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ArticleJournal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD2019

In Brief Neuropsychological Assessment, Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) Is associated with Cerebrospinal Fluid Biomarkers for Cognitive Decline in Contrast to the Prevailing NIA-AA MCI Criterion.

Erik Hessen, Bjørn-Eivind Kirsebom, Cecilia Magdalena Eriksson, Carl Fredrik Eliassen, Arne Exner Nakling, Geir Bråthen, Knut K Waterloo, Dag Aarsland, Tormod Fladby

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Erik HessenDepartment of Neurology, Akershus University Hospital, Lørenskog, Norway.
Bjørn-Eivind KirsebomDepartment of Neurology, University Hospital of North Norway, Tromsø, Norway.
Cecilia Magdalena ErikssonDepartment of Neurology, Akershus University Hospital, Lørenskog, Norway.
Carl Fredrik EliassenDepartment of Neurology, Akershus University Hospital, Lørenskog, Norway.
Arne Exner NaklingBetanien Hospital, Bergen, Norway.
Geir BråthenDepartment of Neuromedicine and Movement Science, Faculty of Medicine and Heath Sciences, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.
Knut K WaterlooDepartment of Neurology, University Hospital of North Norway, Tromsø, Norway.
Dag AarslandDepartment of Neurology, Akershus University Hospital, Lørenskog, Norway.
Tormod FladbyDepartment of Neurology, Akershus University Hospital, Lørenskog, Norway.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIn the care of persons with cognitive problems, it is important to use a valid mild cognitive impairment (MCI) criterion that discriminates well between normal and pathological aging.

objectiveTo find the brief neuropsychological screening criterion that best correlates with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) biomarkers for cognitive decline and dementia in persons seeking help for cognitive problems.

methods452 consecutively recruited patients (age 40-80 years) from memory-clinics in the Norwegian national multicentre longitudinal study Dementia Disease Initiation were included. CSF data as well as full data from brief neuropsychological screening were available for all patients.

resultsAmnestic MCI, including at least one memory test below T-score 40, outperformed the conventional US National Institute on Aging-Alzheimer's Association (NIA-AA) MCI criterion. Only amnestic MCI was significantly associated with biomarker pattern of NIA-AA stage 2 (low CSF Aβ42 concentrations and elevated tau) in multivariate regression analysis.

conclusionsThe finding that amnestic MCI based on brief neuropsychological assessment is significantly associated with CSF biomarkers for cognitive decline and Alzheimer's disease is in accordance with longitudinal studies that find memory impairment; both in itself and especially in combination with other cognitive deficit to constitute a risk factor for subsequent cognitive decline and dementia. The prevalence of pathological biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease is common in the elderly and the clinical significance of present findings depend on longitudinal validation.

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Neuropsychological TestsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAmnesiaAmyloid beta-PeptidesBiomarkersCognitive DysfunctionDisease ProgressionFemaleHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle AgedNorwayPeptide FragmentsAmyloid beta-Peptidesamyloid beta-protein (40-42)BiomarkersPeptide FragmentsAlzheimer’s diseaseamnestic MCIbrief neuropsychological assessmentcerebrospinal fluid biomarkersmild cognitive impairmentNIA-AA MCI criterionNIA-AA stage 2

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PMCPMC6398834

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