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Newest in this topic

  1. Earlier Alzheimer's disease onset is associated with tau pathology in brain hub regions and facilitated tau spreading 2022-08-20
  2. Detecting earlier stages of amyloid deposition using PET in cognitively normal elderly adults 2020-03-18

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2 studies carry this tag.

Date range

2020 to 2022

Top journals

  • Nature communications 1
  • Neurology 1

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  1. Earlier Alzheimer's disease onset is associated with tau pathology in brain hub regions and facilitated tau spreading

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 71 out of 100. Nature communications 2022-08-20 Brain scans and imaging

    In Alzheimer's disease (AD), younger symptom onset is associated with accelerated disease progression and tau spreading, yet the mechanisms underlying faster disease manifestation are unknown.

  2. Detecting earlier stages of amyloid deposition using PET in cognitively normal elderly adults

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 59 out of 100. Neurology 2020-03-18 Brain scans and imaging

    Nominally Aβ- CN individuals with high Aβ in BANKSSTS are at increased risk of cognitive decline, probably showing an earlier stage of Aβ deposition.

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