Neuronal and oligodendroglial tau pathology in the amygdala was significantly associated with the presence of AGD pathology (p = 0.0001, OR 10.16, 95% CI 2.8–35.6 and p = 0.006, OR 5.4 95% CI 1.6–18.6, respectively). This evidence concerns the gene MAPT and argyrophilic grain disease.