Primary age‐related tauopathy (PART) in the general autopsy setting: Not just a disease of the elderly. (5th January 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Humphrey, William O.; Martindale, Rachel; Pendlebury, William W.; DeWitt, John C.
• Is Part Of: Brain pathology. Volume 31:Number 2(2021)
• Page Start: 381
• Page End: 384
• Publication Date: 2021-01-05
• Subjects: PART -- dementia -- neurodegenerative -- Tau -- Alzheimer; Nervous system -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Brain -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Neurology -- Periodicals; Brain Diseases -- Periodicals; Cerveau -- Maladies -- Périodiques; Système nerveux -- Maladies -- Périodiques; Neurologie -- Périodiques; 616.805
• DOI: 10.1111/bpa.12919
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1015-6305

Abstract

Abstract : Primary age‐related tauopathy (PART) is generally considered a diagnosis of the elderly. In this letter, the authors present data showing that the pathologic changes of PART can occur in the general autopsy population significantly earlier than largely reported in the recent literature, particularly in woman.