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November 24, 2020; 95 (21) Article

Brain amyloid β, cerebral small vessel disease, and cognition

A memory clinic study

Francis N. Saridin, View ORCID ProfileSaima Hilal, Steven G. Villaraza, Anthonin Reilhac, Bibek Gyanwali, Tomotaka Tanaka, Mary C. Stephenson, Sin L. Ng, Henri Vrooman, View ORCID ProfileWiesje M. van der Flier, Christopher L.H. Chen
First published October 12, 2020, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000011029
Francis N. Saridin
From the Department of Pharmacology (F.N.S., S.H., B.G., T.T., C.L.H.C.), Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health (S.H.), and Clinical Imaging Research Centre (A.R., M.C.S.), National University of Singapore; Memory Aging & Cognition Centre (F.N.S., S.H., S.G.V., S.L.N., C.L.H.C.), National University Health System, Singapore; Departments of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (S.H., H.V.), Epidemiology (S.H.), and Medical Informatics (H.V.), Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (W.M.v.d.F.), VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; and Department of Psychological Medicine (C.L.H.C.), National University Hospital, Singapore.
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Saima Hilal
From the Department of Pharmacology (F.N.S., S.H., B.G., T.T., C.L.H.C.), Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health (S.H.), and Clinical Imaging Research Centre (A.R., M.C.S.), National University of Singapore; Memory Aging & Cognition Centre (F.N.S., S.H., S.G.V., S.L.N., C.L.H.C.), National University Health System, Singapore; Departments of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (S.H., H.V.), Epidemiology (S.H.), and Medical Informatics (H.V.), Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (W.M.v.d.F.), VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; and Department of Psychological Medicine (C.L.H.C.), National University Hospital, Singapore.
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Steven G. Villaraza
From the Department of Pharmacology (F.N.S., S.H., B.G., T.T., C.L.H.C.), Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health (S.H.), and Clinical Imaging Research Centre (A.R., M.C.S.), National University of Singapore; Memory Aging & Cognition Centre (F.N.S., S.H., S.G.V., S.L.N., C.L.H.C.), National University Health System, Singapore; Departments of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (S.H., H.V.), Epidemiology (S.H.), and Medical Informatics (H.V.), Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (W.M.v.d.F.), VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; and Department of Psychological Medicine (C.L.H.C.), National University Hospital, Singapore.
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Anthonin Reilhac
From the Department of Pharmacology (F.N.S., S.H., B.G., T.T., C.L.H.C.), Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health (S.H.), and Clinical Imaging Research Centre (A.R., M.C.S.), National University of Singapore; Memory Aging & Cognition Centre (F.N.S., S.H., S.G.V., S.L.N., C.L.H.C.), National University Health System, Singapore; Departments of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (S.H., H.V.), Epidemiology (S.H.), and Medical Informatics (H.V.), Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (W.M.v.d.F.), VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; and Department of Psychological Medicine (C.L.H.C.), National University Hospital, Singapore.
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Bibek Gyanwali
From the Department of Pharmacology (F.N.S., S.H., B.G., T.T., C.L.H.C.), Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health (S.H.), and Clinical Imaging Research Centre (A.R., M.C.S.), National University of Singapore; Memory Aging & Cognition Centre (F.N.S., S.H., S.G.V., S.L.N., C.L.H.C.), National University Health System, Singapore; Departments of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (S.H., H.V.), Epidemiology (S.H.), and Medical Informatics (H.V.), Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (W.M.v.d.F.), VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; and Department of Psychological Medicine (C.L.H.C.), National University Hospital, Singapore.
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Tomotaka Tanaka
From the Department of Pharmacology (F.N.S., S.H., B.G., T.T., C.L.H.C.), Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health (S.H.), and Clinical Imaging Research Centre (A.R., M.C.S.), National University of Singapore; Memory Aging & Cognition Centre (F.N.S., S.H., S.G.V., S.L.N., C.L.H.C.), National University Health System, Singapore; Departments of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (S.H., H.V.), Epidemiology (S.H.), and Medical Informatics (H.V.), Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (W.M.v.d.F.), VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; and Department of Psychological Medicine (C.L.H.C.), National University Hospital, Singapore.
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Mary C. Stephenson
From the Department of Pharmacology (F.N.S., S.H., B.G., T.T., C.L.H.C.), Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health (S.H.), and Clinical Imaging Research Centre (A.R., M.C.S.), National University of Singapore; Memory Aging & Cognition Centre (F.N.S., S.H., S.G.V., S.L.N., C.L.H.C.), National University Health System, Singapore; Departments of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (S.H., H.V.), Epidemiology (S.H.), and Medical Informatics (H.V.), Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (W.M.v.d.F.), VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; and Department of Psychological Medicine (C.L.H.C.), National University Hospital, Singapore.
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Sin L. Ng
From the Department of Pharmacology (F.N.S., S.H., B.G., T.T., C.L.H.C.), Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health (S.H.), and Clinical Imaging Research Centre (A.R., M.C.S.), National University of Singapore; Memory Aging & Cognition Centre (F.N.S., S.H., S.G.V., S.L.N., C.L.H.C.), National University Health System, Singapore; Departments of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (S.H., H.V.), Epidemiology (S.H.), and Medical Informatics (H.V.), Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (W.M.v.d.F.), VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; and Department of Psychological Medicine (C.L.H.C.), National University Hospital, Singapore.
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Henri Vrooman
From the Department of Pharmacology (F.N.S., S.H., B.G., T.T., C.L.H.C.), Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health (S.H.), and Clinical Imaging Research Centre (A.R., M.C.S.), National University of Singapore; Memory Aging & Cognition Centre (F.N.S., S.H., S.G.V., S.L.N., C.L.H.C.), National University Health System, Singapore; Departments of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (S.H., H.V.), Epidemiology (S.H.), and Medical Informatics (H.V.), Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (W.M.v.d.F.), VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; and Department of Psychological Medicine (C.L.H.C.), National University Hospital, Singapore.
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Wiesje M. van der Flier
From the Department of Pharmacology (F.N.S., S.H., B.G., T.T., C.L.H.C.), Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health (S.H.), and Clinical Imaging Research Centre (A.R., M.C.S.), National University of Singapore; Memory Aging & Cognition Centre (F.N.S., S.H., S.G.V., S.L.N., C.L.H.C.), National University Health System, Singapore; Departments of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (S.H., H.V.), Epidemiology (S.H.), and Medical Informatics (H.V.), Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (W.M.v.d.F.), VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; and Department of Psychological Medicine (C.L.H.C.), National University Hospital, Singapore.
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Christopher L.H. Chen
From the Department of Pharmacology (F.N.S., S.H., B.G., T.T., C.L.H.C.), Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health (S.H.), and Clinical Imaging Research Centre (A.R., M.C.S.), National University of Singapore; Memory Aging & Cognition Centre (F.N.S., S.H., S.G.V., S.L.N., C.L.H.C.), National University Health System, Singapore; Departments of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (S.H., H.V.), Epidemiology (S.H.), and Medical Informatics (H.V.), Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (W.M.v.d.F.), VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; and Department of Psychological Medicine (C.L.H.C.), National University Hospital, Singapore.
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Brain amyloid β, cerebral small vessel disease, and cognition
A memory clinic study
Francis N. Saridin, Saima Hilal, Steven G. Villaraza, Anthonin Reilhac, Bibek Gyanwali, Tomotaka Tanaka, Mary C. Stephenson, Sin L. Ng, Henri Vrooman, Wiesje M. van der Flier, Christopher L.H. Chen
Neurology Nov 2020, 95 (21) e2845-e2853; DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000011029

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Abstract

Objective To evaluate the association between brain amyloid β (Aβ) and cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD) markers, as well as their joint effect on cognition, in a memory clinic study.

Methods A total of 186 individuals visiting a memory clinic, diagnosed with no cognitive impairment, cognitive impairment no dementia (CIND), Alzheimer dementia (AD), or vascular dementia were included. Brain Aβ was measured by [11C] Pittsburgh compound B–PET global standardized uptake value ratio (SUVR). CSVD markers including white matter hyperintensities (WMH), lacunes, and cerebral microbleeds (CMBs) were graded on MRI. Cognition was assessed by neuropsychological testing.

Results An increase in global SUVR is associated with a decrease in Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) in CIND and AD, as well as a decrease in global cognition Z score in AD, independent of age, education, hippocampal volume, and markers of CSVD. A significant interaction between global SUVR and WMH was found in relation to MMSE in CIND (P for interaction: 0.009), with an increase of the effect size of Aβ (β = −6.57 [−9.62 to −3.54], p < 0.001) compared to the model without the interaction term (β = −2.91 [−4.54 to −1.29], p = 0.001).

Conclusion Higher global SUVR was associated with worse cognition in CIND and AD, but was augmented by an interaction between global SUVR and WMH only in CIND. This suggests that Aβ and CSVD are independent processes with a possible synergistic effect between Aβ and WMH in individuals with CIND. There was no interaction effect between Aβ and lacunes or CMBs. Therefore, in preclinical phases of AD, WMH should be targeted as a potentially modifiable factor to prevent worsening of cognitive dysfunction.

Glossary

Aβ=
amyloid β;
AD=
Alzheimer dementia;
CI=
confidence interval;
CIND=
cognitive impairment no dementia;
CMB=
cerebral microbleed;
CSVD=
cerebral small vessel disease;
DSM-IV=
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders, fourth edition;
FLAIR=
fluid-attenuated inversion recovery;
MCI=
mild cognitive impairment;
MMSE=
Mini-Mental State Examination;
NCI=
no cognitive impairment;
PCA=
principal component analysis;
PiB=
Pittsburgh compound B;
ROI=
region of interest;
RR=
rate ratio;
SUVR=
standardized uptake value ratio;
svMCI=
subcortical vascular MCI;
SWI=
susceptibility-weighted image;
VaD=
vascular dementia;
WMH=
white matter hyperintensities

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  • Received November 21, 2019.
  • Accepted in final form June 15, 2020.
  • © 2020 American Academy of Neurology
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