Month: January 2022

Brain Morphometry and Cognitive Performance in Normal Brain Aging: Age- and Sex-Related Structural and Functional Changes

BackgroundThe human brain structure undergoes considerable changes throughout life. Cognitive function can be affected either negatively or positively. It is challenging to segregate normal brain aging from the accelerated one.ObjectiveTo work out a descriptive model of brain structural and functional changes in normal aging.Materials and MethodsBy using voxel-based morphometry and lesion segmentation along with linear […]

Published on January 26, 2022

Unique Phenotypes With Corresponding Pathology in Late-Onset Hereditary Transthyretin Amyloidosis of A97S vs. V30M

ObjectiveHereditary transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTRv) encompasses different phenotypes among various genotypes. The analysis of the natural history and risk factors of faster progression in different genotypes would refine the treatment strategy.MethodsThe clinical manifestations of ATTRv from A97S (p.A117S) of Taiwanese and late-onset V30M (p.V50M) of Japanese were compared. An autopsy study of A97S was performed.ResultsThere existed […]

Published on January 26, 2022

Endothelial Progenitor Cells and Vascular Alterations in Alzheimer’s Disease

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease representing the most common type of dementia worldwide. The early diagnosis of AD is very difficult to achieve due to its complexity and the practically unknown etiology. Therefore, this is one of the greatest challenges in the field in order to develop an accurate therapy. Within the different […]

Published on January 26, 2022