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ArticleAlzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association2025

Longitudinal tau aggregation, atrophy, and cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease.

Ellen Hanna Singleton, Niklas Mattsson-Carlgren, Alexa Pichet Binette, Erik Stomrud, Olof Strandberg, Sebastian Palmqvist, Rik Ossenkoppele, Oskar Hansson

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Article in Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors.

Ellen Hanna SingletonClinical Memory Research Unit, Department of Clinical Sciences Malmö, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
Niklas Mattsson-CarlgrenClinical Memory Research Unit, Department of Clinical Sciences Malmö, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
Alexa Pichet BinetteClinical Memory Research Unit, Department of Clinical Sciences Malmö, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
Erik StomrudClinical Memory Research Unit, Department of Clinical Sciences Malmö, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
Olof StrandbergClinical Memory Research Unit, Department of Clinical Sciences Malmö, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
Sebastian PalmqvistClinical Memory Research Unit, Department of Clinical Sciences Malmö, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
Rik OssenkoppeleClinical Memory Research Unit, Department of Clinical Sciences Malmö, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
Oskar HanssonClinical Memory Research Unit, Department of Clinical Sciences Malmö, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.

Funding

Alzheimer's Association SG-23-1061717Alzheimer's Association ZEN24-1069572Cure Alzheimer's fund, Berg Family Foundation, Konung Gustaf V:s och Drottning Victorias Frimurarestiftelse, Swedish federal government under the ALF agreement 2022-Projekt0080Cure Alzheimer's fund, Berg Family Foundation, Konung Gustaf V:s och Drottning Victorias Frimurarestiftelse, Swedish federal government under the ALF agreement 2022-Projekt0107ERA PerMed ERAPERMED2021-184European Research Council ADG-101096455Familjen Rönnströms Stiftelse FRS-0003GE Healthcare and RocheGHR FoundationKnut and Alice Wallenberg foundation 2022-0231Lund UniversityParkinson foundation of Sweden 1412/22Regionalt Forskningsstöd 2022-1259Skåne University Hospital Foundation 2020-O000028Swedish Alzheimer Foundation AF-980907Swedish Alzheimer Foundation AF-994229Swedish Brain Foundation FO2021-0293Swedish Brain Foundation FO2023-0163Swedish Research Council 2018-02052Swedish Research Council 2021-02219Swedish Research Council 2022-00775WASP and DDLS Joint call for research projects WASP/DDLS22-066
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThe independent contributions of baseline and longitudinal tau positron emission tomography (PET) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to cognitive decline remain unclear.

methodsWe included n = 761 amyloid-positive individuals from the Swedish BioFINDER-2 study with [

resultsTau-PET showed stronger associations with cognitive decline than MRI, showing the strongest associations in a neocortical-composite-region with a cognitive composite (β = -0.25 ± 0.02, p < 0.001) for baseline and longitudinal tau-PET (β = -0.62 ± 0.05, p < 0.001). Baseline tau-PET explained the largest proportion of cognitive decline (54.0%-94.0%), with modest mediation effects for longitudinal tau-PET or MRI pathways (2.0%-15.0%). Simulated reductions of tau-PET-slopes (up to 100%) were associated with marginally altered cognitive trajectories. DISCUSSION: The strong associations between baseline tau-PET and longitudinal cognition, with marginal contributions of longitudinal tau-PET and MRI, emphasize the importance of baseline tau aggregates for prognostics and treatments in Alzheimer's disease (AD). HIGHLIGHTS: Baseline and longitudinal regional tau-PET uptake were more closely associated than structural MRI with longitudinal cognitive decline. Baseline tau-PET was a stronger determinant of longitudinal cognitive decline than longitudinal tau-PET. Simulated reductions of tau-PET accumulation showed limited alterations of cognitive trajectories, with potential implications for tau-targeting therapies.

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Alzheimer DiseaseBrainCognitive Dysfunctiontau ProteinsAgedAtrophyFemaleHumansLongitudinal StudiesMagnetic Resonance ImagingMalePositron-Emission TomographySwedentau ProteinsAlzheimer's diseaseclinical trialscognitionlongitudinalMRItau‐PET

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PMCPMC12238312

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