In:
Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology, SAGE Publications, Vol. 20, No. 1 ( 2007-03), p. 29-33
Kurzfassung:
Two subtypes of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) have been commonly identified: early- and late-onset forms. Previous studies suggest that early-onset AD patients have more neuritic plaques (NPs) and neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs). In the current study, NP and NFT counts were performed for 8 brain regions in 25 subjects with definite AD. A repeated-measures analysis of variance of mean regional NP and NFT counts for early- and late-onset groups was performed. A significant between-subject effect indicating greater overall NP and NFT burden in the early-onset group was observed (NP: F = 6.8, df = 1, P = .015; NFT: F = 7.5, df = 1, P = .012). This analysis supports the hypothesis that early-onset AD is associated with greater pathologic burden than late-onset AD. This suggests that late-onset AD patients have less cognitive reserve than early-onset patients and require fewer pathologic changes to exhibit cognitive deterioration.
Materialart:
Online-Ressource
ISSN:
0891-9887
,
1552-5708
DOI:
10.1177/0891988706297086
Sprache:
Englisch
Verlag:
SAGE Publications
Publikationsdatum:
2007
ZDB Id:
2094096-8
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