Leeuwis, AE;
Prins, ND;
Hooghiemstra, AM;
Benedictus, MR;
Scheltens, P;
Barkhof, F;
van der Flier, WM;
(2018)
Microbleeds are associated with depressive symptoms in Alzheimer's disease.
Alzheimer's and Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment and Disease Monitoring
, 10
pp. 112-120.
10.1016/j.dadm.2017.11.006.
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Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Co-occurrence of cerebrovascular disease and depression led to the “vascular depression hypothesis”. White matter hyperintensities (WMHs) have been associated with depressive symptoms in population-based studies. We studied the association between small vessel disease and depressive symptoms in a memory clinic population. METHODS: We included > 2000 patients with subjective cognitive decline (SCD), mild cognitive impairment, and Alzhei mer's disease (AD). Magnetic resonance imaging was rated for WMHs, lacunes, and microbleeds. Depressive symptoms were assessed using the Geriatric Depression Scale. We performed logistic regression analysis. RESULTS: Depressive symptoms were present in AD: 17%; mild cognitive impairment: 25%; and SCD: 23%. SCD patients with WMHs showed higher propensity of depressive symptoms than AD patients with WMHs. AD patients with microbleeds were more likely to have depressive symptoms compared with AD patients without microbleeds (odds ratio = 1.70; 95% confidence interval: 1.08–2.68). DISCUSSION: Microbleeds are associated with depressive symptoms in AD, supporting a potential role of cerebral amyloid angiopathy in the occurrence of depressive symptoms in AD.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Microbleeds are associated with depressive symptoms in Alzheimer's disease |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.dadm.2017.11.006 |
| Publisher version: | http://doi.org/10.1016/j.dadm.2017.11.006 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © 2017 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of the Alzheimer’s Association. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
| Keywords: | Small vessel disease; White matter hyperintensities; Lacunes; Microbleeds; Depressive symptoms; Alzheimer's disease |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology > Brain Repair and Rehabilitation |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10041396 |
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