Published online Sep 26, 2024. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v12.i27.6004
Revised: May 18, 2024
Accepted: June 14, 2024
Published online: September 26, 2024
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Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a grave illness that results in cognitive and social issues. A recent study examined the association between neuroimaging results, cognitive dysfunction, atypical cellular immune function, and poor prognostic factors in AD patients who demonstrated poor prognosis. Poor prognosis was associated with abnormal cellular immune function, extrapyramidal symptoms, altered consciousness, abnormal electroencephalogram, modified Rankin scale, increased neutrophil lymphocyte ratio, and severe pneumonia. The impaired cellular immune function characterized by a reduction in the blood T lymphocytes’ proportion predicted poor prognosis as an independent risk factor in AD. Early initiation and maintenance of AD medications is associated with better outcomes.
Core Tip: Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a serious condition leading to cognitive and social challenges. A recent study found that poor prognosis in AD patients is linked to abnormal cellular immune function, extrapyramidal symptoms, altered consciousness, abnormal electroencephalogram, increased neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio, and severe pneumonia. Impaired cellular immune function, particularly reduced T lymphocytes in the blood, is an independent predictor of poor prognosis. Early and continuous use of AD medications is associated with better outcomes.