Associations of Microbleeds and Their Topography With Imaging and CSF Biomarkers of Alzheimer Pathology in Individuals With Down Syndrome.
Sara E ZsadanyiAlejandra O Morcillo-NietoMateus R AranhaIrina AragónJosé E Arriola-InfanteLídia Vaqué-AlcázarVictor MontalJordi PeguerolesJavier ArranzÍñigo Rodríguez-BazLucia M BlesaLaura VidelaIsabel BarroetaLaura Del Hoyo SorianoBessy BenejamSusana FernándezAida S HernandezNuria BargalloSofía González-OrtizSandra GiménezDaniel AlcoleaOlivia BelbinAlberto LleóJuan ForteaMaria Carmona-IraguiAlexandre BejaninPublished in: Neurology (2024)
In participants with DS, microbleeds present with a posterior, lobar predominance, are associated with disease severity, but do not affect cognitive performance. These results suggest an interplay between AD pathology and vascular lesions, implicating microbleeds as a risk factor limiting the use of antiamyloid agents in this population.