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TitleProgression of Extrapyramidal Signs in Alzheimer's Disease: Clinical and Neuropathological Correlates.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2016
AuthorsTosto, G, Monsell, SE, Hawes, SE, Bruno, G, Mayeux, R
JournalJ Alzheimers Dis
Volume49
Issue4
Pagination1085-93
Date Published2016
ISSN1875-8908
KeywordsAged, Algorithms, Alzheimer Disease, Cluster Analysis, Databases, Factual, Disease Progression, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Neuropsychological Tests, Severity of Illness Index
Abstract

BACKGROUND: Extrapyramidal signs (EPS) are frequent in Alzheimer's disease (AD) and core manifestation of related diseases, i.e., dementia with Lewy bodies and Parkinson's disease; furthermore, Lewy bodies and AD-type pathology occur in all three conditions.

OBJECTIVE: To identify clusters of EPS progression over time and their clinical and neuropathological correlates.

METHODS: 3,502 AD patients with longitudinal assessment from the National Alzheimer's Coordinating Center database were included; 394 provided neuropathological data. k-means algorithm was employed to identify clusters of EPS progression and those were compared in terms of cognitive profile, neuropsychiatric features and neuropathological findings.

RESULTS: Three clusters of EPS progression were identified: no/low (n = 1,583), medium (n = 1,259), and high (n = 660) EPS burden. Compared to those with no/low and medium EPS, those with high EPS had greater cognitive and neuropsychiatric impairment, specifically hallucinations. Despite similar AD-pathology across the three clusters, the high EPS cluster had a significantly number of subjects diagnosed with dementia with Lewy bodies.

CONCLUSIONS: Cluster analysis of EPS progression over time identified different subgroups of AD patients with distinct clinical and neuropathological features.

DOI10.3233/JAD-150244
Alternate JournalJ. Alzheimers Dis.
PubMed ID26599050
PubMed Central IDPMC4779642
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