The Claim
In adults with amnestic mild cognitive impairment or mild dementia, greater severity of enlarged perivascular spaces in the centrum semiovale is associated with higher amyloid-beta burden and increased tau deposition.
What the research says
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In adults with early memory problems or mild dementia, more severe enlargement of fluid-filled spaces around brain blood vessels in a specific region correlates with higher levels of amyloid-beta protein and tau protein accumulation in the brain.
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In adults with amnestic mild cognitive impairment or mild dementia, greater severity of enlarged perivascular spaces in the centrum semiovale is associated with higher amyloid-beta burden and increased tau deposition, suggesting these structural brain changes may reflect region-specific neurodegenerative processes linked to Alzheimer's disease pathology.
Fluid that should wash waste out of the brain gets stuck around blood vessels in a specific brain region, causing toxic proteins to build up and damage brain cells.
What the research says
1 studyIn older adults with early memory problems, more visible fluid spaces around blood vessels in a specific brain area were linked to higher levels of the Alzheimer’s proteins amyloid and tau — meaning these spaces might be a sign of the disease process happening in that part of the brain.
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