Hippocampal sclerosis of aging at post-mortem is evident on MRI more than a decade prior.
Alzheimers Dement
; 19(11): 5307-5315, 2023 Nov.
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ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
Hippocampal sclerosis of aging (HS) is an important component of combined dementia neuropathology. However, the temporal evolution of its histologically-defined features is unknown. We investigated pre-mortem longitudinal hippocampal atrophy associated with HS, as well as with other dementia-associated pathologies.METHODS:
We analyzed hippocampal volumes from magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) segmentations in 64 dementia patients with longitudinal MRI follow-up and post-mortem neuropathological evaluation, including HS assessment in the hippocampal head and body.RESULTS:
Significant HS-associated hippocampal volume changes were observed throughout the evaluated timespan, up to 11.75 years before death. These changes were independent of age and Alzheimer's disease (AD) neuropathology and were driven specifically by CA1 and subiculum atrophy. AD pathology, but not HS, was associated significantly with the rate of hippocampal atrophy.DISCUSSION:
HS-associated volume changes are detectable on MRI earlier than 10 years before death. Based on these findings, volumetric cutoffs could be derived for in vivo differentiation between HS and AD. HIGHLIGHTS Hippocampal atrophy was found in HS+ patients earlier than 10 years before death. These early pre-mortem changes were driven by reduced CA1 and subiculum volumes. Rates of hippocampus and subfield volume decline were independent of HS. In contrast, steeper atrophy rates were associated with AD pathology burden. Differentiation between AD and HS could be facilitated based on these MRI findings.Palavras-chave
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Doença de Alzheimer
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Esclerose Hipocampal
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Humans
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Ano de publicação:
2023
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