Background And Purpose: We performed this study to evaluate the prevalence of and factors associated with dural thickening in patients with mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease.
Methods: Alzheimer's disease neuroimaging initiative participants with axial FLAIR sequence magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) images were analyzed. Dural thickness was defined by a linear strip of hyperintense tissue signal along the dura mater observed in at least two different images without evidence of leptomeningeal involvement.
Results: Dural thickening was seen in 83 (34%) of 242 persons analyzed (mean age [±SD] 74±7 years: 150 were men) with either mild cognitive impairment or Alzheimer's disease. The mini mental score was not different in persons with (26±0.3) and without (26±0.2) dural thickening (p = 0.6). The proportion of patients with moderate or severe cognitive impairment (defined by mini mental status score) was similar at baseline and at 12-month evaluations. The rates of annual progression according to Alzheimer's disease assessment scale (p = 0.06) and clinical dementia scale (p = 0.001) were higher in persons without dural thickening. The annual rate of volume loss in entorhinal cortex was higher among persons with dural thickening.
Conclusions: We found relatively high prevalence of dural thickening in patients with mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease.
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