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The research examines how tau extent relates to cognitive function and imaging markers in patients with cerebral amyloid angiopathy.

April 10, 2026

Extent of Tau and Its Cognitive Implications in Patients With Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy Without Cognitive Impairment

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The research examines how tau extent relates to cognitive function and imaging markers in patients with cerebral amyloid angiopathy.
Analyzed tau extent in relation to age and vascular amyloid in patients with CAA.
Evaluated cognitive scores and CAA-related imaging markers.
Utilized statistical methods to assess relationships between tau and cognitive outcomes.
Tau extent is primarily influenced by age and vascular amyloid.
No significant relationship between tau extent and cognitive scores.
Tau does not affect CAA-specific disease mechanisms in patients without cognitive impairment.

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Our results suggest that tau extent is mainly driven by age and vascular amyloid among patients with CAA and that tau extent is not related to CAA-related imaging markers or cognitive scores. These findings further support the view that tau does not affect CAA-specific disease mechanisms among patients with CAA without cognitive impairment.

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Elif Gokcal

John Alex Becker

Mitchell J. Horn

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Neurology

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Harvard University

Massachusetts General Hospital

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

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