Hypothalamic Structure and Function in Alzheimer’s Disease and Lewy-Body Dementia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Aims: Changes to sleep, weight, and endocrine function are common in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and Lewy-body dementia (LBD). The cause of these is not known, but they may be related to hypothalamic neurodegeneration. Our aim was to assess whether hypothalamic volume is reduced in people with AD and L...

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Main Authors: Axel AS Laurell, Sita N Shah, Masoud Rahmati, John T O’Brien, Benjamin R Underwood
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Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2025-06-01
Series:BJPsych Open
Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2056472425100975/type/journal_article
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description Aims: Changes to sleep, weight, and endocrine function are common in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and Lewy-body dementia (LBD). The cause of these is not known, but they may be related to hypothalamic neurodegeneration. Our aim was to assess whether hypothalamic volume is reduced in people with AD and LBD, and whether hypothalamic volume is associated with these common symptoms.
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spelling doaj-art-679caa3c1dec43fdb64a65edf25b401c2025-08-20T03:51:43ZengCambridge University PressBJPsych Open2056-47242025-06-0111S10S1010.1192/bjo.2025.10097Hypothalamic Structure and Function in Alzheimer’s Disease and Lewy-Body Dementia: A Systematic Review and Meta-AnalysisAxel AS Laurell0Sita N Shah1Masoud Rahmati2John T O’Brien3Benjamin R Underwood41University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom 2Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, United Kingdom1University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom 2Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, United Kingdom3Aix-Marseille University, Marseille, France 4Lorestan University, Khoramabad, Iran, Islamic Republic of 5Vali-E-Asr University of Rafsanjan, Rafsanjan, Iran, Islamic Republic of1University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom 2Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, United Kingdom1University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom 2Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, United KingdomAims: Changes to sleep, weight, and endocrine function are common in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and Lewy-body dementia (LBD). The cause of these is not known, but they may be related to hypothalamic neurodegeneration. Our aim was to assess whether hypothalamic volume is reduced in people with AD and LBD, and whether hypothalamic volume is associated with these common symptoms.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2056472425100975/type/journal_article
spellingShingle Axel AS Laurell
Sita N Shah
Masoud Rahmati
John T O’Brien
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Hypothalamic Structure and Function in Alzheimer’s Disease and Lewy-Body Dementia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
BJPsych Open
title Hypothalamic Structure and Function in Alzheimer’s Disease and Lewy-Body Dementia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
title_full Hypothalamic Structure and Function in Alzheimer’s Disease and Lewy-Body Dementia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
title_fullStr Hypothalamic Structure and Function in Alzheimer’s Disease and Lewy-Body Dementia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
title_full_unstemmed Hypothalamic Structure and Function in Alzheimer’s Disease and Lewy-Body Dementia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
title_short Hypothalamic Structure and Function in Alzheimer’s Disease and Lewy-Body Dementia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
title_sort hypothalamic structure and function in alzheimer s disease and lewy body dementia a systematic review and meta analysis
url https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2056472425100975/type/journal_article
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