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SynthesisBrain imaging and behavior2025

Unveiling the hippocampal subfield changes across the Alzheimer's disease continuum: a systematic review of neuroimaging studies.

Alessandro Zilioli, Beatrice Pancaldi, Hannah Baumeister, Gabriele Busi, Francesco Misirocchi, Carlotta Mutti, Irene Florindo, Nicola Morelli, Rosaleena Mohanty, David Berron and 2 more

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Synthesis in Brain imaging and behavior, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed.

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  5. Hippocampal volume moderates the association between cerebrospinal fluid growth-associated protein 43 and episodic memory performance in older adults.Neuropsychology, development, and cognition. Section B, Aging, neuropsychology and cognition · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Alessandro ZilioliDepartment of Medicine and Surgery, Unit of Neurology, University of Parma, Via Gramsci 14, 43126, Parma, Italy.
Beatrice PancaldiDepartment of Medicine and Surgery, Unit of Neurology, University of Parma, Via Gramsci 14, 43126, Parma, Italy.
Hannah BaumeisterGerman Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Leipziger Str. 44, 39120, Magdeburg, Germany.
Gabriele BusiDepartment of Medicine and Surgery, Unit of Neurology, University of Parma, Via Gramsci 14, 43126, Parma, Italy.
Francesco MisirocchiDepartment of Medicine and Surgery, Unit of Neurology, University of Parma, Via Gramsci 14, 43126, Parma, Italy. Francesco.misirocchi@unipr.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8730-4397
Carlotta MuttiDepartment of Medicine and Surgery, Unit of Neurology, University-Hospital of Parma, Parma, Italy.
Irene FlorindoDepartment of Medicine and Surgery, Unit of Neurology, University-Hospital of Parma, Parma, Italy.
Nicola MorelliDepartment of Neurology, G. da Saliceto Hospital, Piacenza, Italy.
Rosaleena MohantyDivision of Clinical Geriatrics, Center for Alzheimer Research, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Blickagången 16 (NEO building, floor 7th), 14152, Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden.
David BerronGerman Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Leipziger Str. 44, 39120, Magdeburg, Germany.
Eric WestmanDivision of Clinical Geriatrics, Center for Alzheimer Research, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Blickagången 16 (NEO building, floor 7th), 14152, Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden.
Marco SpallazziDepartment of Medicine and Surgery, Unit of Neurology, University-Hospital of Parma, Parma, Italy.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Studies exploring the hippocampal subfield atrophy in Alzheimer's disease (AD) have shown contradictory results. This review aims to disentangle such heterogeneity by investigating the dynamic changes of hippocampal subfields across the AD continuum. We systematically searched the PubMed and EMBASE databases for case-control studies. Selected studies included investigations of biomarker-based amyloid status and reported data on hippocampal subfield atrophy using advanced MRI techniques. Twelve studies were included. Despite high heterogeneity, a distinguishable pattern of vulnerability of hippocampal subfields can be recognized from the cognitively unimpaired phase to the dementia stage, shedding light on hippocampal changes with disease progression. Consistent findings revealed atrophy in the subiculum and presubiculum, along with a potential increase in volume in the cornu ammonis (CA) among the cognitively unimpaired group, a feature not observed in patients experiencing subjective cognitive decline. Atrophy in the subiculum, presubiculum, CA 1-4, and the dentate gyrus characterized the mild cognitive impairment stage, with a more pronounced severity in the progression to dementia.

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Alzheimer DiseaseHippocampusNeuroimagingAtrophyCognitive DysfunctionDisease ProgressionHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingAlzheimer’s disease continuumHippocampal subfieldsHippocampal volume and surface

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