intracellular components are degraded by lysosomes. To investigate the contribution of autophagy and mitophagy in degenerative diseases, we investigated the serum levels of specific autophagic markers (ATG5 protein) and mitophagic markers (Parkin protein) in a population of older patients by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Two hundred elderly (≥65 years) outpatients were included in the study: 40 (20 F and 20 M) with mild-moderate late onset Alzheimer’s disease (AD); 40 (20 F and 20 M) affected by vascular dementia (VAD); 40 with mild cognitive impairment (MCI); 40 (20 F and 20 M) with “mixed” dementia (MD); 40 subjects without signs of cognitive impairment were included as sex-matched controls. Our data indicated that, in serum samples, ATG5 and Parkin were both elevated in controls, and that VAD compared with AD, MCI and MD (all p < 0.01). Patients affected by AD, MD, and MCI showed significantly reduced circulating levels of both ATG5 and Parkin compared to healthy controls and VAD individuals, reflecting a significant down-regulation of autophagy and mitophagy pathways in these groups of patients. The measurement of serum levels of ATG5 and Parkin may represent an easily accessible diagnostic tool for the early monitoring of patients with cognitive decline.


Brain ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erik Kaestner ◽  
Anny Reyes ◽  
Austin Chen ◽  
Jun Rao ◽  
Anna Christina Macari ◽  
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Abstract Epilepsy incidence and prevalence peaks in older adults yet systematic studies of brain ageing and cognition in older adults with epilepsy remain limited. Here, we characterize patterns of cortical atrophy and cognitive impairment in 73 older adults with temporal lobe epilepsy (&gt;55 years) and compare these patterns to those observed in 70 healthy controls and 79 patients with amnestic mild cognitive impairment, the prodromal stage of Alzheimer’s disease. Patients with temporal lobe epilepsy were recruited from four tertiary epilepsy surgical centres; amnestic mild cognitive impairment and control subjects were obtained from the Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative database. Whole brain and region of interest analyses were conducted between patient groups and controls, as well as between temporal lobe epilepsy patients with early-onset (age of onset &lt;50 years) and late-onset (&gt;50 years) seizures. Older adults with temporal lobe epilepsy demonstrated a similar pattern and magnitude of medial temporal lobe atrophy to amnestic mild cognitive impairment. Region of interest analyses revealed pronounced medial temporal lobe thinning in both patient groups in bilateral entorhinal, temporal pole, and fusiform regions (all P &lt; 0.05). Patients with temporal lobe epilepsy demonstrated thinner left entorhinal cortex compared to amnestic mild cognitive impairment (P = 0.02). Patients with late-onset temporal lobe epilepsy had a more consistent pattern of cortical thinning than patients with early-onset epilepsy, demonstrating decreased cortical thickness extending into the bilateral fusiform (both P &lt; 0.01). Both temporal lobe epilepsy and amnestic mild cognitive impairment groups showed significant memory and language impairment relative to healthy control subjects. However, despite similar performances in language and memory encoding, patients with amnestic mild cognitive impairment demonstrated poorer delayed memory performances relative to both early and late-onset temporal lobe epilepsy. Medial temporal lobe atrophy and cognitive impairment overlap between older adults with temporal lobe epilepsy and amnestic mild cognitive impairment highlights the risks of growing old with epilepsy. Concerns regarding accelerated ageing and Alzheimer’s disease co-morbidity in older adults with temporal lobe epilepsy suggests an urgent need for translational research aimed at identifying common mechanisms and/or targeting symptoms shared across a broad neurological disease spectrum.


2009 ◽  
Vol 5 (4S_Part_12) ◽  
pp. P367-P367
Author(s):  
Na Zhang ◽  
Mei-Yan Zhang ◽  
Kevin Head ◽  
Daniel Chang ◽  
Huishu Yuan ◽  
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2016 ◽  
Vol 41 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 273-280 ◽  
Author(s):  
Veronica Tisato ◽  
Erika Rimondi ◽  
Gloria Brombo ◽  
Stefano Volpato ◽  
Amedeo Zurlo ◽  
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Background: The tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) has been involved in both physiological and pathological conditions, including vascular pathologies and pathologies of the central nervous system. Nonetheless, the knowledge about the role of systemic TRAIL in patients affected by different types of dementia and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is still limited. Objective: We assessed serum TRAIL levels in a large cohort of older individuals (n = 644) including patients with late-onset Alzheimer's disease (LOAD), vascular dementia (VAD), ‘mixed' dementia (MIX), MCI, and healthy controls. Methods: Circulating TRAIL was measured by ELISA. Results: At univariate analysis, TRAIL levels were higher in VAD, MIX, and MCI patients compared with LOAD patients and controls. Using the multiple linear regression model, we found that TRAIL levels were associated with VAD and MCI, but not MIX, independent of potential confounding factors. Conclusion: The finding of high levels of circulating TRAIL in VAD and MCI seems to suggest that both of these conditions are characterized by a significant vascular damage with respect to LOAD.


2013 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. P239-P240
Author(s):  
Merve Alaylioglu ◽  
Duygu Gezen-Ak ◽  
Erdinc Dursun ◽  
Hasmet Hanagasi ◽  
Basar Bilgiç ◽  
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2006 ◽  
Vol 189 (5) ◽  
pp. 399-404 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anja Busse ◽  
Matthias C. Angermeyer ◽  
Steffi G. Riedel-Heller

BackgroundStudies of conversion from mild cognitive impairment to dementia suggest a linear progression over time. Conversion rates during lifetime may extend to 80–90%.AimsThis study examines the time-dependent evolution from mild cognitive impairment to dementia. Current assumptions regarding yearly and lifetime conversion rates are challenged.MethodA community sample of 1045 dementia-free individuals aged 75 years and over was examined by neuropsychological testing based on 6 years of observation.ResultsApproximately 60–65% of people with mild cognitive impairment develop clinical dementia during their life. Progression from mild cognitive impairment to dementia appears to be time dependent, occurring primarily within the initial 18 months.ConclusionsFurther long-term studies are needed to examine the time-dependent evolution from mild cognitive impairment to dementia and to establish age-specific conversion rates during lifetime.


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