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Davide Mascioli1, Maria Mancini1, Matteo Conti1
1Unit of Neurology, Department of Systems Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
Background:
Alzheimer's disease (AD)-related pathology may co-occur in progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), although its clinical and prognostic impact is unclear.
Objectives:
To assess whether cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) AD biomarker profiles at diagnosis predict severity and survival in PSP.
Methods:
CSF amyloid-β42 (Aβ42), total and phosphorylated tau (t-tau, p-tau) levels from 85 newly-diagnosed PSP patients and 59 controls were assessed by the amyloid/tau/neurodegeneration (AT[N]) framework, and the p-tau/Aβ42 ratio (AD+ if ≥0.08), and implemented in a survival analysis through Kaplan-Meier, Cox regression, and LASSO-Cox modeling.
Results:
AD CSF signature was identified in 5.9% and 18.8% of PSP patients, according to AT(N) and ratio, respectively. It was unrelated to phenotype or severity but strongly predicted survival, with AD+ patients showing markedly shorter survival. The p-tau/Aβ42 ratio was the strongest independent predictor of mortality, together with phenotype and smoking.
Conclusions:
AD-related CSF signature defines a biological PSP subgroup with shortened survival. The p-tau/Aβ42 ratio offers a pragmatic prognostic tool for patient stratification. © 2026 International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society.
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