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2. Progression of brain atrophy and cognitive decline in diabetes mellitus: a 3-year follow-up.
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van Elderen SG, de Roos A, de Craen AJ, Westendorp RG, Blauw GJ, Jukema JW, Bollen EL, Middelkoop HA, van Buchem MA, and van der Grond J
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- 2010
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3. A prospective analysis of elevated fasting glucose levels and cognitive function in older people: results from PROSPER and the Rotterdam Study.
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Euser SM, Sattar N, Witteman JC, Bollen EL, Sijbrands EJ, Hofman A, Perry IJ, Breteler MM, Westendorp RG, PROSPER and the Rotterdam Study, Euser, Sjoerd M, Sattar, Naveed, Witteman, Jacqueline C M, Bollen, Eduard L E M, Sijbrands, Eric J G, Hofman, Albert, Perry, Ivan J, Breteler, Monique M B, Westendorp, Rudi G J, and PROSPER and Rotterdam Study
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Objective: To investigate the relationship between fasting glucose levels, insulin resistance, and cognitive impairment in old age. Diabetes is associated with cognitive impairment in older people. However, the link between elevated fasting glucose levels and insulin resistance in nondiabetic individuals, and the risk of cognitive impairment is unclear.Research Design and Methods: We analyzed data from, in total, 8,447 participants in two independent prospective studies: the PROspective Study of Pravastatin in the Elderly at Risk (PROSPER), 5,019 participants, aged 69-84 years, and the Rotterdam Study, 3,428 participants, aged 61-97 years. Fasting glucose levels were assessed at baseline in both studies; fasting insulin levels were assessed in the Rotterdam Study only. Cognitive function was assessed in both studies at baseline and during follow-up.Results: Subjects with diabetes had impaired cognitive function at baseline. In contrast, in people without a history of diabetes, there was no clear association between baseline fasting glucose levels and executive function and memory, nor was there a consistent relationship between elevated baseline fasting glucose levels and the rate of cognitive decline in either cohort. Insulin resistance (homeostasis model assessment index) was also unrelated to cognitive function and decline.Conclusions: Elevated fasting glucose levels and insulin resistance are not associated with worse cognitive function in older people without a history of diabetes. These data suggest either that there is a threshold for effects of dysglycemia on cognitive function or that factors other than hyperglycemia contribute to cognitive impairment in individuals with frank diabetes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2010
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4. Strongly reduced volumes of putamen and thalamus in Alzheimer's disease: an MRI study.
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de Jong LW, van der Hiele K, Veer IM, Houwing JJ, Westendorp RG, Bollen EL, de Bruin PW, Middelkoop HA, van Buchem MA, van der Grond J, de Jong, L W, van der Hiele, K, Veer, I M, Houwing, J J, Westendorp, R G J, Bollen, E L E M, de Bruin, P W, Middelkoop, H A M, van Buchem, M A, and van der Grond, J
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Atrophy is regarded a sensitive marker of neurodegenerative pathology. In addition to confirming the well-known presence of decreased global grey matter and hippocampal volumes in Alzheimer's disease, this study investigated whether deep grey matter structure also suffer degeneration in Alzheimer's disease, and whether such degeneration is associated with cognitive deterioration. In this cross-sectional correlation study, two groups were compared on volumes of seven subcortical regions: 70 memory complainers (MCs) and 69 subjects diagnosed with probable Alzheimer's disease. Using 3T 3D T1 MR images, volumes of nucleus accumbens, amygdala, caudate nucleus, hippocampus, pallidum, putamen and thalamus were automatically calculated by the FMRIB's Integrated Registration and Segmentation Tool (FIRST)--algorithm FMRIB's Software Library (FSL). Subsequently, the volumes of the different regions were correlated with cognitive test results. In addition to finding the expected association between hippocampal atrophy and cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease, volumes of putamen and thalamus were significantly reduced in patients diagnosed with probable Alzheimer's disease. We also found that the decrease in volume correlated linearly with impaired global cognitive performance. These findings strongly suggest that, beside neo-cortical atrophy, deep grey matter structures in Alzheimer's disease suffer atrophy as well and that degenerative processes in the putamen and thalamus, like the hippocampus, may contribute to cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2008
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5. EEG markers of future cognitive performance in the elderly.
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van der Hiele K, Bollen EL, Vein AA, Reijntjes RH, Westendorp RG, van Buchem MA, Middelkoop HA, and van Dijk JG
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- 2008
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6. Genetic variation in the interleukin-1 beta-converting enzyme associates with cognitive function. The PROSPER study.
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Trompet S, de Craen AJ, Slagboom P, Shepherd J, Blauw GJ, Murphy MB, Bollen EL, Buckley BM, Ford I, Gaw A, Macfarlane PW, Packard CJ, Stott DJ, Jukema JW, Westendorp RG, and PROSPER Group
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- 2008
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7. C-reactive protein and prediction of coronary heart disease and global vascular events in the Prospective Study of Pravastatin in the Elderly at Risk (PROSPER)
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Sattar N, Murray HM, McConnachie A, Blauw GJ, Bollen EL, Buckley BM, Cobbe SM, Ford I, Gaw A, Hyland M, Jukema JW, Kamper AM, Macfarlane PW, Murphy MB, Packard CJ, Perry IJ, Stott DJ, Sweeney BJ, Twomey C, and Westendorp RG
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- 2007
8. Transesophageal echocardiography is superior to transthoracic echocardiography in management of patients of any age with transient ischemic attack or stroke.
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de Bruijn SF, Agema WR, Lammers GJ, van der Wall EE, Wolterbeek R, Holman ER, Bollen EL, Bax JJ, de Bruijn, Sebastiaan F T M, Agema, Willem R P, Lammers, Gert Jan, van der Wall, Ernst E, Wolterbeek, Ron, Holman, Eduard R, Bollen, Edward L E M, and Bax, Jeroen J
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- 2006
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9. Plasma lipoproteins and apolipoproteins as predictors of cardiovascular risk and treatment benefit in the PROspective Study of Pravastatin in the Elderly at Risk (PROSPER)
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Packard CJ, Ford I, Robertson M, Shepherd J, Blauw GJ, Murphy MB, Bollen EL, Buckley BM, Cobbe SM, Gaw A, Hyland M, Jukema JW, Kamper AM, Macfarlane PW, Perry IJ, Stott DJ, Sweeney BJ, Twomey C, Westendorp RG, and PROSPER Study Group
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- 2005
10. Testing cognitive function in elderly populations: the PROSPER study. PROspective Study of Pravastatin in the Elderly at Risk.
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Houx PJ, Shepherd J, Blauw GJ, Murphy MB, Ford I, Bollen EL, Buckley B, Stott DJ, Jukema W, Hyland M, Gaw A, Norrie J, Kamper AM, Perry IJ, MacFarlane PW, Meinders AE, Sweeney BJ, Packard CJ, Twomey C, and Cobbe SM
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Objectives: For large scale follow up studies with non-demented patients in which cognition is an endpoint, there is a need for short, inexpensive, sensitive, and reliable neuropsychological tests that are suitable for repeated measurements. The commonly used Mini-Mental-State-Examination fulfils only the first two requirements.Methods: In the PROspective Study of Pravastatin in the Elderly at Risk (PROSPER), 5804 elderly subjects aged 70 to 82 years were examined using a learning test (memory), a coding test (general speed), and a short version of the Stroop test (attention). Data presented here were collected at dual baseline, before randomisation for active treatment.Results: The tests proved to be reliable (with test/retest reliabilities ranging from acceptable (r=0.63) to high (r=0.88) and sensitive to detect small differences in subjects from different age categories. All tests showed significant practice effects: performance increased from the first measurement to the first follow up after two weeks.Conclusion: Normative data are provided that can be used for one time neuropsychological testing as well as for assessing individual and group change. Methods for analysing cognitive change are proposed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2002
11. Mortality in neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus (NPSLE).
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Zirkzee EJ, Huizinga TW, Bollen EL, van Buchem MA, Middelkoop HA, van der Wee NJ, le Cessie S, and Steup-Beekman GM
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- Adolescent, Adult, Cause of Death, Female, Humans, Male, Netherlands epidemiology, Retrospective Studies, Young Adult, Lupus Vasculitis, Central Nervous System mortality
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The standardized mortality ratio (SMR) for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is three; SMR increases to six in case of renal involvement. Up to now data on survival in case of neuropsychiatric involvement in SLE (NPSLE) have been scarce, therefore we calculated an SMR for NPSLE. Furthermore, we identified characteristics that influenced survival by Cox regression analyses. All patients suspected of NPSLE in our center since 1989 were evaluated and included in this study when a diagnosis of primary NPSLE could be established. Patient's life/death status was tracked using the civic registries. Thirty-two (19%) of the 169 included NPSLE patients died within a median follow-up period of six years (range 0.5-24 years). This resulted in a significantly increased mortality rate compared to the general population: SMR 9.5 (95% CI 6.7-13.5). Hazard ratios (HRs) were highest in patients with acute confusional state (HR 3.4) and older age at diagnosis of NPSLE (HR 1.1). A decreased mortality risk was seen with the prescription of antiplatelet therapy (HR 0.22). The time period in which NPSLE was diagnosed did not significantly influence survival. Most frequent causes of death were infection and NPSLE itself.
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- 2014
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12. Cerebral atrophy in elderly with subjective memory complaints.
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Palm WM, Ferrarini L, van der Flier WM, Westendorp RG, Bollen EL, Middelkoop HA, Milles JR, van der Grond J, and van Buchem MA
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- Aged, Atrophy pathology, Female, Humans, Image Enhancement methods, Male, Reproducibility of Results, Sensitivity and Specificity, Algorithms, Brain pathology, Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted methods, Magnetic Resonance Imaging methods, Memory Disorders pathology, Pattern Recognition, Automated methods
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Purpose: To evaluate ventricular shape differences along the complete surface of the lateral and third ventricles of persons with subjective memory complaints (MC)., Materials and Methods: We included 28 controls and 21 persons with MC. FLAIR, T2, and PD-weighted brain MRI scans were acquired at 1.5 Tesla, followed by semi-automated segmentation of the lateral and third ventricles, and local shape difference analysis based on growing and adaptive meshes. Ventricular meshes were used to highlight local areas with significant differences between controls and persons with MC, determined by permutation tests with a predefined threshold (P = 0.01)., Results: Compared with control subjects, relevant differences were found in the shape of the ventricular surface adjacent to the thalamus and corona radiata in persons with MC. Before correction for multiple comparisons, relevant differences were also found in the shape of the ventricular surface adjacent to the corpus callosum, hippocampus, and amydala., Conclusion: Our findings suggest the presence of localized structural brain differences in patients with subjective memory complaints in the thalamus and the corona radiata., (Copyright © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.)
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- 2013
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13. Demyelinating disease in SLE: is it multiple sclerosis or lupus?
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Magro Checa C, Cohen D, Bollen EL, van Buchem MA, Huizinga TW, and Steup-Beekman GM
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- Antibodies, Antiphospholipid blood, Demyelinating Autoimmune Diseases, CNS diagnosis, Demyelinating Autoimmune Diseases, CNS therapy, Humans, Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic diagnosis, Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic therapy, Multiple Sclerosis diagnosis, Multiple Sclerosis therapy, Demyelinating Autoimmune Diseases, CNS etiology, Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic complications, Multiple Sclerosis complications
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Among the 12 systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)-related central nervous system (CNS) syndromes defined by the American College of Rheumatology (ACR), demyelinating syndrome and myelopathy are two of the less prevalent and more poorly understood ones. One important issue concerning demyelinating disease in SLE is that it can be easily misdiagnosed with other central nervous system demyelinating disorders such as multiple sclerosis (MS). A clinically isolated neurological syndrome can be the presenting feature before other concomitant symptoms of SLE appear or definite MS is diagnosed. Although challenging, some diagnostic tests used in clinical practice and research may help to differentiate between these entities. These tests have improved the understanding of the pathogenesis in these diseases, but some points, such as the role of antiphospholipid antibodies in SLE-associated transverse myelitis, remain unclear and are a matter of ongoing debate. This review discusses clinical, pathophysiological, radiological and therapeutic concepts of demyelinating disease of the CNS in SLE, focussing on its differentiation from MS and its relation with other CNS demyelinating processes, such as transverse myelitis, optic neuritis and neuromyelitis optica., (Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
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- 2013
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14. Neuropsychiatric manifestations in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: epidemiology and radiology pointing to an immune-mediated cause.
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Steup-Beekman GM, Zirkzee EJ, Cohen D, Gahrmann BM, Emmer BJ, Steens SC, Bollen EL, van Buchem MA, and Huizinga TW
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- Adolescent, Adult, Cohort Studies, Female, Glucocorticoids therapeutic use, Humans, Immune System Diseases diagnosis, Immune System Diseases epidemiology, Lupus Vasculitis, Central Nervous System diagnosis, Lupus Vasculitis, Central Nervous System epidemiology, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Prevalence, Retrospective Studies, Young Adult, Immune System Diseases complications, Lupus Vasculitis, Central Nervous System etiology
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Background: Different pathogenetic pathways have been proposed for neuropsychiatric (NP) manifestations in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)., Objective: To describe the patient characteristics of a large cohort of patients with SLE with NP manifestations (NPSLE) in a single centre and to review whether these and other data are compatible with immune-mediated mechanisms., Methods: A total of 212 patients were identified from MRI scans of the brain ordered for suspected NPSLE. Data were collected from the medical records. NP syndromes were classified according to the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) nomenclature and case definitions., Results: 155 patients fulfilled the criteria for SLE. In 102 patients NP manifestations were attributed to SLE itself (primary NPSLE) whereas, in the remaining patients, the NP symptoms were due to other causes. The median age at the time of SLE diagnosis in patients with primary NPSLE was 27.5 years and the median duration prior to NPSLE was 2.8 years. Forty patients (39%) had a NP manifestation in the first year of the disease. Cerebrovascular disease, cognitive dysfunction, seizures and headache were the most prevalent syndromes. In 47% of patients with primary NPSLE the MRI scan of the brain showed no abnormalities., Conclusions: Most NP manifestations in SLE occur early in the disease. This finding, as well as data from quantitative imaging studies and recent pathological studies, point to an immune-mediated pathogenesis.
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- 2013
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15. Prospective study of clinical phenotypes in neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus; multidisciplinary approach to diagnosis and therapy.
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Zirkzee EJ, Steup-Beekman GM, van der Mast RC, Bollen EL, van der Wee NJ, Baptist E, Slee TM, Huisman MV, Middelkoop HA, Luyendijk J, van Buchem MA, and Huizinga TW
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- Adult, Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic blood, Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic immunology, Cardiolipins immunology, Cognition Disorders epidemiology, Female, Humans, Immunoglobulin G blood, Incidence, Lupus Vasculitis, Central Nervous System pathology, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Middle Aged, Netherlands, Prospective Studies, Algorithms, Anticoagulants therapeutic use, Immunosuppressive Agents therapeutic use, Lupus Vasculitis, Central Nervous System diagnosis, Lupus Vasculitis, Central Nervous System drug therapy, Phenotype
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Objective: To describe clinical phenotypes in neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus (NPSLE)., Methods: Data were prospectively collected in the Leiden NPSLE referral clinic, where patients suspected of having NPSLE are assessed in a standardized multidisciplinary manner. In consensus meetings, all medical specialists agreed on therapeutic strategy based on the suspected pathogenetic mechanism of NPSLE in the individual patient. An algorithm illustrates the process of decision-making during the consensus meeting. Clinical phenotypes are described, classified by pathogenetic mechanism., Results: One hundred consecutive patients were evaluated, of whom 71 had SLE (29 patients did not fulfill ≥ 4 American College of Rheumatology criteria) and 46 had NPSLE. Primary NPSLE was diagnosed in 38 patients (53%) and could be differentiated in 21 patients (55%) with inflammatory NPSLE who were advised on immunosuppressive therapy, 12 patients (32%) with ischemic NPSLE who were advised on anticoagulant therapy, and 5 patients (13%) with undefined NPSLE who were advised symptomatic treatment only. Cognitive dysfunction and higher level of disease activity were associated with inflammatory NPSLE. Although presence of immunoglobulin G anticardiolipin antibodies and abnormalities on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) were associated with ischemic NPSLE, abnormalities on MRI lacked specificity to distinguish phenotypes. A history of renal disease and use of corticosteroids were associated with secondary NPSLE., Conclusion: We describe multidisciplinary consensus as a standard for diagnosing and defining phenotypes in NPSLE. These phenotypes show specific characteristics, which can be used to support diagnosis and guide therapeutic decisions. Clinical phenotyping and selection of patients becomes increasingly important when advances in experimental science lead to new targets for therapy in NPSLE.
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- 2012
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16. Cerebral microbleeds and cognitive functioning in the PROSPER study.
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van Es AC, van der Grond J, de Craen AJ, Westendorp RG, Bollen EL, Blauw GJ, Greenberg SM, and van Buchem MA
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- Activities of Daily Living, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Brain Infarction etiology, Brain Infarction pathology, Cerebral Hemorrhage epidemiology, Cerebral Hemorrhage pathology, Cognition Disorders pathology, Executive Function physiology, Female, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Memory physiology, Mental Status Schedule, Neuropsychological Tests, Prospective Studies, Reproducibility of Results, Risk Factors, Cerebral Hemorrhage complications, Cognition Disorders etiology
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Objectives: Cerebral microbleeds (MBs) are an important indicator of cerebral small-vessel disease, and their prevalence increases with increasing age. Little is known about the functional consequences of MBs in the aging population. In this study we investigated whether the presence and location of MBs are associated with cognition in the PROSPER study., Methods: For 439 subjects the number and location (cortico-subcortical, deep white matter, basal ganglia, and infratentorial) of the MBs was recorded. Difference in cognitive performance between subjects with and without MBs was calculated by entering the variables sex, age, white matter hyperintensity volume, infarction, and MBs in a linear mixed model. Differences in cognition between subjects with and without one or more MBs at different anatomic locations were assessed using the same model., Results: We found that after correction for sex, age, white matter hyperintensity volume, and infarction, subjects with infratentorial MBs had a significantly lower score on the Immediate Picture-Word Learning test, Delayed Picture-Word Learning, and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living., Conclusions: Our data demonstrate that in elderly individuals at increased vascular risk, infratentorial MBs are associated with loss in cognitive functioning.
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- 2011
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17. Electromyographic activity in the EEG in Alzheimer's disease: noise or signal?
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van der Hiele K, Reijntjes RH, Vein AA, Westendorp RG, van Buchem MA, Bollen EL, Middelkoop HA, and van Dijk JG
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Many efforts have been directed at negating the influence of electromyographic (EMG) activity on the EEG, especially in elderly demented patients. We wondered whether these "artifacts" might reflect cognitive and behavioural aspects of dementia. In this pilot study, 11 patients with probable Alzheimer's disease (AD), 13 with amnestic mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and 13 controls underwent EEG registration. As EMG measures, we used frontal and temporal 50-70 Hz activity. We found that the EEGs of AD patients displayed more theta activity, less alpha reactivity, and more frontal EMG than controls. Interestingly, increased EMG activity indicated more cognitive impairment and more depressive complaints. EEG variables on the whole distinguished better between groups than EMG variables, but an EMG variable was best for the distinction between MCI and controls. Our results suggest that EMG activity in the EEG could be more than noise; it differs systematically between groups and may reflect different cerebral functions than the EEG.
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- 2011
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18. Variation in the CBP gene involved in epigenetic control associates with cognitive function.
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Trompet S, de Craen AJ, Jukema JW, Pons D, Slagboom PE, Kremer D, Bollen EL, and Westendorp RG
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- Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Cognition drug effects, Female, Gene Frequency, Genotype, Humans, Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors therapeutic use, Linear Models, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Neuropsychological Tests, Pravastatin therapeutic use, Vascular Diseases drug therapy, CREB-Binding Protein genetics, Cognition physiology, Epigenomics, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide genetics, Vascular Diseases physiopathology
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Research into the pathologic mechanisms of neurodegenerative diseases has revealed that CREB binding protein (CBP) plays an important role in cognitive dysfunction. Loss of one copy of this gene leads to a syndrome with severe cognitive dysfunction. We investigated the association between four common variants in the CBP gene and cognitive function in 5804 participants of the PROspective Study of Pravastatin in the Elderly at Risk (PROSPER). Baseline associations between genetic variation and cognitive function were assessed with linear regression. Longitudinal associations were assessed with linear mixed models. All analyses were adjusted for sex, age, education, country, version of test, and pravastatin use. The intron 4CT and intron 3AC polymorphisms in the CBP gene were associated with better cognitive performance at baseline and during follow-up. Furthermore, the haplotype with the variant alleles of these two polymorphisms also showed a protective effect on cognitive function in all cognitive domains (all p<0.03). Genetic variation in the CBP gene is associated with better cognitive performance in an elderly population. Future research is necessary to investigate the effect of these polymorphisms on the expression of CBP levels and how these polymorphisms affect the gene expression mediated by CBP., (Copyright © 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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- 2011
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19. Neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus: lessons learned from magnetic resonance imaging.
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Luyendijk J, Steens SC, Ouwendijk WJ, Steup-Beekman GM, Bollen EL, van der Grond J, Huizinga TW, Emmer BJ, and van Buchem MA
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- Acute Disease, Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Atrophy pathology, Female, Humans, Leukoencephalopathies classification, Leukoencephalopathies pathology, Lupus Vasculitis, Central Nervous System classification, Male, Middle Aged, Retrospective Studies, Vasculitis, Central Nervous System classification, Young Adult, Brain pathology, Lupus Vasculitis, Central Nervous System pathology, Magnetic Resonance Imaging methods, Vasculitis, Central Nervous System pathology
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Objective: The clinical manifestations of nervous system involvement in systemic lupus erythematosus (neuropsychiatric SLE [NPSLE]) are highly diverse, and their etiology is incompletely understood. The aim of this study was to provide an inventory of abnormalities on conventional brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in NPSLE and to interpret the findings in relation to possible underlying pathogenetic mechanisms., Methods: MR images of the first episode of active NPSLE in 74 patients were retrospectively reviewed. All patients fulfilled the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 1982 revised criteria for the classification of SLE and were classified according to the 1999 ACR case definitions for NPSLE syndromes. We excluded patients with a history of brain disease and patients in whom other mechanisms unrelated to SLE caused the neuropsychiatric symptoms., Results: The principal findings were: 1) focal hyperintensities in white matter (WM) (49% of all patients) or both WM and gray matter (GM) (5% of all patients), suggestive of vasculopathy or vasculitis; 2) more widespread, confluent hyperintensities in the WM, suggestive of chronic hypoperfusion due to the same mechanisms; 3) diffuse cortical GM lesions (12% of all patients), compatible with an immune response to neuronal components or postseizure changes; and 4) absence of MRI abnormalities, despite signs and symptoms of active disease (42% of all patients)., Conclusion: Several distinct brain MRI patterns were observed in patients with active NPSLE, suggestive of different pathogenetic mechanisms. To advance our understanding of the various processes leading to NPSLE, the radiographic manifestations may be a good starting point and useful for categorization of patients in further research., (Copyright © 2011 by the American College of Rheumatology.)
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- 2011
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20. TREX1 gene variant in neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus.
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de Vries B, Steup-Beekman GM, Haan J, Bollen EL, Luyendijk J, Frants RR, Terwindt GM, van Buchem MA, Huizinga TW, van den Maagdenberg AM, and Ferrari MD
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- Adult, Female, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Middle Aged, Mutation, Young Adult, Exodeoxyribonucleases genetics, Lupus Vasculitis, Central Nervous System genetics, Phosphoproteins genetics
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- 2010
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21. Effectiveness of a hospital-based vascular screening programme (SMART) for risk factor management in patients with established vascular disease or type 2 diabetes: a parallel-group comparative study.
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Brouwer BG, Visseren FL, Algra A, van Bockel JH, Bollen EL, Doevendans PA, Greving JP, Kappelle LJ, Moll FL, Pijl H, Romijn JA, van der Wall EE, and van der Graaf Y
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- Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Atherosclerosis diagnosis, Atherosclerosis etiology, Blood Pressure, Cholesterol blood, Cholesterol, LDL blood, Diabetic Angiopathies diagnosis, Diabetic Angiopathies etiology, Female, Hospitals, University, Humans, Male, Mass Screening organization & administration, Middle Aged, Risk Factors, Young Adult, Atherosclerosis therapy, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 complications, Diabetic Angiopathies therapy
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Aims: Modification of vascular risk factors is effective in reducing mortality and morbidity in patients with symptomatic atherosclerosis; however, it is difficult to achieve and maintain. The aim of the Risk management in Utrecht and Leiden Evaluation (RULE) study was to assess risk factor status after referral in patients with established vascular disease or type 2 diabetes who took part in the multidisciplinary hospital-based vascular screening programme, Second Manifestations of ARTerial disease, compared with a group who did not participate in such a programme., Methods and Results: Patients with type 2 diabetes, coronary artery disease, cerebrovascular disease or peripheral arterial disease referred by general practitioners to the medical specialist at the University Medical Center (UMC) Utrecht (a setting with a vascular screening programme of systematic screening of risk factors followed by treatment advice) and the Leiden UMC (a setting without such a screening programme), were enrolled in the study. Blood pressure, levels of lipids, glucose and creatinine, weight, waist circumference and smoking status were measured in patients 12-18 months after referral to the two hospitals. A total of 604 patients were treated in the setting with a vascular screening programme and 566 in the setting without such a programme; 70% of all patients were male, with a mean age of 61 +/- 10 years. Amongst screened patients, systolic blood pressure [2.5 mmHg, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.3-4.6] and the level of LDL cholesterol (0.3 mmol L(-1), 95% CI 0.2-0.4) were lower compared with the group that received usual care, after a median of 16 months from referral., Conclusion: Systematic screening of risk factors, followed by evidence-based, tailored treatment advice contributed to slightly better risk factor reduction in patients with established vascular disease or type 2 diabetes. However, a large proportion of patients did not reach the treatment goals according to (inter)national guidelines. Systematic screening of vascular risk factors alone is not enough for adequate risk factor management in high-risk patients.
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- 2010
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22. Pravastatin and cognitive function in the elderly. Results of the PROSPER study.
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Trompet S, van Vliet P, de Craen AJ, Jolles J, Buckley BM, Murphy MB, Ford I, Macfarlane PW, Sattar N, Packard CJ, Stott DJ, Shepherd J, Bollen EL, Blauw GJ, Jukema JW, and Westendorp RG
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- Aged, Anticholesteremic Agents therapeutic use, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Male, Neuropsychological Tests, Prospective Studies, Time Factors, Treatment Outcome, Aging drug effects, Cognition drug effects, Cognition Disorders drug therapy, Cognition Disorders prevention & control, Nootropic Agents therapeutic use, Pravastatin therapeutic use
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Observational studies have given conflicting results about the effect of statins in preventing dementia and cognitive decline. Moreover, observational studies are subject to prescription bias, making it hard to draw definite conclusions from them. Randomized controlled trials are therefore the preferred study design to investigate the association between statins and cognition. Here we present detailed cognitive outcomes from the randomized placebo-controlled PROspective Study of Pravastatin in the Elderly at Risk (PROSPER). Cognitive function was assessed repeatedly in all 5,804 PROSPER participants at six different time points during the study using four neuropsychological performance tests. After a mean follow-up period of 42 months, no difference in cognitive decline at any of the cognitive domains was found in subjects treated with pravastatin compared to placebo (all p > 0.05). Pravastatin treatment in old age did not affect cognitive decline during a 3 year follow-up period. Employing statin therapy in the elderly in an attempt to prevent cognitive decline therefore seems to be futile.
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- 2010
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23. Lymphotoxin-alpha C804A polymorphism is a risk factor for stroke. The PROSPER study.
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Trompet S, de Craen AJ, Slagboom P, Shepherd J, Blauw GJ, Murphy MB, Bollen EL, Buckley BM, Ford I, Gaw A, Macfarlane PW, Packard CJ, Stott DJ, Westendorp RG, and Jukema JW
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- Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Coronary Disease genetics, Female, Gene Frequency, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Genotype, Heterozygote, Humans, Male, Myocardial Infarction genetics, Risk Factors, Sex Factors, Lymphotoxin-alpha genetics, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide, Stroke genetics
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Inflammation plays a prominent role in the development of atherosclerosis, which is the most important risk factor for vascular events. Lymphotoxin-alpha (LTA) is a pro-inflammatory cytokine and is found to be expressed in atherosclerotic lesions. We investigated the association between the C804A polymorphism within the LTA gene and coronary and cerebrovascular events in 5804 participants of the PROspective Study of Pravastatin in the Elderly at Risk (PROSPER). The primary endpoint was the combined endpoint of death from coronary heart disease, non-fatal myocardial infarction, and clinical stroke. Secondary endpoints were the coronary and cerebrovascular components separately. All associations were assessed with a Cox-proportional hazards model adjusted for sex, age, pravastatin use, and country. Our overall analysis showed a significant association between the C804A polymorphism and the primary endpoint (p = 0.03). After stratification for gender, this association was found only in males. Furthermore, we found that the association between the C804A polymorphism and the primary endpoint was mainly attributable to clinical strokes (p = 0.02). The C804A polymorphism in the LTA gene associates with clinical stroke, especially in men. But further research is warranted to confirm our results.
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- 2008
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24. MMSE scores correlate with local ventricular enlargement in the spectrum from cognitively normal to Alzheimer disease.
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Ferrarini L, Palm WM, Olofsen H, van der Landen R, Jan Blauw G, Westendorp RG, Bollen EL, Middelkoop HA, Reiber JH, van Buchem MA, and Admiraal-Behloul F
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- Aged, Atrophy, Cognition Disorders pathology, Cognition Disorders psychology, Female, Humans, Image Processing, Computer-Assisted, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Models, Statistical, Reference Values, Alzheimer Disease pathology, Alzheimer Disease psychology, Cerebral Ventricles anatomy & histology, Cerebral Ventricles pathology, Cognition physiology, Neuropsychological Tests
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In this work, we aimed at correlating focal atrophy in periventricular structures with cognitive function, in the spectrum from healthy subjects to severe Alzheimer disease: 28 subjects with normal cognition and 84 patients presenting various degrees of cognitive impairment were included in the study. The cognitive level of each subject was assessed with the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE). Atrophy in periventricular structures was inferred by modeling and analyzing local shape variations of brain ventricles: for a given subject, we distinguished between the severity of atrophy, estimated as local enlargement (in mm) of the ventricular surface relative to an average normal subject, and the extent of atrophy, defined as the percentage of the ventricular surface (global or per anatomical region) significantly different from an average control. Linear regression across subjects was performed to evaluate the correlation between atrophy and MMSE score. The severity of atrophy showed good correlation with MMSE score in the left thalamus, the left temporal horn, the left corona radiata, and the right caudate nuclei. The extent of atrophy showed no significant correlations. In conclusion, the MMSE scores correlate with localized depth of atrophy in well-defined periventricular structures.
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25. Lobar distribution of changes in gray matter and white matter in memory clinic patients: detected using magnetization transfer imaging.
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van Es AC, van der Flier WM, Admiraal-Behloul F, Olofsen H, Bollen EL, Middelkoop HA, Weverling-Rijnsburger AW, van der Grond J, Westendorp RG, and van Buchem MA
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- Aged, Alzheimer Disease psychology, Cognition Disorders psychology, Female, Frontal Lobe pathology, Humans, Image Enhancement, Image Processing, Computer-Assisted, Male, Memory, Occipital Lobe pathology, Parietal Lobe pathology, Temporal Lobe pathology, Alzheimer Disease pathology, Brain pathology, Cognition Disorders pathology, Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Background and Purpose: Previous studies have shown involvement of both gray matter (GM) and white matter (WM) in mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer disease (AD). In this study, we assessed the lobar distribution of the GM and WM pathology over the brain and the association of lobar distribution with global cognitive decline., Materials and Methods: Fifty-five patients with AD, 19 patients with MCI, and 43 subjects with normal cognitive function participated in this study. GM and WM were segmented on dual fast spin-echo and fluid-attenuated inversion recovery MR images. A custom template representing anatomic areas was applied. Magnetization transfer imaging (MTI) peak height and mean magnetization transfer ratio (MTR) provided measures for structural brain damage., Results: Both mean MTR and MTI peak height showed that patients with AD had more structural brain damage in the GM of all lobes compared with controls. Patients with MCI had lower GM peak height compared with controls for the temporal and frontal lobe. WM peak height was lower for all lobes investigated for patients with both AD and MCI. WM mean MTR was lower in the frontal, parietal, and temporal lobes for patients with AD compared with controls. Age and both temporal GM peak height and mean MTR were the only parameters that predicted cognition., Conclusion: This study shows that in addition to more focal GM MTI changes in the temporal and frontal lobes, widespread WM changes are present in the earliest stages of AD. This might point to an important role for WM pathology in the earliest stage of AD.
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26. Association between apolipoprotein E4 and cognitive decline in elderly adults.
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Packard CJ, Westendorp RG, Stott DJ, Caslake MJ, Murray HM, Shepherd J, Blauw GJ, Murphy MB, Bollen EL, Buckley BM, Cobbe SM, Ford I, Gaw A, Hyland M, Jukema JW, Kamper AM, Macfarlane PW, Jolles J, Perry IJ, Sweeney BJ, and Twomey C
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- Activities of Daily Living classification, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Alzheimer Disease blood, Alzheimer Disease diagnosis, Anticholesteremic Agents therapeutic use, Cholesterol blood, Cholesterol, HDL blood, Cognition Disorders blood, Cohort Studies, Cross-Sectional Studies, Dementia, Vascular blood, Dementia, Vascular diagnosis, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Genetic Carrier Screening, Homozygote, Humans, Ireland, Male, Mental Status Schedule, Netherlands, Neuropsychological Tests, Pravastatin therapeutic use, Risk Factors, Scotland, Statistics as Topic, Triglycerides blood, Alzheimer Disease genetics, Apolipoprotein E4 genetics, Cholesterol, LDL blood, Cognition Disorders genetics, Dementia, Vascular genetics, Phenotype
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Objective: To determine the influence of apolipoprotein E on cognitive decline in a cohort of elderly men and women., Design: Prospective study., Setting: Scotland, Ireland, and the Netherlands., Participants: Five thousand eight hundred four subjects aged 70 to 82 from the Prospective Study of Pravastatin in the Elderly at Risk (PROSPER)., Measurements: Subjects were assessed at baseline and over a mean 3.2-year (range 0.7-4.2) follow-up for memory (Picture-Word Recall), speed of information processing (Stroop and Letter-Digit Coding), global cognitive function (Mini-Mental State Examination), and activities of daily living., Results: At baseline, subjects with apolipoprotein E(4) versus those without E(4) had poorer memory performance (mean score difference -0.20 (95% confidence interval (CI)=-0.31 to -0.09) for immediate recall and -0.32 (95% CI=-0.48 to -0.16) for delayed recall and slower information processing (difference in Stroop, 2.79 seconds, (95% CI=1.20-4.28); Letter-Digit score, -0.36, (95% CI=-0.77-0.05). Subjects with apolipoprotein E(4) showed a greater decline in immediate (-0.22, 95% CI=-0.33 to -0.11) and delayed (-0.30, 95% CI=-0.46 to -0.15) memory scores but no significant change in speed of information processing (Stroop, P=.17; Letter-Digit, P=.06). Memory scores decreased 2.5% from baseline in those without E(4), 4.3% in E(4) heterozygotes (P=.01 for immediate and P=.03 for delayed, vs no E(4)) and 8.9% to 13.8% in E(4) homozygotes (P=.04 for immediate and P=.004 for delayed, vs heterozygotes). Apolipoprotein E(4) was associated with greater decline in instrumental activities of daily living (P<.001). Cognitive decline was not associated with lipoprotein levels., Conclusion: Findings in PROSPER indicate that E(4) is associated with more-rapid cognitive decline and may, therefore, predispose to dementia.
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27. EEG correlates in the spectrum of cognitive decline.
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van der Hiele K, Vein AA, Reijntjes RH, Westendorp RG, Bollen EL, van Buchem MA, van Dijk JG, and Middelkoop HA
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Objective: To investigate relations between EEG measures and performance on tests of global cognition, memory, language and executive functioning., Methods: Twenty-two controls, 18 patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and 16 with probable Alzheimer's disease (AD) underwent neuropsychological and EEG investigations. We used the following EEG measures: theta relative power during eyes closed, alpha reactivity during memory activation (i.e. the percentual decrease in alpha power as compared to eyes closed) and alpha coherence during eyes closed and memory activation., Results: Theta relative power was increased in AD patients as compared with controls (p<0.001) and MCI patients (p<0.01) and related to decreased performance in all cognitive domains. Alpha reactivity was decreased in AD patients as compared with controls (p<0.005) and related to decreased performance on tests of global cognition, memory and executive functioning. Alpha coherence did not differ between groups and was unrelated to cognition., Conclusions: EEG power measures were associated with decreased performance on tests of global cognition, memory, language and executive functioning, while coherence measures were not., Significance: The EEG yielded several power measures related to cognitive functions. These EEG power measures might prove useful in prospective studies aimed at predicting longitudinal cognitive decline and dementia.
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28. EEG and MRI correlates of mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease.
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van der Hiele K, Vein AA, van der Welle A, van der Grond J, Westendorp RG, Bollen EL, van Buchem MA, van Dijk JG, and Middelkoop HA
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- Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Analysis of Variance, Diagnosis, Differential, Humans, Image Processing, Computer-Assisted methods, Middle Aged, Neuropsychological Tests, Regression Analysis, Alzheimer Disease pathology, Alzheimer Disease physiopathology, Cognition Disorders pathology, Cognition Disorders physiopathology, Electroencephalography, Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Objective: To investigate whether cognitive function in the spectrum of normal aging to Alzheimer's disease is better reflected in MRI or EEG measures, or a combination of both., Methods: Cognitive functions were tested in 33 elderly subjects: 10 with probable Alzheimer's disease, 11 with mild cognitive impairment and 12 controls. Structural brain parameters were derived from conventional MRI and a quantitative MR technique called magnetization transfer imaging. The EEG provided measures of brain function. We performed multiple linear regression analyses to relate EEG and MRI parameters to global cognition, memory, language and psychomotor speed., Results: The model showed EEG alpha reactivity during eyes open to be the primary factor associated with global cognition, memory and language skills. Brain atrophy was the primary factor associated with psychomotor speed. Furthermore, EEG alpha reactivity during eyes open explained significant additional variability in psychomotor speed., Conclusion: EEG and MRI are each associated with different aspects of cognitive function and complement each other in their relations to psychomotor speed.
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29. Decline in total cerebral blood flow is linked with increase in periventricular but not deep white matter hyperintensities.
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ten Dam VH, van den Heuvel DM, de Craen AJ, Bollen EL, Murray HM, Westendorp RG, Blauw GJ, and van Buchem MA
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Purpose: To retrospectively investigate the association between changes in total cerebral blood flow and progression of total, periventricular, and deep white matter hyperintensities over time., Materials and Methods: The institutional ethics review board approved the protocol for the prospective magnetic resonance (MR) imaging study, and all participants gave written informed consent. Participants also agreed to future retrospective analysis of their MR data for research purposes. In this substudy of the Prospective Study of Pravastatin in the Elderly at Risk, investigators performed a repeated MR imaging examination after an average interval of 33 months (standard deviation, 1.4) in 390 elderly men and women (ages 70-82 years at baseline) without dementia who were at high vascular risk. White matter hyperintensities were quantified with a semiautomatic method, and total cerebral blood flow was measured with a gradient-echo phase-contrast MR imaging technique. The association between total cerebral blood flow and volume of white matter hyperintensities was analyzed with logistic regression., Results: There was no association between baseline cerebral blood flow and prevalence of total, periventricular, or deep white matter hyperintensities at baseline MR imaging. Moreover, decline in cerebral blood flow was not associated with increase in total load of white matter hyperintensities. When the total volume of white matter hyperintensities was separated into periventricular and deep hyperintensities, for every 50 mL/min decrease in total cerebral blood flow there was a 1.32 (95% confidence interval: 1.06, 1.66; P = .015) increase in risk for developing periventricular white matter hyperintensities; there was no association, however, between decrease in total cerebral blood flow and risk of developing deep white matter hyperintensities (odds ratio, 1.00 [95% confidence interval: 0.79, 1.25]; P = .98)., Conclusion: Decline in total cerebral blood flow is associated with increase in volume of periventricular but not deep white matter hyperintensities.
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30. Genetic variation in the interleukin-10 gene promoter and risk of coronary and cerebrovascular events: the PROSPER study.
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Trompet S, Pons D, DE Craen AJ, Slagboom P, Shepherd J, Blauw GJ, Murphy MB, Cobbe SM, Bollen EL, Buckley BM, Ford I, Hyland M, Gaw A, Macfarlane PW, Packard CJ, Norrie J, Perry IJ, Stott DJ, Sweeney BJ, Twomey C, Westendorp RG, and Jukema JW
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- Aged, Female, Haplotypes, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Models, Biological, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide, Pravastatin pharmacology, Risk, Risk Factors, Cerebrovascular Disorders genetics, Genetic Variation, Interleukin-10 genetics, Promoter Regions, Genetic
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Proinflammatory cytokines, like interleukin-6 (IL-6) and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), are implicated in the development of atherosclerosis. The role of anti-inflammatory cytokines, like IL-10, is largely unknown. We investigated the association of four single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the promoter region of the IL-10 gene (4259AG, -1082GA, -592CA, and -2849GA), with coronary and cerebrovascular disease in participants of the PROspective Study of Pravastatin in the Elderly at Risk (PROSPER) trial. All associations were assessed with Cox proportional hazards models adjusted for sex, age, pravastatin use, and country. Haplotype analysis of the four SNPs showed a significant association between haplotype 4 (containing the -592A variant allele) and risk of coronary events (P = 0.019). Moreover, analysis of separate SNPs found a significant association between -2849AA carriers with incident stroke (HR (95%CI) 1.50 (1.04-2.17), P value = 0.02). Our study suggests that not only proinflammatory processes contribute to atherosclerosis, but that also anti-inflammatory cytokines may play an important role.
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31. Memory activation enhances EEG abnormality in mild cognitive impairment.
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van der Hiele K, Vein AA, Kramer CG, Reijntjes RH, van Buchem MA, Westendorp RG, Bollen EL, van Dijk JG, and Middelkoop HA
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- Aged, Cognition Disorders complications, Female, Humans, Male, Memory Disorders etiology, Cognition Disorders physiopathology, Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted methods, Electroencephalography methods, Evoked Potentials, Visual, Memory, Memory Disorders physiopathology, Pattern Recognition, Visual
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This exploratory study investigated EEG power changes during memory activation in patients with amnestic mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Twelve MCI patients and 16 age-matched controls underwent EEG registration during two conventional EEG conditions ('eyes closed' and 'eyes open') and three memory conditions ('word memory', 'picture memory' and 'animal fluency'). For all conditions, EEG power in the theta (4-8 Hz), lower alpha (8-10.5 Hz) and upper alpha (10.5-13 Hz) bands were expressed as percentile changes compared to 'eyes closed'. MCI patients showed significantly less decrease in the lower alpha band than controls (p=0.04) during picture memory activation. The word memory task showed a trend towards a similar effect (p=0.09). This study suggests that memory activation reveals EEG differences between MCI patients and controls while conventional EEG conditions do not.
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32. Magnetization transfer imaging of gray and white matter in mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease.
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van Es AC, van der Flier WM, Admiraal-Behloul F, Olofsen H, Bollen EL, Middelkoop HA, Weverling-Rijnsburger AW, Westendorp RG, and van Buchem MA
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- Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Alzheimer Disease complications, Alzheimer Disease diagnosis, Atrophy, Brain pathology, Cognition Disorders complications, Cognition Disorders diagnosis, Female, Humans, Image Enhancement methods, Male, Alzheimer Disease pathology, Cerebral Cortex pathology, Cognition Disorders pathology, Magnetic Resonance Imaging methods, Nerve Fibers, Myelinated pathology
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Objective: To assess whether structural brain damage as detected by magnetization transfer imaging (MTI) in Alzheimer's disease (AD) and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is located in the gray matter (GM) and/or the white matter (WM)., Methods: Fifty-five AD patients, 19 MCI patients and 43 subjects with normal cognitive function participated in this study. GM and WM segmentations were generated from dual fast spin-echo MR images. These masks were co-registrated to MT images for volumetric MTI-analysis of the GM and WM., Results: AD patients had a lower GM volume than controls. Both MCI and AD patients had more structural brain damage in both GM and WM than subjects with normal cognition. Cerebral lesion load in both GM and WM was associated with the degree of cognitive impairment., Conclusion: Using MTI, structural brain changes that are related to cognitive impairment could be demonstrated in both GM and WM of patients with AD and MCI. These results suggest that cerebral changes are present in GM and WM even before patients are clinically demented.
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33. Detection of a soluble form of BACE-1 in human cerebrospinal fluid by a sensitive activity assay.
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Verheijen JH, Huisman LG, van Lent N, Neumann U, Paganetti P, Hack CE, Bouwman F, Lindeman J, Bollen EL, and Hanemaaijer R
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- Amyloid Precursor Protein Secretases, Aspartic Acid Endopeptidases, Brain enzymology, Caspase 3, Caspases chemistry, Cross Reactions, Endopeptidases chemistry, Humans, Immunoassay, Protein Precursors chemistry, Sensitivity and Specificity, Solubility, Tissue Extracts, Endopeptidases cerebrospinal fluid
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Background: Formation of deposits of the insoluble amyloid beta-peptide is believed to be causally related with neurodegeneration in Alzheimer disease (AD). The beta-peptide originates from a larger amyloid precursor protein (APP) by the action of proteolytic enzymes. The first proteolytic event leading to amyloid formation is the cleavage of APP by the membrane-bound aspartyl protease BACE-1, also known as memapsin-2. Inhibition of BACE-1 is thought to be a therapeutic approach to AD. Measuring BACE-1 activity in biological samples would be useful to elucidate the mechanism of AD and for development of AD drugs., Methods: We developed a sensitive and specific activity assay for BACE-1. The assay is based on a genetically engineered proenzyme that is specifically activated by BACE-1. The resulting active enzyme is measured with a chromogenic substrate. The use of 2 coupled reactions produces a detection limit as low as 0.4 pmol/L., Results: The assay detected BACE-1 activity in extracts of human brain tissue as well as, unexpectedly, in human cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Gel electrophoresis and Western blotting identified the BACE-1 present in CSF as a truncated soluble form of the originally membrane-bound BACE-1., Conclusion: Detection of the soluble form of BACE-1 in CSF, a relatively easily accessible biological fluid, may be useful for monitoring the effects of drug candidates in vivo and may have diagnostic or prognostic applications.
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34. Measuring longitudinal white matter changes: comparison of a visual rating scale with a volumetric measurement.
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van den Heuvel DM, ten Dam VH, de Craen AJ, Admiraal-Behloul F, van Es AC, Palm WM, Spilt A, Bollen EL, Blauw GJ, Launer L, Westendorp RG, and van Buchem MA
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Background and Purpose: Detection of longitudinal changes in white matter hyperintensities (WMH) by using visual rating scales is problematic. We compared a widely used visual rating scale with a volumetric method to study longitudinal white matter changes., Methods: WMH were assessed with the visual Scheltens scale and a volumetric method in 100 elderly subjects aged 70-81 years for whom repetitive MR images were available with an interval of 33 (SD, 1.4) months. Reliability was determined by intraclass correlation coefficients. To examine the sensitivity of both the visual and volumetric method, we calculated Spearman rank correlations of WMH ratings and volume measurements with age., Results: Reliability of the visual rating scale was good, whereas reliability of the volumetric measurement was excellent. For baseline measurements of WMH, we found weaker associations between WMH and age when assessed with the visual scale (r = 0.20, P = .045) than with the volumetric method (r = 0.31, P = .002). Longitudinal evaluation of WMH assessments showed regression in 26% of the subjects when analyzed with the visual rating scale against 12% of the subjects when using volumetric measurements. Compared with the visual rating, the correlation between progression in WMH and age was twice as high when using the volumetric measurement (r = 0.19, P = .062 and r = 0.39, P < .001, respectively)., Conclusion: Volumetric measurements of WMH offer a more reliable, sensitive, and objective alternative to visual rating scales in studying longitudinal white matter changes.
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35. Progression of cerebral white matter lesions is not associated with development of depressive symptoms in elderly subjects at risk of cardiovascular disease: The PROSPER Study.
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Versluis CE, van der Mast RC, van Buchem MA, Bollen EL, Blauw GJ, Eekhof JA, van der Wee NJ, and de Craen AJ
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- Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Cardiovascular Diseases etiology, Cerebrovascular Disorders complications, Depressive Disorder pathology, Female, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Netherlands, Prospective Studies, Cerebrovascular Disorders pathology, Depressive Disorder etiology
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Background: Cerebral white matter hyperintensities on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans have been associated with vascular disease and late-life depression, both in the general population and in psychiatric patients. Therefore, a cerebrovascular etiology for late-onset depression has been hypothesized. However, longitudinal studies on the causal role of white matter hyperintensities in the development of depressive symptoms in elderly adults are lacking., Objective: To investigate the relation between white matter hyperintensities and depressive symptoms in elderly subjects at risk of cardiovascular disease., Methods: In the Dutch sample of the PROSPER (PROspective Study of Pravastatine in the Elderly at Risk of cardiovascular disease) cohort, 527 non-demented elderly, all aged 70 years or older, received a cranial MRI scan and the 15-item Geriatric Depression Scale, at baseline and 33 months (SD 1.6) later., Results: Presence of white matter hyperintensities at baseline was not related to baseline depressive symptoms nor to the development of depressive symptoms during follow-up. Moreover, no association was found between progression of white matter lesion volume and progression of depressive symptoms., Conclusion: This longitudinal study does not confirm the involvement of cerebrovascular disease expressed as MRI white matter hyperintensities in the development of depressive symptoms in elderly subjects., (Copyright (c) 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.)
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36. Increase in periventricular white matter hyperintensities parallels decline in mental processing speed in a non-demented elderly population.
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van den Heuvel DM, ten Dam VH, de Craen AJ, Admiraal-Behloul F, Olofsen H, Bollen EL, Jolles J, Murray HM, Blauw GJ, Westendorp RG, and van Buchem MA
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- Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Cerebral Infarction diagnosis, Cerebral Infarction drug therapy, Cerebral Infarction pathology, Cognition Disorders psychology, Dementia, Vascular drug therapy, Dementia, Vascular pathology, Disease Progression, Double-Blind Method, Female, Humans, Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors adverse effects, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Pravastatin adverse effects, Prospective Studies, Statistics as Topic, Cerebral Ventricles pathology, Cognition Disorders diagnosis, Dementia, Vascular diagnosis, Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors therapeutic use, Image Processing, Computer-Assisted, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Neuropsychological Tests, Pravastatin therapeutic use, Reaction Time physiology
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Objective: To investigate the influence of deep white matter hyperintensities (DWMH) and periventricular white matter hyperintensities (PVWMH) on progression of cognitive decline in non-demented elderly people., Methods: All data come from the nested MRI sub-study of the PROspective Study of Pravastatin in the Elderly at Risk (PROSPER). We performed a 3 year follow up study on 554 subjects of the PROSPER study using both repeated magnetic resonance imaging and cognitive testing. Cognitive decline and its dependency on WMH severity was assessed using linear regression models adjusted for sex, age, education, treatment group, and test version when applicable., Results: We found that the volume of PVWMH at baseline was longitudinally associated with reduced mental processing speed (p = 0.0075). In addition, we found that the progression in PVWMH volume paralleled the decline in mental processing speed (p = 0.024). In contrast, neither presence nor progression of DWMH was associated with change in performance on any of the cognitive tests., Conclusion: PVWMH should not be considered benign but probably underlie impairment in cognitive processing speed.
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37. MRI measures and progression of cognitive decline in nondemented elderly attending a memory clinic.
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van der Flier WM, van der Vlies AE, Weverling-Rijnsburger AW, de Boer NL, Admiraal-Behloul F, Bollen EL, Westendorp RG, van Buchem MA, and Middelkoop HA
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- Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Disease Progression, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Linear Models, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Neuropsychological Tests, Prognosis, Prospective Studies, Temporal Lobe pathology, Brain pathology, Cognition Disorders pathology, Memory Disorders pathology
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Objective: To investigate whether MRI-based volumes of whole brain, medial temporal lobe and white matter hyperintensities (WMH) predict progression of cognitive decline in a sample of nondemented elderly., Methods: Thirty-seven nondemented elderly attending a memory clinic and 28 elderly controls participated in this follow-up study. The average follow-up period was 1.8 years. Cognitive function was measured at baseline and follow-up with the Cambridge Cognitive Examination (CAMCOG). Baseline Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) provided quantitative measures of whole brain, medial temporal lobe and WMH. Linear mixed models controlled for age and sex were used to assess the independent associations between MRI measures, baseline cognition, and annual decline in cognition., Results: Medial temporal lobe volume was independently associated with baseline CAMCOG score (p < 0.01), whereas whole brain volume (p < 0.01) and WMH (p < 0.05) were associated with annual decline in CAMCOG score., Conclusions: These data suggest that regional damage to the medial temporal lobes underlies initial mild cognitive impairment, whereas more global brain changes, such as whole brain atrophy and WMH, contribute to further progression of cognitive decline., (Copyright (c) 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.)
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38. Late-onset dementia: structural brain damage and total cerebral blood flow.
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Spilt A, Weverling-Rijnsburger AW, Middelkoop HA, van Der Flier WM, Gussekloo J, de Craen AJ, Bollen EL, Blauw GJ, van Buchem MA, and Westendorp RG
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Purpose: To prospectively compare indicators of structural brain damage and total cerebral blood flow in patients with late-onset dementia, subjects of the same age with optimal cognitive function, and young subjects., Materials and Methods: The institutional ethics committee approved the studies, and all participants (or their guardians) gave informed consent. The test group included 17 patients older than 75 years (four men, 13 women; median age, 83 years) and with a diagnosis of dementia according to the criteria of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition. The control group included 16 subjects (four men, 12 women; median age, 87 years) with optimal cognitive function, who were selected from among 599 elderly subjects enrolled in a population-based follow-up study, and 15 young healthy subjects (seven men, eight women; median age, 29 years). Measurements of intracranial and total brain volumes, structural brain damage, and cerebral blood flow were obtained with magnetic resonance imaging. Mean values were compared with the t test; medians, with the Mann-Whitney U test., Results: Values for total brain volume were significantly smaller in elderly subjects (P < .001) but did not differ significantly between patients with dementia and subjects of the same age with optimal cognitive function (P = .69). Among the elderly, significantly higher scores for number and extent of white matter areas of signal hyperintensity (P = .028) and lower magnetization transfer ratios (P = .016) indicated greater structural brain damage in those with dementia. Cerebral blood flow was 246 mL/min lower (P < .001) in elderly subjects than in young subjects. In patients with dementia, cerebral blood flow was 108 mL/min lower than that in subjects of the same age with optimal cognitive function (551 vs 443 mL/min, P < .001)., Conclusion: The combined observations of more structural brain damage and lower cerebral blood flow in demented elderly individuals than in subjects of the same age with optimal cognitive function support the hypothesis that vascular factors contribute to dementia in old age.
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39. Lack of effect of pravastatin on cerebral blood flow or parenchymal volume loss in elderly at risk for vascular disease.
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ten Dam VH, Box FM, de Craen AJ, van den Heuvel DM, Bollen EL, Murray HM, van Buchem MA, Westendorp RG, and Blauw GJ
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- Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Aging, Blood Circulation Time, Blood Flow Velocity, Blood Pressure, Brain drug effects, Brain metabolism, Brain pathology, Carotid Arteries pathology, Cholesterol metabolism, Female, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Prospective Studies, Software, Time Factors, Cerebrovascular Circulation, Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors therapeutic use, Pravastatin therapeutic use
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Background and Purpose: Ageing is associated with a decline in cerebral blood flow. Animal studies have shown that cholesterol-lowering therapy with statins might preserve cerebral blood flow (CBF). We examined the effect of 40 mg pravastatin on the decline in CBF and brain volume in a subset of elderly subjects participating in the PROspective Study of Pravastatin in the Elderly at Risk (PROSPER) trial., Methods: Randomization was not stratified according to whether or not subjects participated in the MRI substudy. In 391 men (n=226) and women (n=165) aged 70 to 82 years (mean+/-SD, 75+/-3.2), we measured total CBF (in mL/min) at baseline and after a mean+/-SD follow-up of 33+/-1.4 months with a gradient-echo phase-contrast MRI technique. Total CBF was defined as the summed flows in both internal carotid and vertebral arteries. Parenchymal volume (whole brain) was segmented with the use of in-house-developed semiautomatic software., Results: Total CBF significantly declined in the placebo-allocated group, from 521+/-83 to 504+/-92 mL/min (P=0.0036) and in the pravastatin-allocated group from 520+/-94 to 506+/-92 mL/min (P=0.018). This decline was not significantly different between treatment groups (P=0.56). There was also a significant reduction in brain volume over time (P<0.001), which was not different between the treatment groups (P=0.47). When expressed per unit of parenchymal volume, the decline in CBF over time was no longer statistically significant., Conclusions: Elderly people at risk for cerebral vascular disease had a significant decline in CBF with increasing age that was explained by a concomitant reduction in brain volume. Treatment with 40 mg pravastatin daily had no beneficial effect on total CBF.
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40. Effect of pravastatin on cerebral infarcts and white matter lesions.
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ten Dam VH, van den Heuvel DM, van Buchem MA, Westendorp RG, Bollen EL, Ford I, de Craen AJ, and Blauw GJ
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- Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Brain Ischemia metabolism, Brain Ischemia pathology, Cerebral Infarction metabolism, Cerebral Infarction pathology, Cholesterol, LDL blood, Cholesterol, LDL drug effects, Disease Progression, Female, Humans, Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors pharmacology, Intracranial Arteriosclerosis drug therapy, Intracranial Arteriosclerosis metabolism, Intracranial Arteriosclerosis prevention & control, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Nerve Fibers, Myelinated pathology, Prospective Studies, Telencephalon metabolism, Telencephalon pathology, Treatment Failure, Brain Ischemia drug therapy, Cerebral Infarction drug therapy, Nerve Fibers, Myelinated drug effects, Pravastatin administration & dosage, Telencephalon drug effects
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The authors examined the effect of pravastatin 40 mg daily on the progression of ischemic brain lesions using repeated brain MRI. After a mean treatment period of 33 months, there was an increase in total ischemic lesion load of 1.1 cm3 (p < 0.001) in the 270 placebo-treated subjects and 1.1 cm3 (p < 0.001) in the 265 pravastatin-treated subjects. There was no difference between the two treatment groups (p = 0.73).
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41. Neuropsychological correlates of MRI measures in the continuum of cognitive decline at old age.
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van der Flier WM, Middelkoop HA, Weverling-Rijnsburger AW, Admiraal-Behloul F, Bollen EL, Westendorp RG, and van Buchem MA
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- Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Alzheimer Disease pathology, Alzheimer Disease psychology, Atrophy, Disease Progression, Female, Humans, Language, Male, Memory physiology, Neuropsychological Tests, Psychomotor Performance, Regression Analysis, Temporal Lobe pathology, Brain pathology, Cognition Disorders pathology, Cognition Disorders psychology, Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Objective: To investigate the independent associations between medial temporal lobe atrophy and white matter hyperintensities (WMH) and cognitive functions in the elderly., Methods: Cognitive functions of 41 Alzheimer's disease patients, 20 patients with mild cognitive impairment and 28 elderly subjects without memory complaints were assessed using a neuropsychological test battery. Quantitative MRI measures of medial temporal lobe volume and WMH were obtained. Multiple regression analyses were performed to assess the independent contribution of MRI measures to impairment in several cognitive functions., Results: Scores on the Wechsler Memory Scale and Trails B depended selectively on medial temporal lobe volume, whereas WMH selectively contributed to performance on Trails A. Medial temporal lobe volume and WMH both contributed to scores on the Cambridge Cognitive Examination and the Boston naming task., Conclusions: MRI measures suggestive of Alzheimer-type pathology and microvascular pathology independently contribute to cognitive decline at old age. Memory impairment as measured using the Wechsler Memory Scale and performance on Trails B primarily depended on medial temporal lobe atrophy. Psychomotor slowness, as measured using Trails A, mainly depended on WMH. These results suggest that vascular pathology and Alzheimer-type pathology each have specific cognitive correlates., (Copyright (c) 2005 S. Karger AG, Basel.)
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42. Different progression rates for deep white matter hyperintensities in elderly men and women.
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van den Heuvel DM, Admiraal-Behloul F, ten Dam VH, Olofsen H, Bollen EL, Murray HM, Blauw GJ, Westendorp RG, de Craen AJ, and van Buchem MA
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- Aged, Brain pathology, Disease Progression, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Leukoaraiosis diagnosis, Leukoaraiosis etiology, Sex Factors
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The authors investigated the progression of white matter hyperintensities (WMHs) in a large population of elderly men and women. After 3 years of follow-up, women had accumulated approximately twice as much deep WMH (DWMH) as men. The progression of periventricular WMH was the same for men and women. Gender differences may affect the pathogenesis of DWMH, which in turn may result in different clinical consequences in women.
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43. Memory complaints in patients with normal cognition are associated with smaller hippocampal volumes.
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van der Flier WM, van Buchem MA, Weverling-Rijnsburger AW, Mutsaers ER, Bollen EL, Admiraal-Behloul F, Westendorp RG, and Middelkoop HA
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- Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Case-Control Studies, Chi-Square Distribution, Depression physiopathology, Female, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging methods, Male, Neuropsychological Tests, Parahippocampal Gyrus pathology, Regression Analysis, Temporal Lobe pathology, Temporal Lobe physiopathology, Cognition physiology, Hippocampus pathology, Memory Disorders pathology
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We aimed to investigate volumetry of the medial temporal lobe in patients with subjective memory complaints without any cognitive impairment. This study included 20 patients with subjective memory complaints and normal cognitive function and 28 controls without memory complaints. Volumes of the hippocampus and parahippocampal gyrus (PHG) were measured using coronal T1-weighted MR images. Cognitive functions were assessed using the Cambridge Cognitive Examination. Depressive symptoms were assessed using the Geriatric Depression Scale. Differences between groups were analysed using t-tests. Patients with subjective memory complaints had a higher education and more depressive symptoms than controls ( p < 0.01). Moreover, they had smaller left hippocampal volumes than controls ( p < 0.01). There were no differences between groups in the volume of the right hippocampus or PHG. There was a moderate association between the volume of left hippocampus and left PHG and memory-score (r = 0.32, p = 0.03; r = 0.34, p = 0.02). We concluded that memory complaints in patients without any cognitive impairment were associated with smaller left hippocampal volumes and more depressive symptoms. These preliminary results suggest that memory complaints may reflect minimal brain deficits associated with impending dementia, depression or a combination of both disorders.
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44. Interaction of medial temporal lobe atrophy and white matter hyperintensities in AD.
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van der Flier WM, Middelkoop HA, Weverling-Rijnsburger AW, Admiraal-Behloul F, Spilt A, Bollen EL, Westendorp RG, and van Buchem MA
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- Aged, Alzheimer Disease complications, Atrophy, Dementia, Vascular complications, Dementia, Vascular pathology, Female, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Myelin Sheath pathology, Alzheimer Disease pathology, Temporal Lobe pathology
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The authors investigated the interaction between medial temporal lobe (MTL) atrophy and white matter hyperintensities (WMH) in Alzheimer disease (AD). They measured the MTL and WMH on MRI in 58 AD patients and 28 controls. MTL atrophy was associated with an increased risk of AD (OR = 6.2), but there was no significant association between WMH and AD. Moreover, there was an interaction between MTL and WMH (p = 0.045). These results suggest that vascular and Alzheimer-type pathology act in synergy in the clinical syndrome of AD.
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45. Pravastatin in elderly individuals at risk of vascular disease (PROSPER): a randomised controlled trial.
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Shepherd J, Blauw GJ, Murphy MB, Bollen EL, Buckley BM, Cobbe SM, Ford I, Gaw A, Hyland M, Jukema JW, Kamper AM, Macfarlane PW, Meinders AE, Norrie J, Packard CJ, Perry IJ, Stott DJ, Sweeney BJ, Twomey C, and Westendorp RG
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- Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Anticholesteremic Agents adverse effects, Cholesterol, LDL blood, Coronary Artery Disease etiology, Coronary Artery Disease mortality, Endpoint Determination, Female, Humans, Male, Pravastatin adverse effects, Risk Factors, Anticholesteremic Agents therapeutic use, Coronary Artery Disease prevention & control, Pravastatin therapeutic use
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Background: Although statins reduce coronary and cerebrovascular morbidity and mortality in middle-aged individuals, their efficacy and safety in elderly people is not fully established. Our aim was to test the benefits of pravastatin treatment in an elderly cohort of men and women with, or at high risk of developing, cardiovascular disease and stroke., Methods: We did a randomised controlled trial in which we assigned 5804 men (n=2804) and women (n=3000) aged 70-82 years with a history of, or risk factors for, vascular disease to pravastatin (40 mg per day; n=2891) or placebo (n=2913). Baseline cholesterol concentrations ranged from 4.0 mmol/L to 9.0 mmol/L. Follow-up was 3.2 years on average and our primary endpoint was a composite of coronary death, non-fatal myocardial infarction, and fatal or non-fatal stroke. Analysis was by intention-to-treat., Findings: Pravastatin lowered LDL cholesterol concentrations by 34% and reduced the incidence of the primary endpoint to 408 events compared with 473 on placebo (hazard ratio 0.85, 95% CI 0.74-0.97, p=0.014). Coronary heart disease death and non-fatal myocardial infarction risk was also reduced (0.81, 0.69-0.94, p=0.006). Stroke risk was unaffected (1.03, 0.81-1.31, p=0.8), but the hazard ratio for transient ischaemic attack was 0.75 (0.55-1.00, p=0.051). New cancer diagnoses were more frequent on pravastatin than on placebo (1.25, 1.04-1.51, p=0.020). However, incorporation of this finding in a meta-analysis of all pravastatin and all statin trials showed no overall increase in risk. Mortality from coronary disease fell by 24% (p=0.043) in the pravastatin group. Pravastatin had no significant effect on cognitive function or disability., Interpretation: Pravastatin given for 3 years reduced the risk of coronary disease in elderly individuals. PROSPER therefore extends to elderly individuals the treatment strategy currently used in middle aged people.
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46. MR assessment of cerebral vascular response: a comparison of two methods.
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Spilt A, Van den Boom R, Kamper AM, Blauw GJ, Bollen EL, and van Buchem MA
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- Acetazolamide pharmacology, Adolescent, Adult, Blood Volume, Contrast Media, Gadolinium, Humans, Male, Reproducibility of Results, Vasodilator Agents pharmacology, Cerebrovascular Circulation drug effects, Magnetic Resonance Imaging methods
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Purpose: To compare the results and reproducibility of two MR-based methods of measuring the cerebrovascular response (CVR)., Materials and Methods: In eight volunteers, CVR was assessed with two MR-based methods upon a challenge with acetazolamide. CVR was assessed by measuring changes in total cerebral blood flow (TCBF) using phase contrast (PC) MRI, and by measuring perfusion MRI. To assess reproducibility the measurements were repeated after 1 week., Results: The average CVR with the PC-MRI method was 46% (SD = 16%), and for perfusion MR the measured CVR was 44% (SD = 16%). The coefficient of variation (COV) for PC-MRI was 28%, while perfusion MR had a COV of 26%. The limits of agreement between the two methods were -49% and 45%, demonstrating a lack of agreement between the two methods in terms of CVR estimation., Conclusion: CVR estimates based on PC-MRI and perfusion MRI showed reproducibility but a lack of agreement in healthy volunteers. This lack of agreement can be attributed to the different aspects of the CVR reflected by these methods: TCBF reflects changes in CBF, whereas our perfusion MRI method reflects cerebral blood volume (CBV)., (Copyright 2002 Wiley-Liss, Inc.)
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47. Association of global brain damage and clinical functioning in neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus.
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Bosma GP, Middelkoop HA, Rood MJ, Bollen EL, Huizinga TW, and van Buchem MA
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- Adult, Aged, Atrophy, Disability Evaluation, Female, Humans, Middle Aged, Brain pathology, Lupus Vasculitis, Central Nervous System pathology, Lupus Vasculitis, Central Nervous System physiopathology, Magnetic Resonance Imaging methods
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Objective: To investigate the relationship between quantitative estimates of global brain damage based on magnetization transfer imaging (MTI) and cerebral functioning, as measured by neurologic, psychiatric, and cognitive assessments, as well as disease duration in patients with a history of neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus (NPSLE)., Methods: In a clinically heterogeneous group of 24 female patients (age range 19-65 years, mean age 35 years) with a history of NPSLE, the correlation values of several volumetric MTI measures and an estimate of cerebral atrophy, neurologic functioning (Kurtzke's Expanded Disability Status Scale [EDSS]), psychiatric functioning (the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale [HADS]), and cognitive functioning (cognitive impairment score [CIS] derived from the revised Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale), as well as several measures of disease duration were assessed using Pearson's correlation coefficient., Results: Quantitative volumetric estimates of global brain damage based on MTI and a measure of global brain atrophy correlated significantly with the EDSS, HADS, and CIS scores. No significant correlation was found between the quantitative estimates of global brain damage and the measures of disease duration., Conclusion: The results of this study demonstrate that volumetric MTI parameters and cerebral atrophy reflect functionally relevant brain damage in patients with NPSLE. Furthermore, the absence of a linear relationship between disease duration and results of volumetric MTI measures and atrophy suggests a complicated pattern of accumulating brain damage in patients with NPSLE.
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48. Cognitive decline in AD and mild cognitive impairment is associated with global brain damage.
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Van Der Flier WM, Van Den Heuvel DM, Weverling-Rijnsburger AW, Spilt A, Bollen EL, Westendorp RG, Middelkoop HA, and Van Buchem MA
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- Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Alzheimer Disease psychology, Analysis of Variance, Brain Damage, Chronic psychology, Chi-Square Distribution, Cognition Disorders psychology, Female, Frontal Lobe pathology, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging methods, Magnetic Resonance Imaging statistics & numerical data, Male, Neuropsychological Tests statistics & numerical data, Temporal Lobe pathology, Alzheimer Disease pathology, Brain Damage, Chronic pathology, Cognition Disorders pathology
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Objective: To investigate the relationships between structural damage in the whole brain, the temporal lobes, and the frontal lobes and cognitive decline at old age. The authors hypothesized that widespread brain damage as quantified using magnetization transfer imaging (MTI) is related to global cognitive decline, whereas regional damage to the temporal lobes is related to memory impairment, and regional damage to the frontal lobes is related to executive dysfunctioning., Methods: Cognitive function of 22 patients with probable AD, 13 patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), and 28 elderly controls was assessed using an extensive neuropsychological test battery. Structural damage in the whole brain, the temporal lobes, and the frontal lobes was estimated using volumetric MTI analysis. Associations between MTI measures and neuropsychological tests were investigated using Pearson correlation analysis., Results: MTI measures of the whole brain, as well as the temporal and the frontal lobes, were strongly associated with global cognitive deterioration and impairment in memory, orientation, language, praxis, gnosis, and executive functioning. However, there were no specific cognitive correlates of regional brain damage to the temporal and frontal lobes., Conclusions: Using whole brain volumetric magnetization transfer imaging, the authors demonstrated that cognitive decline in patients with mild cognitive impairment and AD is associated with widespread structural brain damage. As there were no specific relationships between regional brain damage and impairment of specific cognitive functions, pathology in AD and mild cognitive impairment is much more generalized than was expected.
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49. Evidence for additional genetic risk indicators of relapse-onset MS within the HLA region.
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de Jong BA, Huizinga TW, Zanelli E, Giphart MJ, Bollen EL, Uitdehaag BM, Polman CH, and Westendorp RG
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- Adult, Alleles, Case-Control Studies, Female, Gene Dosage, Genetic Linkage, Genetic Testing, HLA-DR3 Antigen genetics, Haplotypes, Heterozygote, Histocompatibility Testing, Humans, Male, Microsatellite Repeats genetics, Middle Aged, Multiple Sclerosis, Relapsing-Remitting epidemiology, Multivariate Analysis, Netherlands epidemiology, Odds Ratio, Promoter Regions, Genetic genetics, Risk Assessment, Risk Factors, Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha genetics, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, HLA-DR2 Antigen genetics, Multiple Sclerosis, Relapsing-Remitting genetics
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Background: Human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-DR2 carriership is associated with an increased risk for MS. Genome searches using microsatellite markers have consistently shown that additional genetic factors contribute to susceptibility for MS., Objective: To identify loci within the HLA region that predispose to relapse-onset MS independently of HLA-DR2., Method: A case-control study involving 159 patients with definite relapse-onset MS and 273 control subjects was conducted. Six highly polymorphic microsatellite markers encoded within the HLA-C to DR region, that is, D6S1014, D6S273, TNFa, MIB, C1_2_5, and C1_3_2, three single-nucleotide tumor necrosis factor (TNF) promoter gene polymorphisms at positions -238, -308, and -376, and HLA-DR2 carriership were typed., Results: These data confirmed the well-known association between the HLA-DR2 haplotype and relapse-onset MS, yielding an odds ratio (OR) of 3.6 (95% CI: 2.4 to 5.4; p < 0.0001). Multivariate analyses revealed that C1_3_2*354 was also associated with an increased risk for developing relapse-onset MS independently of HLA-DR2 (OR: 2.0; 95% CI: 1.2 to 3.1; p = 0.004). This allele is encoded within an ancestral haplotype that is highly linked to HLA-DR3. The joint effect of this ancestral haplotype and HLA-DR2 resulted in an OR of 8.7 (95% CI: 2.7 to 29; p < 0.0001) to develop relapse-onset MS. In addition, a protective risk factor was found: carriers of TNFa*107 had a 0.5-fold lower risk to develop relapse-onset MS (95% CI: 0.3 to 0.9; p = 0.026)., Conclusion: Within the HLA region, other loci besides HLA-DR2 haplotype modulate susceptibility for relapse-onset MS.
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50. Magnetization transfer imaging in normal aging, mild cognitive impairment, and Alzheimer's disease.
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van der Flier WM, van den Heuvel DM, Weverling-Rijnsburger AW, Bollen EL, Westendorp RG, van Buchem MA, and Middelkoop HA
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- Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Analysis of Variance, Atrophy, Chi-Square Distribution, Female, Frontal Lobe pathology, Humans, Male, Temporal Lobe pathology, Aging pathology, Aging physiology, Alzheimer Disease pathology, Brain pathology, Cognition Disorders pathology, Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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The purpose of this study was to assess whether structural brain damage as detected by volumetric magnetization transfer imaging (MTI) is present in mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer's disease (AD) and, if so, whether these abnormalities are global in character or restricted to the temporal lobe. Volumetric MTI analysis of the whole brain and temporal and frontal lobes was performed in 25 patients with probable AD, in 13 patients with MCI, and in 28 controls. Magnetization transfer ratio (MTR) histograms were produced, from which we derived measures for structural brain damage and atrophy. The peak heights of the MTR histograms of MCI and AD patients were lower than those of controls for the whole brain and temporal and frontal lobes, reflecting structural brain damage. AD patients had more atrophy than controls in all regions that were studied. MCI patients differed from controls for temporal lobe atrophy only. Volumetric MTI demonstrates structural changes that are related to cognitive decline in large parts of the brain of AD patients. Moreover, structural changes also were observed in MCI patients, indicating that widespread brain damage can be demonstrated before patients are clinically demented.
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