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May 24, 2022

Pattern and implications of neurological examination findings in autosomal dominant Alzheimer disease

Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association
  • Jonathan Vöglein
  • Nicolai Franzmeier
  • John C Morris
  • Marianne Dieterich
  • Eric McDade
  • Mikael Simons
  • Oliver Preische
  • Anna Hofmann
  • Jason Hassenstab
  • Tammie L Benzinger
  • Anne Fagan
  • James M Noble
  • Sarah B Berman
  • Neill R Graff-Radford
  • Bernardino Ghetti
  • Martin R Farlow
  • Jasmeer P Chhatwal
  • Stephen Salloway
  • Chengjie Xiong
  • Celeste M Karch
  • Nigel Cairns
  • Richard J Perrin
  • Gregory Day
  • Ralph Martins
  • Raquel Sanchez-Valle
  • Hiroshi Mori
  • Hiroyuki Shimada
  • Takeshi Ikeuchi
  • Kazushi Suzuki
  • Peter R Schofield
  • Colin L Masters
  • Alison Goate
  • Virginia Buckles
  • Nick C Fox
  • Patricio Chrem
  • Ricardo Allegri
  • John M Ringman
  • Igor Yakushev
  • Christoph Laske
  • Mathias Jucker
  • Günter Höglinger
  • Randall J Bateman
  • Adrian Danek
  • Johannes Levin
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Language
English
Publishing type
Research paper (scientific journal)
DOI
10.1002/alz.12684

INTRODUCTION: As knowledge about neurological examination findings in autosomal dominant Alzheimer disease (ADAD) is incomplete, we aimed to determine the frequency and significance of neurological examination findings in ADAD. METHODS: Frequencies of neurological examination findings were compared between symptomatic mutation carriers and non mutation carriers from the Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer Network (DIAN) to define AD neurological examination findings. AD neurological examination findings were analyzed regarding frequency, association with and predictive value regarding cognitive decline, and association with brain atrophy in symptomatic mutation carriers. RESULTS: AD neurological examination findings included abnormal deep tendon reflexes, gait disturbance, pathological cranial nerve examination findings, tremor, abnormal finger to nose and heel to shin testing, and compromised motor strength. The frequency of AD neurological examination findings was 65.1%. Cross-sectionally, mutation carriers with AD neurological examination findings showed a more than two-fold faster cognitive decline and had greater parieto-temporal atrophy, including hippocampal atrophy. Longitudinally, AD neurological examination findings predicted a significantly greater decline over time. DISCUSSION: ADAD features a distinct pattern of neurological examination findings that is useful to estimate prognosis and may inform clinical care and therapeutic trial designs.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1002/alz.12684
PubMed
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35609137
ID information
  • DOI : 10.1002/alz.12684
  • Pubmed ID : 35609137

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