ArticleAlzheimer's & dementia (New York, N. Y.)
Association of corneal endothelial cell morphology with neurodegeneration in mild cognitive impairment and dementia.
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- Association of corneal endothelial cell morphology with neurodegeneration in mild cognitive impairment and dementia.Alzheimer's & dementia (New York, N. Y.)Article
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introductionCorneal confocal microscopy (CCM) detects neurodegeneration in mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia and identifies subjects with MCI who develop dementia. This study assessed whether abnormalities in corneal endothelial cell (CEC) morphology are related to corneal nerve morphology, brain volumetry, cerebral ischemia, and cognitive impairment in MCI and dementia.
methodsParticipants with no cognitive impairment (NCI), MCI, and dementia underwent CCM to quantify corneal endothelial cell density (CECD) and area (CECA), corneal nerve fiber morphology, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) brain volumetry, and severity of brain ischemia.
resultsOf the 114 participants, 14 had NCI, 77 had MCI, and 23 had dementia. CECD (1971.3 ± 594.6 vs 2316.1 ± 499.5 cells/mm DISCUSSION: CEC loss occurs in patients with dementia, and both endothelial cell loss and hypertrophy are associated with cortical gray matter atrophy. CNF loss occurs in individuals with MCI and dementia. Corneal nerve and endothelial cell abnormalities could act as biomarkers for neurovascular pathology in dementia. Highlights: Corneal endothelial cell density is significantly reduced in patients with dementia.Corneal nerve fiber density, branch density, and length are lower in subjects with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia.Corneal endothelial cell loss and hypertrophy are associated with cortical gray matter atrophy.Corneal nerve and endothelial cell abnormalities could act as biomarkers for neurovascular pathology in dementia.Reduced corneal endothelial cell density partially mediates the effects of age and diabetes on corneal nerve fiber loss.
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