Different pieces of the same puzzle: a multifaceted perspective on the complex biological basis of Parkinson's disease

AC Müller-Nedebock, MCJ Dekker, MJ Farrer… - npj Parkinson's …, 2023 - nature.com
The biological basis of the neurodegenerative movement disorder, Parkinson's disease
(PD), is still unclear despite it being 'discovered'over 200 years ago in Western Medicine …

White matter injury across neurodegenerative disease

LK Festa, JB Grinspan, KL Jordan-Sciutto - Trends in Neurosciences, 2024 - cell.com
Abstract Oligodendrocytes (OLs), the myelin-generating cells of the central nervous system
(CNS), are active players in shaping neuronal circuitry and function. It has become …

[HTML][HTML] Regional changes of brain structure during progression of idiopathic Parkinson's disease–A longitudinal study using deformation based morphometry

P Pieperhoff, M Südmeyer, L Dinkelbach, CJ Hartmann… - Cortex, 2022 - Elsevier
Idiopathic Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder with a broad spectrum
of motor and non-motor symptoms. The neuropathological characteristics of idiopathic PD …

[HTML][HTML] A ketogenic intervention improves dorsal attention network functional and structural connectivity in mild cognitive impairment

M Roy, M Edde, M Fortier, E Croteau… - Neurobiology of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Ketones, the brain's alternative fuel to glucose, bypass the brain glucose deficit and improve
cognition in mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Our goal was to assess the impact of a 6-month …

Alpha-Synuclein Contribution to Neuronal and Glial Damage in Parkinson's Disease

K Saramowicz, N Siwecka, G Galita… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a complex neurodegenerative disease characterized by the
progressive loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra and the widespread …

Brain atrophy in prodromal synucleinopathy is shaped by structural connectivity and gene expression

S Rahayel, C Tremblay, A Vo, YQ Zheng, S Lehéricy… - Brain, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Isolated REM sleep behaviour disorder (iRBD) is a synucleinopathy characterized by
abnormal behaviours and vocalizations during REM sleep. Most iRBD patients develop …

Cortico–subcortical spatiotemporal dynamics in Parkinson's disease can be modulated by transcranial alternating current stimulation

T Liu, Z Yan, Z Han, J Zhang, B Fang… - Brain Science …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: We investigated changes in cortico–subcortical spatiotemporal dynamics to
explore the treatment mechanisms of transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) in …

Predicting longitudinal brain atrophy in Parkinson's disease using a Susceptible-Infected-Removed agent-based model

A Abdelgawad, S Rahayel, YQ Zheng… - Network …, 2023 - direct.mit.edu
Parkinson's disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by
accumulation of abnormal isoforms of alpha-synuclein. Alpha-synuclein is proposed to act …

Neural correlates of obesity across the lifespan

F Morys, C Tremblay, S Rahayel, JY Hansen… - Communications …, 2024 - nature.com
Associations between brain and obesity are bidirectional: changes in brain structure and
function underpin over-eating, while chronic adiposity leads to brain atrophy. Investigating …

Mitochondrial function-associated genes underlie cortical atrophy in prodromal synucleinopathies

S Rahayel, C Tremblay, A Vo, B Misic, S Lehéricy… - Brain, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Isolated rapid eye movement sleep behaviour disorder (iRBD) is a sleep disorder
characterized by the loss of rapid eye movement sleep muscle atonia and the appearance of …