Increased N200 and P300 latencies in cognitively impaired elderly carrying ApoE ε‐4 allele

• Published in: International journal of geriatric psychiatry Vol. 33; no. 2; pp. e221 - e227
• Main Authors: Cintra, Marco Túlio Gualberto, Ávila, Rafaela Teixeira, Soares, Thayana Oliveira, Cunha, Luciana Cristina Matos, Silveira, Katia Daniela, Moraes, Edgar Nunes, Simas, Kaique Roger, Fernandes, Renato Bragança, Gonçalves, Denise Utsch, Rezende, Nilton Alves, Bicalho, Maria Aparecida Camargos
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01-02-2018
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Alleles; Alzheimer Disease - diagnosis; Alzheimer Disease - etiology; Alzheimer Disease - physiopathology; Alzheimer's disease; apolipoproteins E; Apolipoproteins E - genetics; auditory evoked potentials; Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor - genetics; brain‐derived neurotrophic factor; Case-Control Studies; Cognitive Dysfunction - diagnosis; Cognitive Dysfunction - genetics; Cognitive Dysfunction - physiopathology; Cross-Sectional Studies; Evoked Potentials, Auditory - physiology; Female; Genotype; Humans; Male; mild cognitive impairment; Neuropsychological Tests; mild cognitive impairment; brain-derived neurotrophic factor; auditory evoked potentials; Alzheimer's disease; apolipoproteins E
• ISSN: 0885-6230; 1099-1166
• DOI: 10.1002/gps.4773

Objective
To compare the results of neuropsychological tests, evoked potentials N200 and P300 and polymorphisms of ApoE and BDNF rs6265 between patients with normal cognition and those with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer's dementia (AD).
Methods
This is a cross‐sectional study of elderly individuals with normal cognition and those with MCI and AD, who were submitted to evoked potential tests (N200 and P300) by means of hearing stimuli based on the auditory oddball paradigm. Genotyping was obtained by using the real‐time PCR technique.
Results
Sixty‐five patients were evaluated as follows: 14 controls, 34 with MCI and 17 with AD. N200 latency and P300 latency and amplitude were not associated with MCI and AD diagnosis. Patients with cognitive impairment (MCI or AD) showed increase in the latencies of P300 and N200. BNDF gene was not associated with cognitive impairment.
Conclusion
Latencies of N200 and P300 increased in cognitively impaired patients with the presence of ApoE ε‐4 allele.