Psychotic symptoms are associated with elevated tau PET signal in the amygdala independent of Alzheimer's disease clinical severity and amyloid burden.

Aubrey S JohnsonGalen ZiaggiAnna C SmithHannah HoulihanLauren B HeuerDiana S GuzmánAmarachukwu OkaforEdward D HueyDaniel TalmasovFrank ProvenzanoWilliam C KreislPatrick J Laonull null

Published in: medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences (2024)

Elevated tau in limbic regions may be relevant for psychotic symptoms in aging and AD.

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bipolar disorder
cerebrospinal fluid
sleep quality
computed tomography
functional connectivity
cognitive decline
positron emission tomography
risk factors
pet imaging