Prediction of AD dementia by biomarkers following the NIA-AA and IWG diagnostic criteria in MCI patients from three European memory clinics.

Annapaola Prestia, Anna Caroli, Sara K Wade, Wiesjie M van der Flier, Rik Ossenkoppele, Bart Van Berckel, Frederik Barkhof, Charlotte E Teunissen, Anders Wall, Stephen F Carter, Michael Schöll, Il Han Choo, Agneta Nordberg, Philip Scheltens, Giovanni B Frisoni

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    Abstract

    BACKGROUND: Proposed diagnostic criteria (international working group and National Institute on Aging and Alzheimer's Association) for Alzheimer's disease (AD) include markers of amyloidosis (abnormal cerebrospinal fluid [CSF] amyloid beta [Aβ]42) and neurodegeneration (hippocampal atrophy, temporo-parietal hypometabolism on [18F]-fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography (FDG-PET), and abnormal CSF tau). We aim to compare the accuracy of these biomarkers, individually and in combination, in predicting AD among mild cognitive impairment (MCI) patients. METHODS: In 73 MCI patients, followed to ascertain AD progression, markers were measured. Sensitivity and specificity, positive (LR+) and negative (LR-) likelihood ratios, and crude and adjusted hazard ratios were computed. RESULTS: Twenty-nine MCI patients progressed and 44 remained stable. Positivity to any marker achieved the lowest LR- (0.0), whereas the combination Aβ42 plus FDG-PET achieved the highest LR+ (6.45). In a survival analysis, positivity to any marker was associated with 100% conversion rate, whereas negativity to all markers was associated with 100% stability. CONCLUSIONS: The best criteria combined amyloidosis and neurodegeneration biomarkers, whereas the individual biomarker with the best performance was FDG-PET.
    Original languageEnglish
    JournalAlzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 31 Jan 2015

    Keywords

    • Alzheimer's disease
    • Diagnostic accuracy
    • Diagnostic criteria
    • MCI
    • MRI
    • PET

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