Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a neurodegenerative disorder poised for successful therapeutic translation

RJ Mead, N Shan, HJ Reiser, F Marshall… - Nature Reviews Drug …, 2023 - nature.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a devastating disease caused by degeneration of
motor neurons. As with all major neurodegenerative disorders, development of disease …

The use of neuroimaging techniques in the early and differential diagnosis of dementia

L Chouliaras, JT O'Brien - Molecular Psychiatry, 2023 - nature.com
Dementia is a leading cause of disability and death worldwide. At present there is no
disease modifying treatment for any of the most common types of dementia such as …

Synaptic dysfunction in ALS and FTD: anatomical and molecular changes provide insights into mechanisms of disease

PA Gelon, PA Dutchak, CF Sephton - Frontiers in Molecular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Synaptic loss is a pathological feature of all neurodegenerative diseases including
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD). ALS is a disease of …

Synaptic Loss in Frontotemporal Dementia Revealed by [11C]UCB‐J Positron Emission Tomography

M Malpetti, PS Jones, TE Cope, N Holland… - Annals of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Synaptic loss is an early feature of neurodegenerative disease models, and is
severe in post mortem clinical studies, including frontotemporal dementia. Positron emission …

Imaging of synaptic density in neurodegenerative disorders

RE Carson, M Naganawa, T Toyonaga… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2022 - Soc Nuclear Med
PET technology has produced many radiopharmaceuticals that target specific brain proteins
and other measures of brain function. Recently, a new approach has emerged to image …

Differences in Cerebral Glucose Metabolism in ALS Patients with and without C9orf72 and SOD1 Mutations

J De Vocht, D Van Weehaeghe, F Ombelet, P Masrori… - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is characterized by progressive loss of upper and lower
motor neurons. In 10% of patients, the disorder runs in the family. Our aim was to study the …

Longitudinal Synaptic Loss in Primary Tauopathies: An In Vivo [11C]UCB‐J Positron Emission Tomography Study

N Holland, PS Jones, G Savulich… - Movement …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Synaptic loss is characteristic of many neurodegenerative diseases; it occurs
early and is strongly related to functional deficits. Objective In this longitudinal observational …

Artificial intelligence for biomarker discovery in Alzheimer's disease and dementia

LM Winchester, EL Harshfield, L Shi… - Alzheimer's & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
With the increase in large multimodal cohorts and high‐throughput technologies, the
potential for discovering novel biomarkers is no longer limited by data set size. Artificial …

Presymptomatic grey matter alterations in ALS kindreds: a computational neuroimaging study of asymptomatic C9orf72 and SOD1 mutation carriers

P Bede, D Lulé, HP Müller, EL Tan, J Dorst… - Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Background The characterisation of presymptomatic disease-burden patterns in
asymptomatic mutation carriers has a dual academic and clinical relevance. The …

Thalamic pathology in frontotemporal dementia: predilection for specific nuclei, phenotype‐specific signatures, clinical correlates, and practical relevance

MC McKenna, J Lope, P Bede, EL Tan - Brain and Behavior, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) phenotypes are classically associated with
distinctive cortical atrophy patterns and regional hypometabolism. However, the spectrum of …