Abstract
Cognitively intact elderly research volunteers at the University of Kentucky have been recruited, followed longitudinally, and autopsied with extensive neuropathological evaluations since 1989. To date, the cohort has recruited 1,030 individuals with 552 participants being actively followed, 363 deceased, and 273 autopsied. An extensive database has been constructed with continuous updates that include textured clinical, neuropsychological, neuroimaging, and pathological information. The history, demographics, clinical observations, and pathological features of this research cohort are described. We also explain some of the evolving methodologies and the academic contributions that have been made due to this motivated group of older Kentuckians.
Keywords: Aging, alzheimer’s, autopsy, brain, dementia, lewy bodies, longitudinal, neuropathology, neurocognition, neuritic plaques, neurofibrillary tangles
Current Alzheimer Research
Title:University of Kentucky Sanders-Brown Healthy Brain Aging Volunteers: Donor Characteristics, Procedures and Neuropathology
Volume: 9 Issue: 6
Author(s): Frederick A. Schmitt, Peter T. Nelson, Erin Abner, Stephen Scheff, Gregory A. Jicha, Charles Smith, Gregory Cooper, Marta Mendiondo, Deborah D. Danner, Linda J. Van Eldik, Allison Caban-Holt, Mark A. Lovell and Richard J. Kryscio
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Keywords: Aging, alzheimer’s, autopsy, brain, dementia, lewy bodies, longitudinal, neuropathology, neurocognition, neuritic plaques, neurofibrillary tangles
Abstract: Cognitively intact elderly research volunteers at the University of Kentucky have been recruited, followed longitudinally, and autopsied with extensive neuropathological evaluations since 1989. To date, the cohort has recruited 1,030 individuals with 552 participants being actively followed, 363 deceased, and 273 autopsied. An extensive database has been constructed with continuous updates that include textured clinical, neuropsychological, neuroimaging, and pathological information. The history, demographics, clinical observations, and pathological features of this research cohort are described. We also explain some of the evolving methodologies and the academic contributions that have been made due to this motivated group of older Kentuckians.
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A. Schmitt Frederick, T. Nelson Peter, Abner Erin, Scheff Stephen, A. Jicha Gregory, Smith Charles, Cooper Gregory, Mendiondo Marta, D. Danner Deborah, J. Van Eldik Linda, Caban-Holt Allison, A. Lovell Mark and J. Kryscio Richard, University of Kentucky Sanders-Brown Healthy Brain Aging Volunteers: Donor Characteristics, Procedures and Neuropathology, Current Alzheimer Research 2012; 9 (6) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/156720512801322591
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/156720512801322591 |
Print ISSN 1567-2050 |
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