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Education and occupation as proxies for reserve in aMCI converters and AD: FDG-PET evidence.
Garibotto, V; Borroni, B; Kalbe, E; Herholz, K; Salmon, E; Holtoff, V; Sorbi, S; Cappa, S F; Padovani, A; Fazio, F; Perani, D.
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  • Garibotto V; Vita Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy. garibotto.valentina@hsr.it
Neurology ; 71(17): 1342-9, 2008 Oct 21.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18936426
BACKGROUND: Previous reports have shown that higher education is associated with more severe brain pathology in patients with Alzheimer disease (AD), suggesting that these individuals have a functional reserve provided by education, which masks the clinical expression of a higher degree of neurodegeneration. It is unknown if a similar reserve mechanism exists in patients with amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI). The aim of this study was to assess the impact of education and occupation on brain glucose metabolism (rCMRglc) measured with FDG-PET in aMCI and in a very large sample of subjects with probable AD (pAD). METHODS: A total of 242 patients with pAD, 72 with aMCI, and 144 healthy controls participated in the study. At follow-up, 21 subjects with aMCI progressed to AD. A regression analysis was conducted (SPM2), with education and occupation as independent variables, and rCMRglc as dependent variable, adjusting for demographic data, global cognitive status, and neuropsychological scores. RESULTS: The analysis showed a significant association between higher education/occupation and lower rCMRglc in posterior temporoparietal cortex and precuneus in pAD and aMCI converters, and no correlation in aMCI nonconverters and healthy controls. This means that, when submitted to FDG-PET for diagnostic evaluation, pAD and aMCI converters with higher education/occupation had, for comparable cognitive impairment, a more severe rCMRglc reduction than the ones with lower education/occupation. CONCLUSIONS: This study suggests that education and occupation may be proxies for brain functional reserve, reducing the severity and delaying the clinical expression of Alzheimer disease (AD) pathology. The results in aMCI converters suggest that functional reserve is already at play in the predementia phase of AD.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Transtornos Cognitivos / Fluordesoxiglucose F18 / Tomografia por Emissão de Pósitrons / Doença de Alzheimer / Ocupações Tipo de estudo: Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Aspecto: Determinantes_sociais_saude Limite: Aged / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Idioma: En Revista: Neurology Ano de publicação: 2008 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Transtornos Cognitivos / Fluordesoxiglucose F18 / Tomografia por Emissão de Pósitrons / Doença de Alzheimer / Ocupações Tipo de estudo: Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Aspecto: Determinantes_sociais_saude Limite: Aged / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Idioma: En Revista: Neurology Ano de publicação: 2008 Tipo de documento: Article