Cortical microstructure is associated with tau burden and predicts cognitive decline and clinical progression in healthy older adults
Rodriguez‐Vieitez E, Montal V, Sepulcre J, Lois C, Hanseeuw B, Vilaplana E, Schultz A, Properzi M, Scott M, Amariglio R, Papp K, Marshall G, Fortea J, Johnson K, Sperling R, Vannini P. Cortical microstructure is associated with tau burden and predicts cognitive decline and clinical progression in healthy older adults. Alzheimer's & Dementia 2021, 17 DOI: 10.1002/alz.053011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCognitively-normal individualsCortical mean diffusivityCognitive declineMiddle-temporal gyrusHarvard Aging Brain StudyInferior temporal tauPreclinical Alzheimer Cognitive CompositeAging Brain StudyHealthy older adultsRegional cortical thicknessAmyloid-bShort-term cognitive declineDiffusion-weighted imagingBrain gray matterClinical progressionNeuronal injuryC-PiB PETCognitive compositeProgression to MCIGray-matterRegions-of-interestCognitive AssessmentFTP-PETPACC5Cortical thickness