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SynthesisJournal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD2025

Diagnosing neurodegenerative disorders using retina as an external window: A systematic review of OCT-MRI correlations.

Fei Wu, Caroline Dallaire-Théroux, Élodie Michaud, Frédéric Bergeron, Monica Lavoie, Jean-Paul Soucy, Ali Dirani, Robert Jr Laforce

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Synthesis in Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Fei WuResearch Chair on Primary Progressive Aphasia - Fondation de la famille Lemaire, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec - Université Laval, Québec City, QC, Canada.ORCID 0009-0001-5868-2310
Caroline Dallaire-ThérouxClinique Interdisciplinaire de Mémoire, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec - Université Laval, Québec City, QC, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-1729-2209
Élodie MichaudFaculté de médecine, Université Laval, Québec City, QC, Canada.ORCID 0009-0001-6231-1010
Frédéric BergeronBibliothèque de l'Université Laval, Québec City, QC, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-0978-7420
Monica LavoieResearch Chair on Primary Progressive Aphasia - Fondation de la famille Lemaire, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec - Université Laval, Québec City, QC, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-7476-9782
Jean-Paul SoucyMontreal Neurological Institute-Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-6979-1259
Ali DiraniFaculté de médecine, Université Laval, Québec City, QC, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-2013-5538
Robert Jr LaforceResearch Chair on Primary Progressive Aphasia - Fondation de la famille Lemaire, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec - Université Laval, Québec City, QC, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-2031-490X

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BackgroundRecent studies have explored optical coherence tomography (OCT) and OCT-angiography (OCT-A) as biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, correlations between OCT/OCT-A and neurodegeneration metrics remain underexplored.ObjectiveWe performed a systematic review of OCT/OCT-A and structural brain imaging using MRI across various neurodegenerative disorders.MethodsWe searched Medline, Embase, and various other databases from January to June 2023 using keywords regarding neurodegenerative conditions and OCT/OCT-A. Out of 2962 citations. 93 articles were reviewed, and 28 met our inclusion criteria.ResultsLayer-or-region-specific retinal metrics were the most promising for non-vascular neurodegeneration, while vascular retinal parameters had the unique capacity to reflect vascular lesions. Both types of biomarkers correlated with global brain atrophy. Microstructural brain alterations best correlated with layer-specific thinning of retina.ConclusionsA better understanding of associations between retinal and brain lesions could eventually lead to the clinical application of retinal biomarkers for the early diagnosis of neurodegenerative conditions.

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Magnetic Resonance ImagingNeurodegenerative DiseasesRetinaTomography, Optical CoherenceBrainHumansAlzheimer's diseasecognitive declinecorrelationdiffusion tensor imagingmagnetic resonance imagingneurodegenerationoptical coherence tomographyoptical coherence tomography – angiographyretinal biomarkervascular dementia

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PMID40255034
PMCPMC12231815

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