Cognitive and brain reserve in bilingual speakers with clinical AD variants
Biondo, N.; Suntay, J. M.; Sandhu, M.; Estaban, J. S.; Pillai, J.; Mandelli, M. L.; Mamuyac, E.; Reyes, R.-J. D.; Guevarra, A.; Henry, M. L.; Dronkers, N. F.; Grasso, S.; de Leon, J.
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INTRODUCTION: Bilingualism may confer resilience via enhanced neural integrity. However, evidence for bilingualism's neuroprotective effect is mixed, and studies across Alzheimer's disease (AD) variants are scarce. This study examined gray matter volume (GMV) differences between bilinguals and monolinguals with amnestic AD and logopenic variant primary progressive aphasia (lvPPA). METHODS: In 136 amnestic AD and 88 lvPPA participants with neuropsychological assessments and structural MRI, we analyzed differences between monolinguals and bilinguals within each variant, controlling for demographic covariates. RESULTS: Amnestic AD bilinguals exhibited less GMV in hippocampal, fusiform, and occipital regions compared to monolinguals. LvPPA bilinguals had less temporal and occipital volumes, but they had greater volumes in inferior parietal regions, which are considered a disease epicenter in lvPPA. Cognitive performance in monolinguals and bilinguals was comparable within variants. DISCUSSION: Bilingualism may support cognitive reserve (preserved cognition despite reduced GMV) in both AD variants, with additional brain reserve in lvPPA.
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