Research
Alzheimer's Study Tracks Faster Tau Buildup in Younger Patients
The Brief
- People with early-onset Alzheimer's disease showed faster and more severe tau accumulation than those whose symptoms began after age 65, according to imaging data.
- The source reports the finding from a study of imaging data; the excerpt provided is truncated and gives no further figures.
Why it matters
The finding suggests early-onset and late-onset Alzheimer's may differ in how quickly tau pathology spreads, which could matter for how patients are staged and monitored.
Who’s affected
- neurologists and researchers studying Alzheimer's disease
- patients and families affected by early-onset dementia
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(MedPage Today) -- People with early-onset Alzheimer's disease had faster and more severe accumulation of tau than those whose Alzheimer's symptoms started after age 65, imaging data showed. Compared with older Alzheimer's patients, tau burden...
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Alzheimer's Study Tracks Faster Tau Buildup in Younger Patients