MRI signature of α-synuclein pathology in asymptomatic stages and a memory clinic population

JAMA Neurology

2024-07-28

(Press-News.org) About The Study: In this cohort study, seed amplification assays (SAA) α-syn+ was consistently associated with nucleus basalis of Meynert (NBM) atrophy already during asymptomatic stages. Further, in memory clinic cognitively impaired populations, SAA α-syn+ was associated with NBM atrophy, which partially mediated α-syn–induced attention/executive impairment.

Corresponding Authors: To contact the corresponding authors, email Laura E.M. Wisse, Ph.D. (laura.wisse@med.lu.se) and Oskar Hansson, M.D., Ph.D. (oskar.hansson@med.lu.se).

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(doi:10.1001/jamaneurol.2024.2713)

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