Skip to main content

Lund University Publications

LUND UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES

Accuracy of a Panel of 5 Cerebrospinal Fluid Biomarkers in the Differential Diagnosis of Patients With Dementia and/or Parkinsonian Disorders

Hall, Sara LU ; Ohrfelt, Annika ; Constantinescu, Radu ; Andreasson, Ulf ; Surova, Yulia LU ; Boström, Fredrik LU ; Nilsson, Christer ; Widner, Håkan LU ; Decraemer, Hilde and Nägga, Katarina LU , et al. (2012) In Archives of Neurology 69(11). p.1445-1452
Abstract
Objective: To assess the ability of 5 cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) biomarkers to differentiate between common dementia and parkinsonian disorders. Design: A cross-sectional, clinic-based study. Participants: Cerebrospinal fluid samples (N=453) were obtained from healthy individuals serving as controls and from patients with Parkinson disease (PD), PD with dementia (PDD), dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), Alzheimer disease (AD), progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), multiple system atrophy (MSA), or corticobasal degeneration (CBD). Setting: Neurology and memory disorder clinics. Main Outcome Measures: Cerebrospinal fluid biomarker levels in relation to clinical diagnosis. Results: Cerebrospinal fluid levels of alpha-synuclein were decreased in... (More)
Objective: To assess the ability of 5 cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) biomarkers to differentiate between common dementia and parkinsonian disorders. Design: A cross-sectional, clinic-based study. Participants: Cerebrospinal fluid samples (N=453) were obtained from healthy individuals serving as controls and from patients with Parkinson disease (PD), PD with dementia (PDD), dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), Alzheimer disease (AD), progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), multiple system atrophy (MSA), or corticobasal degeneration (CBD). Setting: Neurology and memory disorder clinics. Main Outcome Measures: Cerebrospinal fluid biomarker levels in relation to clinical diagnosis. Results: Cerebrospinal fluid levels of alpha-synuclein were decreased in patients with PD, PDD, DLB, and MSA but increased in patients with AD. Cerebrospinal fluid levels of beta-amyloid 1-42 were decreased in DLB and even further decreased in AD. Cerebrospinal fluid levels of total tau and hyperphosphorylated tau were increased in AD. Multivariate analysis revealed that these biomarkers could differentiate AD from DLB and PDD with an area under the curve of 0.90, with alpha-synuclein and total tau contributing most to the model. Cerebrospinal fluid levels of neurofilament light chain were substantially increased in atypical parkinsonian disorders (ie, PSP, MSA, and CBD), and multivariate analysis revealed that the level of neurofilament light chain alone could differentiate PD from atypical parkinsonian disorders, with an area under the curve of 0.93. Conclusions: Ascertainment of the alpha-synuclein level in CSF somewhat improves the differential diagnosis of AD vs DLB and PDD when combined with established AD biomarkers. The level of neurofilament light chain alone may differentiate PD from atypical parkinsonian disorders. (Less)
Please use this url to cite or link to this publication:
author
; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; and , et al. (More)
; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; and (Less)
organization
publishing date
type
Contribution to journal
publication status
published
subject
in
Archives of Neurology
volume
69
issue
11
pages
1445 - 1452
publisher
American Medical Association
external identifiers
  • wos:000310987500005
  • scopus:84868585835
ISSN
0003-9942
DOI
10.1001/archneurol.2012.1654
language
English
LU publication?
yes
id
e5e7236b-e74a-4148-8307-265a823f62ae (old id 3388272)
date added to LUP
2016-04-01 10:31:36
date last changed
2022-05-17 23:46:22
@article{e5e7236b-e74a-4148-8307-265a823f62ae,
  abstract     = {{Objective: To assess the ability of 5 cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) biomarkers to differentiate between common dementia and parkinsonian disorders. Design: A cross-sectional, clinic-based study. Participants: Cerebrospinal fluid samples (N=453) were obtained from healthy individuals serving as controls and from patients with Parkinson disease (PD), PD with dementia (PDD), dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), Alzheimer disease (AD), progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), multiple system atrophy (MSA), or corticobasal degeneration (CBD). Setting: Neurology and memory disorder clinics. Main Outcome Measures: Cerebrospinal fluid biomarker levels in relation to clinical diagnosis. Results: Cerebrospinal fluid levels of alpha-synuclein were decreased in patients with PD, PDD, DLB, and MSA but increased in patients with AD. Cerebrospinal fluid levels of beta-amyloid 1-42 were decreased in DLB and even further decreased in AD. Cerebrospinal fluid levels of total tau and hyperphosphorylated tau were increased in AD. Multivariate analysis revealed that these biomarkers could differentiate AD from DLB and PDD with an area under the curve of 0.90, with alpha-synuclein and total tau contributing most to the model. Cerebrospinal fluid levels of neurofilament light chain were substantially increased in atypical parkinsonian disorders (ie, PSP, MSA, and CBD), and multivariate analysis revealed that the level of neurofilament light chain alone could differentiate PD from atypical parkinsonian disorders, with an area under the curve of 0.93. Conclusions: Ascertainment of the alpha-synuclein level in CSF somewhat improves the differential diagnosis of AD vs DLB and PDD when combined with established AD biomarkers. The level of neurofilament light chain alone may differentiate PD from atypical parkinsonian disorders.}},
  author       = {{Hall, Sara and Ohrfelt, Annika and Constantinescu, Radu and Andreasson, Ulf and Surova, Yulia and Boström, Fredrik and Nilsson, Christer and Widner, Håkan and Decraemer, Hilde and Nägga, Katarina and Minthon, Lennart and Londos, Elisabet and Vanmechelen, Eugeen and Holmberg, Bjorn and Zetterberg, Henrik and Blennow, Kaj and Hansson, Oskar}},
  issn         = {{0003-9942}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{11}},
  pages        = {{1445--1452}},
  publisher    = {{American Medical Association}},
  series       = {{Archives of Neurology}},
  title        = {{Accuracy of a Panel of 5 Cerebrospinal Fluid Biomarkers in the Differential Diagnosis of Patients With Dementia and/or Parkinsonian Disorders}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archneurol.2012.1654}},
  doi          = {{10.1001/archneurol.2012.1654}},
  volume       = {{69}},
  year         = {{2012}},
}