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Association of Brain Amyloid-β With Slow Gait in Elderly Individuals Without Dementia: Influence of Cognition and Apolipoprotein E ε4 Genotype.
JAMA neurology - 1 Jan 2017
Nadkarni Neelesh K, Perera Subashan, Snitz Beth E, Mathis Chester A, Price Julie, Williamson Jeff D, DeKosky Steven T, Klunk William E, Lopez Oscar L
Abstract excerpt
IMPORTANCE: Motor slowing appears in preclinical Alzheimer disease (AD), progresses with AD progression, and is associated with AD pathologic findings at autopsy. Whether amyloid-β (Aβ) is associated with gait speed in elderly individuals without dementia and whether cognition and apolipoprotein E ε4 (APOE ε4) influence this association remain unknown. OBJECTIVES: To examine the association between Aβ and gait...
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