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Newest in this topic

  1. Waning locus coeruleus integrity precedes cortical tau accrual in preclinical autosomal dominant Alzheimer's disease 2022-03-17
  2. Does inflammation precede tau aggregation in early Alzheimer's disease? A PET study 2018-06-11

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2 studies carry this tag.

Date range

2018 to 2022

Top journals

  • Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association 1
  • Neurobiology of disease 1

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  1. Waning locus coeruleus integrity precedes cortical tau accrual in preclinical autosomal dominant Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 59 out of 100. Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association 2022-03-17 Brain scans and imaging

    These findings support LC integrity as marker of disease progression in preclinical ADAD.

  2. Does inflammation precede tau aggregation in early Alzheimer's disease? A PET study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 38 out of 100. Neurobiology of disease 2018-06-11 Brain scans and imaging

    High levels of inflammation could be seen in amyloid-β positive MCI cases where 18 F-flortaucipir signals were low suggesting microglial activation precedes tau tangle formation.

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