Biomarkers of the Locus Coeruleus Nucleus: Links With Early Tau Pathology, Cognition and Alzheimer's Disease Risk

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About This Trial
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by a long-lasting silent phase. Among initial events, emergence of tau pathology in locus coeruleus (LC) brainstem nucleus, well before the one observed in medial temporal cortex, is highly relevant. LC integrity and function can be assessed in vivo with MRI and pupil measures. The current research proposes to evaluate these LC markers in an aged healthy c…
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Inclusion Criteria: * Participant in the INSPIRE-T cohort * Normal cognitive assessment * MMSE score ≥ 27 out of 30 (Mini-Mental State Examination) * Normal visual abilities (in corrected or uncorrected vision) * Normal motor skills Exclusion Criteria: * Subjects with a contraindication to MRI ex…
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PAYOUX P Pierre, MD

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payoux.p@chu-toulouse.fr

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DELRIEU J Julien, MD

+33 (0)5 61 77 70 58

dlerieu.j@chu-toulouse.fr

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