Tau and tauopathies

T Arendt, JT Stieler, M Holzer - Brain research bulletin, 2016 - Elsevier
Most neurodegenerative diseases are characterized by intracellular aggregates of insoluble
proteins. As for the majority of these disorders, aetiology and pathogenesis are only poorly …

Relationship between hippocampal volume and memory ability in healthy individuals across the lifespan: review and meta-analysis

C Van Petten - Neuropsychologia, 2004 - Elsevier
Poor memory ability and small hippocampal volume measurements in magnetic resonance
images co-occur in neurological patients. Numerous studies have examined the relationship …

Hippocampal synaptic loss in early Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive impairment

SW Scheff, DA Price, FA Schmitt, EJ Mufson - Neurobiology of aging, 2006 - Elsevier
One of the major neuropathological findings in the brains of individuals with Alzheimer's
disease (AD) is a loss of synaptic contacts in both the neocortex and hippocampus. Here we …

Synaptic alterations in CA1 in mild Alzheimer disease and mild cognitive impairment

SW Scheff, DA Price, FA Schmitt, ST DeKosky… - Neurology, 2007 - AAN Enterprises
Objective: To evaluate the total number of synapses in the stratum radiatum (str rad) of the
human hippocampal CA1 subfield in individuals with mild Alzheimer disease (mAD), mild …

Hippocampal volume and asymmetry in mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease: Meta‐analyses of MRI studies

F Shi, B Liu, Y Zhou, C Yu, T Jiang - Hippocampus, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Numerous studies have reported a smaller hippocampal volume in Alzheimer's disease
(AD) patients than in aging controls. However, in mild cognitive impairment (MCI), the results …

3D maps from multiple MRI illustrate changing atrophy patterns as subjects progress from mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimer's disease

JL Whitwell, SA Przybelski, SD Weigand, DS Knopman… - Brain, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Mild cognitive impairment (MCI), particularly the amnestic subtype (aMCI), is considered as
a transitional stage between normal aging and a diagnosis of clinically probable Alzheimer's …

Volume reduction of the entorhinal cortex in subjective memory impairment

F Jessen, L Feyen, K Freymann, R Tepest, W Maier… - Neurobiology of …, 2006 - Elsevier
To examine the biological basis of subjective memory impairment (SMI), defined as the
feeling of memory worsening with normal memory performance, we measured the volume of …

MCI is associated with deficits in everyday functioning

ST Farias, D Mungas, BR Reed, D Harvey… - Alzheimer Disease & …, 2006 - journals.lww.com
The purpose of the present study was to examine the types of impairments in everyday
function that accompany mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Data for this study was collected …

Increased oxidative damage in nuclear and mitochondrial DNA in mild cognitive impairment

J Wang, WR Markesbery… - Journal of …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Increasing evidence suggests that oxidative damage is associated with normal aging and
several neurodegenerative diseases. Mild cognitive impairment (MCI), the phase between …

Magnetic resonance imaging white matter hyperintensities and brain volume in the prediction of mild cognitive impairment and dementia

EE Smith, S Egorova, D Blacker, RJ Killiany… - Archives of …, 2008 - jamanetwork.com
Objective To determine whether magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) white matter
hyperintensities (WMH), whole-brain atrophy, and cardiovascular risk factors predict the …