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Temporal dynamics predict symptom onset and cognitive decline in familial front...
Whiteside, David J.; Malpetti, Maura; Jones, P. Simon; Ghosh, Boyd C. P.; Coyle‐Gilchrist, Ian; van Swieten, John C.; Seelaar, Harro; Jiskoot, LizeIntroduction: We tested whether changes in functional networks predict cognitive decline and conversion from the presymptomatic prodrome to symptomatic disease in familial frontotemporal dementia (FTD). Methods: For hypothesis generation, 36 participants with behavioral variant FTD (bvFTD) and 34 controls were recruited from one site. For hypothesis testing, we studied 198 symptomatic FTD mutation carriers, 341...
Brain functional network integrity sustains cognitive function despite atrophy ...
Tsvetanov, Kamen A.; Gazzina, Stefano; Jones, P. Simon; Swieten, John; Borroni, Barbara; Sanchez‐Valle, Raquel; Moreno, Fermin; Laforce, RobertIntroduction: The presymptomatic phase of neurodegenerative disease can last many years, with sustained cognitive function despite progressive atrophy. We investigate this phenomenon in familial frontotemporal dementia (FTD). Methods: We studied 121 presymptomatic FTD mutation carriers and 134 family members without mutations, using multivariate data-driven approach to link cognitive performance with both struc...
Apathy in presymptomatic genetic frontotemporal dementia predicts cognitive dec...
Malpetti, Maura; Jones, P. Simon; Tsvetanov, Kamen A.; Rittman, Timothy; Swieten, John C.; Borroni, Barbara; Sanchez‐Valle, Raquel; Moreno, FerminIntroduction: Apathy adversely affects prognosis and survival of patients with frontotemporal dementia (FTD). We test whether apathy develops in presymptomatic genetic FTD, and is associated with cognitive decline and brain atrophy. Methods: Presymptomatic carriers of MAPT, GRN or C9orf72 mutations (N = 304), and relatives without mutations (N = 296) underwent clinical assessments and MRI at baseline, and annua...