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Bargar C, De Luca CMG, Devigili G, Elia AE, Cilia R, Portaleone SM, Wang W, Tramacere I, Bistaffa E, Cazzaniga FA, Felisati G, Legname G, Di Fonzo A, Xu R, Gunzler SA, Giaccone G, Eleopra R, Chen SG, Moda F. Discrimination of MSA-P and MSA-C by RT-QuIC analysis of olfactory mucosa: the first assessment of assay reproducibility between two specialized laboratories. Mol Neurodegener 2021; 16:82. [PMID: 34895275 PMCID: PMC8665327 DOI: 10.1186/s13024-021-00491-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2021] [Accepted: 09/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Detection of the pathological and disease-associated alpha-synuclein (αSynD) in the brain is required to formulate the definitive diagnosis of multiple system atrophy (MSA) and Parkinson’s disease (PD). We recently showed that αSynD can be detected in the olfactory mucosa (OM) of MSA and PD patients. For this reason, we have performed the first interlaboratory study based on α-synuclein Real-Time Quaking-Induced Conversion (αSyn_RT-QuIC) analysis of OM samples collected from PD and MSA patients with the parkinsonian (MSA-P) and cerebellar (MSA-C) phenotypes. Methods OM samples were prospectively collected from patients with a probable diagnosis of MSA-P (n = 20, mean disease duration 4.4 years), MSA-C (n = 10, mean disease duration 4 years), PD (n = 13, mean disease duration 8 years), and healthy control subjects (HS) (n = 11). Each sample was analyzed by αSyn_RT-QuIC in two independent specialized laboratories, one located in Italy (ITA-lab) and one located in the USA (USA-lab). Both laboratories have developed and used harmonized αSyn_RT-QuIC analytical procedures. Results were correlated with demographic and clinical data. Results The αSyn_RT-QuIC analysis reached a 96% interrater agreement of results (IAR) between laboratories (Kappa = 0.93, 95% CI 0.83–1.00). In particular, αSyn_RT-QuIC seeding activity was found in the OM of 9/13 patients with PD (sensitivity 69%, IAR 100%) and 18/20 patients with MSA-P (sensitivity 90%, IAR 100%). Interestingly, samples collected from patients with MSA-C did not induce αSyn_RT-QuIC seeding activity, except for one subject in USA-lab. Therefore, we found that MSA-P and MSA-C induced opposite effects. Regardless of disease diagnosis, the αSyn_RT-QuIC seeding activity correlated with some clinical parameters, including the rigidity and postural instability. Conclusions Our study provides evidence that OM-αSynD may serve as a novel biomarker for accurate clinical diagnoses of PD, MSA-P, and MSA-C. Moreover, αSyn_RT-QuIC represents a reliable assay that can distinguish patients with MSA-P from those with MSA-C, and may lead to significant advancements in patients stratification and selection for emerging pharmacological treatments and clinical trials. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s13024-021-00491-y.
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- Connor Bargar
- Department of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Unit of Neurology 5 and Neuropathology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy.,Department of Neuroscience, Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati (SISSA), Trieste, Italy
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- Unit of Neurology 1 - Parkinson and Movement Disorders, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Neurology 1 - Parkinson and Movement Disorders, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Neurology 1 - Parkinson and Movement Disorders, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Health Science, Santi Paolo e Carlo Hospital and Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Scientific Directorate, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Neurology 5 and Neuropathology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Neurology 5 and Neuropathology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Health Science, Santi Paolo e Carlo Hospital and Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati (SISSA), Trieste, Italy
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- Unit of Neurology, Foundation IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA.,Department of Neurology, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Unit of Neurology 5 and Neuropathology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Neurology 1 - Parkinson and Movement Disorders, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA. .,Department of Neurology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA.
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- Unit of Neurology 5 and Neuropathology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy.
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Leys F, Wenning GK, Fanciulli A. The role of cardiovascular autonomic failure in the differential diagnosis of α-synucleinopathies. Neurol Sci 2021; 43:187-198. [PMID: 34817726 PMCID: PMC8724069 DOI: 10.1007/s10072-021-05746-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2021] [Accepted: 10/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The α-synucleinopathies comprise a group of adult-onset neurodegenerative disorders including Parkinson’s disease (PD), multiple system atrophy (MSA), dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB,) and — as a restricted non-motor form — pure autonomic failure (PAF). Neuropathologically, the α-synucleinopathies are characterized by aggregates of misfolded α-synuclein in the central and peripheral nervous system. Cardiovascular autonomic failure is a common non-motor symptom in people with PD, a key diagnostic criterion in MSA, a supportive feature for the diagnosis of DLB and disease-defining in PAF. The site of autonomic nervous system lesion differs between the α-synucleinopathies, with a predominantly central lesion pattern in MSA versus a peripheral one in PD, DLB, and PAF. In clinical practice, overlapping autonomic features often challenge the differential diagnosis among the α-synucleinopathies, but also distinguish them from related disorders, such as the tauopathies or other neurodegenerative ataxias. In this review, we discuss the differential diagnostic yield of cardiovascular autonomic failure in individuals presenting with isolated autonomic failure, parkinsonism, cognitive impairment, or cerebellar ataxia.
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- Fabian Leys
- Division of Neurobiology, Department of Neurology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Anichstrasse 35, Innsbruck, 6020, Austria
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- Division of Neurobiology, Department of Neurology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Anichstrasse 35, Innsbruck, 6020, Austria
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- Division of Neurobiology, Department of Neurology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Anichstrasse 35, Innsbruck, 6020, Austria.
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Kłysz B, Bembenek J, Skowrońska M, Członkowska A, Kurkowska-Jastrzębska I. Autonomic nervous system dysfunction in Wilson's disease - A systematic literature review. Auton Neurosci 2021; 236:102890. [PMID: 34656966 DOI: 10.1016/j.autneu.2021.102890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2020] [Revised: 09/15/2021] [Accepted: 09/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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INTRODUCTION In Wilson's disease (WD), copper accumulation can result in neurological manifestations, particularly extrapyramidal symptoms. There are some data that the autonomic nervous system (ANS) may also be affected, and we aimed to systematically review available studies evaluating ANS dysfunction in WD. MATERIAL AND METHODS We conducted a systematic review of the literature using the PubMed database (up to 31st August 2020), with search terms including "autonomic" and "function" and "Wilson's disease". RESULTS Fourteen studies, including 297 patients with neurological, hepatic or psychiatric forms of WD were retrieved. The most frequent methods used for ANS evaluation were orthostatic tests, which were performed in seven studies, with a number of other tests less frequently used. The incidence of ANS abnormalities ranged from ~8% to 79.2%, depending on the evaluation method. ANS abnormalities in patients with WD were often clinically asymptomatic. The features of dysautonomia were more common among patients with neurological symptoms and ANS abnormalities were more common in patients with severe brain injury. Studies confirmed both sympathetic and parasympathetic ANS impairment. The pathophysiology of ANS damage was not clear but may result from central, peripheral nervous system and direct cardiac involvement. Clear improvements were observed in four studies after anti-copper therapy initiation. CONCLUSION Both sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions of the ANS may be affected in WD. The observed ambiguities regarding ANS abnormalities in WD patients may arise from small study groups, differences in methodology, and a lack of comprehensive ANS evaluation; however, the results indicate that further studies are warranted.
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- Bożena Kłysz
- 2nd Department of Neurology, Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology, Sobieskiego 9, 02-957 Warsaw, Poland.
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- Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology, Sobieskiego 9, 02-957 Warsaw, Poland.
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- 2nd Department of Neurology, Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology, Sobieskiego 9, 02-957 Warsaw, Poland.
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- 2nd Department of Neurology, Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology, Sobieskiego 9, 02-957 Warsaw, Poland.
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Gibson R, Dalvi SP, Dalvi PS. DJ-1 and Parkinson's disease. BRAIN DISORDERS 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.dscb.2021.100020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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α-Synuclein in blood exosomes immunoprecipitated using neuronal and oligodendroglial markers distinguishes Parkinson's disease from multiple system atrophy. Acta Neuropathol 2021; 142:495-511. [PMID: 33991233 PMCID: PMC8357708 DOI: 10.1007/s00401-021-02324-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2020] [Revised: 05/01/2021] [Accepted: 05/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease (PD) and atypical parkinsonian syndromes is difficult due to the lack of reliable, easily accessible biomarkers. Multiple system atrophy (MSA) is a synucleinopathy whose symptoms often overlap with PD. Exosomes isolated from blood by immunoprecipitation using CNS markers provide a window into the brain’s biochemistry and may assist in distinguishing between PD and MSA. Thus, we asked whether α-synuclein (α-syn) in such exosomes could distinguish among healthy individuals, patients with PD, and patients with MSA. We isolated exosomes from the serum or plasma of these three groups by immunoprecipitation using neuronal and oligodendroglial markers in two independent cohorts and measured α-syn in these exosomes using an electrochemiluminescence ELISA. In both cohorts, α-syn concentrations were significantly lower in the control group and significantly higher in the MSA group compared to the PD group. The ratio between α-syn concentrations in putative oligodendroglial exosomes compared to putative neuronal exosomes was a particularly sensitive biomarker for distinguishing between PD and MSA. Combining this ratio with the α-syn concentration itself and the total exosome concentration, a multinomial logistic model trained on the discovery cohort separated PD from MSA with an AUC = 0.902, corresponding to 89.8% sensitivity and 86.0% specificity when applied to the independent validation cohort. The data demonstrate that a minimally invasive blood test measuring α-syn in blood exosomes immunoprecipitated using CNS markers can distinguish between patients with PD and patients with MSA with high sensitivity and specificity. Future optimization and validation of the data by other groups would allow this strategy to become a viable diagnostic test for synucleinopathies.
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Przewodowska D, Marzec W, Madetko N. Novel Therapies for Parkinsonian Syndromes-Recent Progress and Future Perspectives. Front Mol Neurosci 2021; 14:720220. [PMID: 34512258 PMCID: PMC8427499 DOI: 10.3389/fnmol.2021.720220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2021] [Accepted: 07/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Background: Atypical parkinsonian syndromes are rare, fatal neurodegenerative diseases associated with abnormal protein accumulation in the brain. Examples of these syndromes include progressive supranuclear palsy, multiple system atrophy, and corticobasal degeneration. A common clinical feature in parkinsonism is a limited improvement with levodopa. So far, there are no disease-modifying treatments to address these conditions, and therapy is only limited to the alleviation of symptoms. Diagnosis is devastating for patients, as prognosis is extremely poor, and the disease tends to progress rapidly. Currently, potential causes and neuropathological mechanisms involved in these diseases are being widely investigated. Objectives: The goal of this review is to summarize recent advances and gather emerging disease-modifying therapies that could slow the progression of atypical parkinsonian syndromes. Methods: PubMed and Google Scholar databases were searched regarding novel perspectives for atypical parkinsonism treatment. The following medical subject headings were used: "atypical parkinsonian syndromes-therapy," "treatment of atypical parkinsonian syndromes," "atypical parkinsonian syndromes-clinical trial," "therapy of tauopathy," "alpha-synucleinopathy treatment," "PSP therapy/treatment," "CBD therapy/treatment," "MSA therapy/treatment," and "atypical parkinsonian syndromes-disease modifying." All search results were manually reviewed prior to inclusion in this review. Results: Neuroinflammation, mitochondrial dysfunction, microglia activation, proteasomal impairment, and oxidative stress play a role in the neurodegenerative process. Ongoing studies and clinical trials target these components in order to suppress toxic protein accumulation. Various approaches such as stem cell therapy, anti-aggregation/anti-phosphorylation agent administration, or usage of active and passive immunization appear to have promising results. Conclusion: Presently, disease-modifying strategies for atypical parkinsonian syndromes are being actively explored, with encouraging preliminary results. This leads to an assumption that developing accurate, safe, and progression-halting treatment is not far off. Nevertheless, the further investigation remains necessary.
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- Dominika Przewodowska
- Students' Scientific Association of the Department of Neurology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Students' Scientific Association of the Department of Neurology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Neurology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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Cerebrospinal Fluid Biomarkers in Multiple System Atrophy Relative to Parkinson's Disease: A Meta-Analysis. Behav Neurol 2021; 2021:5559383. [PMID: 34158872 PMCID: PMC8188602 DOI: 10.1155/2021/5559383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2021] [Revised: 03/21/2021] [Accepted: 05/19/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Objective To investigate the differences of candidate cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) biomarkers associated with multiple system atrophy (MSA) and Parkinson's disease (PD). Method Here, a systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted on studies related to CSF biomarkers associated with MSA and PD obtained from PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, and Cochrane databases. Data were pooled where appropriate and used to calculate standardized mean differences (SMDs) with 95% confidence intervals (CI). Heterogeneity was assessed using the I2 statistic while Egger's test was used to test for existing publication bias. Results MSA patients had higher CSF t-tau (SMD = 0.41, 95% CI: 0.10 to 0.72) and YKL-40 (SMD = 0.63, 95% CI 0.12 to1.15) as well as DJ-1 (SMD = 1.05, 95% CI 0.67 to 1.42) levels than PD patients, while CSF p-tau (SMD = −0.17, 95% CI, -0.31 to -0.02) and Aβ-42 (SMD = −0.33, 95% CI, -0.55 to -0.12) levels in MSA patients were lower than those in PD patients. There were no differences in CSF's GFAP and Flt3 ligand levels in both MSA and PD patients. Conclusion The study revealed the differences in CSF biomarker levels between MSA and PD cohorts that can be further explored to clinically distinguish MSA from PD.
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Lenka A, Lamotte G, Goldstein DS. Cardiac 18F-Dopamine PET Distinguishes PD with Orthostatic Hypotension from Parkinsonian MSA. Mov Disord Clin Pract 2021; 8:582-586. [PMID: 33981791 PMCID: PMC8088110 DOI: 10.1002/mdc3.13190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2021] [Revised: 02/15/2021] [Accepted: 02/28/2021] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Parkinson's disease with orthostatic hypotension (PD + OH) can be difficult to distinguish clinically from the parkinsonian form of multiple system atrophy (MSA-P). Previous studies examined cardiac sympathetic neuroimaging to differentiate PD from MSA but without focusing specifically on PD + OH versus MSA-P, which often is the relevant differential diagnostic issue. OBJECTIVE To investigate the utility of cardiac sympathetic neuroimaging by 18F-dopamine positron emission tomographic (PET) scanning for separating PD + OH from MSA-P. METHODS Cardiac 18F-dopamine PET data were analyzed from 50 PD + OH and 68 MSA-P patients evaluated at the NIH Clinical Center from 1990 to 2020. Noradrenergic deficiency was defined by interventricular septal 18F-dopamine-derived radioactivity <6000 nCi-kg/cc-mCi in the 5' frame with mid-point 8' after initiation of 3' tracer injection. RESULTS 18F-Dopamine PET separated the PD + OH from the MSA-P group with a sensitivity of 92% and specificity of 96%. CONCLUSION Cardiac 18F-dopamine PET scanning efficiently distinguishes PD + OH from MSA-P.
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- Abhishek Lenka
- Department of NeurologyMedstar Georgetown University HospitalWashington, DCUSA
- Autonomic Medicine Section, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)National Institutes of Health (NIH)BethesdaMarylandUSA
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- Autonomic Medicine Section, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)National Institutes of Health (NIH)BethesdaMarylandUSA
- Department of NeurologyMayo ClinicRochesterMinnesotaUSA
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- Autonomic Medicine Section, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)National Institutes of Health (NIH)BethesdaMarylandUSA
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Guo S, Zhao B, An Y, Zhang Y, Meng Z, Zhou Y, Zheng M, Yang D, Wang M, Ying B. Potential Fluid Biomarkers and a Prediction Model for Better Recognition Between Multiple System Atrophy-Cerebellar Type and Spinocerebellar Ataxia. Front Aging Neurosci 2021; 13:644699. [PMID: 33958996 PMCID: PMC8093568 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2021.644699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2020] [Accepted: 03/12/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Objective This study screened potential fluid biomarkers and developed a prediction model based on the easily obtained information at initial inspection to identify ataxia patients more likely to have multiple system atrophy-cerebellar type (MSA-C). Methods We established a retrospective cohort with 125 ataxia patients from southwest China between April 2018 and June 2020. Demographic and laboratory variables obtained at the time of hospital admission were screened using Least Absolute Shrinkage and Selection Operator (LASSO) regression and logistic regression to construct a diagnosis score. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) and decision curve analyses were performed to assess the accuracy and net benefit of the model. Also, independent validation using 25 additional ataxia patients was carried out to verify the model efficiency. Then the model was translated into a visual and operable web application using the R studio and Shiny package. Results From 47 indicators, five variables were selected and integrated into the prediction model, including the age of onset (AO), direct bilirubin (DBIL), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), eGFR, and synuclein-alpha. The prediction model exhibited an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.929 for the training cohort and an AUC of 0.917 for the testing cohort. The decision curve analysis (DCA) plot displayed a good net benefit for this model, and external validation confirmed its reliability. The model also was translated into a web application that is freely available to the public. Conclusion The prediction model that was developed based on laboratory and demographic variables obtained from ataxia patients at admission to the hospital might help improve the ability to differentiate MSA-C from spinocerebellar ataxia clinically.
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- Shuo Guo
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Neurology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Neurology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Radiology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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Saeedi Y, Emamikhah M, Shoeibi A, Rohani M. Can multiple system atrophy clinically be misdiagnosed as corticobasal syndrome in the early stages? CURRENT JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY 2021; 20:115-117. [PMID: 38011435 PMCID: PMC8743182 DOI: 10.18502/cjn.v20i2.6748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2020] [Accepted: 02/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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- Yasaman Saeedi
- Department of Neurology, Hazrat Rasool Akram Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Neurology, Hazrat Rasool Akram Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Neurology, Hazrat Rasool Akram Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Schwarz AJ. The Use, Standardization, and Interpretation of Brain Imaging Data in Clinical Trials of Neurodegenerative Disorders. Neurotherapeutics 2021; 18:686-708. [PMID: 33846962 PMCID: PMC8423963 DOI: 10.1007/s13311-021-01027-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Imaging biomarkers play a wide-ranging role in clinical trials for neurological disorders. This includes selecting the appropriate trial participants, establishing target engagement and mechanism-related pharmacodynamic effect, monitoring safety, and providing evidence of disease modification. In the early stages of clinical drug development, evidence of target engagement and/or downstream pharmacodynamic effect-especially with a clear relationship to dose-can provide confidence that the therapeutic candidate should be advanced to larger and more expensive trials, and can inform the selection of the dose(s) to be further tested, i.e., to "de-risk" the drug development program. In these later-phase trials, evidence that the therapeutic candidate is altering disease-related biomarkers can provide important evidence that the clinical benefit of the compound (if observed) is grounded in meaningful biological changes. The interpretation of disease-related imaging markers, and comparability across different trials and imaging tools, is greatly improved when standardized outcome measures are defined. This standardization should not impinge on scientific advances in the imaging tools per se but provides a common language in which the results generated by these tools are expressed. PET markers of pathological protein aggregates and structural imaging of brain atrophy are common disease-related elements across many neurological disorders. However, PET tracers for pathologies beyond amyloid β and tau are needed, and the interpretability of structural imaging can be enhanced by some simple considerations to guard against the possible confound of pseudo-atrophy. Learnings from much-studied conditions such as Alzheimer's disease and multiple sclerosis will be beneficial as the field embraces rarer diseases.
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- Adam J Schwarz
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals Ltd., 40 Landsdowne Street, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA.
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Campese N, Palermo G, Del Gamba C, Beatino MF, Galgani A, Belli E, Del Prete E, Della Vecchia A, Vergallo A, Siciliano G, Ceravolo R, Hampel H, Baldacci F. Progress regarding the context-of-use of tau as biomarker of Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative diseases. Expert Rev Proteomics 2021; 18:27-48. [PMID: 33545008 DOI: 10.1080/14789450.2021.1886929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Introduction: Tau protein misfolding and accumulation in toxic species is a critical pathophysiological process of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and other neurodegenerative disorders (NDDs). Tau biomarkers, namely cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) total-tau (t-tau), 181-phosphorylated tau (p-tau), and tau-PET tracers, have been recently embedded in the diagnostic criteria for AD. Nevertheless, the role of tau as a diagnostic and prognostic biomarker for other NDDs remains controversial.Areas covered: We performed a systematical PubMed-based review of the most recent advances in tau-related biomarkers for NDDs. We focused on papers published from 2015 to 2020 assessing the diagnostic or prognostic value of each biomarker.Expert opinion: The assessment of tau biomarkers in alternative easily accessible matrices, through the development of ultrasensitive techniques, represents the most significant perspective for AD-biomarker research. In NDDs, novel tau isoforms (e.g. p-tau217) or proteolytic fragments (e.g. N-terminal fragments) may represent candidate diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers and may help monitoring disease progression. Protein misfolding amplification assays, allowing the identification of different tau strains (e.g. 3 R- vs. 4 R-tau) in CSF, may constitute a breakthrough for the in vivo stratification of NDDs. Tau-PET may help tracking the spatial-temporal evolution of tau pathophysiology in AD but its application outside the AD-spectrum deserves further studies.
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- Nicole Campese
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- GRC N° 21, Alzheimer Precision Medicine (APM), AP-HP, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Boulevard De L'hôpital, Sorbonne University, Paris, France
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- GRC N° 21, Alzheimer Precision Medicine (APM), AP-HP, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Boulevard De L'hôpital, Sorbonne University, Paris, France
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.,GRC N° 21, Alzheimer Precision Medicine (APM), AP-HP, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Boulevard De L'hôpital, Sorbonne University, Paris, France
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Palma JA, Vernetti PM, Perez MA, Krismer F, Seppi K, Fanciulli A, Singer W, Low P, Biaggioni I, Norcliffe-Kaufmann L, Pellecchia MT, Martí MJ, Kim HJ, Merello M, Stankovic I, Poewe W, Betensky R, Wenning G, Kaufmann H. Limitations of the Unified Multiple System Atrophy Rating Scale as outcome measure for clinical trials and a roadmap for improvement. Clin Auton Res 2021; 31:157-164. [PMID: 33554315 PMCID: PMC7868077 DOI: 10.1007/s10286-021-00782-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2020] [Accepted: 01/27/2021] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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PURPOSE The unified multiple system atrophy (MSA) rating scale (UMSARS) was developed almost 20 years ago as a clinical rating scale to capture multiple aspects of the disease. With its widespread use, the shortcomings of the UMSARS as a clinical outcome assessment (COA) have become increasingly apparent. We here summarize the shortcomings of the scale, confirm some of its limitations with data from the Natural History Study of the Synucleinopathies (NHSS), and suggest a framework to develop and validate an improved COA to be used in future clinical trials of disease-modifying drugs in patients with MSA. METHODS Expert consensus assessment of the limitations of the UMSARS and recommendations for the development and validation of a novel COA for MSA. We used UMSARS data from the ongoing NHSS (ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT01799915) to showcase some of these limitations. RESULTS The UMSARS in general, and specific items in particular, have limitations to detect change resulting in a ceiling effect. Some items have specific limitations including unclear anchoring descriptions, lack of correlation with disease severity, susceptibility to improve with symptomatic therapies (e.g., orthostatic hypotension, constipation, and bladder dysfunction), and redundancy, among others. CONCLUSIONS Because of the limitations of the UMSARS, developing and validating an improved COA is a priority. The time is right for academic MSA clinicians together with industry, professional societies, and patient advocacy groups to develop and validate a new COA.
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- Jose-Alberto Palma
- Department of Neurology, Dysautonomia Center, New York University School of Medicine, 530 First Av, Suite 9Q, New York, NY, 10016, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Dysautonomia Center, New York University School of Medicine, 530 First Av, Suite 9Q, New York, NY, 10016, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Dysautonomia Center, New York University School of Medicine, 530 First Av, Suite 9Q, New York, NY, 10016, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Neurology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic Rochester, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic Rochester, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Medicine and Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Dysautonomia Center, New York University School of Medicine, 530 First Av, Suite 9Q, New York, NY, 10016, USA
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- Movement Disorders Unit, Department of Neurology, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Neurology, Seoul Medical University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Neurology Clinic, Clinical Center of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Neurology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- New York University School of Global Public Health, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Neurology, Dysautonomia Center, New York University School of Medicine, 530 First Av, Suite 9Q, New York, NY, 10016, USA.
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW This article reviews the α-synucleinopathies pure autonomic failure, multiple system atrophy, dementia with Lewy bodies, and Parkinson disease with respect to autonomic failure. RECENT FINDINGS The pattern and severity of autonomic involvement in the synucleinopathies is related to differences in cellular deposition and neuronal populations affected by α-synuclein aggregation, which influences the degree and manifestation of autonomic failure. Clinical and laboratory autonomic features distinguish the different synucleinopathies based on pattern and severity. These features also determine which patients are at risk for evolution from pure autonomic failure to the synucleinopathies with prominent motor involvement, such as multiple system atrophy, dementia with Lewy bodies, or Parkinson disease. SUMMARY Autonomic failure is a key feature of the synucleinopathies, with varying type and degree of dysfunction from predominantly peripheral involvement in the Lewy body disorders to central involvement in multiple system atrophy.
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Ikenouchi H, Yoshimoto T, Hamano E, Saito S, Fukuma K, Washida K, Hattori Y, Kataoka H, Ihara M. Postprandial cerebral infarction resolved by extracranial-intracranial bypass surgery. eNeurologicalSci 2020; 21:100283. [PMID: 33102822 PMCID: PMC7575838 DOI: 10.1016/j.ensci.2020.100283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2020] [Accepted: 10/10/2020] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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A 51-year-old man with type 2 diabetes mellitus was admitted with a 2-month history of repeated episodes of transient aphasia and right hemiparesis after food intake. His blood pressure (BP) fell when the neurological deficits developed. The fall in BP after each meal was confirmed by 24-h ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM), which established the diagnosis of postprandial hypotension (PPH). Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging of the brain showed multiple high-intensity lesions at the borderzone between the anterior and middle cerebral artery (MCA) territories in the left hemisphere. Digital subtraction angiography showed tapered occlusion at the origin of the left internal carotid artery (ICA). Despite sufficient antiplatelet therapy and medication for PPH, the transient symptoms remained. Positron emission tomography scanning using H215O showed decreased cerebral blood flow with increased oxygen extraction fraction in the left MCA territory. As the symptomatic left ICA occlusion was intractable, an extracranial-intracranial (EC-IC) bypass surgery was conducted without any perioperative complications. Although PPH remained, cerebrovascular ischemic events including repeated transient ischemic attack disappeared for 2 months after surgery. The coincidence of stroke with ABPM-proved transient hypotension suggested that the brain infarcts were caused by hemodynamic changes related to PPH co-existent with the chronic left ICA occlusion. ABPM is useful in evaluating hemodynamic infarcts associated with BP fluctuation, and should be considered for patients with chronic ICA occlusion. In addition, EC-IC bypass may be a treatment option for symptomatic chronic ICA occlusion due to PPH. This case illustrates recurrent hemodynamic ischemic stroke caused by internal carotid artery occlusion with postprandial hypotension. Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring is useful in evaluating hemodynamic infarcts associated with blood pressure fluctuation. Extracranial-intracranial bypass is an option for cases with symptomatic chronic internal carotid artery occlusion due to postprandial hypotension.
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- Hajime Ikenouchi
- Department of Neurology, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Japan
- Corresponding author at: 6-1 Kishibe-Shimmachi, Suita, Osaka 564-8565, Japan.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Japan
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Ricci M, Cimini A, Chiaravalloti A, Filippi L, Schillaci O. Positron Emission Tomography (PET) and Neuroimaging in the Personalized Approach to Neurodegenerative Causes of Dementia. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21207481. [PMID: 33050556 PMCID: PMC7589353 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21207481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2020] [Revised: 10/01/2020] [Accepted: 10/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Generally, dementia should be considered an acquired syndrome, with multiple possible causes, rather than a specific disease in itself. The leading causes of dementia are neurodegenerative and non-neurodegenerative alterations. Nevertheless, the neurodegenerative group of diseases that lead to cognitive impairment and dementia includes multiple possibilities or mixed pathologies with personalized treatment management for each cause, even if Alzheimer's disease is the most common pathology. Therefore, an accurate differential diagnosis is mandatory in order to select the most appropriate therapy approach. The role of personalized assessment in the treatment of dementia is rapidly growing. Neuroimaging is an essential tool for differential diagnosis of multiple causes of dementia and allows a personalized diagnostic and therapeutic protocol based on risk factors that may improve treatment management, especially in early diagnosis during the prodromal stage. The utility of structural and functional imaging could be increased by standardization of acquisition and analysis methods and by the development of algorithms for automated assessment. The aim of this review is to focus on the most commonly used tracers for differential diagnosis in the dementia field. Particularly, we aim to explore 18F Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) and amyloid positron emission tomography (PET) imaging in Alzheimer's disease and in other neurodegenerative causes of dementia.
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- Maria Ricci
- Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy; (A.C.); (A.C.); (O.S.)
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- Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy; (A.C.); (A.C.); (O.S.)
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- Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy; (A.C.); (A.C.); (O.S.)
- Nuclear Medicine Section, IRCCS Neuromed, 86077 Pozzilli, Italy
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- Nuclear Medicine Section, “Santa Maria Goretti” Hospital, 04100 Latina, Italy;
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- Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy; (A.C.); (A.C.); (O.S.)
- Nuclear Medicine Section, IRCCS Neuromed, 86077 Pozzilli, Italy
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Ortiz JF, Betté S, Tambo W, Tao F, Cozar JC, Isaacson S. Multiple System Atrophy - Cerebellar Type: Clinical Picture and Treatment of an Often-Overlooked Disorder. Cureus 2020; 12:e10741. [PMID: 33173654 PMCID: PMC7645310 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.10741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Multiple system atrophy (MSA) is a rare, progressive, fatal, neurodegenerative disorder. There are two main types: the parkinsonian type (MSA-P) and cerebellar type (MSA-C). The disease usually presents with genitourinary dysfunction, orthostatic hypotension, and rapid eye movement (REM) sleep behavior disorder. Patients rapidly develop balance, speech, and coordination abnormalities. We present a review of the clinical picture and the actualized treatment modalities of the MSA cerebellar type. For the study methods, a PubMed search was done using the following medical subject headings (MeSH) terms: “multiple system atrophy/therapy". Inclusion criteria included studies in English, full papers, human studies, and publications in the last 30 years. Case reports and series were excluded. A total of 157 papers were extracted after applying the inclusion and exclusion criteria, and 41 papers were included for the discussion of this review. This review underlines the therapeutic strategies as well as the clinical picture of multiple system atrophy, and how MSA-C and MSA-P differ from each other. We discussed this review in four topics: ataxia, autonomic dysfunction (neurogenic orthostatic hypotension and urinary disorders), parkinsonism, and REM sleep disorder. In conclusion, the treatment of MSA-C is mainly symptomatic; there are not many studies on MSA-C. The ataxic component and fewer parkinsonian symptoms are the main difference of MSA-C as opposed to MSA-P.
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- Juan Fernando Ortiz
- Neurology, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology, Fairfield, USA
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- Neurology, Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorder Center of Boca Raton, Boca Raton, USA
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- Neurology, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Quito, ECU
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- Neurology, School of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, USA
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- Medicine, Universidad de las Américas, Quito, ECU.,Family Medicine, Open Door Family Medical Center, Portchester, USA
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- Neurology, Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorder Center of Boca Raton, Boca Raton, USA
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW The purpose of this article is to provide a contemporary review of sleep issues affecting patients with multiple system atrophy (MSA). RECENT FINDINGS Prodromal symptoms of MSA may occur years prior to diagnosis, including autonomic dysfunction such as orthostatic hypotension, urogenital dysfunction, rapid eye movement (REM) sleep behavior disorder (RBD), and stridor. Patients may also develop sleep-related respiratory disorders such as obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), central sleep apnea (CSA), and stridor. The development of stridor is associated with a shortened lifespan and sudden death, which may be further accelerated by autonomic instability. MSA appears to follow a 'prion-like' disease progression. SUMMARY MSA is a rapidly progressive neurodegenerative disease characterized by a combination of autonomic failure and motor symptoms. MSA is often misdiagnosed as the initial presentation mimics other neurodegenerative disorders. There are diagnostic criteria to identify possible, probable, and definite MSA. Prodromal symptoms may occur years prior to diagnosis, including autonomic dysfunction such as orthostatic hypotension, urogenital dysfunction, REM RBD, and stridor. In previous years, treatment consisted of tracheostomy but did not address the component of CSA, which commonly coexisted or developed later because of destruction of medullary chemoreceptors. Positive airway pressure may be as effective as tracheostomy alone in ameliorating obstruction at the vocal cord level.
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Dominik N, Galassi Deforie V, Cortese A, Houlden H. CANVAS: a late onset ataxia due to biallelic intronic AAGGG expansions. J Neurol 2020; 268:1119-1126. [PMID: 32910249 PMCID: PMC7914193 DOI: 10.1007/s00415-020-10183-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2020] [Revised: 08/19/2020] [Accepted: 08/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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The ataxias are a group of disorders that manifest with balance, movement, speech and visual problems. They can arise due to dysfunction of the cerebellum, the vestibular system and/or the sensory neurons. Genetic defects are a common cause of chronic ataxia, particularly common are repeat expansions in this group of conditions. Co-occurrence of cerebellar ataxia with neuropathy and vestibular areflexia syndrome has been termed CANVAS. Although CANVAS is a rare syndrome, on discovery of biallelic expansions in the second intron of replication factor C subunit 1 (RFC1) gene, we and others have found the phenotype is broad and RFC1 expansions are a common cause of late-onset progressive ataxia.We aim to provide a review and update on recent developments in CANVAS and populations, where the disorder has been reported. We have also optimised a protocol for RFC1 expansion screening which is described herein and expanded phenotype after analysing late-onset ataxia patients from around the world.
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- Natalia Dominik
- Department of Neuromuscular Disorders, UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London, WC1N 3BG, UK.
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- Department of Neuromuscular Disorders, UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London, WC1N 3BG, UK
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- Department of Neuromuscular Disorders, UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London, WC1N 3BG, UK.,Department of Brain and Behavioural Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Neuromuscular Disorders, UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London, WC1N 3BG, UK.
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Capozzo R, Zoccolella S, Frisullo ME, Barone R, Dell'Abate MT, Barulli MR, Musio M, Accogli M, Logroscino G. Telemedicine for Delivery of Care in Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration During COVID-19 Pandemic: Results from Southern Italy. J Alzheimers Dis 2020; 76:481-489. [PMID: 32651328 DOI: 10.3233/jad-200589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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BACKGROUND The COVID-19 pandemic is changing clinical practice in neurology, after the governments decided the introduction of social distancing and interruption of medical non-emergency services in many countries. Teleneurology is an effective tool for the remote evaluation of patients but its adoption for frontotemporal lobar dementia (FTD) is in a preliminary stage. OBJECTIVE We evaluated multidisciplinary assessment of patients with FTD using telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS All patients received a diagnosis of FTD during 2018-2019 according to international criteria. A structured questionnaire and Clinical Dementia Rating Scale (CDR)-FTD were used by the neurologist with patients and/or caregivers. Index symptoms of COVID-19 infection were searched. RESULTS Twenty-eight clinical interviews were completed with caregivers and four with both patients/caregivers. Most patients and caregivers were satisfied with the neurological interview and expressed their willingness to continue to be included in remote evaluation programs (90%). Fifty percent of patients experienced significant worsening of clinical picture and quality of life since the start of social distancing. The CDR-FTD scale revealed a significant worsening of behavior (p = 0.01) and language functions (p = 0.009), compared to the last in-person evaluation at the center. One patient presented index symptoms of COVID-19 infection and was confirmed to be positive for COVID-19 with pharyngeal swab. CONCLUSION The study was conducted in Italy, one of the countries hit particularly hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, with interruption of all non-emergency medical services. Our study indicates that telemedicine is a valid tool to triage patients with FTD to increase practice outreach and efficiency.
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- Rosa Capozzo
- Center for Neurodegenerative Disease and The Aging Brain at the Hospital Pia Fondazione "Card. G. Panico"/University of Bari, Tricase, Italy
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- Center for Neurodegenerative Disease and The Aging Brain at the Hospital Pia Fondazione "Card. G. Panico"/University of Bari, Tricase, Italy
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- Center for Neurodegenerative Disease and The Aging Brain at the Hospital Pia Fondazione "Card. G. Panico"/University of Bari, Tricase, Italy
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- Center for Neurodegenerative Disease and The Aging Brain at the Hospital Pia Fondazione "Card. G. Panico"/University of Bari, Tricase, Italy
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- Center for Neurodegenerative Disease and The Aging Brain at the Hospital Pia Fondazione "Card. G. Panico"/University of Bari, Tricase, Italy
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- Center for Neurodegenerative Disease and The Aging Brain at the Hospital Pia Fondazione "Card. G. Panico"/University of Bari, Tricase, Italy
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- Center for Neurodegenerative Disease and The Aging Brain at the Hospital Pia Fondazione "Card. G. Panico"/University of Bari, Tricase, Italy
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- Center for Neurodegenerative Disease and The Aging Brain at the Hospital Pia Fondazione "Card. G. Panico"/University of Bari, Tricase, Italy.,Department of Basic Medicine, Neuroscience and Sense Organs, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy
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Santiago JE, Cameron AP, Navarrete RA. Addressing Sphincter Dysfunction in the Female with Neurogenic Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction. CURRENT BLADDER DYSFUNCTION REPORTS 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s11884-020-00597-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Donadio V, Incensi A, Rizzo G, De Micco R, Tessitore A, Devigili G, Del Sorbo F, Bonvegna S, Infante R, Magnani M, Zenesini C, Vignatelli L, Cilia R, Eleopra R, Tedeschi G, Liguori R. Skin Biopsy May Help to Distinguish Multiple System Atrophy-Parkinsonism from Parkinson's Disease With Orthostatic Hypotension. Mov Disord 2020; 35:1649-1657. [PMID: 32557839 DOI: 10.1002/mds.28126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2020] [Revised: 04/29/2020] [Accepted: 05/05/2020] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The differential diagnosis between multiple system atrophy parkinsonism type (MSA-P) and Parkinson's disease with orthostatic hypotension (PD+OH) is difficult because the 2 diseases have a similar clinical picture. The aim of this study is to distinguish MSA-P from PD+OH by immunostaining for abnormal phosphorylated α-synuclein at serine 129 (p-syn) in cutaneous nerves. METHOD We recruited 50 patients with parkinsonism and chronic orthostatic hypotension: 25 patients fulfilled the diagnostic criteria for MSA-P and 25 patients for PD+OH. The patients underwent a skin biopsy from the cervical area, thigh, and leg to analyze somatic and autonomic skin innervation and p-syn in skin nerves. RESULTS Intraneural p-syn positivity was found in 72% of patients with MSA-P, mainly in distal skin sites. More important, p-syn deposits in MSA-P differed from PD+OH because they were mainly found in somatic fibers of subepidermal plexi, whereas scant autonomic fiber involvement was found in only 3 patients. All patients with PD+OH displayed widely distributed p-syn deposits in the autonomic skin fibers of proximal and distal skin sites, whereas somatic fibers were affected only slightly in 4 patients with PD+OH. Skin innervation mirrored p-syn deposits because somatic innervation was mainly reduced in MSA-P. Sympathetic innervation was damaged in PD+OH but fairly preserved in MSA-P. CONCLUSIONS The p-syn in cutaneous nerves allows the differentiation of MSA-P from PD+OH; MSA-P mainly shows somatic fiber involvement with relatively preserved autonomic innervation; and by contrast, PD+OH displays prevalent abnormal p-syn deposits and denervation in autonomic postganglionic nerves. © 2020 International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society.
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- Vincenzo Donadio
- IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna, UOC Clinica Neurologica, Bologna, Italy
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- IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna, UOC Clinica Neurologica, Bologna, Italy
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- IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna, UOC Clinica Neurologica, Bologna, Italy.,Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche e Neuromotorie, Università di Bologna, Italia
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- Department of Advanced Medical and Surgery Sciences, Università della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Napoli, Italia
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- Department of Advanced Medical and Surgery Sciences, Università della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Napoli, Italia
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- Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milano, Italia
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- IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna, UOC Clinica Neurologica, Bologna, Italy
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- IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna, UOC Clinica Neurologica, Bologna, Italy
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- IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna, UOC Clinica Neurologica, Bologna, Italy
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- IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna, UOC Clinica Neurologica, Bologna, Italy
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- Parkinson Institute ASST Gaetano Pini-CTO, Milano, Italia
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- Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milano, Italia
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- Department of Advanced Medical and Surgery Sciences, Università della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Napoli, Italia
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- IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna, UOC Clinica Neurologica, Bologna, Italy.,Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche e Neuromotorie, Università di Bologna, Italia
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Garg D, Srivastava AK, Jaryal AK, Rajan R, Singh A, Pandit AK, Vibha D, Shukla G, Garg A, Pandey RM, Prasad K. Is There a Difference in Autonomic Dysfunction Between Multiple System Atrophy Subtypes? Mov Disord Clin Pract 2020; 7:405-412. [PMID: 32373657 DOI: 10.1002/mdc3.12936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2019] [Revised: 02/03/2020] [Accepted: 03/02/2020] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Background Autonomic dysfunction forms the diagnostic cornerstone in MSA. Data are limited on autonomic dysfunction differences between the two subtypes, MSA-C and MSA-P. Objectives To assess autonomic dysfunction in MSA subtypes and Parkinson's disease (PD) and compare it to healthy controls. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional study. A validated questionnaire (Scales for Outcomes in Parkinson's Disease-Autonomic Dysfunction; SCOPA-AUT) was used for symptom screening. Cardiovascular autonomic testing included deep breathing (change in heart rate, E: I ratio), Valsalva ratio, diastolic blood pressure (BP) rise (hand grip, cold pressor), and postural (tilt, 30:15 ratio) tests. Disease severity was assessed by the Unified MSA Rating Scale (UMSARS), H & Y stage, and International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating scale part III. Results MSA-P (48 subjects; age, 63.6 ± 9.7 years; UMSARS, 45.0 ± 16.5), MSA-C (52 subjects; age, 58.0 ± 8.1 years; UMSARS, 44.0 ± 12.8), PD (50 subjects; age, 57.6 ± 6.7 years), and healthy controls (50 subjects; age, 58.0 ± 8.0 years) were enrolled. MSA patients had higher SCOPA-AUT scores in gastrointestinal, urinary, cardiovascular, and sexual domains than controls and in gastrointestinal, urinary, and cardiovascular domains compared to PD. The two MSA subtypes did not differ in autonomic dysfunction. Heart-rate change on tilt and deep breathing, and diastolic BP rise on cold pressor test, differed significantly between MSA and PD patients. Conclusions Autonomic dysfunction symptomatology and cardiovascular autonomic tests were similar between MSA-P and MSA-C patients. Autonomic symptoms were more prominent in MSA than PD. Emphasis on these domains may improve likelihood of accurate clinical diagnosis of MSA at earlier stages.
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- Divyani Garg
- Department of Neurology All India Institute of Medical Sciences New Delhi India
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- Department of Physiology All India Institute of Medical Sciences New Delhi India
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- Department of Neurology All India Institute of Medical Sciences New Delhi India
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- Department of Physiology All India Institute of Medical Sciences New Delhi India
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- Department of Neurology All India Institute of Medical Sciences New Delhi India
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- Department of Neurology All India Institute of Medical Sciences New Delhi India
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- Department of Neurology All India Institute of Medical Sciences New Delhi India
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- Department of Neuroradiology All India Institute of Medical Sciences New Delhi India
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- Department of Neurology All India Institute of Medical Sciences New Delhi India
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Ueha R, Maeda E, Ino K, Shimizu T, Sato T, Goto T, Yamasoba T. Sleep-Induced Glottis Closure in Multiple System Atrophy Evaluated by Four-Dimensional Computed Tomography. Front Med (Lausanne) 2020; 7:132. [PMID: 32363195 PMCID: PMC7180743 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2020.00132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2019] [Accepted: 03/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Multiple system atrophy (MSA) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder. Since patients with MSA often have sleep-related respiratory disorders including upper-airway obstruction and/or central sleep disturbance, appropriate evaluation of the upper airway especially during sleep may be indispensable. Fiberoptic laryngoscopy during diazepam-induced sleep has been reported for upper-airway obstruction verification. However, some patients cannot endure the uncomfortable sensation of the fiberscope. To address these issues, we devised a protocol of four four-dimensional computed tomography (4D-CT) for upper-airway evaluation during sleep. Here, we report the case of patient with MSA who was evaluated for upper-airway obstruction during sleep using 4D-CT. A 46-year-old man (height 1.60 m, weight 79 kg) was admitted to our neurological department for tracheal intubation because of a sudden onset of respiratory failure occurring at night. At the age of 45 years, he was diagnosed as MSA with predominant parkinsonism. As pulmonary disease had been excluded and his swallowing was normal, our differential diagnoses were central sleep apnea or obstructive sleep apnea related to his MSA or obstructive sleep apnea (SA) related to his obesity. A tracheostomy was done to maintain the airway after extubation. Polysomnography showed obstructive SA and not central SA. Awake fiberoptic laryngoscopy showed no upper airway obstruction but bilateral vocal abduction impairment (BVAI) during inspiration. To assess the spatial and temporal conditions of the upper respiratory tract—the patient could not tolerate sleep laryngoscopy—we carried out a 4D-CT. Reconstructed 4D-CT images of respiration during sleep showed clear abnormalities: glottis closure at the terminal stage of inspiration and subsequent velopharyngeal closure. As glottis closure does not occur normally in obesity patients, the cause of the respiratory failure in this patient was considered MSA-related sleep-induced airway obstruction. We decided to keep the tracheostoma, because BVAI in patients with MSA may be getting worse, although central apnea after tracheostomy may cause sudden central origin-related death; 4 months postoperatively, the patient had experienced no further airway-related complications. This report indicates that 4D-CT sequential upper-airway assessment during sleep is useful for determining the abnormalities causing obstructive SA in patients with MSA.
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- Rumi Ueha
- Department of Otolaryngology, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Computational Diagnostic Radiology and Preventive Medicine, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Computational Diagnostic Radiology and Preventive Medicine, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.,Imaging Center, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Otolaryngology, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Otolaryngology, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Otolaryngology, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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McKeith IG, Ferman TJ, Thomas AJ, Blanc F, Boeve BF, Fujishiro H, Kantarci K, Muscio C, O'Brien JT, Postuma RB, Aarsland D, Ballard C, Bonanni L, Donaghy P, Emre M, Galvin JE, Galasko D, Goldman JG, Gomperts SN, Honig LS, Ikeda M, Leverenz JB, Lewis SJG, Marder KS, Masellis M, Salmon DP, Taylor JP, Tsuang DW, Walker Z, Tiraboschi P. Research criteria for the diagnosis of prodromal dementia with Lewy bodies. Neurology 2020; 94:743-755. [PMID: 32241955 PMCID: PMC7274845 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000009323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 326] [Impact Index Per Article: 81.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2019] [Accepted: 02/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The prodromal phase of dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) includes (1) mild cognitive impairment (MCI), (2) delirium-onset, and (3) psychiatric-onset presentations. The purpose of our review is to determine whether there is sufficient information yet available to justify development of diagnostic criteria for each of these. Our goal is to achieve evidence-based recommendations for the recognition of DLB at a predementia, symptomatic stage. We propose operationalized diagnostic criteria for probable and possible mild cognitive impairment with Lewy bodies, which are intended for use in research settings pending validation for use in clinical practice. They are compatible with current criteria for other prodromal neurodegenerative disorders including Alzheimer and Parkinson disease. Although there is still insufficient evidence to propose formal criteria for delirium-onset and psychiatric-onset presentations of DLB, we feel that it is important to characterize them, raising the index of diagnostic suspicion and prioritizing them for further investigation.
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- Ian G McKeith
- From the Newcastle University (I.G.M., A.J.T., P.D., J.P.T.); Mayo Clinic (T.J.F.), Jacksonville; University of Strasbourg (F.B.); Mayo Clinic (B.F.B., K.K.), Rochester; Nagoya University (H.F.), Kawasaki Memorial Hospital; Istituto Neurologico "Carlo Besta" (C.M., P.T.), Milan; Cambridge University (F.M.S.); McGill University (R.B.P.); King's College London and Stavanger University Hospital (D.A.); University of Exeter (C.B.); University of Chieti-Pescara (L.B.); Istanbul Faculty of Medicine (M.E.); University of Miami Miller School of Medicine (J.E.G.); University of California (D.G., D.P.S.), San Diego; Feinberg School of Medicine (J.G.G.); Massachusetts General Hospital (S.N.G.); Columbia University Irving Medical Center (L.S.H., K.S.M.); Osaka University (M.I.); Lou Ruvo Center of Brain Health (J.B.L.), Cleveland Clinic; University of Sydney (S.J.G.L.); Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (M.M.), University of Toronto; VA Puget Sound & University of Washington (D.W.T.); University College London (Z.W.).
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- From the Newcastle University (I.G.M., A.J.T., P.D., J.P.T.); Mayo Clinic (T.J.F.), Jacksonville; University of Strasbourg (F.B.); Mayo Clinic (B.F.B., K.K.), Rochester; Nagoya University (H.F.), Kawasaki Memorial Hospital; Istituto Neurologico "Carlo Besta" (C.M., P.T.), Milan; Cambridge University (F.M.S.); McGill University (R.B.P.); King's College London and Stavanger University Hospital (D.A.); University of Exeter (C.B.); University of Chieti-Pescara (L.B.); Istanbul Faculty of Medicine (M.E.); University of Miami Miller School of Medicine (J.E.G.); University of California (D.G., D.P.S.), San Diego; Feinberg School of Medicine (J.G.G.); Massachusetts General Hospital (S.N.G.); Columbia University Irving Medical Center (L.S.H., K.S.M.); Osaka University (M.I.); Lou Ruvo Center of Brain Health (J.B.L.), Cleveland Clinic; University of Sydney (S.J.G.L.); Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (M.M.), University of Toronto; VA Puget Sound & University of Washington (D.W.T.); University College London (Z.W.)
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- From the Newcastle University (I.G.M., A.J.T., P.D., J.P.T.); Mayo Clinic (T.J.F.), Jacksonville; University of Strasbourg (F.B.); Mayo Clinic (B.F.B., K.K.), Rochester; Nagoya University (H.F.), Kawasaki Memorial Hospital; Istituto Neurologico "Carlo Besta" (C.M., P.T.), Milan; Cambridge University (F.M.S.); McGill University (R.B.P.); King's College London and Stavanger University Hospital (D.A.); University of Exeter (C.B.); University of Chieti-Pescara (L.B.); Istanbul Faculty of Medicine (M.E.); University of Miami Miller School of Medicine (J.E.G.); University of California (D.G., D.P.S.), San Diego; Feinberg School of Medicine (J.G.G.); Massachusetts General Hospital (S.N.G.); Columbia University Irving Medical Center (L.S.H., K.S.M.); Osaka University (M.I.); Lou Ruvo Center of Brain Health (J.B.L.), Cleveland Clinic; University of Sydney (S.J.G.L.); Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (M.M.), University of Toronto; VA Puget Sound & University of Washington (D.W.T.); University College London (Z.W.)
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- From the Newcastle University (I.G.M., A.J.T., P.D., J.P.T.); Mayo Clinic (T.J.F.), Jacksonville; University of Strasbourg (F.B.); Mayo Clinic (B.F.B., K.K.), Rochester; Nagoya University (H.F.), Kawasaki Memorial Hospital; Istituto Neurologico "Carlo Besta" (C.M., P.T.), Milan; Cambridge University (F.M.S.); McGill University (R.B.P.); King's College London and Stavanger University Hospital (D.A.); University of Exeter (C.B.); University of Chieti-Pescara (L.B.); Istanbul Faculty of Medicine (M.E.); University of Miami Miller School of Medicine (J.E.G.); University of California (D.G., D.P.S.), San Diego; Feinberg School of Medicine (J.G.G.); Massachusetts General Hospital (S.N.G.); Columbia University Irving Medical Center (L.S.H., K.S.M.); Osaka University (M.I.); Lou Ruvo Center of Brain Health (J.B.L.), Cleveland Clinic; University of Sydney (S.J.G.L.); Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (M.M.), University of Toronto; VA Puget Sound & University of Washington (D.W.T.); University College London (Z.W.)
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- From the Newcastle University (I.G.M., A.J.T., P.D., J.P.T.); Mayo Clinic (T.J.F.), Jacksonville; University of Strasbourg (F.B.); Mayo Clinic (B.F.B., K.K.), Rochester; Nagoya University (H.F.), Kawasaki Memorial Hospital; Istituto Neurologico "Carlo Besta" (C.M., P.T.), Milan; Cambridge University (F.M.S.); McGill University (R.B.P.); King's College London and Stavanger University Hospital (D.A.); University of Exeter (C.B.); University of Chieti-Pescara (L.B.); Istanbul Faculty of Medicine (M.E.); University of Miami Miller School of Medicine (J.E.G.); University of California (D.G., D.P.S.), San Diego; Feinberg School of Medicine (J.G.G.); Massachusetts General Hospital (S.N.G.); Columbia University Irving Medical Center (L.S.H., K.S.M.); Osaka University (M.I.); Lou Ruvo Center of Brain Health (J.B.L.), Cleveland Clinic; University of Sydney (S.J.G.L.); Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (M.M.), University of Toronto; VA Puget Sound & University of Washington (D.W.T.); University College London (Z.W.)
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- From the Newcastle University (I.G.M., A.J.T., P.D., J.P.T.); Mayo Clinic (T.J.F.), Jacksonville; University of Strasbourg (F.B.); Mayo Clinic (B.F.B., K.K.), Rochester; Nagoya University (H.F.), Kawasaki Memorial Hospital; Istituto Neurologico "Carlo Besta" (C.M., P.T.), Milan; Cambridge University (F.M.S.); McGill University (R.B.P.); King's College London and Stavanger University Hospital (D.A.); University of Exeter (C.B.); University of Chieti-Pescara (L.B.); Istanbul Faculty of Medicine (M.E.); University of Miami Miller School of Medicine (J.E.G.); University of California (D.G., D.P.S.), San Diego; Feinberg School of Medicine (J.G.G.); Massachusetts General Hospital (S.N.G.); Columbia University Irving Medical Center (L.S.H., K.S.M.); Osaka University (M.I.); Lou Ruvo Center of Brain Health (J.B.L.), Cleveland Clinic; University of Sydney (S.J.G.L.); Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (M.M.), University of Toronto; VA Puget Sound & University of Washington (D.W.T.); University College London (Z.W.)
| | - Kejal Kantarci
- From the Newcastle University (I.G.M., A.J.T., P.D., J.P.T.); Mayo Clinic (T.J.F.), Jacksonville; University of Strasbourg (F.B.); Mayo Clinic (B.F.B., K.K.), Rochester; Nagoya University (H.F.), Kawasaki Memorial Hospital; Istituto Neurologico "Carlo Besta" (C.M., P.T.), Milan; Cambridge University (F.M.S.); McGill University (R.B.P.); King's College London and Stavanger University Hospital (D.A.); University of Exeter (C.B.); University of Chieti-Pescara (L.B.); Istanbul Faculty of Medicine (M.E.); University of Miami Miller School of Medicine (J.E.G.); University of California (D.G., D.P.S.), San Diego; Feinberg School of Medicine (J.G.G.); Massachusetts General Hospital (S.N.G.); Columbia University Irving Medical Center (L.S.H., K.S.M.); Osaka University (M.I.); Lou Ruvo Center of Brain Health (J.B.L.), Cleveland Clinic; University of Sydney (S.J.G.L.); Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (M.M.), University of Toronto; VA Puget Sound & University of Washington (D.W.T.); University College London (Z.W.)
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- From the Newcastle University (I.G.M., A.J.T., P.D., J.P.T.); Mayo Clinic (T.J.F.), Jacksonville; University of Strasbourg (F.B.); Mayo Clinic (B.F.B., K.K.), Rochester; Nagoya University (H.F.), Kawasaki Memorial Hospital; Istituto Neurologico "Carlo Besta" (C.M., P.T.), Milan; Cambridge University (F.M.S.); McGill University (R.B.P.); King's College London and Stavanger University Hospital (D.A.); University of Exeter (C.B.); University of Chieti-Pescara (L.B.); Istanbul Faculty of Medicine (M.E.); University of Miami Miller School of Medicine (J.E.G.); University of California (D.G., D.P.S.), San Diego; Feinberg School of Medicine (J.G.G.); Massachusetts General Hospital (S.N.G.); Columbia University Irving Medical Center (L.S.H., K.S.M.); Osaka University (M.I.); Lou Ruvo Center of Brain Health (J.B.L.), Cleveland Clinic; University of Sydney (S.J.G.L.); Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (M.M.), University of Toronto; VA Puget Sound & University of Washington (D.W.T.); University College London (Z.W.)
| | - John T O'Brien
- From the Newcastle University (I.G.M., A.J.T., P.D., J.P.T.); Mayo Clinic (T.J.F.), Jacksonville; University of Strasbourg (F.B.); Mayo Clinic (B.F.B., K.K.), Rochester; Nagoya University (H.F.), Kawasaki Memorial Hospital; Istituto Neurologico "Carlo Besta" (C.M., P.T.), Milan; Cambridge University (F.M.S.); McGill University (R.B.P.); King's College London and Stavanger University Hospital (D.A.); University of Exeter (C.B.); University of Chieti-Pescara (L.B.); Istanbul Faculty of Medicine (M.E.); University of Miami Miller School of Medicine (J.E.G.); University of California (D.G., D.P.S.), San Diego; Feinberg School of Medicine (J.G.G.); Massachusetts General Hospital (S.N.G.); Columbia University Irving Medical Center (L.S.H., K.S.M.); Osaka University (M.I.); Lou Ruvo Center of Brain Health (J.B.L.), Cleveland Clinic; University of Sydney (S.J.G.L.); Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (M.M.), University of Toronto; VA Puget Sound & University of Washington (D.W.T.); University College London (Z.W.)
| | - Ronald B Postuma
- From the Newcastle University (I.G.M., A.J.T., P.D., J.P.T.); Mayo Clinic (T.J.F.), Jacksonville; University of Strasbourg (F.B.); Mayo Clinic (B.F.B., K.K.), Rochester; Nagoya University (H.F.), Kawasaki Memorial Hospital; Istituto Neurologico "Carlo Besta" (C.M., P.T.), Milan; Cambridge University (F.M.S.); McGill University (R.B.P.); King's College London and Stavanger University Hospital (D.A.); University of Exeter (C.B.); University of Chieti-Pescara (L.B.); Istanbul Faculty of Medicine (M.E.); University of Miami Miller School of Medicine (J.E.G.); University of California (D.G., D.P.S.), San Diego; Feinberg School of Medicine (J.G.G.); Massachusetts General Hospital (S.N.G.); Columbia University Irving Medical Center (L.S.H., K.S.M.); Osaka University (M.I.); Lou Ruvo Center of Brain Health (J.B.L.), Cleveland Clinic; University of Sydney (S.J.G.L.); Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (M.M.), University of Toronto; VA Puget Sound & University of Washington (D.W.T.); University College London (Z.W.)
| | - Dag Aarsland
- From the Newcastle University (I.G.M., A.J.T., P.D., J.P.T.); Mayo Clinic (T.J.F.), Jacksonville; University of Strasbourg (F.B.); Mayo Clinic (B.F.B., K.K.), Rochester; Nagoya University (H.F.), Kawasaki Memorial Hospital; Istituto Neurologico "Carlo Besta" (C.M., P.T.), Milan; Cambridge University (F.M.S.); McGill University (R.B.P.); King's College London and Stavanger University Hospital (D.A.); University of Exeter (C.B.); University of Chieti-Pescara (L.B.); Istanbul Faculty of Medicine (M.E.); University of Miami Miller School of Medicine (J.E.G.); University of California (D.G., D.P.S.), San Diego; Feinberg School of Medicine (J.G.G.); Massachusetts General Hospital (S.N.G.); Columbia University Irving Medical Center (L.S.H., K.S.M.); Osaka University (M.I.); Lou Ruvo Center of Brain Health (J.B.L.), Cleveland Clinic; University of Sydney (S.J.G.L.); Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (M.M.), University of Toronto; VA Puget Sound & University of Washington (D.W.T.); University College London (Z.W.)
| | - Clive Ballard
- From the Newcastle University (I.G.M., A.J.T., P.D., J.P.T.); Mayo Clinic (T.J.F.), Jacksonville; University of Strasbourg (F.B.); Mayo Clinic (B.F.B., K.K.), Rochester; Nagoya University (H.F.), Kawasaki Memorial Hospital; Istituto Neurologico "Carlo Besta" (C.M., P.T.), Milan; Cambridge University (F.M.S.); McGill University (R.B.P.); King's College London and Stavanger University Hospital (D.A.); University of Exeter (C.B.); University of Chieti-Pescara (L.B.); Istanbul Faculty of Medicine (M.E.); University of Miami Miller School of Medicine (J.E.G.); University of California (D.G., D.P.S.), San Diego; Feinberg School of Medicine (J.G.G.); Massachusetts General Hospital (S.N.G.); Columbia University Irving Medical Center (L.S.H., K.S.M.); Osaka University (M.I.); Lou Ruvo Center of Brain Health (J.B.L.), Cleveland Clinic; University of Sydney (S.J.G.L.); Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (M.M.), University of Toronto; VA Puget Sound & University of Washington (D.W.T.); University College London (Z.W.)
| | - Laura Bonanni
- From the Newcastle University (I.G.M., A.J.T., P.D., J.P.T.); Mayo Clinic (T.J.F.), Jacksonville; University of Strasbourg (F.B.); Mayo Clinic (B.F.B., K.K.), Rochester; Nagoya University (H.F.), Kawasaki Memorial Hospital; Istituto Neurologico "Carlo Besta" (C.M., P.T.), Milan; Cambridge University (F.M.S.); McGill University (R.B.P.); King's College London and Stavanger University Hospital (D.A.); University of Exeter (C.B.); University of Chieti-Pescara (L.B.); Istanbul Faculty of Medicine (M.E.); University of Miami Miller School of Medicine (J.E.G.); University of California (D.G., D.P.S.), San Diego; Feinberg School of Medicine (J.G.G.); Massachusetts General Hospital (S.N.G.); Columbia University Irving Medical Center (L.S.H., K.S.M.); Osaka University (M.I.); Lou Ruvo Center of Brain Health (J.B.L.), Cleveland Clinic; University of Sydney (S.J.G.L.); Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (M.M.), University of Toronto; VA Puget Sound & University of Washington (D.W.T.); University College London (Z.W.)
| | - Paul Donaghy
- From the Newcastle University (I.G.M., A.J.T., P.D., J.P.T.); Mayo Clinic (T.J.F.), Jacksonville; University of Strasbourg (F.B.); Mayo Clinic (B.F.B., K.K.), Rochester; Nagoya University (H.F.), Kawasaki Memorial Hospital; Istituto Neurologico "Carlo Besta" (C.M., P.T.), Milan; Cambridge University (F.M.S.); McGill University (R.B.P.); King's College London and Stavanger University Hospital (D.A.); University of Exeter (C.B.); University of Chieti-Pescara (L.B.); Istanbul Faculty of Medicine (M.E.); University of Miami Miller School of Medicine (J.E.G.); University of California (D.G., D.P.S.), San Diego; Feinberg School of Medicine (J.G.G.); Massachusetts General Hospital (S.N.G.); Columbia University Irving Medical Center (L.S.H., K.S.M.); Osaka University (M.I.); Lou Ruvo Center of Brain Health (J.B.L.), Cleveland Clinic; University of Sydney (S.J.G.L.); Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (M.M.), University of Toronto; VA Puget Sound & University of Washington (D.W.T.); University College London (Z.W.)
| | - Murat Emre
- From the Newcastle University (I.G.M., A.J.T., P.D., J.P.T.); Mayo Clinic (T.J.F.), Jacksonville; University of Strasbourg (F.B.); Mayo Clinic (B.F.B., K.K.), Rochester; Nagoya University (H.F.), Kawasaki Memorial Hospital; Istituto Neurologico "Carlo Besta" (C.M., P.T.), Milan; Cambridge University (F.M.S.); McGill University (R.B.P.); King's College London and Stavanger University Hospital (D.A.); University of Exeter (C.B.); University of Chieti-Pescara (L.B.); Istanbul Faculty of Medicine (M.E.); University of Miami Miller School of Medicine (J.E.G.); University of California (D.G., D.P.S.), San Diego; Feinberg School of Medicine (J.G.G.); Massachusetts General Hospital (S.N.G.); Columbia University Irving Medical Center (L.S.H., K.S.M.); Osaka University (M.I.); Lou Ruvo Center of Brain Health (J.B.L.), Cleveland Clinic; University of Sydney (S.J.G.L.); Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (M.M.), University of Toronto; VA Puget Sound & University of Washington (D.W.T.); University College London (Z.W.)
| | - James E Galvin
- From the Newcastle University (I.G.M., A.J.T., P.D., J.P.T.); Mayo Clinic (T.J.F.), Jacksonville; University of Strasbourg (F.B.); Mayo Clinic (B.F.B., K.K.), Rochester; Nagoya University (H.F.), Kawasaki Memorial Hospital; Istituto Neurologico "Carlo Besta" (C.M., P.T.), Milan; Cambridge University (F.M.S.); McGill University (R.B.P.); King's College London and Stavanger University Hospital (D.A.); University of Exeter (C.B.); University of Chieti-Pescara (L.B.); Istanbul Faculty of Medicine (M.E.); University of Miami Miller School of Medicine (J.E.G.); University of California (D.G., D.P.S.), San Diego; Feinberg School of Medicine (J.G.G.); Massachusetts General Hospital (S.N.G.); Columbia University Irving Medical Center (L.S.H., K.S.M.); Osaka University (M.I.); Lou Ruvo Center of Brain Health (J.B.L.), Cleveland Clinic; University of Sydney (S.J.G.L.); Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (M.M.), University of Toronto; VA Puget Sound & University of Washington (D.W.T.); University College London (Z.W.)
| | - Douglas Galasko
- From the Newcastle University (I.G.M., A.J.T., P.D., J.P.T.); Mayo Clinic (T.J.F.), Jacksonville; University of Strasbourg (F.B.); Mayo Clinic (B.F.B., K.K.), Rochester; Nagoya University (H.F.), Kawasaki Memorial Hospital; Istituto Neurologico "Carlo Besta" (C.M., P.T.), Milan; Cambridge University (F.M.S.); McGill University (R.B.P.); King's College London and Stavanger University Hospital (D.A.); University of Exeter (C.B.); University of Chieti-Pescara (L.B.); Istanbul Faculty of Medicine (M.E.); University of Miami Miller School of Medicine (J.E.G.); University of California (D.G., D.P.S.), San Diego; Feinberg School of Medicine (J.G.G.); Massachusetts General Hospital (S.N.G.); Columbia University Irving Medical Center (L.S.H., K.S.M.); Osaka University (M.I.); Lou Ruvo Center of Brain Health (J.B.L.), Cleveland Clinic; University of Sydney (S.J.G.L.); Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (M.M.), University of Toronto; VA Puget Sound & University of Washington (D.W.T.); University College London (Z.W.)
| | - Jennifer G Goldman
- From the Newcastle University (I.G.M., A.J.T., P.D., J.P.T.); Mayo Clinic (T.J.F.), Jacksonville; University of Strasbourg (F.B.); Mayo Clinic (B.F.B., K.K.), Rochester; Nagoya University (H.F.), Kawasaki Memorial Hospital; Istituto Neurologico "Carlo Besta" (C.M., P.T.), Milan; Cambridge University (F.M.S.); McGill University (R.B.P.); King's College London and Stavanger University Hospital (D.A.); University of Exeter (C.B.); University of Chieti-Pescara (L.B.); Istanbul Faculty of Medicine (M.E.); University of Miami Miller School of Medicine (J.E.G.); University of California (D.G., D.P.S.), San Diego; Feinberg School of Medicine (J.G.G.); Massachusetts General Hospital (S.N.G.); Columbia University Irving Medical Center (L.S.H., K.S.M.); Osaka University (M.I.); Lou Ruvo Center of Brain Health (J.B.L.), Cleveland Clinic; University of Sydney (S.J.G.L.); Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (M.M.), University of Toronto; VA Puget Sound & University of Washington (D.W.T.); University College London (Z.W.)
| | - Stephen N Gomperts
- From the Newcastle University (I.G.M., A.J.T., P.D., J.P.T.); Mayo Clinic (T.J.F.), Jacksonville; University of Strasbourg (F.B.); Mayo Clinic (B.F.B., K.K.), Rochester; Nagoya University (H.F.), Kawasaki Memorial Hospital; Istituto Neurologico "Carlo Besta" (C.M., P.T.), Milan; Cambridge University (F.M.S.); McGill University (R.B.P.); King's College London and Stavanger University Hospital (D.A.); University of Exeter (C.B.); University of Chieti-Pescara (L.B.); Istanbul Faculty of Medicine (M.E.); University of Miami Miller School of Medicine (J.E.G.); University of California (D.G., D.P.S.), San Diego; Feinberg School of Medicine (J.G.G.); Massachusetts General Hospital (S.N.G.); Columbia University Irving Medical Center (L.S.H., K.S.M.); Osaka University (M.I.); Lou Ruvo Center of Brain Health (J.B.L.), Cleveland Clinic; University of Sydney (S.J.G.L.); Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (M.M.), University of Toronto; VA Puget Sound & University of Washington (D.W.T.); University College London (Z.W.)
| | - Lawrence S Honig
- From the Newcastle University (I.G.M., A.J.T., P.D., J.P.T.); Mayo Clinic (T.J.F.), Jacksonville; University of Strasbourg (F.B.); Mayo Clinic (B.F.B., K.K.), Rochester; Nagoya University (H.F.), Kawasaki Memorial Hospital; Istituto Neurologico "Carlo Besta" (C.M., P.T.), Milan; Cambridge University (F.M.S.); McGill University (R.B.P.); King's College London and Stavanger University Hospital (D.A.); University of Exeter (C.B.); University of Chieti-Pescara (L.B.); Istanbul Faculty of Medicine (M.E.); University of Miami Miller School of Medicine (J.E.G.); University of California (D.G., D.P.S.), San Diego; Feinberg School of Medicine (J.G.G.); Massachusetts General Hospital (S.N.G.); Columbia University Irving Medical Center (L.S.H., K.S.M.); Osaka University (M.I.); Lou Ruvo Center of Brain Health (J.B.L.), Cleveland Clinic; University of Sydney (S.J.G.L.); Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (M.M.), University of Toronto; VA Puget Sound & University of Washington (D.W.T.); University College London (Z.W.)
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- From the Newcastle University (I.G.M., A.J.T., P.D., J.P.T.); Mayo Clinic (T.J.F.), Jacksonville; University of Strasbourg (F.B.); Mayo Clinic (B.F.B., K.K.), Rochester; Nagoya University (H.F.), Kawasaki Memorial Hospital; Istituto Neurologico "Carlo Besta" (C.M., P.T.), Milan; Cambridge University (F.M.S.); McGill University (R.B.P.); King's College London and Stavanger University Hospital (D.A.); University of Exeter (C.B.); University of Chieti-Pescara (L.B.); Istanbul Faculty of Medicine (M.E.); University of Miami Miller School of Medicine (J.E.G.); University of California (D.G., D.P.S.), San Diego; Feinberg School of Medicine (J.G.G.); Massachusetts General Hospital (S.N.G.); Columbia University Irving Medical Center (L.S.H., K.S.M.); Osaka University (M.I.); Lou Ruvo Center of Brain Health (J.B.L.), Cleveland Clinic; University of Sydney (S.J.G.L.); Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (M.M.), University of Toronto; VA Puget Sound & University of Washington (D.W.T.); University College London (Z.W.)
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- From the Newcastle University (I.G.M., A.J.T., P.D., J.P.T.); Mayo Clinic (T.J.F.), Jacksonville; University of Strasbourg (F.B.); Mayo Clinic (B.F.B., K.K.), Rochester; Nagoya University (H.F.), Kawasaki Memorial Hospital; Istituto Neurologico "Carlo Besta" (C.M., P.T.), Milan; Cambridge University (F.M.S.); McGill University (R.B.P.); King's College London and Stavanger University Hospital (D.A.); University of Exeter (C.B.); University of Chieti-Pescara (L.B.); Istanbul Faculty of Medicine (M.E.); University of Miami Miller School of Medicine (J.E.G.); University of California (D.G., D.P.S.), San Diego; Feinberg School of Medicine (J.G.G.); Massachusetts General Hospital (S.N.G.); Columbia University Irving Medical Center (L.S.H., K.S.M.); Osaka University (M.I.); Lou Ruvo Center of Brain Health (J.B.L.), Cleveland Clinic; University of Sydney (S.J.G.L.); Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (M.M.), University of Toronto; VA Puget Sound & University of Washington (D.W.T.); University College London (Z.W.)
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- From the Newcastle University (I.G.M., A.J.T., P.D., J.P.T.); Mayo Clinic (T.J.F.), Jacksonville; University of Strasbourg (F.B.); Mayo Clinic (B.F.B., K.K.), Rochester; Nagoya University (H.F.), Kawasaki Memorial Hospital; Istituto Neurologico "Carlo Besta" (C.M., P.T.), Milan; Cambridge University (F.M.S.); McGill University (R.B.P.); King's College London and Stavanger University Hospital (D.A.); University of Exeter (C.B.); University of Chieti-Pescara (L.B.); Istanbul Faculty of Medicine (M.E.); University of Miami Miller School of Medicine (J.E.G.); University of California (D.G., D.P.S.), San Diego; Feinberg School of Medicine (J.G.G.); Massachusetts General Hospital (S.N.G.); Columbia University Irving Medical Center (L.S.H., K.S.M.); Osaka University (M.I.); Lou Ruvo Center of Brain Health (J.B.L.), Cleveland Clinic; University of Sydney (S.J.G.L.); Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (M.M.), University of Toronto; VA Puget Sound & University of Washington (D.W.T.); University College London (Z.W.)
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- From the Newcastle University (I.G.M., A.J.T., P.D., J.P.T.); Mayo Clinic (T.J.F.), Jacksonville; University of Strasbourg (F.B.); Mayo Clinic (B.F.B., K.K.), Rochester; Nagoya University (H.F.), Kawasaki Memorial Hospital; Istituto Neurologico "Carlo Besta" (C.M., P.T.), Milan; Cambridge University (F.M.S.); McGill University (R.B.P.); King's College London and Stavanger University Hospital (D.A.); University of Exeter (C.B.); University of Chieti-Pescara (L.B.); Istanbul Faculty of Medicine (M.E.); University of Miami Miller School of Medicine (J.E.G.); University of California (D.G., D.P.S.), San Diego; Feinberg School of Medicine (J.G.G.); Massachusetts General Hospital (S.N.G.); Columbia University Irving Medical Center (L.S.H., K.S.M.); Osaka University (M.I.); Lou Ruvo Center of Brain Health (J.B.L.), Cleveland Clinic; University of Sydney (S.J.G.L.); Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (M.M.), University of Toronto; VA Puget Sound & University of Washington (D.W.T.); University College London (Z.W.)
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- From the Newcastle University (I.G.M., A.J.T., P.D., J.P.T.); Mayo Clinic (T.J.F.), Jacksonville; University of Strasbourg (F.B.); Mayo Clinic (B.F.B., K.K.), Rochester; Nagoya University (H.F.), Kawasaki Memorial Hospital; Istituto Neurologico "Carlo Besta" (C.M., P.T.), Milan; Cambridge University (F.M.S.); McGill University (R.B.P.); King's College London and Stavanger University Hospital (D.A.); University of Exeter (C.B.); University of Chieti-Pescara (L.B.); Istanbul Faculty of Medicine (M.E.); University of Miami Miller School of Medicine (J.E.G.); University of California (D.G., D.P.S.), San Diego; Feinberg School of Medicine (J.G.G.); Massachusetts General Hospital (S.N.G.); Columbia University Irving Medical Center (L.S.H., K.S.M.); Osaka University (M.I.); Lou Ruvo Center of Brain Health (J.B.L.), Cleveland Clinic; University of Sydney (S.J.G.L.); Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (M.M.), University of Toronto; VA Puget Sound & University of Washington (D.W.T.); University College London (Z.W.)
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- From the Newcastle University (I.G.M., A.J.T., P.D., J.P.T.); Mayo Clinic (T.J.F.), Jacksonville; University of Strasbourg (F.B.); Mayo Clinic (B.F.B., K.K.), Rochester; Nagoya University (H.F.), Kawasaki Memorial Hospital; Istituto Neurologico "Carlo Besta" (C.M., P.T.), Milan; Cambridge University (F.M.S.); McGill University (R.B.P.); King's College London and Stavanger University Hospital (D.A.); University of Exeter (C.B.); University of Chieti-Pescara (L.B.); Istanbul Faculty of Medicine (M.E.); University of Miami Miller School of Medicine (J.E.G.); University of California (D.G., D.P.S.), San Diego; Feinberg School of Medicine (J.G.G.); Massachusetts General Hospital (S.N.G.); Columbia University Irving Medical Center (L.S.H., K.S.M.); Osaka University (M.I.); Lou Ruvo Center of Brain Health (J.B.L.), Cleveland Clinic; University of Sydney (S.J.G.L.); Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (M.M.), University of Toronto; VA Puget Sound & University of Washington (D.W.T.); University College London (Z.W.)
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- From the Newcastle University (I.G.M., A.J.T., P.D., J.P.T.); Mayo Clinic (T.J.F.), Jacksonville; University of Strasbourg (F.B.); Mayo Clinic (B.F.B., K.K.), Rochester; Nagoya University (H.F.), Kawasaki Memorial Hospital; Istituto Neurologico "Carlo Besta" (C.M., P.T.), Milan; Cambridge University (F.M.S.); McGill University (R.B.P.); King's College London and Stavanger University Hospital (D.A.); University of Exeter (C.B.); University of Chieti-Pescara (L.B.); Istanbul Faculty of Medicine (M.E.); University of Miami Miller School of Medicine (J.E.G.); University of California (D.G., D.P.S.), San Diego; Feinberg School of Medicine (J.G.G.); Massachusetts General Hospital (S.N.G.); Columbia University Irving Medical Center (L.S.H., K.S.M.); Osaka University (M.I.); Lou Ruvo Center of Brain Health (J.B.L.), Cleveland Clinic; University of Sydney (S.J.G.L.); Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (M.M.), University of Toronto; VA Puget Sound & University of Washington (D.W.T.); University College London (Z.W.)
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- From the Newcastle University (I.G.M., A.J.T., P.D., J.P.T.); Mayo Clinic (T.J.F.), Jacksonville; University of Strasbourg (F.B.); Mayo Clinic (B.F.B., K.K.), Rochester; Nagoya University (H.F.), Kawasaki Memorial Hospital; Istituto Neurologico "Carlo Besta" (C.M., P.T.), Milan; Cambridge University (F.M.S.); McGill University (R.B.P.); King's College London and Stavanger University Hospital (D.A.); University of Exeter (C.B.); University of Chieti-Pescara (L.B.); Istanbul Faculty of Medicine (M.E.); University of Miami Miller School of Medicine (J.E.G.); University of California (D.G., D.P.S.), San Diego; Feinberg School of Medicine (J.G.G.); Massachusetts General Hospital (S.N.G.); Columbia University Irving Medical Center (L.S.H., K.S.M.); Osaka University (M.I.); Lou Ruvo Center of Brain Health (J.B.L.), Cleveland Clinic; University of Sydney (S.J.G.L.); Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (M.M.), University of Toronto; VA Puget Sound & University of Washington (D.W.T.); University College London (Z.W.)
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- From the Newcastle University (I.G.M., A.J.T., P.D., J.P.T.); Mayo Clinic (T.J.F.), Jacksonville; University of Strasbourg (F.B.); Mayo Clinic (B.F.B., K.K.), Rochester; Nagoya University (H.F.), Kawasaki Memorial Hospital; Istituto Neurologico "Carlo Besta" (C.M., P.T.), Milan; Cambridge University (F.M.S.); McGill University (R.B.P.); King's College London and Stavanger University Hospital (D.A.); University of Exeter (C.B.); University of Chieti-Pescara (L.B.); Istanbul Faculty of Medicine (M.E.); University of Miami Miller School of Medicine (J.E.G.); University of California (D.G., D.P.S.), San Diego; Feinberg School of Medicine (J.G.G.); Massachusetts General Hospital (S.N.G.); Columbia University Irving Medical Center (L.S.H., K.S.M.); Osaka University (M.I.); Lou Ruvo Center of Brain Health (J.B.L.), Cleveland Clinic; University of Sydney (S.J.G.L.); Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (M.M.), University of Toronto; VA Puget Sound & University of Washington (D.W.T.); University College London (Z.W.)
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- From the Newcastle University (I.G.M., A.J.T., P.D., J.P.T.); Mayo Clinic (T.J.F.), Jacksonville; University of Strasbourg (F.B.); Mayo Clinic (B.F.B., K.K.), Rochester; Nagoya University (H.F.), Kawasaki Memorial Hospital; Istituto Neurologico "Carlo Besta" (C.M., P.T.), Milan; Cambridge University (F.M.S.); McGill University (R.B.P.); King's College London and Stavanger University Hospital (D.A.); University of Exeter (C.B.); University of Chieti-Pescara (L.B.); Istanbul Faculty of Medicine (M.E.); University of Miami Miller School of Medicine (J.E.G.); University of California (D.G., D.P.S.), San Diego; Feinberg School of Medicine (J.G.G.); Massachusetts General Hospital (S.N.G.); Columbia University Irving Medical Center (L.S.H., K.S.M.); Osaka University (M.I.); Lou Ruvo Center of Brain Health (J.B.L.), Cleveland Clinic; University of Sydney (S.J.G.L.); Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (M.M.), University of Toronto; VA Puget Sound & University of Washington (D.W.T.); University College London (Z.W.)
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Kim YE, Ma HI, Seong GH, Huh JY, Park J, Song J, An S, Kim YJ. Early Impairment of Chopsticks Skills in Parkinsonism Suggests Progressive Supranuclear Palsy. J Clin Neurol 2020; 16:254-260. [PMID: 32319242 PMCID: PMC7174121 DOI: 10.3988/jcn.2020.16.2.254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2019] [Revised: 11/02/2019] [Accepted: 11/05/2019] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Background and Purpose Chopsticks are a primary eating utensil in East Asia, but systematic assessments of chopsticks skills in parkinsonian disorders is lacking. We aimed to identify any differences in chopsticks skills in the early stages of Parkinson's disease (PD) and atypical parkinsonism (AP), including progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), multiple system atrophy (MSA), and corticobasal syndrome (CBS). Methods We consecutively recruited 111 patients with PD and 74 with AP (40 with PSP, 30 with MSA, and 4 with CBS) who were in a drug-naïve state. The motor and cognitive functions of the patients were evaluated using a standardized protocol. Everyday chopsticks skills were evaluated using a chopsticks questionnaire developed in-house. The chopsticks skills test (CST) involved counting the number of pills that the subject was able to carry using chopsticks between two dishes separated by 20 cm within 20 seconds. Results Patient responses to the questionnaire indicating poor chopsticks skills (“I cannot pick up some of the food items” or “I cannot use chopsticks anymore”) were present in 23.0% of AP patients and 30% of PSP patients, compared to only 5.6% of PD patients [odd ratio (OR)=5.07 and OR=7.29, p≤0.001 in both]. The performance in the CST was worse in PSP than in PD (p<0.001). The CST results were correlated with hand motor skills including in the coinrotation test, timed figure-tapping test, and motor Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale scores in all of the patient groups (p<0.001). In PSP, a decline in visuospatial function and frontal executive function was associated with a poor performance in the CST in addition to poor motor performance (p<0.05). Conclusions Impairments in chopsticks skills were more common in PSP than in PD during the early stages of parkinsonism. This suggests that early functional impairment of chopsticks skills can be used as a warning sign for PSP.
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- Young Eun Kim
- Department of Neurology, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Anyang, Korea.,Hallym Neurological Institute, Hallym University, Anyang, Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Anyang, Korea.,Hallym Neurological Institute, Hallym University, Anyang, Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Anyang, Korea.,Hallym Neurological Institute, Hallym University, Anyang, Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Anyang, Korea.,Hallym Neurological Institute, Hallym University, Anyang, Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Anyang, Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Anyang, Korea.,Hallym Neurological Institute, Hallym University, Anyang, Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Anyang, Korea.,Hallym Neurological Institute, Hallym University, Anyang, Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Anyang, Korea.,ILSONG Institute of Life Science, Hallym University, Anyang, Korea.,Hallym Institute of Translational Genomics & Bioinformatics, Hallym University Medical Center, Anyang, Korea.
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Diagnosing multiple system atrophy at the prodromal stage. Clin Auton Res 2020; 30:197-205. [PMID: 32232688 DOI: 10.1007/s10286-020-00682-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2020] [Accepted: 03/16/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Identifying individuals at the earliest disease stage becomes crucial as we aim to develop disease-modifying treatments for neurodegenerative disorders. Prodromal diagnostic criteria were recently developed for Parkinson's disease (PD) and are forthcoming for dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB). The latest 2008 version of diagnostic criteria for multiple system atrophy (MSA) have improved diagnostic accuracy in early disease stages compared to previous criteria, but we do not yet have formal criteria for prodromal MSA. Building on similar approaches as for PD and DLB, we can identify features on history-taking, clinical examination, and ancillary clinical testing that can predict the likelihood of an individual developing MSA, while also distinguishing it from PD and DLB. The main clinical hallmarks of MSA are REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD) and autonomic dysfunction (particularly orthostatic hypotension and urogenital symptoms), and may be the primary means by which patients with potential prodromal MSA are identified. Preserved olfaction, absence of significant cognitive deficits, urinary retention, and respiratory symptoms such as stridor and respiratory insufficiency can be clinical features that help distinguish MSA from PD and DLB. Finally, ancillary test results including neuroimaging as well as serological and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) biomarkers may lend further weight to quantifying the likelihood of phenoconversion into MSA. For prodromal criteria, the primary challenges are MSA's lower prevalence, shorter lead time to diagnosis, and strong overlap with other synucleinopathies. Future prodromal criteria may need to first embed the diagnosis into a general umbrella of prodromal alpha-synucleinopathies, followed by identification of features that suggest prodromal MSA as the specific cause.
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Zhang Y, Song T, Zhuang P, Wang Y, Zhang X, Mei S, Li J, Ma J. Spinal cord stimulation improves freezing of gait in a patient with multiple system atrophy with predominant parkinsonism. Brain Stimul 2020; 13:653-654. [PMID: 32289693 DOI: 10.1016/j.brs.2020.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2020] [Accepted: 02/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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- Yuqing Zhang
- Beijing Institute of Functional Neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, No. 45 Changchun Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100053, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, No. 45 Changchun Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100053, China
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- Beijing Institute of Functional Neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, No. 45 Changchun Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100053, China
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- Beijing Institute of Functional Neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, No. 45 Changchun Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100053, China
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- Beijing Institute of Functional Neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, No. 45 Changchun Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100053, China
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- Department of Neurology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, No. 45 Changchun Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100053, China
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- Beijing Institute of Functional Neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, No. 45 Changchun Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100053, China
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- Department of Neurology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, No. 45 Changchun Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100053, China
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Phosphorylated Alpha-Synuclein in Red Blood Cells as a Potential Diagnostic Biomarker for Multiple System Atrophy: A Pilot Study. PARKINSONS DISEASE 2020; 2020:8740419. [PMID: 32089817 PMCID: PMC7013322 DOI: 10.1155/2020/8740419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2019] [Revised: 10/30/2019] [Accepted: 11/22/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Diagnosis of multiple system atrophy (MSA) remains a challenge, due to the complexity and overlapping of its symptoms with other Parkinsonian disorders. The critical role of alpha-synuclein (α-syn) in the pathogenesis of MSA makes it an ideal biomarker for the diagnosis of MSA. Although α-syn alterations in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and blood plasma have been extensively assessed for the utility in diagnosing MSA, inconsistent results have been obtained, presumably due to the contamination by hemolysis and other confounding factors. In this study, levels of serine 129-phosphorylated α-syn (pS-α-syn), a major pathologic form of α-syn, in red blood cells (RBCs), were measured using ELISA in a Chinese cohort consisting of 107 MSA patients and 220 healthy controls. A significant increase in the levels of pS-α-syn in RBCs (pS-α-syn-RBC) was observed in MSA patients than in healthy controls (14.02 ± 4.02 ng/mg versus 11.89 ± 3.57 ng/mg; p < 0.0001). Receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC) indicated that pS-α-syn-RBC discriminated the patients well from the controls with a sensitivity of 80.37% (95% confidence interval (CI): 71.58%-87.42%), a specificity of 88.64% (95% CI: 83.68%-92.51%), and an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.91 (95% CI: 0.87-0.94). The levels of pS-α-syn-RBC were negatively correlated with RBD-HK scores and differed between MSA-P and MSA-C subtypes (13.27 ± 1.91 versus 12.19 ± 3.04; p=0.025). The difference between subtypes was seen at Hoehn and Yahr stages 3 and 4, and the age at onset (AAO) between 60 and 69 years (p=0.016). The results suggest that pS-α-syn-RBC is increased in MSA patients and can be used as a potential diagnostic biomarker for MSA.
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Greene P. Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, Corticobasal Degeneration, and Multiple System Atrophy. Continuum (Minneap Minn) 2020; 25:919-935. [PMID: 31356287 DOI: 10.1212/con.0000000000000751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Patients who have parkinsonian features, especially without tremor, that are not responsive to levodopa, usually have one of these three major neurodegenerative disorders rather than Parkinson disease: progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), multiple system atrophy (MSA), or corticobasal degeneration (CBD). Each of these disorders eventually develops signs and symptoms that distinguish it from idiopathic Parkinson disease, but these may not be present at disease onset. Although these conditions are not generally treatable, it is still important to correctly diagnose the condition as soon as possible. RECENT FINDINGS In recent years, it has been increasingly recognized that the symptoms of these diseases do not accurately predict the pathology, and the pathology does not accurately predict the clinical syndrome. Despite this, interest has grown in treating these diseases by targeting misfolded tau (in the case of PSP and CBD) and misfolded α-synuclein (in the case of MSA). SUMMARY Knowledge of the characteristic signs and symptoms of PSP, MSA, and CBD are essential in diagnosing and managing patients who have atypical parkinsonian syndromes.
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Tsuchiya K, Ueha R, Suzuki S, Goto T, Sato T, Nito T, Yamasoba T. Heightened risk of early vocal fold motion impairment onset and dysphagia in the parkinsonian variant of multiple system atrophy: a comparative study. Clin Park Relat Disord 2020; 3:100037. [PMID: 34316623 PMCID: PMC8298771 DOI: 10.1016/j.prdoa.2020.100037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2019] [Revised: 11/07/2019] [Accepted: 11/25/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Objective We compared differences in frequency and timing of onset of the following clinical events between the cerebellar and parkinsonian variants of multiple system atrophy (MSA-C and MSA-P, respectively): type of operation including tracheostomy and/or aspiration prevention surgery, vocal fold motion impairment (VFMI), sleep apnea (SA), introduction of mechanical ventilation (MV), and dysphagia. The risks of these events cooccurring with either MSA-C or MSA-P were compared. Methods We retrospectively assessed clinical outcomes only of patients with MSA who presented at the Department of Otolaryngology of the University of Tokyo Hospital between 2008 and 2018. The proportion and timing of onset events between MSA-C and MSA-P and risks of onset were compared using chi-square tests and Cox proportional hazard models adjusted for age, sex, and disease severity, respectively. Results We identified 113 patients (median age: 60 years, 72 men [64%]). The frequency and timing of VFMI, SA, MV, dysphagia, and surgeries were 55 patients (49%) and 76 (95% CI 61–91) months after MSA onset, 85 (75%) and 41 (32–50), 36 (32%) and 100 (73–127), 77 (68%) and 43 (36–50), and 25 (22%) and 102 (84–120), respectively. Twenty-seven patients (24%) had MSA-P and higher risk of VFMI (p < .001), SA (p = .030), and dysphagia (p = .017) than did patients with MSA-C. Conclusion While MSA-P is less common, it may involve heightened risk of VFMI and dysphagia early onset. Thus, careful follow-up for VFMI, SA, and dysphagia may be needed for these patients. Criteria for Rating Diagnostic Accuracy Studies Class II. The onset of vocal fold motion impairment varies in multiple system atrophy types The sleep-apnea onset is relatively early in parkinsonian multiple system atrophy The onset of dysphagia is relatively early in parkinsonian multiple system atrophy Respiratory clinical events are more common in parkinsonian multiple system atrophy
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- Kaoru Tsuchiya
- Department of Otolaryngology, the University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Otolaryngology, Kameda Medical Center, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Otolaryngology, the University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Otolaryngology, the University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Otolaryngology, the University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Otolaryngology, the University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Otolaryngology, the University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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How to approach a patient with parkinsonism - red flags for atypical parkinsonism. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF NEUROBIOLOGY 2019; 149:1-34. [PMID: 31779810 DOI: 10.1016/bs.irn.2019.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Parkinsonism is a clinical syndrome defined by bradykinesia plus rigidity or tremor. Though most commonly encountered in the setting of idiopathic Parkinson's disease, a number of neurodegenerative, structural, metabolic and toxic neurological disorders can result in parkinsonism. Accurately diagnosing the underlying cause of parkinsonism is of both therapeutic and prognostic relevance, especially as we enter the era of disease-modifying treatment trials for neurodegenerative disorders. Being aware of the wide array of potential causes of parkinsonism is of paramount importance for clinicians. In this chapter, we present a pragmatic clinical approach to patients with parkinsonism, specifically focusing on 'red flags', which should alert one to consider diagnoses other than idiopathic Parkinson's disease.
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Richard C, Amarenco G, Palma JA, Kaufmann H, Drapier S, Gamé X, Brucker B, Peyronnet B. Early bladder dysfunction in multiple system atrophy: who seek shall find. Clin Auton Res 2019; 29:625-626. [PMID: 31705345 DOI: 10.1007/s10286-019-00648-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2019] [Accepted: 11/05/2019] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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- Claire Richard
- Department of Urology, University of Rennes, Rennes, France.
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- Sorbonne Université, GRC 01 GREEN, APHP, Hôpital Tenon, Paris, France
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- Department of Neurology, University of Rennes, Rennes, France
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- Department of Urology, University of Toulouse, Toulouse, France
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Guo J, Liu F, Liu T, Zhang X, Luo Y. A case of multiple system atrophy. J Int Med Res 2019; 47:5839-5843. [PMID: 31550950 PMCID: PMC6862899 DOI: 10.1177/0300060519864182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Multiple system atrophy (MSA) is the most rapidly progressive neurodegenerative disorder among the various types of synucleinopathies. The cause of MSA remains unknown, but it can involve the extrapyramidal system, the pyramidal system, the autonomic nerves and the cerebellum. The main clinical manifestations are Parkinson's symptoms, cerebellar ataxia, pyramidal tract signs and autonomic nervous system disorders. Depending on the initial predominant motor deficits, MSA is subclassified into either Parkinsonian type (MSA-P) or cerebellar type (MSA-C). MSA is rare in the Zunyi area of Guizhou Province, so when it is observed for the first time it often results in a convoluted diagnosis and treatment process, which takes a lot of time, money, manpower and material resources, which can also have a psychological impact on the patient. This report describes the case of a 60-year-old woman who presented with syncope for 1 year combined with dizziness for 1 day. She had been diagnosed twice with transient ischaemic attack in the previous 6 months. Cranial magnetic resonance imaging suggested widening of the cerebellar sulcus and mild cerebellar atrophy. Based on the patient’s medical history, physical signs and auxiliary examinations, she was diagnosed with MSA-C.
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- Jing Guo
- Department of Neurology, The First People's Hospital of Zunyi and The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, Guizhou Province, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First People's Hospital of Zunyi and The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, Guizhou Province, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First People's Hospital of Zunyi and The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, Guizhou Province, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First People's Hospital of Zunyi and The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, Guizhou Province, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First People's Hospital of Zunyi and The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, Guizhou Province, China
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De Luca CMG, Elia AE, Portaleone SM, Cazzaniga FA, Rossi M, Bistaffa E, De Cecco E, Narkiewicz J, Salzano G, Carletta O, Romito L, Devigili G, Soliveri P, Tiraboschi P, Legname G, Tagliavini F, Eleopra R, Giaccone G, Moda F. Efficient RT-QuIC seeding activity for α-synuclein in olfactory mucosa samples of patients with Parkinson's disease and multiple system atrophy. Transl Neurodegener 2019; 8:24. [PMID: 31406572 PMCID: PMC6686411 DOI: 10.1186/s40035-019-0164-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2019] [Accepted: 07/18/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Background Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder whose diagnosis is often challenging because symptoms may overlap with neurodegenerative parkinsonisms. PD is characterized by intraneuronal accumulation of abnormal α-synuclein in brainstem while neurodegenerative parkinsonisms might be associated with accumulation of either α-synuclein, as in the case of Multiple System Atrophy (MSA) or tau, as in the case of Corticobasal Degeneration (CBD) and Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP), in other disease-specific brain regions. Definite diagnosis of all these diseases can be formulated only neuropathologically by detection and localization of α-synuclein or tau aggregates in the brain. Compelling evidence suggests that trace-amount of these proteins can appear in peripheral tissues, including receptor neurons of the olfactory mucosa (OM). Methods We have set and standardized the experimental conditions to extend the ultrasensitive Real Time Quaking Induced Conversion (RT-QuIC) assay for OM analysis. In particular, by using human recombinant α-synuclein as substrate of reaction, we have assessed the ability of OM collected from patients with clinical diagnoses of PD and MSA to induce α-synuclein aggregation, and compared their seeding ability to that of OM samples collected from patients with clinical diagnoses of CBD and PSP. Results Our results showed that a significant percentage of MSA and PD samples induced α-synuclein aggregation with high efficiency, but also few samples of patients with the clinical diagnosis of CBD and PSP caused the same effect. Notably, the final RT-QuIC aggregates obtained from MSA and PD samples owned peculiar biochemical and morphological features potentially enabling their discrimination. Conclusions Our study provide the proof-of-concept that olfactory mucosa samples collected from patients with PD and MSA possess important seeding activities for α-synuclein. Additional studies are required for (i) estimating sensitivity and specificity of the technique and for (ii) evaluating its application for the diagnosis of PD and neurodegenerative parkinsonisms. RT-QuIC analyses of OM and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) can be combined with the aim of increasing the overall diagnostic accuracy of these diseases, especially in the early stages. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s40035-019-0164-x) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- 2Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Unit of Neurology I - Parkinson and Movement Disorders Unit, Milan, Italy
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- 3Department of Health Sciences, Università degli Studi di Milano, Otolaryngology Unit, San Paolo Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- 1Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Unit of Neurology 5 and Neuropathology, Milan, Italy
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- 4Department of Neuroscience, Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati (SISSA), Laboratory of Prion Biology, Trieste, Italy
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- 1Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Unit of Neurology 5 and Neuropathology, Milan, Italy
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- 4Department of Neuroscience, Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati (SISSA), Laboratory of Prion Biology, Trieste, Italy
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- 4Department of Neuroscience, Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati (SISSA), Laboratory of Prion Biology, Trieste, Italy
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- 4Department of Neuroscience, Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati (SISSA), Laboratory of Prion Biology, Trieste, Italy
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- 1Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Unit of Neurology 5 and Neuropathology, Milan, Italy
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- 2Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Unit of Neurology I - Parkinson and Movement Disorders Unit, Milan, Italy
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- 2Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Unit of Neurology I - Parkinson and Movement Disorders Unit, Milan, Italy
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- 2Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Unit of Neurology I - Parkinson and Movement Disorders Unit, Milan, Italy
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- 1Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Unit of Neurology 5 and Neuropathology, Milan, Italy
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- 4Department of Neuroscience, Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati (SISSA), Laboratory of Prion Biology, Trieste, Italy
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- 5Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Scientific Directorate, Milan, Italy
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- 2Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Unit of Neurology I - Parkinson and Movement Disorders Unit, Milan, Italy
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- 1Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Unit of Neurology 5 and Neuropathology, Milan, Italy
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- 1Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Unit of Neurology 5 and Neuropathology, Milan, Italy
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Barcelon EA, Mukaino T, Yokoyama J, Uehara T, Ogata K, Kira JI, Tobimatsu S. Grand Total EEG Score Can Differentiate Parkinson's Disease From Parkinson-Related Disorders. Front Neurol 2019; 10:398. [PMID: 31057481 PMCID: PMC6482237 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2019.00398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2018] [Accepted: 04/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Background: Semi-quantitative electroencephalogram (EEG) analysis is easy to perform and has been used to differentiate dementias, as well as idiopathic and vascular Parkinson's disease. Purpose: To study whether a semi-quantitative EEG analysis can aid in distinguishing idiopathic Parkinson's disease (IPD) from atypical parkinsonian disorders (APDs), and furthermore, whether it can help to distinguish between APDs. Materials and Methods: A comprehensive retrospective review of charts was performed to include patients with parkinsonian disorders who had at least one EEG recording available. A modified grand total EEG (GTE) score evaluating the posterior background activity, and diffuse and focal slow wave activities was used in further analyses. Results: We analyzed data from 76 patients with a final diagnosis of either IPD, probable corticobasal degeneration (CBD), multiple system atrophy (MSA), or progressive supra-nuclear palsy (PSP). IPD patients had the lowest mean GTE score, followed those with CBD or MSA, while PSP patients scored the highest. However, none of these differences were statistically significant. A GTE score of ≤9 distinguished IPD patients from those with APD (p < 0.01) with a sensitivity of 100% and a specificity of 33.3%. Conclusion: The modified GTE score can distinguish patients with IPD from those with CBD, PSP or MSA at a cut-off score of 9 with excellent sensitivity but poor specificity. However, this score is not able to distinguish a particular form of APD from other forms of the disorder.
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- Ela Austria Barcelon
- Department of Neurology, Neurological Institute, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.,Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Neurological Institute, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Neurological Institute, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Neurological Institute, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Neurological Institute, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Neurological Institute, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Neurological Institute, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Neurological Institute, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Mendoza-Velásquez JJ, Flores-Vázquez JF, Barrón-Velázquez E, Sosa-Ortiz AL, Illigens BMW, Siepmann T. Autonomic Dysfunction in α-Synucleinopathies. Front Neurol 2019; 10:363. [PMID: 31031694 PMCID: PMC6474181 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2019.00363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2019] [Accepted: 03/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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The α-synucleinopathies are a group of neurodegenerative diseases characterized by abnormal accumulation of insoluble α-synuclein in neurons and glial cells, comprising Parkinson's disease (PD), dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) and multiple system atrophy (MSA). Although varying in prevalence, symptom patterns, and severity among disorders, all α-synucleinopathies have in common autonomic nervous system dysfunctions, which reduce quality of life. Frequent symptoms among α-synucleinopathies include constipation, urinary and sexual dysfunction, and cardiovascular autonomic symptoms such as orthostatic hypotension, supine hypertension, and reduced heart rate variability. Symptoms due to autonomic dysfunction can appear before motor symptom onset, particularly in MSA and PD, hence, detection and quantitative analysis of these symptoms can enable early diagnosis and initiation of treatment, as well as identification of at-risk populations. While patients with PD, DLB, and MSA show both central and peripheral nervous system involvement of α-synuclein pathology, pure autonomic failure (PAF) is a condition characterized by generalized dysregulation of the autonomic nervous system with neuronal cytoplasmic α-synuclein inclusions in the peripheral autonomic small nerve fibers. Patients with PAF often present with orthostatic hypotension, reduced heart rate variability, anhydrosis, erectile dysfunction, and constipation, without motor or cognitive impairment. These patients also have an increased risk of developing an α-synucleinopathy with central involvement, such as PD, DLB, or MSA in later life, possibly indicating a pathophysiological disease continuum. Pathophysiological aspects, as well as developments in diagnosing and treating dysautonomic symptoms in patients with α-synucleinopathies are discussed in this review.
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- José Javier Mendoza-Velásquez
- Division of Health Care Sciences, Center for Clinical Research and Management Education, Dresden International University, Dresden, Germany
- Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, School of Medicine, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Dementia Laboratory, National Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico
- Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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- Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, School of Medicine, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Dementia Laboratory, National Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico
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- Division of Health Care Sciences, Center for Clinical Research and Management Education, Dresden International University, Dresden, Germany
- Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Division of Health Care Sciences, Center for Clinical Research and Management Education, Dresden International University, Dresden, Germany
- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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Yamamoto T, Yamanaka Y, Sugiyama A, Hirano S, Uchiyama T, Asahina M, Sakakibara R, Kuwabara S. The severity of motor dysfunctions and urinary dysfunction is not correlated in multiple system atrophy. J Neurol Sci 2019; 400:25-29. [PMID: 30884369 DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2019.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2019] [Revised: 02/24/2019] [Accepted: 03/09/2019] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Although it is well known that patients with multiple system atrophy (MSA) cerebellar dominant type (MSA-C) show severe autonomic dysfunction, the relationship between autonomic and motor dysfunction remains uncertain. Previously we reported that severe urinary voiding dysfunction is useful in differential diagnosis of MSA and other diseases. Herein, we aimed to clarify the relationship between the severity of motor dysfunctions and urinary dysfunction. METHOD This study is a retrospective review of 46 patients with MSA-C diagnosed according to Gilman's second consensus criteria. The severity of motor dysfunctions was evaluated using International Cooperative Ataxia Rating Scale (ICARS). Urinary voiding dysfunction was evaluated by measuring post-void residual (PVR). The mean duration of motor unit potentials in external anal sphincter muscles on electromyography, which represents the severity of neurodegeneration in Onuf's nucleus, was also examined. RESULTS The mean age of patients was 63.8 ± 8.2 years and mean disease duration was 3.0 ± 1.9 years. The mean ICARS score was 40.1 ± 14.7. The mean PVR was 119.1 ± 102 ml and the mean duration of motor unit potentials (MUPs) in anal sphincter electromyography was 9.2 ± 2.2 ms. The correlation coefficient between ICARS and PVR was 0.093 (p = .539), and between ICARS and mean duration of MUPs was 0.105 (p = .811). A significant positive correlation (r = 0.296, p = .005) was noted between PVR and the mean duration of MUP. CONCLUSION Motor and urinary dysfunctions were not correlated in MSA-C.
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- Tatsuya Yamamoto
- Department of Neurology, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan.
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- Department of Neurology, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan; Department of Neurology, International University of Health and Welfare, Ichikawa, Japan
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- Neurology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Sakura Medical Center, Toho University, Sakura, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan
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Rafanelli M, Walsh K, Hamdan MH, Buyan-Dent L. Autonomic dysfunction: Diagnosis and management. HANDBOOK OF CLINICAL NEUROLOGY 2019; 167:123-137. [PMID: 31753129 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-804766-8.00008-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The autonomic nervous system is designed to maintain physiologic homeostasis. Its widespread connections make it vulnerable to disruption by many disease processes including primary etiologies such as Parkinson's disease, multiple system atrophy, dementia with Lewy bodies, and pure autonomic failure and secondary etiologies such as diabetes mellitus, amyloidosis, and immune-mediated illnesses. The result is numerous symptoms involving the cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, and urogenital systems. Patients with autonomic dysfunction (AUD) often have peripheral and/or cardiac denervation leading to impairment of the baroreflex, which is known to play a major role in determining hemodynamic outcome during orthostatic stress and low cardiac output states. Heart rate and plasma norepinephrine responses to orthostatic stress are helpful in diagnosing impairment of the baroreflex in patients with orthostatic hypotension (OH) and suspected AUD. Similarly, cardiac sympathetic denervation diagnosed with MIBG scintigraphy or 18F-DA PET scanning has also been shown to be helpful in distinguishing preganglionic from postganglionic involvement and in diagnosing early stages of neurodegenerative diseases. In this chapter, we review the causes of AUD, the pathophysiology and resulting cardiovascular manifestations with emphasis on the diagnosis and treatment of OH.
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- Martina Rafanelli
- Division of Geriatric Cardiology and Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, United States
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, United States
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- Department of Neurology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, United States.
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Bladder dysfunction as the initial presentation of multiple system atrophy: a prospective cohort study. Clin Auton Res 2018; 29:627-631. [DOI: 10.1007/s10286-018-0550-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2018] [Accepted: 07/16/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Rodríguez-Blázquez C, Forjaz MJ, Kurtis MM, Balestrino R, Martinez-Martin P. Rating Scales for Movement Disorders With Sleep Disturbances: A Narrative Review. Front Neurol 2018; 9:435. [PMID: 29951032 PMCID: PMC6008651 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2018.00435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2018] [Accepted: 05/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Introduction: In recent years, a wide variety of rating scales and questionnaires for movement disorders have been developed and published, making reviews on their contents, and attributes convenient for the potential users. Sleep disorders are frequently present in movement disorders, and some movement disorders are accompanied by specific sleep difficulties. Aim: The aim of this study is to perform a narrative review of the most frequently used rating scales for movement disorders with sleep problems, with special attention to those recommended by the International Parkinson and Movement Disorders Society. Methods: Online databases (PubMed, SCOPUS, Web of Science, Google Scholar), related references from papers and websites and personal files were searched for information on comprehensive or global rating scales which assessed sleep disturbances in the following movement disorders: akathisia, chorea, dystonia, essential tremor, myoclonus, multiple system atrophy, Parkinson's disease, progressive supranuclear palsy, and tics and Tourette syndrome. For each rating scale, its objective and characteristics, as well as a summary of its psychometric properties and recommendations of use are described. Results: From 22 rating scales identified for the selected movement disorders, only 5 included specific questions on sleep problems. Movement Disorders Society-Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating scale (MDS-UPDRS), Non-Motor Symptoms Scale and Questionnaire (NMSS and NMSQuest), Scales for Outcomes in Parkinson's Disease (SCOPA)-Autonomic and Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Rating Scale (PSPRS) were the only rating scales that included items for assessing sleep disturbances. Conclusions: Despite sleep problems are frequent in movement disorders, very few of the rating scales addresses these specific symptoms. This may contribute to an infra diagnosis and mistreatment of the sleep problems in patients with movement disorders.
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- National School of Public Health and REDISSEC, Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Movement Disorders Unit, Neurology Department, Hospital Ruber International, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Neuroscience “Rita Levi Montalcini, ” University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- National Center of Epidemiology and CIBERNED, Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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