Weight Loss Predicts Progression of Mild Cognitive Impairment to Alzheimer’s Disease

Ilaria Cova; Francesca Clerici; Annalia Rossi; Valentina Cucumo; Roberta Ghiretti; Laura Maggiore; Simone Pomati; Daniela Galimberti; Elio Scarpini; Claudio Mariani; Barbara Caracciolo

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0151710

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Weight Loss Predicts Progression of Mild Cognitive Impairment to Alzheimer’s Disease

Ilaria Cova ,

* E-mail: ilaria.cova@unimi.it

Affiliation Center for Research and Treatment on Cognitive Dysfunctions, Biomedical and Clinical Sciences Department, “Luigi Sacco” Hospital, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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Francesca Clerici †,

† Deceased.

Affiliation Center for Research and Treatment on Cognitive Dysfunctions, Biomedical and Clinical Sciences Department, “Luigi Sacco” Hospital, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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Annalia Rossi,

Affiliation Center for Research and Treatment on Cognitive Dysfunctions, Biomedical and Clinical Sciences Department, “Luigi Sacco” Hospital, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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Valentina Cucumo,

Affiliation Center for Research and Treatment on Cognitive Dysfunctions, Biomedical and Clinical Sciences Department, “Luigi Sacco” Hospital, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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Roberta Ghiretti,

Affiliation Center for Research and Treatment on Cognitive Dysfunctions, Biomedical and Clinical Sciences Department, “Luigi Sacco” Hospital, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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Laura Maggiore,

Affiliation Center for Research and Treatment on Cognitive Dysfunctions, Biomedical and Clinical Sciences Department, “Luigi Sacco” Hospital, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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Simone Pomati,

Affiliation Center for Research and Treatment on Cognitive Dysfunctions, Biomedical and Clinical Sciences Department, “Luigi Sacco” Hospital, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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Daniela Galimberti,

Affiliation Neurology Unit, Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, University of Milan, Fondazione Cà Granda, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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Elio Scarpini,

Affiliation Neurology Unit, Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, University of Milan, Fondazione Cà Granda, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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Claudio Mariani,

Affiliation Center for Research and Treatment on Cognitive Dysfunctions, Biomedical and Clinical Sciences Department, “Luigi Sacco” Hospital, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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Barbara Caracciolo

Affiliation Aging Research Center, Department of Neurobiology, Health Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, and Stockholm Gerontology Research Center, Stockholm, Sweden
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Weight Loss Predicts Progression of Mild Cognitive Impairment to Alzheimer’s Disease

Ilaria Cova,
Francesca Clerici,
Annalia Rossi,
Valentina Cucumo,
Roberta Ghiretti,
Laura Maggiore,
Simone Pomati,
Daniela Galimberti,
Elio Scarpini,
Claudio Mariani

Published: March 18, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0151710

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