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Filter by:Synaptic loss has been implicated in various neurodegenerative conditions, yet its understanding in multiple system atrophy (MSA) remains limited. The aim of this study was to examine spatial synaptic density alterations in MSA patients and evaluate the potential of [18F]SynVesT-1 PET as an imaging biomarker for MSA in both diagnosis and monitoring disease severity.
In this retrospective register study, clinically classified individuals with neurodegenerative disease from the years 2010-2021 will be verified from the clinical records from KUH and Oulu University Hospital (OUH). Based on the Finnish social security number, these individuals will be linked to the the national registers of Statistics Finland and Finnish Social and Health Data Permit Authority Findata including incomes, sociodemographic factors, education, occupation, criminal records as well as to the national registers including the bought pharmaceuticals, comorbidities and causes of death. For each study case, 10 randomly selected control cases, matched with age, sex and geographical area, will be used. The aim of the study is to examine: - 1) The prevalence of criminal and other disruptive behaviour in groups of different neurodegenerative diseases prior to and after the diagnosis - 2) Changes in employment, residency,income, and marital status prior to and after the neurodegenerative disease diagnosis - 3) Hospital diagnoses and reimbursable drugs prior to and after the diagnosis - 4) Causes of death in patients with neurodegenerative disease to study excess mortality of the patients
The goal of this retrospective observational study is to describe the efficacy of focused ultrasound ventral-intermediate nucleus thalamotomy in patients with atypical parkinsonism. - Is this treatment efficacious in patients with multiple system atrophy? - Is this treatment efficacious in patients with diffuse Lewy Body Dementia? Data will be collected from patients charts.
The New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) Research Institute is performing this research to accelerate diverse disease research using cells from the body (such as skin or blood cells) to make stem cells and other types of cells, conduct research on the samples, perform genetic testing, and store the samples for future use. Through this research, researchers hope to identify future treatments or even cures for the major diseases of our time.
People with Parkinson's disease (PD) commonly experience a range of both motor (e.g., bradykinesia, rigidity, tremor, and postural instability) and non-motor (e.g., fatigue, psychiatric and behavioural disturbances, autonomic dysfunction, cognitive impairment, sleep dysfunction and olfactory loss) features. Currently, it is challenging to alleviate these symptoms with first-line treatment, the medications such as levodopa. The CUE1 is a non-invasive device, which is approved for sale in the UK market as a Class I low risk device. It is worn on the sternum or other part of the body such as the forearm and attaches to the skin via an adhesive patch which has been dermatologically tested and approved. The CUE1 delivers pulsing cueing and vibrotactile stimulation to help improve symptoms in people with PD and it has shown to be effective in doing so in previous small case studies. This 9-week feasibility study aims to investigate the feasibility, safety, tolerability and effect of using the CUE1 as an intervention to improve motor and non-motor symptoms in people with PD and related movement disorders. People with clinical diagnosis of idiopathic PD and related disorders including those with progressive supranuclear palsy, multiple system atrophy, corticobasal degeneration, and vascular Parkinsonism as well as atypical dystonias and tremor disorders aged over 18 years old who have the capacity to provide a written consent form to take part in the study, will receive as intervention to wear the CUE1 device at home, on daily basis while carrying out their activities of daily living. Participants will also have to attend four face-to-face appointments of approximately half a day, at weeks -0, -3, -6 and -9 of the study to discuss how they are getting on with using the CUE1 and complete questionnaires on their symptoms, walking, balance, and movement tests as well as a participant's clinical diary.
Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), Multiple system atrophy (MSA) and corticobasal syndrome (CBS) are severe neurodegenerative diseases with rapid progression and no effective treatment. Patients quickly succumb to increasing motor and non-motor symptoms and survival ranges from ~3 years to ~10 years. Although PSP, MSA and CBS are rare diseases they constitute a major and mostly unaddressed challenge to health-care providers due to the severity of disease and lack of treatment. The main hypothesis for the NADAPT trial is that oral administration of NR can boost cellular NAD levels in the central nervous system of patients with PSP, MSA and CBS, and rectify metabolism and inhibit neurodegeneration, resulting in delayed disease progression and amelioration of symptoms for these patients. To test whether NR is a neuroprotective therapy for atypical parkinsonism, the investigators will perform the NADAPT clinical trial. The investigators will include 130 patients with Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), 165 patients with Multiple system atrophy (MSA) and an indeterminate number of patients with corticobasal syndrome (CBS). The participants will be stratified by disease into three cohorts and randomized to either 3000mg NR daily or placebo. The trial will include patients from all of Norway. Patients will be followed for 78 weeks with both in-clinic visits and decentralized safety measurements and reporting of patient reported outcomes (PROMs). After completion of the 78 weeks follow-up, patients are offered to continue in an open-label NR-only extension study, this extension study will last until follow-up is completed for the last patients in NADAPT.
Study goal: The goal of this prospective head to head comparison is to evaluate the effectiveness of [18F]-MFBG PET in assessing cardiac innervation, comparing it with [123I]-MIBG SPECT The study's primary focus is on distinguishing between Parkinson's disease (PD) and multiple system atrophy (MSA), as well as between dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) and Alzheimer's disease (AD). Main questions: - Feasibility: How well can [18F]-MFBG PET detect changes in myocardial uptake in PD and DLB compared to the expected normal values in healthy individuals and AD and MSA-P patients? How well can it differentiate between these groups based on the detected changes? - Non-inferiority: Is [18F]-MFBG PET as accurate as [123I]-MIBG SPECT in distinguishing between PD and MSA-P, and between DLB and AD? Participant requirements: For the main study, participants will be required to visit the hospital for 3 or 4 appointments. During these visits, they will undergo a screening visit, MRI brain scan, a comprehensive neurological assessment, [18F]-PE2I PET, [123I]-MIBG SPECT, and [18F]-MFBG PET scans. Additionally, a separate dosimetry study will be conducted, involving healthy subjects who will visit the hospital for a screening visit and undergo [18F]-MFBG PET scans.
The overall goal of the proposed research is to evaluate the use of [11C]SY08 as a PET radiotracer for aggregated alpha synuclein (αS) in individuals with Parkinson's disease (PD), Multiple system atrophy (MSA), Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB) and healthy controls. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the use of [11C]SY08 as a PET radiotracer for αS fibrils in individuals with PD, MSA, DLB and healthy controls. The specific aims of the current study are: 1. To determine brain uptake, distribution, and kinetics of [11C]SY08 in healthy individuals. 2. To determine brain uptake, distribution, and kinetics of [11C]SY08 in patients with alpha synuclein aggregates in the brain, including PD, DLB and MSA. 3. To determine human dosimetry of [11C]SY08 in healthy individuals An intravenous bolus injection of [11C]SY08 will be administered per subject for brain PET imaging.
The goal of this clinical study is to evaluate the effects of a personalized symptomatic treatment plan integrated with monthly telemedicine and mobile palliative care interventions on a population of individuals diagnosed with Multiple System Atrophy (MSA) and their informal caregivers. The aim is to improve the quality of life of MSA patients and their caregivers, as well as provide them with better support during the disease progression. After a baseline visit, all 46 patients will receive a personalized therapeutic plan (including medical treatment, physiotherapy, logotherapy and occupational therapy excercises and psychological support) and contact with social workers and a palliative care team. They willl then be re-evaluated at 6-,12-, 18- month visits. Semi-structured online interviews at baseline and 12 month visit will collect patients' individual healthcare preferences, which will be taken into account in the preparation of the individual therapeutic plan. Twenty-three patients will be randomized to receive monthly telemedicine visits. Assessment of patients´satisfaction with the therapeutic plan, with the palliative interventions (when they occurred) and the telemedicine visits will be carried over the 18 month period. Forty-six informal caregivers will be invited to participate with semi-structured online interviews and assessment of their QoL and caregivers' burden.
This is a Phase 2, double-blind, parallel-group, placebo-controlled study to assess the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and efficacy of multiple doses of ONO-2808 in patients with MSA. This is the first study of ONO-2808 in patients with MSA.