76/100
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alzhub usefulness score 76 out of 100.
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JAMA neurology
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2019-07-01
The NfL level was increased at baseline in patients with mild cognitive impairment and AD dementia (mean levels: cognitive unimpairment, 32.1 ng/L; mild cognitive impairment, 37.9 ng/L; and AD dementia, 45.9 ng/L; P Conclusions and relevance The findings suggest that plasma NfL can be used as a noninvasive biomarker associated with neurodegeneration in patients with AD and may be useful to monitor effects in trials of disease-modifying drugs. 3 key findings →
Design: cohort study
Participants: 1,583
Evidence: moderate
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We identified that combining plasma p-tau217 and a brief cognitive composite score was strongly related to greater risk of progression to AD dementia in MCI patients, suggesting that these measures could be key components of future prognostic algorithms for early AD. 2 key findings →
Participants: 110
Evidence: low
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Plasma p-tau 217 and the NfL/p-tau 217 ratio are promising non-invasive biomarkers for differentiating AD from FTLD, suggesting their use as a potential alternative to traditional diagnostic methods. 2 key findings →
Design: cohort study
Participants: 374
Evidence: moderate
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Plasma pTau217 is effective for predicting A/T biomarker profile and cognitive decline, though further study is needed to better explain its association with Aβ and tau PET staging. 3 key findings →
Design: longitudinal study
Participants: 2,919
Evidence: moderate
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Recent advancements in biomarkers have transformed Alzheimer's disease (AD) diagnosis from being purely symptom-based to include biological criteria. 1 key finding →
Design: longitudinal study
Participants: 1,448
Evidence: moderate
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75/100
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alzhub usefulness score 75 out of 100.
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JAMA neurology
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2017-05-01
Among 193 cognitively healthy controls, 197 patients with mild cognitive impairment, and 180 patients with AD with dementia, plasma NFL correlated with CSF NFL (Spearman ρ = 0.59, P Conclusions and relevance Plasma NFL is associated with AD diagnosis and with cognitive, biochemical, and imaging hallmarks of the disease. 3 key findings →
Design: case-control study
Participants: 197
Evidence: moderate
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JAMA neurology
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2021-04-01
Exclusion criteria included any significant neurologic disorder other than suspected AD; presence of infection, infarction, or multiple lacunes as detected by magnetic resonance imaging; and any significant systemic condition that could lead to difficulty complying with the protocol. 3 key findings →
Design: cohort study
Participants: 1,113
Evidence: moderate
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Inclusion criteria were early AD (mini-mental state examination [MMSE] score between 20 and 26 points or Alzheimer's disease assessment scale-cognitive subscale (ADAS-cog) score between 10 and 25 points), taking a stable dose of acetylcholinesterase inhibitor (donepezil, galantamine, or rivastigmine) for at least 4 months, a modified Hachinski score of 4 points or less, and CT or MRI results that were consistent with AD. 3 key findings →
Design: randomized controlled trial
Participants: 78
Evidence: high
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alzhub usefulness score 73 out of 100.
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Neurology
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2018-07-27
Neuroinflammation and cerebrovascular dysfunction are early events occurring already at presymptomatic stages of AD and contribute to disease progression. 5 key findings →
Design: longitudinal study
Participants: 508
Evidence: moderate
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alzhub usefulness score 72 out of 100.
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Neurology
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2015-09-09
The best CSF measures for identifying MCI-AD were Aβ42/total tau (t-tau) and Aβ42/hyperphosphorylated tau (p-tau) (area under the curve [AUC] 0.93-0.94). 3 key findings →
Design: longitudinal study
Participants: 122
Evidence: moderate
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alzhub usefulness score 72 out of 100.
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Neurology
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2020-01-08
In response to sleep loss (+17.2%), compared with normal sleep (+1.8%), the evening to morning ratio was increased for t-tau ( p = 0.035). 4 key findings →
Evidence: high
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alzhub usefulness score 72 out of 100.
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Sleep
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2018-05-01
Study objectives To investigate the cumulative effect of five consecutive nights of partial sleep deprivation (PSD) on a panel of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) biomarkers in healthy adults. 1 key finding →
Participants: 13
Evidence: high
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In anticipation of the emergence of more reliable CSF analysis platforms, the manuscript offers important guidance to health-care practitioners and suggestions for implementation and future research. 1 key finding →
Design: systematic review
Evidence: high
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71/100
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alzhub usefulness score 71 out of 100.
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Nature medicine
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2021-05-24
A combination of plasma phospho-tau (P-tau) and other accessible biomarkers might provide accurate prediction about the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease (AD) dementia. 2 key findings →
Participants: 340
Evidence: low
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We evaluated the performance of CSF biomarkers for predicting risk of clinical decline and conversion to dementia in non-demented patients with cognitive symptoms. 4 key findings →
Design: longitudinal study
Participants: 619
Evidence: moderate
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Emerging plasma biomarkers of Alzheimer's disease might be non-invasive tools to trace early Alzheimer's disease-related abnormalities such as the accumulation of amyloid-beta peptides, neurofibrillary tau tangles, glial activation and neurodegeneration. 4 key findings →
Design: longitudinal study
Participants: 164
Evidence: moderate
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Our results encourage an independent validation cohort study to confirm the indication that the plasma Aβ 1-40 /Aβ 1-42 ratio, assessed via Simoa, may improve future standard of care and clinical trial design. 2 key findings →
Design: cohort study
Participants: 276
Evidence: moderate
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Baseline plasma GFAP could detect abnormal CSF Aβ42/40 and CSF Aβ42/T-tau with an AUC of 0.79 (95% CI 0.72-0.86) and 0.80 (95% CI 0.72-0.86), respectively. 3 key findings →
Design: longitudinal study
Evidence: moderate
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alzhub usefulness score 68 out of 100.
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Neurology
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2023-05-24
In a community-based cohort of 70-year olds, P-NfL was associated with both prevalent and incident CKD, while CSF and/or imaging measures did not differ by CKD status. 3 key findings →
Design: cohort study
Participants: 744
Evidence: moderate
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alzhub usefulness score 68 out of 100.
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Neurology
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2018-02-02
Baseline biomarkers largely do not predict risk for developing ARIA-E. ARIA-E was associated with significant longitudinal changes in several biomarkers, with larger reductions in amyloid PET and CSF p-tau and t-tau concentrations, and paradoxically greater hippocampal volume reduction and ventricular enlargement, suggesting that ARIA-E in bapineuzumab-treated cases may be related to increased Aβ efflux from the brain and affecting downstream pathogenic processes. 4 key findings →
Design: longitudinal study
Participants: 1,512
Evidence: moderate
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Cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers may be useful to monitor the effects of novel disease-modifying anti-Aβ drugs in clinical trials. 3 key findings →
Design: clinical trial
Participants: 19
Evidence: high
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alzhub usefulness score 68 out of 100.
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Nature aging
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2023-05-18
Blood-based biomarkers hold great promise to revolutionize the diagnostic and prognostic work-up of Alzheimer's disease (AD) in clinical practice. 5 key findings →
Design: longitudinal study
Evidence: moderate
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alzhub usefulness score 67 out of 100.
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JAMA neurology
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2016-01-01
Cerebrospinal fluid NFL concentration (median [interquartile range]) was higher in the AD dementia group (1479 [1134-1842] pg/mL), stable MCI group (no progression to AD during follow-up; 1182 [923-1687] pg/mL), and progressive MCI group (MCI with progression to AD dementia during follow-up; 1336 [1061-1693] pg/mL) compared with control participants (1047 [809-1265] pg/mL) (P Conclusions and relevance Cerebrospinal fluid NFL concentration is increased by the early clinical stage of AD and is associated with cognitive deterioration and structural brain changes over time. 2 key findings →
Design: longitudinal study
Participants: 95
Evidence: moderate
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Plasma Aβ42/Aβ40${{\rm A}\beta }_{42}/{{\rm A}\beta }_{40}$ may begin declining decades prior to brain amyloid accumulation, whereas p-tau ratios, GFAP, and NfL increase closer in time. 1 key finding →
Design: longitudinal study
Participants: 199
Evidence: moderate
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Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) tau (total tau, T-tau), neurofilament light (NFL), and neurogranin (Ng) are potential biomarkers for neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's disease (AD). 3 key findings →
Design: longitudinal study
Participants: 93
Evidence: moderate
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