Superior Memory Reduces 8-year Risk of Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia But Not Amyloid β-Associated Cognitive Decline in Older Adults.
Alzheimer’s disease
Dementia
Elderly/geriatrics/aging
Mild cognitive impairment
Journal
Archives of clinical neuropsychology : the official journal of the National Academy of Neuropsychologists
ISSN: 1873-5843
Titre abrégé: Arch Clin Neuropsychol
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 9004255
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
26 Jul 2019
26 Jul 2019
Historique:
received:
14
05
2018
revised:
20
08
2018
accepted:
11
09
2018
pubmed:
3
10
2018
medline:
24
4
2020
entrez:
2
10
2018
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
To prospectively examine 8-year risk of clinical disease progression to mild cognitive impairment (MCI)/dementia in older adults ≥60 with superior episodic memory (SuperAgers) compared to those cognitively normal for their age (CNFA). Additionally, to determine the extent to which SuperAgers were resilient to the negative effects of elevated amyloid-beta (Aβ+) on cognition. Participants were classified as SuperAgers based on episodic memory performance consistent with younger adults aged 30-44 and no impairment on non-memory tests (n = 179), and were matched with CNFA on age, sex, education, and follow-up time (n = 179). Subdistribution hazard models examined risk of clinical progression to MCI/dementia. Linear mixed models assessed the effect of Aβ on cognition over time. Prevalence of Aβ+ and APOE ε4 was equivalent between SuperAgers and CNFA. SuperAgers had 69%-73% reduced risk of clinical progression to MCI/dementia compared to CNFA (HR: 0.27-0.31, 95% CI: 0.11-0.73, p < .001). Aβ+ was associated with cognitive decline in verbal memory and executive function, regardless of SuperAger/CNFA classification. In the absence of Aβ+, equivalent age-related changes in cognition were observed between SuperAgers and CNFA. SuperAgers displayed resilience against clinical progression to MCI/dementia compared to CNFA despite equivalent risk for Alzheimer's disease (AD); however, SuperAgers had no greater protection from Aβ+ than CNFA. The deleterious effects of Aβ on cognition persist regardless of baseline cognitive ability. Thus, superior cognitive performance does not reflect resistance against the neuropathological processes associated with AD, and the observed resilience for SuperAgers may instead reflect neuropsychological criteria for cognitive impairment.
Identifiants
pubmed: 30272115
pii: 5112955
doi: 10.1093/arclin/acy078
doi:
Substances chimiques
Amyloid beta-Peptides
0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
585-598Informations de copyright
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