Abstract

The A/T/N classification system is the foundation of the 2018 NIA-AA Research Framework and is intended to guide the Alzheimer disease (AD) research agenda for the next 5-10 years. Driving is a widespread functional activity that may be particularly useful in investigation of functional changes in pathological AD before onset of cognitive symptoms. We examined driving in preclinical AD using the A/T/N framework and found that the onset of driving difficulties is most associated with abnormality of both amyloid and tau pathology, rather than amyloid alone. These results have implications for participant selection into clinical trials and for the application time of interventions aimed at prolonging the time of safe driving among older adults with preclinical AD.

Original languageEnglish
Article number23
JournalGeriatrics (Switzerland)
Volume3
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 1 2018

Keywords

  • Alzheimer disease
  • Biomarkers
  • Cerebrospinal fluid
  • Dementia
  • Driving
  • Imaging
  • Preclinical Alzheimer disease

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