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ArticleAlzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association2024

Alzheimer's disease biomarker burden in primary motor cortices is associated with poorer dexterity performance.

Lily Gupta, Yue Ma, Akshay Kohli, Kao Lee Yang, Jennifer M Oh, Tobey J Betthauser, Nathaniel A Chin, Ozioma C Okonkwo, Mary-Elizabeth Pasquesi, Veena Nair and 3 more

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Article in Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Motor performance and its association with Alzheimer's-related biomarkers: a systematic review.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2026
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  4. Fecal short-chain fatty acids vary by sex and amyloid status.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2025
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  5. Neural basis of motor symptoms in Alzheimer's disease: role of regional tau burden and cognition.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2025
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  7. Alzheimer's disease biomarker burden in primary motor cortices is associated with poorer dexterity performance.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2024
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Lily GuptaWisconsin's Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
Yue MaWisconsin's Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
Akshay KohliWisconsin's Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
Kao Lee YangWisconsin's Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
Jennifer M OhWisconsin's Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
Tobey J BetthauserWisconsin's Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
Nathaniel A ChinWisconsin's Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
Ozioma C OkonkwoWisconsin's Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
Mary-Elizabeth PasquesiWisconsin's Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
Veena NairWisconsin's Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
Vivek PrabhakaranWisconsin's Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
Shi-Jiang LiDepartment of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
Barbara BendlinWisconsin's Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.

Funding

Wisconsin Alzheimer's Disease Research CenterP30AG062715 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI Sanjay Asthana · 2019 to 2026
$34.5M
Alzheimer's Disease Connectome ProjectUF1AG051216 · NIA · MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN · PI BENDLIN, BARBARA BRIGITTA, LI, SHI-JIANG · 2016 to 2019
$5.8M
Longitudinal Investigation of Cardiorespiratory Fitness and AD Biomarkers in an At-Risk CohortR01AG062167 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI OKONKWO, OZIOMA C · 2019 to 2023
$4.5M
National Institutes of Health (NIH) Alzheimer's Disease Connectome 1UF1AG051216-01A1NIA NIH HHS P30 AG062715NIA NIH HHS P30AG062715NIA NIH HHS R01 AG062167NIA NIH HHS UF1 AG051216
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionMotor function has correlated with longevity and functionality; however, there is limited research on those with Alzheimer's disease (AD). We studied the association between motor functionality and AD pathology in primary motor and medial temporal cortices.

methodsA total of 206 participants with a clinical diagnosis of cognitively healthy, AD, or mild cognitive impairment (MCI) underwent imaging and motor assessment. Linear regressions and analyses of variance were applied to test the prediction from AD imaging biomarkers to motor performance and the diagnosis group differences in motor performance.

resultsIncreased neurodegeneration was associated with worsening dexterity and lower walking speed, and increased amyloid and tau were associated with worsening dexterity. AD and MCI participants had lower motor performance than the cognitively healthy participants. DISCUSSION: Increased AD pathology is associated with worsening dexterity performance. The decline in dexterity in those with AD pathology may offer an opportunity for non-pharmacological therapy intervention. HIGHLIGHTS: Noted worsening dexterity performance was associated with greater Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathology (tau, amyloid beta, and neurodegeneration) in primary motor cortices. Similarly, increased neurodegeneration and tau pathology in parahippocampal, hippocampal, and entorhinal cortices is associated with worsening dexterity performance. Motor performance declined in those with clinical and preclinical AD among an array of motor assessments.

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Alzheimer DiseaseBiomarkersCognitive DysfunctionMotor CortexAgedAged, 80 and overAmyloid beta-PeptidesFemaleHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleNeuropsychological TestsPositron-Emission Tomographytau ProteinsAmyloid beta-PeptidesBiomarkerstau ProteinsAlzheimer's disease pathologydexterity performance in clinical and preclinical Alzheimer's diseasemagnetic resonance imagingmotor decline in Alzheimer's diseasemotor functionphysiotherapypositron emission tomography imaging

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PMID38934641
PMCPMC11350021

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