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Article type: Research Article
Authors: Giil, Lasse Melvaera; b; * | Solvang, Stein-Erik Hafstada; b | Giil, Malin Melvaerc | Hellton, Kristoffer H.d | Skogseth, Ragnhild Eidea; e | Vik-Mo, Audun Osland b; f | Hortobágyi, Tiborg; h | Aarsland, Dagf; h | Nordrehaug, Jan Erika; b
Affiliations: [a] Department of Internal Medicine, Haraldsplass Deaconess Hospital, Bergen, Norway | [b] Institute of Clinical Sciences, University of Bergen, Norway | [c] Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary | [d] Norwegian Computing Center, Oslo, Norway | [e] Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen, Norway | [f] Center for Age-Related Diseases (SESAM), Stavanger University Hospital, Norway | [g] MTA-DE Cerebrovascular and Neurodegenerative Research Group, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary | [h] Department of Old Age Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, Kings College, UK
Correspondence: [*] Correspondence to: Lasse Melvaer Giil, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, Haraldsplass Deaconess Hospital, Bergen, Norway. E-mail: lassegiil@gmail.com.
Abstract: Background:Epidemiological studies link serum potassium (K+) to cognitive performance, but whether cognitive prognosis in dementia is related to K+ levels is unknown. Objective:To determine if K+ levels predict cognitive prognosis in dementia and if this varies according to diagnosis or neuropathological findings. Methods:This longitudinal cohort study recruited 183 patients with mild Alzheimer’s disease or Lewy body dementia (LBD). Serum K+ and eGFR were measured at baseline and medications which could affect K+ registered. The Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) was measured annually over 5 years, and mortality registered. Association between K+ and √(30 -MMSE) was estimated overall, and according to diagnosis (joint model). Associations between MMSE-decline and K+ were assessed in two subgroups with neuropathological examination (linear regression) or repeated measurements of K+ over 3 years (mixed model). Results:Serum K+ at baseline was associated with more errors on MMSE over time (Estimate 0.18, p = 0.003), more so in LBD (p = 0.048). The overall association and LBD interaction were only significant in the 122 patients not using K+ relevant medication. Repeated K+ measures indicated that the association with MMSE errors over time was due to a between-person effect (p < 0.05, n = 57). The association between the annual MMSE decline was stronger in patients with autopsy confirmed LBD and more α-synuclein pathology (all: p < 0.05, n = 41). Conclusion:Higher serum K+ predicts poorer cognitive prognosis in demented patients not using medications which affect K+, likely a between-person effect seen mainly in LBD.
Keywords: α-synuclein, Alzheimer’s disease, cognitive decline, kalium, Lewy body dementia, Mini-Mental State Examination, MMSE-decline, potassium, prognosis
DOI: 10.3233/JAD-181131
Journal: Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, vol. 68, no. 1, pp. 239-253, 2019
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