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 …

An update on blood-based biomarkers for non-Alzheimer neurodegenerative disorders

NJ Ashton, A Hye, AP Rajkumar, A Leuzy… - Nature Reviews …, 2020 - nature.com
Cerebrospinal fluid analyses and neuroimaging can identify the underlying pathophysiology
at the earliest stage of some neurodegenerative disorders, but do not have the scalability …

[HTML][HTML] A Single Dose of Psilocybin Increases Synaptic Density and Decreases 5-HT2A Receptor Density in the Pig Brain

NR Raval, A Johansen, LL Donovan, NF Ros… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
A single dose of psilocybin, a psychedelic and serotonin 2A receptor (5-HT2AR) agonist,
may be associated with antidepressant effects. The mechanism behind its antidepressive …

Fluid biomarkers for synaptic dysfunction and loss

E Camporesi, J Nilsson, A Brinkmalm… - Biomarker …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Synapses are the site for brain communication where information is transmitted between
neurons and stored for memory formation. Synaptic degeneration is a global and early …

The role of neuroimaging in Parkinson's disease

NSR Bidesi, I Vang Andersen… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder that affects millions of people
worldwide. Two hallmarks of PD are the accumulation of alpha‐synuclein and the loss of …

Current advances in plasma and cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers in Alzheimer's disease

A Leuzy, NC Cullen, N Mattsson-Carlgren… - Current opinion in …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Current advances in plasma and cerebrospinal fluid biomarker... : Current Opinion in Neurology
Current advances in plasma and cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers in Alzheimer's disease …

PET neuroimaging of Alzheimer's disease: radiotracers and their utility in clinical research

W Bao, F Xie, C Zuo, Y Guan… - Frontiers in aging …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Alzheimer's Disease (AD), the leading cause of senile dementia, is a progressive
neurodegenerative disorder affecting millions of people worldwide and exerting tremendous …

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 …

In vivo tau pathology is associated with synaptic loss and altered synaptic function

EM Coomans, DN Schoonhoven, H Tuncel… - Alzheimer's research & …, 2021 - Springer
Background The mechanism of synaptic loss in Alzheimer's disease is poorly understood
and may be associated with tau pathology. In this combined positron emission tomography …

Loss of presynaptic terminal integrity in the substantia nigra in early Parkinson's disease

A Delva, D Van Weehaeghe, M Koole… - Movement …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background It has been hypothesized that the pathology of Parkinson's disease (PD)
primarily affects presynaptic terminals and spreads trans‐synaptically. Objectives The main …