Association of Enlarged Perivascular Spaces and Measures of Small Vessel and Alzheimer Disease.

3 February, 2021

Abstract Objective: To investigate the relationship between enlarged perivascular spaces (EPVS) and measures of Alzheimer disease (AD), small vessel disease (SVD), cognition, vascular risk factors, and neuroinflammation, we tested associations between EPVS and different relevant neuroimaging, biochemical, and cognitive variables in 778 study participants. Methods: Four hundred ninety-nine cognitively unimpaired (CU) individuals, 240 patients with mild cognitive

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Pre-analytical protocol for measuring Alzheimer’s disease biomarkers in fresh CSF.

Abstract Introduction: We aimed to establish a standardized, routine-use pre-analytical protocol for measuring Alzheimer’s disease (AD) biomarkers in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Methods: The effect of pre-analytical factors (sample collection/handling/storage/transportation) on biomarker levels was assessed using freshly collected CSF. Tube type/sterilization was assessed using previously frozen samples. A low-bind false-bottom tube (FBT, Sarstedt) was used for all experiments,

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Increasing the reproducibility of fluid biomarker studies in neurodegenerative studies.

Abstract Biomarkers have revolutionized scientific research on neurodegenerative diseases, in particular Alzheimer’s disease, transformed drug trial design, and are also increasingly improving patient management in clinical practice. A few key cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers have been robustly associated with neurodegenerative diseases. Several novel biomarkers are very promising, especially blood-based markers. However, many biomarker findings have had

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