Diagnostic accuracy of research criteria for prodromal frontotemporal dementia.
Alzheimers Res Ther
; 16(1): 10, 2024 01 12.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The Genetic Frontotemporal Initiative Staging Group has proposed clinical criteria for the diagnosis of prodromal frontotemporal dementia (FTD), termed mild cognitive and/or behavioral and/or motor impairment (MCBMI). The objective of the study was to validate the proposed research criteria for MCBMI-FTD in a cohort of genetically confirmed FTD cases against healthy controls.METHODS:
A total of 398 participants were enrolled, 117 of whom were carriers of an FTD pathogenic variant with mild clinical symptoms, while 281 were non-carrier family members (healthy controls (HC)). A subgroup of patients underwent blood neurofilament light (NfL) levels and anterior cingulate atrophy assessment.RESULTS:
The core clinical criteria correctly classified MCBMI vs HC with an AUC of 0.79 (p < 0.001), while the addition of either blood NfL or anterior cingulate atrophy significantly increased the AUC to 0.84 and 0.82, respectively (p < 0.001). The addition of both markers further increased the AUC to 0.90 (p < 0.001).CONCLUSIONS:
The proposed MCBMI criteria showed very good classification accuracy for identifying the prodromal stage of FTD.Key words
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Frontotemporal Dementia
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Alzheimers Res Ther
Year:
2024
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Article
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