Detailed proteomic analysis of early PD brain highlights altered expression of mitochondrial proteins as an important event in sporadic PD
Objective: To uncover early pathogenic events occurring prior to neuronal loss and Lewy body formation in human PD brain. Background: In PD, pathological changes spread…Progression of microglial activation and neuroinflammatory responses in a transgenic mouse model of multiple system atrophy
Objective: Our aim was to characterize the progression of microglial activation during disease progression in a transgenic mouse model of multiple system atrophy (MSA). Background:…ESCRT-0 dysfunction compromises autophagic degradation of protein aggregates and facilitates ER stress-mediated neurodegeneration via apoptotic and necroptotic pathways
Objective: Endosomal sorting required for transport (ESCRT) orchestrates endo-lysosomal soring of ubiquitinated proteins, multivesicular body formation. The aim of this study is to elucidate the…Low cerebrospinal fluid 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid and 3,4-dihydroxyphenylglycol levels are biomarkers of Parkinsonian disorders, including PSP
Objective: To assess whether Progressive Sopranuclear Palsy (PSP) patients show, in CSF an alteration of catecholamine metabolites. Background: It was reported previously that, consistent with…Dorsolateral nigral hyperintensity on 3.0 tesla susceptibility-weighted imaging in idiopathic rapid eye movement sleep behaviour disorder
Objective: To assess the loss of dorsolateral nigral hypersensitivity (DNH), which seems to correspond to nigrosome-1, using susceptibility-weighted imaging (SWI) at 3.0 Tesla (T) in…Alpha-synuclein aggregates of cardiac sympathetic nerves in synucleinopathies and in neurologically unimpaired subjects. Correlation with sympathetic denervation
Objective: To study the cardiac sympathetic innervation and its relationship with the incidence of alpha-synuclein deposits in heart tissue of synucleinopathies and asymptomatic control patients.…Novel PET Tracers of alpha-synuclein for the diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease
Objective: The aim of our project is to develop small molecular weight compounds (Morphomers™) which bind selectively to alpha-synuclein (aSyn) aggregates, in order to generate…Sleep disordered breathing in patients of Parkinson’s disease with REM sleep behavior disorder
Objective: This prospective study was done to study the frequency and pattern of sleep disordered breathing (SDB) in patients with PD with RBD. Background: Parkinson's…Probable REM sleep behaviour disorder and detrusor overactivity in primary cervical dystonia- A case report
Objective: To report two atypical associations of pRBD and DO we came across with a case of primary cervical dystonia. Background: RBD (REM sleep Behaviour…Parkinson’s disease and the frequent reasons for emergency admission in Metropolitan Medical Center; a 2 year retrospective study
Objective: To determine the frequent cause of hospitalization among adult patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) in our institution. Background: Parkinson's disease is the second most…
Abstracts from the International Congress of Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders.