Paul C. Donaghy PhD, Jahfer Hasoon MB, BS, Calum A. Hamilton PhD, Joanna Ciafone PhD, Rory Durcan PhD, Nicola Barnett MSc, Kirsty Olsen MRes, Sarah Lawley MB, BS, Gemma Greenfinch PhD, Michael Firbank PhD, Amanda Heslegrave PhD, Henrik Zetterberg MD, PhD, Louise Allan PhD, John T. O'Brien DM, John-Paul Taylor PhD, Alan J. Thomas PhD
Little is known about the prognostic value of plasma biomarkers in mild cognitive impairment with Lewy bodies (MCI-LB).
Objectives
To investigate the association of four plasma biomarkers with disease progression in MCI.
Methods
Plasma amyloid-beta (Aβ)42/40, glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), neurofilament light (NfL), and phosphorylated tau 181 (pTau181) were measured at baseline in a longitudinal MCI cohort (n = 131).
Results
Baseline plasma NfL was associated with increased risk of dementia/death in the entire cohort. In MCI-LB, baseline plasma NfL, GFAP, and pTau181 were associated with increased risk of dementia/death and increased cognitive decline measured by the Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination-Revised.
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Movement Disorders publishes a variety of content types including Reviews, Viewpoints, Full Length Articles, Historical Reports, Brief Reports, and Letters. The journal considers original manuscripts on topics related to the diagnosis, therapeutics, pharmacology, biochemistry, physiology, etiology, genetics, and epidemiology of movement disorders. Appropriate topics include Parkinsonism, Chorea, Tremors, Dystonia, Myoclonus, Tics, Tardive Dyskinesia, Spasticity, and Ataxia.