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ArticleAnnals of clinical and translational neurology2026

Impact of Plasma p-tau181 on Cognition, Motor Phenotypes, and Disease Course in ALS.

Elisabeth Kasper, Annaliis Lehto, Nina Nordmann, Oliver Peters, Julian Hellmann, Josef Priller, Eike Jakob Spruth, Gabor C Petzold, Ina Vogt, Patrick Weydt and 16 more

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Article in Annals of clinical and translational neurology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Elisabeth KasperDepartment of Neurology, Rostock University Medical Center, Rostock, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0583-1236
Annaliis LehtoDepartment of Neurology, Rostock University Medical Center, Rostock, Germany.
Nina NordmannDepartment of Neurology, Rostock University Medical Center, Rostock, Germany.
Oliver PetersGerman Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Berlin, Germany.
Julian HellmannGerman Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Berlin, Germany.
Josef PrillerGerman Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Berlin, Germany.
Eike Jakob SpruthGerman Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Berlin, Germany.
Gabor C PetzoldGerman Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Bonn, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0145-8641
Ina VogtGerman Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Bonn, Germany.
Patrick WeydtGerman Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Bonn, Germany.
Sarah BernsenGerman Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Bonn, Germany.
Elisabeth DinterGerman Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Dresden, Germany.
Björn FalkenburgerGerman Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Dresden, Germany.
René GüntherGerman Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Dresden, Germany.
Emrah DüzelGerman Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Magdeburg, Germany.
Wenzel GlanzGerman Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Magdeburg, Germany.
Matthis SynofzikGerman Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Tübingen, Germany.
Lukas BeichertGerman Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Tübingen, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0000-9259-9230
Annika SpottkeGerman Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Bonn, Germany.
Michael WagnerGerman Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Bonn, Germany.
Frederic BrosseronGerman Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Bonn, Germany.
Matthias C SchmidGerman Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Bonn, Germany.
Anja SchneiderGerman Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Bonn, Germany.
Stefan TeipelGerman Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Rostock/Greifswald, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3586-3194
Johannes PrudloDepartment of Neurology, Rostock University Medical Center, Rostock, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7932-5929
Andreas HermannGerman Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Rostock/Greifswald, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7364-7791

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Abstract

Phosphorylated tau181 (p-tau181), an Alzheimer's disease biomarker, was recently evaluated in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). We investigated plasma p-tau181 in 202 ALS/ALS-FTD patients and 94 healthy controls, assessing cognitive performance, motor function, and longitudinal dynamics. Plasma p-tau181 and NfL were significantly elevated in ALS, with p-tau181 increasing over 1 year while NfL remained stable. Neither marker correlated with cognitive performance, and only NfL was associated with disease severity and progression. Plasma p-tau181 was higher in patients with predominant lower motor neuron involvement. The results indicate that p-tau181 reflects peripheral processes in ALS, providing a complementary, mechanistically distinct biomarker from NfL.

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Amyotrophic Lateral SclerosisCognitive DysfunctionFrontotemporal Dementiatau ProteinsAgedBiomarkersDisease ProgressionFemaleHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle AgedNeurofilament ProteinsPhosphorylationBiomarkersMAPT protein, humanNeurofilament Proteinstau ProteinsAlzheimer diseaseamyotrophic lateral sclerosisplasma p‐tau181

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PMID42080410
PMCPMC13395029

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