Pick Disease of the Brain
Niemann-Pick Disease, Type A
tau Proteins
Dementia
Tauopathies
Supranuclear Palsy, Progressive
Alzheimer Disease
Neurofibrillary Tangles
Brain
Temporal Lobe
Semantic dementia with ubiquitin-positive tau-negative inclusion bodies. (1/46)
Three cases are reported with dementia and ubiquitin-positive but tau-negative inclusion bodies. All patients had a semantic dementia and the clinical details of two of these have been published as the first description of a selective semantic memory impairment. The original diagnosis had been of Pick's disease based on frontotemporal atrophy, but re-examination has revealed ubiquitin-positive but tau-negative inclusions as well as neurites in the frontotemporal cortices and ubiquitin-positive, intracytoplasmic inclusions in the granule cells of the dentate fascia. These inclusions are identical to those reported in association with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (motor neuron disease), but none were seen in brainstem or spinal cord motor neurons. (+info)Structural analysis of Pick's disease-derived and in vitro-assembled tau filaments. (2/46)
Pick's and Alzheimer's diseases are distinct neurodegenerative disorders both characterized in part by the presence of intracellular filamentous tau protein inclusions. The tight bundles of paired helical filaments (PHFs) of tau protein found in Alzheimer's disease (AD) differ from the tau filaments of Pick's disease in their morphology, distribution, and pathological structure as identified by silver impregnation. The filaments of Pick's disease are loosely arranged in pathognomonic spherical inclusions found in ballooned neurons, whereas the tau pathology of AD is classically described as a triad of neuropil threads, neurofibrillary tangles, and dystrophic neurites surrounding and invading plaques. In this study we used the high-resolution technique of scanning transmission electron microscopy to characterize and compare the filaments found in Pick's disease with those found in AD. In addition, we determined the mass/nm length and density of arachidonic acid-induced in vitro-assembled filaments. Three morphologically distinct populations of Pick's filaments were identified but each was indistinguishable from AD-PHFs in mass/nm length and density. Filaments assembled in vitro from single isoforms were similar in mass/nm length, but less dense than AD-PHFs and Pick's disease filaments. Finally, we provide clear structural evidence that a PHF, whether found in disease or assembled in vitro, is composed of two distinct intertwined filaments. (+info)Classic Pick's disease type with ubiquitin-positive and tau-negative inclusions: case report. (3/46)
We report on a patient presenting Pick's disease similar to the one reported by Pick in 1892, with ubiquitin-positive and tau-negative inclusions. His diagnosis was made on the basis of clinical (language disturbance and behavioural disorders), neuropsychological (progressive aphasia of the expression type and late mutism), neuroimaging with magnetic resonance (bilateral frontal and temporal lobes atrophy) and brain single photon emission computed tomography (frontal and temporal lobes hypoperfusion) studies. Macroscopic examination showed atrophy on the frontal and temporal lobes. The left hippocampus displayed a major circumscribed atrophy. The diagnostic confirmation was made by the neuropathological findings of the autopsy that showed neuronal loss with gliosis of the adjacent white matter and apearance of status spongiosus in the middle frontal and especially in the upper temporal lobes. There were also neuronal swelling (ballooned cell) and argyrophilic inclusions (Pick's bodies) in the left and right hippocampi. Anti-ubiquitin reaction tested positive and anti-tau tested negative. (+info)Proton chemical shift imaging in pick complex. (4/46)
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Pick complex (PC) is the name given to a group of diseases comprising Pick disease and its variations, all of which have a large degree of pathologic and clinical overlap. Because of this overlap, the observation of neuropathologic changes in vivo is difficult, although these changes play important roles in the criteria used for classification. The purpose of this study was to evaluate changes in brain metabolism in PC with proton chemical shift imaging ((1)H-CSI). METHODS: Nine patients with PC (three each with frontotemporal dementia, corticobasal degeneration [CBD], and primary progressive aphasia [PPA]) and five healthy subjects underwent (1)H-CSI. Volumes of interest were selected at the level of the basal ganglia by using a spin-echo sequence (TR/TE, 2000/13). Peak areas and ratios of N-acetylaspartate (NAA), creatine (Cr), and choline (Cho) were calculated in voxels in the basal ganglia and perisylvian regions. RESULTS: Reduced NAA/Cho ratios were observed in the right basal ganglia of the patients with PC. In patients with CBD or PPA, low NAA/Cr values were detected in the right perisylvian region. CONCLUSION: In PC, (1)H-CSI decreased NAA values in a wide area. Significantly reduced NAA levels in the right hemisphere in patients with PC suggests a neurodegenerative change and may reflect cases in which the right hemisphere is dominantly affected, compared with the left hemisphere. (1)H-CSI provided information that could not be obtained with other imaging techniques. Thus, (1)H-CSI may provide useful information for understanding the pathologic process underlying PC. (+info)Biochemical analysis of tau proteins in argyrophilic grain disease, Alzheimer's disease, and Pick's disease : a comparative study. (5/46)
Although argyrophilic grain disease is characterized histopathologically by tau-positive lesions known as argyrophilic grains located predominantly in limbic brain regions in the absence of other diagnostic neuropathologies, the biochemical correlates of argyrophilic grains in gray and white matter have not been reported. Thus, we analyzed insoluble (pathological) tau proteins in five argyrophilic grain disease brains in comparison with those seen in Alzheimer's disease and Pick's disease. Analyses of separately dissected gray and white matter samples from various cortical regions revealed that pathological tau in argyrophilic grain disease was confined primarily to mediotemporal neocortical gray and adjacent white matter, and also to the allocortex, amygdala, and hippocampus. The amounts of sarcosyl-insoluble tau in all five cases were substantially lower than in Alzheimer's disease and Pick's disease, but the amounts of sarcosyl-insoluble tau in white matter were higher or comparable to that detected in gray matter from the same region, which distinguishes argyrophilic grain disease from Alzheimer's disease. The banding patterns of tau isoforms in argyrophilic grain disease varied: in three cases they were similar to Alzheimer's disease, but in two other cases, 4 microtubule binding repeat (4R) tau predominated, which distinguishes argyrophilic grain disease from classical Pick's disease. The differences between these three diseases were re-enforced by the predominance of straight tau filaments from argyrophilic grain disease brains. Thus, we conclude that argyrophilic grain disease is a distinct tauopathy characterized by prominent accumulation of argyrophilic grains in limbic brain regions in association with the characteristic tau biochemical and ultrastructural profile reported here. (+info)Severity of gliosis in Pick's disease and frontotemporal lobar degeneration: tau-positive glia differentiate these disorders. (6/46)
Frontotemporal dementia is a term used to characterize diverse neuropathological conditions that can present with the same clinical phenotype. Five different neuropathologies underlie this disorder. However, consistent frontal and/or temporal neuronal loss and gliosis characterize all cases, the majority having no obvious pathological inclusions. Because neuronal loss and gliosis are consistent features across all cases, the present study aimed to determine the relationship between neuronal loss, gliosis and, for cases with abnormal tau inclusions, intracellular tau deposition. Formalin-fixed brain specimens from sporadic cases with frontotemporal dementia (eight with tau-positive Pick bodies, five with frontotemporal lobar degeneration without inclusions) were compared with those from non-diseased controls (n = 5). Brain specimens were cut into 3 mm coronal slices for evaluation and tissue samples from the superior frontal gyrus were taken for microscopic analysis. Immuno histochemistry for glia-specific proteins (astrocytic glial fibrillary acidic protein and microglial major histocompatibility complex II) and different tau epitopes was performed on 50 microm free-floating sections. Gross patterns of brain atrophy were analysed and upper and lower layer pyramidal neurons and glial cell numbers were quantified. A disease severity scheme was devised using the degree of gross macroscopic frontal and temporal atrophy to establish the relationship between the gliosis and neurodegeneration. In this small sample, the patterns of gross atrophy could be grouped reliably into four stages of severity. These stages were the same across disease groups and correlated with volume- corrected pyramidal neuron densities. In cases with Pick bodies, disease stage also correlated with duration, providing further evidence that these stages represent the progression of degeneration in this limited sample. Whereas there were, on average, many more reactive astrocytes in the cases with Pick bodies than in those with frontotemporal lobar atrophy, there was significant overlap between cases in the degree of astrocytosis. However, a large proportion of the astrocytes in Pick's disease displayed phosphorylated tau immunoreactivity, whereas no tau-positive astrocytes were found in frontotemporal lobar degeneration. The pattern and degree of microglia activation were similar in all the dementia cases analysed, with considerably more activated microglia accumulating in white matter. In this small sample, the abundance of white matter microglia at early disease stages suggests a prominent role for this cell type in the neurodegenerative process. In frontotemporal lobar degeneration, a significant proportion of the activated white matter microglia were tau-2-immunoreactive, suggesting direct involvement in axonal degeneration, possibly via immune processes. (+info)Alterations of muscarinic acetylcholine receptors in atypical Pick's disease without Pick bodies. (7/46)
BACKGROUND: Atypical Pick's disease without Pick bodies is a type of frontotemporal dementia characterised by semantic dementia and temporal dominant lobar atrophy with ubiquitinopathy. No neurochemical analyses have ever been reported in this condition. OBJECTIVE: To investigate muscarinic acetylcholine receptors (mAchR) and their subtypes (M1-M4) in atypical Pick's disease. SUBJECTS: Five cases of atypical Pick's disease were studied. They were compared with nine control cases, 11 cases of Alzheimer's disease, and seven cases of dementia with Lewy bodies. METHODS: A [(3)H]quinuclidinyl benzilate (QNB) binding assay and an immunoprecipitation assay using subtype specific antisera were used. RESULTS: The total amount of mAchR in the temporal cortex was lower in atypical Pick's disease than in controls or Alzheimer's disease cases, but there were no significant differences between the three groups in the frontal cortex. In the temporal cortex, there was a smaller proportion of M1 receptors in atypical Pick's disease than in the controls or in the patients with Alzheimer's disease and dementia with Lewy bodies. In contrast, the proportion of M2 receptor was higher in atypical Pick's disease than in the other three groups. CONCLUSIONS: Depletion of postsynaptic cholinoreceptive neurones in the temporal cortex is more severe in atypical Pick's disease than in other neurodegenerative dementing disorders. (+info)Nitration of tau protein is linked to neurodegeneration in tauopathies. (8/46)
Oxidative and nitrative injury is implicated in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Down syndrome (DS), but no direct evidence links this type of injury to the formation of neurofibrillary tau lesions. To address this, we generated a monoclonal antibody (mAb), n847, which recognizes nitrated tau and alpha-synuclein. n847 detected nitrated tau in the insoluble fraction of AD, corticobasal degeneration (CBD), and Pick's disease (PiD) brains by Western blots. Immunohistochemistry (IHC) showed that n847 labeled neurons in the hippocampus and neocortex of AD and DS brains. Double-label immunofluorescence with n847 and an anti-tau antibody revealed partial co-localization of tau and n847 positive tangles, while n847 immunofluorescence and Thioflavin-S double-staining showed that a subset of n847-labeled neurons were Thioflavin-S-positive. In addition, immuno-electron microscopy revealed that tau-positive filaments in tangle-bearing neurons were also labeled by n847 and IHC of other tauopathies showed that some of glial and neuronal tau pathologies in CBD, progressive supranuclear palsy, PiD, and frontotemporal dementia with parkinsonism linked to chromosome 17 also were n847-positive. Finally, nitrated and Thioflavin-S-positive tau aggregates were generated in a oligodendrocytic cell line after treatment with peroxynitrite. Taken together, these findings imply that nitrative injury is directly linked to the formation of filamentous tau inclusions. (+info)Pick's disease, also known as Frontotemporal dementia (FTD), is a rare form of degenerative brain disorder that affects the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain. It is characterized by progressive shrinkage (atrophy) of these regions, resulting in a decline in cognitive abilities, behavioral changes, and language difficulties.
The medical definition of Pick's disease includes the following key features:
1. Progressive deterioration of cognitive functions, including memory, judgment, and problem-solving skills.
2. Changes in personality, emotional blunting, and loss of social inhibitions.
3. Language difficulties, such as difficulty with word finding, grammar, and comprehension.
4. Presence of abnormal protein deposits called Pick bodies or Pick cells in the affected brain regions.
5. Exclusion of other causes of dementia, such as Alzheimer's disease, vascular dementia, or Lewy body dementia.
Pick's disease typically affects people between the ages of 40 and 60, and it tends to progress more rapidly than other forms of dementia. Currently, there is no cure for Pick's disease, and treatment focuses on managing symptoms and improving quality of life.
Niemann-Pick Disease, Type A (NPD A) is a rare inherited metabolic disorder caused by a deficiency of the enzyme acid sphingomyelinase (ASM). This enzyme defect results in the accumulation of lipids, particularly sphingomyelin and cholesterol, within various cells of the body, including brain cells, liver cells, and white blood cells.
The accumulation of these lipids leads to progressive damage to these organs, causing a range of symptoms such as an enlarged liver (hepatomegaly), anemia, jaundice, and neurological problems like developmental delay, seizures, loss of muscle tone, and difficulty with swallowing. NPD A is typically diagnosed in infancy or early childhood and is often fatal by around two to three years of age due to severe neurological complications. It is an autosomal recessive disorder, meaning that an individual must inherit two copies of the defective gene (one from each parent) to develop the condition.
Tau proteins are a type of microtubule-associated protein (MAP) found primarily in neurons of the central nervous system. They play a crucial role in maintaining the stability and structure of microtubules, which are essential components of the cell's cytoskeleton. Tau proteins bind to and stabilize microtubules, helping to regulate their assembly and disassembly.
In Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative disorders known as tauopathies, tau proteins can become abnormally hyperphosphorylated, leading to the formation of insoluble aggregates called neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs) within neurons. These aggregates disrupt the normal function of microtubules and contribute to the degeneration and death of nerve cells, ultimately leading to cognitive decline and other symptoms associated with these disorders.
Dementia is a broad term that describes a decline in cognitive functioning, including memory, language, problem-solving, and judgment, severe enough to interfere with daily life. It is not a specific disease but rather a group of symptoms that may be caused by various underlying diseases or conditions. Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia, accounting for 60-80% of cases. Other causes include vascular dementia, Lewy body dementia, frontotemporal dementia, and Huntington's disease.
The symptoms of dementia can vary widely depending on the cause and the specific areas of the brain that are affected. However, common early signs of dementia may include:
* Memory loss that affects daily life
* Difficulty with familiar tasks
* Problems with language or communication
* Difficulty with visual and spatial abilities
* Misplacing things and unable to retrace steps
* Decreased or poor judgment
* Withdrawal from work or social activities
* Changes in mood or behavior
Dementia is a progressive condition, meaning that symptoms will gradually worsen over time. While there is currently no cure for dementia, early diagnosis and treatment can help slow the progression of the disease and improve quality of life for those affected.
Tauopathies are a group of neurodegenerative disorders that are characterized by the abnormal accumulation and aggregation of the microtubule-associated protein Tau in neurons and glial cells. These misfolded Tau proteins form insoluble inclusions, such as neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs) and neuropil threads, which are associated with the degeneration and loss of neurons in specific regions of the brain.
Tauopathies include several well-known diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease (AD), progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), corticobasal degeneration (CBD), and frontotemporal dementia with Parkinsonism-17 (FTDP-17). The exact cause of Tauopathies remains unclear, but genetic mutations, environmental factors, or a combination of both may contribute to the development and progression of these disorders.
The accumulation of abnormal Tau aggregates is believed to play a central role in the neurodegenerative process, leading to cognitive decline, motor impairment, and other neurological symptoms associated with Tauopathies. The diagnosis of Tauopathies typically involves clinical evaluation, imaging studies, and sometimes postmortem examination of brain tissue. Currently, there are no effective disease-modifying treatments for Tauopathies, but ongoing research is focused on developing therapies that target Tau aggregation and clearance to slow down or halt the progression of these debilitating disorders.
Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP) is a rare neurological disorder characterized by the progressive degeneration of brain cells that regulate movement, thoughts, behavior, and eye movements. The term "supranuclear" refers to the location of the damage in the brain, specifically above the level of the "nuclei" which are clusters of nerve cells that control voluntary movements.
The most common early symptom of PSP is a loss of balance and difficulty coordinating eye movements, particularly vertical gaze. Other symptoms may include stiffness or rigidity of muscles, slowness of movement, difficulty swallowing, changes in speech and writing, and cognitive decline leading to dementia.
PSP typically affects people over the age of 60, and its progression can vary from person to person. Currently, there is no cure for PSP, and treatment is focused on managing symptoms and maintaining quality of life.
Alzheimer's disease is a progressive disorder that causes brain cells to waste away (degenerate) and die. It's the most common cause of dementia — a continuous decline in thinking, behavioral and social skills that disrupts a person's ability to function independently.
The early signs of the disease include forgetting recent events or conversations. As the disease progresses, a person with Alzheimer's disease will develop severe memory impairment and lose the ability to carry out everyday tasks.
Currently, there's no cure for Alzheimer's disease. However, treatments can temporarily slow the worsening of dementia symptoms and improve quality of life.
Neurofibrillary tangles are a pathological hallmark of several neurodegenerative disorders, most notably Alzheimer's disease. They are intracellular inclusions composed of abnormally phosphorylated and aggregated tau protein, which forms paired helical filaments. These tangles accumulate within the neurons, leading to their dysfunction and eventual death. The presence and density of neurofibrillary tangles are strongly associated with cognitive decline and disease progression in Alzheimer's disease and other related dementias.
The brain is the central organ of the nervous system, responsible for receiving and processing sensory information, regulating vital functions, and controlling behavior, movement, and cognition. It is divided into several distinct regions, each with specific functions:
1. Cerebrum: The largest part of the brain, responsible for higher cognitive functions such as thinking, learning, memory, language, and perception. It is divided into two hemispheres, each controlling the opposite side of the body.
2. Cerebellum: Located at the back of the brain, it is responsible for coordinating muscle movements, maintaining balance, and fine-tuning motor skills.
3. Brainstem: Connects the cerebrum and cerebellum to the spinal cord, controlling vital functions such as breathing, heart rate, and blood pressure. It also serves as a relay center for sensory information and motor commands between the brain and the rest of the body.
4. Diencephalon: A region that includes the thalamus (a major sensory relay station) and hypothalamus (regulates hormones, temperature, hunger, thirst, and sleep).
5. Limbic system: A group of structures involved in emotional processing, memory formation, and motivation, including the hippocampus, amygdala, and cingulate gyrus.
The brain is composed of billions of interconnected neurons that communicate through electrical and chemical signals. It is protected by the skull and surrounded by three layers of membranes called meninges, as well as cerebrospinal fluid that provides cushioning and nutrients.
The temporal lobe is one of the four main lobes of the cerebral cortex in the brain, located on each side of the head roughly level with the ears. It plays a major role in auditory processing, memory, and emotion. The temporal lobe contains several key structures including the primary auditory cortex, which is responsible for analyzing sounds, and the hippocampus, which is crucial for forming new memories. Damage to the temporal lobe can result in various neurological symptoms such as hearing loss, memory impairment, and changes in emotional behavior.
Neurodegenerative diseases are a group of disorders characterized by progressive and persistent loss of neuronal structure and function, often leading to cognitive decline, functional impairment, and ultimately death. These conditions are associated with the accumulation of abnormal protein aggregates, mitochondrial dysfunction, oxidative stress, chronic inflammation, and genetic mutations in the brain. Examples of neurodegenerative diseases include Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), and Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA). The underlying causes and mechanisms of these diseases are not fully understood, and there is currently no cure for most neurodegenerative disorders. Treatment typically focuses on managing symptoms and slowing disease progression.
Niemann-Pick disease, type C
Niemann-Pick disease
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Frontotemporal dementia and parkinsonism linked to chromosome 17
Unipolar brush cell
Corticobasal degeneration
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Including Alzheimer's disease1
- It consists of residues K 254 -F 378 of 3R tau, while other taupathies (including Alzheimer's disease, progressive supranuclear palsy, and corticobasal ganglionic degeneration) either have 4Rtau or a combination of 3R and 4Rtau. (medscape.com)
Dementia25
- Though previously considered rare, Picks disease is reported in up to 30% of frontotemporal dementia (FTLD)-tau autopsy cases. (medscape.com)
- citation needed] In the terminal stages of Niemann-Pick type C disease, the patient is bedridden, with complete ophthalmoplegia, loss of volitional movement and severe dementia. (wikipedia.org)
- Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a type of dementia. (healthline.com)
- According to the Alzheimer's Association, this disease accounts for 60-80% of dementia cases. (healthline.com)
- Researchers believe the disease is caused by repeated hits to the head, and it has been found to lead to memory loss and dementia. (time.com)
- Middle-aged obesity has been consistently recognized in epidemiological studies as a risk factor for dementia and Alzheimer's disease (AD) 6 . (nature.com)
- Frontotemporal dementia (FTD), also known as Pick's disease, is caused by clumps of abnormal tau or TDP43 proteins forming inside brain cells. (rojakpot.com)
- Some of the most probable causes of this disease are dementia, carbon monoxide poisoning, encephalitis, traumatic brain injuries and strokes. (marketresearchfuture.com)
- Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common cause of senile dementia. (jneurosci.org)
- What is pick frontotemporal dementia? (turningtooneanother.net)
- Pick's disease is a kind of dementia similar to Alzheimer's but far less common. (turningtooneanother.net)
- What part of the brain is affected in Pick's dementia? (turningtooneanother.net)
- Because dysfunction of cortical cholinergic systems does not occur in Pick disease, the use of acetyltransferase inhibitors in this condition makes less sense than it does in the treatment of Alzheimer disease or dementia with Lewy bodies. (medscape.com)
- Like all people with dementia, people with Pick disease who are relatively high functioning are at very high risk of hospital-acquired delirium. (medscape.com)
- Just last week the Alzheimer's Association awarded its Nancy R. McCune Research Award for Alzheimer's Disease to Zlokovic, who is director for Interdisciplinary Research in Dementia at the Medical Center. (rochester.edu)
- We identified articles for review primarily by conducting a Medline search using the subject headings dementia, mild cognitive impairment, Alzheimer's disease, vascular dementia, frontotemporal dementia, and Lewy body dementia . (cdc.gov)
- Articles included in this review were primarily identified through a Medline search of the terms dementia, mild cognitive impairment, Alzheimer's disease, vascular dementia, frontotemporal dementia, Lewy body dementia, mental disorders, and stigma . (cdc.gov)
- Pick disease (named after Arnold Pick) is a progressive dementia defined by clinical and pathologic criteria. (medscape.com)
- Pick disease is one of the disorders classified under the term frontotemporal dementia (FTD). (medscape.com)
- In a clinicopathologic series, only 5% of patients with clinically diagnosed frontotemporal dementia had classic Pick disease with Pick bodies at postmortem evaluation. (medscape.com)
- For patient education information, see the Brain and Nervous System Center, as well as Pick Disease and Dementia Medication Overview. (medscape.com)
- In families with an inherited frontal lobe dementia (some of which have been found to be pathologically or clinically indistinguishable from Pick disease), linkage to markers on chromosomes 17, 9, and 3 have been reported. (medscape.com)
- The presentation of degenerative disease in focal areas of the cerebral cortex is the hallmark of the family of diseases referred to as frontotemporal dementia (also termed frontotemporal lobar degeneration). (medscape.com)
- Frontotemporal dementia, which refers to a group of dementias, results from hereditary or spontaneous (occurring for unknown reasons) disorders that cause the frontal and sometimes the temporal lobe of the brain to degenerate. (msdmanuals.com)
- For example, Pick disease is a term used to describe some of the changes in the brain caused by a specific type of frontotemporal dementia. (msdmanuals.com)
Niemann-Pick Di19
- Enlargement of the spleen or liver frequently becomes less apparent with time, in contrast to the progression of other lysosomal storage diseases such as Niemann-Pick disease, Types A and B or Gaucher disease. (wikipedia.org)
- Cognition and anatomy of adult Niemann-Pick disease type C: Insights for the Alzheimer field. (ulaval.ca)
- Niemann-Pick disease type C (NPC) is a rare lysosomal storage disorder causing an intracellular lipid trafficking defect and varying damage to the spleen, liver, and central nervous system. (ulaval.ca)
- Niemann-Pick disease type C (NPC) is a rare neurometabolic disorder resulting in impaired intracellular lipid trafficking. (nih.gov)
- A clinical trial to evaluate a drug candidate called cyclodextrin as a possible treatment for Niemann-Pick disease type C1 (NPC), a rare and fatal genetic disease, will start today, researchers announced. (news-medical.net)
- Niemann-Pick disease refers to a group of diseases passed down through families (inherited) in which fatty substances called lipids collect in the cells of the spleen, liver, and brain. (wikidoc.org)
- What are the symptoms of Niemann-Pick disease? (wikidoc.org)
- Little is known about this rare type of Niemann-Pick disease. (wikidoc.org)
- Niemann-Pick disease Type A and B occur when cells in the body lack an enzyme called acid sphingomyelinase (ASM). (wikidoc.org)
- Type C Niemann-Pick disease has been reported in all ethnic groups but it is most common among Puerto Ricans of Spanish descent. (wikidoc.org)
- It is now thought to be a variant of type C. This type of Niemann-Pick disease has only been found in the French Canadian population of Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia. (wikidoc.org)
- There may also be an adult-onset form of Niemann-Pick disease. (wikidoc.org)
- Make an appointment with your health care provider if you have a family history of Niemann-Pick disease and you plan to have children. (wikidoc.org)
- An experimental drug appears to slow the progression of Niemann-Pick disease type C1 (NPC1), a fatal neurological disease, according to results of a clinical study led by researchers at the National Institutes of Health. (scienceblog.com)
- Niemann-Pick disease is a group of autosomal recessive disorders caused by an accumulation of fat and cholesterol in cells of the liver, spleen, bone marrow, lungs, and, in some instances, brain. (nih.gov)
- Niemann-Pick disease type C is not caused by a deficiency of sphlingomyelinase but by a lack of the NPC1 or NPC2 proteins. (nih.gov)
- Learn about the NIDCD's Audiology Unit, its contribution to biomedical research and the NIH mission, and its involvement in research evaluating a new therapy for Niemann-Pick disease type C (NPC). (nih.gov)
- Niemann-Pick disease (NPD) is a group of diseases passed down through families (inherited) in which fatty substances called lipids collect in the cells of the spleen, liver, and brain. (mountsinai.org)
- They are particularly important in the brain, and many common neural disorders (including Niemann-Pick disease, Gaucher disease and Tay-Sachs disease) are related to problems with sphingolipid metabolism. (jax.org)
Pick's9
- Some causes of agnosia include diseases such as Alzheimer's, Pick's disease, Balint's syndrome. (marketresearchfuture.com)
- Pick's disease is also a degenerative neurological disorder that closely resemble the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease. (marketresearchfuture.com)
- On the basis of causes it is segmented into Alzheimer's disease , Pick's disease, MELAS, Balint's syndrome. (marketresearchfuture.com)
- The work could eventually lead to the use of brain scans to identify thoughts and could have applications in the study of autism, disorders of thought such as paranoid schizophrenia, and semantic dementias such as Pick's disease. (nsf.gov)
- Pick's disease is a type of FTD because it affects the frontal and temporal lobes of your brain. (turningtooneanother.net)
- Berislav Zlokovic, M.D., Ph.D., director of the Center for Neurodegenerative and Vascular Brain Disorders at the University of Rochester Medical Center, will receive the 2009 Potamkin Prize for Research in Pick's, Alzheimer's, and Related Diseases during the AAN annual meeting later this month in Seattle. (rochester.edu)
- Cortical degeneration with swollen chromatolytic neurons: its relationship to Pick's disease. (bvsalud.org)
- The pathologic features of our cases are those of a number of other cases reported as " Pick's disease ," and may represent an earlier stage in the pathogenetic process than the severe, sharply circumscribed atrophy with "nonspecific" cell loss and gliosis as the only microscopic residuals. (bvsalud.org)
- Our findings re-emphasize the need to search for pathogenetically distinct subgroups which have been wholly or partially subsumed into the concept of Pick's disease . (bvsalud.org)
Neurons11
- The only disease-modifying treatment currently available is miglustat, an iminosugar that inhibits the accumulation of lipid metabolites in neurons and other cells. (nih.gov)
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a devastating neurodegenerative disorder in which the loss of motor neurons in brain and spinal cord causes progressive weakness and paralysis, ultimately leading to death from respiratory failure 1 . (nature.com)
- We think Neuralink, which develops brain-machine interfaces, is recording from the neurons of monkeys as a stepping stone toward humans. (technologyreview.com)
- A look at the available evidence suggests Neuralink will show off a "high-bandwidth" connection to a monkey brain-one able to extract lots of information by recording the activity of many neurons at once, using ultrathin flexible electrodes. (technologyreview.com)
- I think the pathway is to demonstrate in primates they can reliably record a large number of neurons, in a model of disease," says Christian Wentz, a technologist who sold his neurotech startup to a competing brain-interface company, Kernel . (technologyreview.com)
- Based on speculation from outside experts, former insiders, and the past work of scientists Neuralink has hired, the company may be using what's called a neural "sewing machine" to inject flexible wire electrodes into a monkey's brain and then record from a very large number of neurons at once. (technologyreview.com)
- These are superb for picking up electrical signals from neurons as they fire, but they can damage tissue and stop working after a while. (technologyreview.com)
- In healthy neurons tаu рrоtеіn hеlрѕ іn thе funсtіоnіng оf mісrоtubulеѕ but іn thіѕ disease they twist tо fоrm hеlісаl fіlаmеntѕ thаt jоіn іn thе fоrm of tаnglеѕ resulting іn disintegration оf (selfgrowth.com)
- These results suggest that the slow progression and lack of full-fledged Alzheimer's disease pathology in the hippocampal neurons of APP Sw mice result from the genetic reprogramming of neural cells to cope with increased levels of Aβ. (jneurosci.org)
- He has demonstrated that APC protects brain cells that are under siege by quelling inflammation and protecting neurons from the toxic effects of another drug, TPA, which is used to treat stroke. (rochester.edu)
- Erik Bloss has received a $3.9M R01 to study neurological changes in response to exercise and the role specific neurons in the brain. (jax.org)
Disorder15
- Niemann-Pick Type C (NPC) is a rare genetic disorder characterized by progressive cell death in various tissues, particularly in the cerebellar Purkinje cells, with no known cure. (ox.ac.uk)
- Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease ( CJD ) is a very rare disorder that causes the brain to break down. (webmd.com)
- Niemann-Pick type C1 (NPC1) disease is a rare neurovisceral disorder characterized by intracellular accumulation of unesterified cholesterol, sphingolipids, and other lipids in the lysosomal compartment. (jneurosci.org)
- In 2009, the NIH Therapeutics for Rare and Neglected Diseases (TRND) program, which is now led by NCATS, selected NPC cyclodextrin as one of its initial pilot projects to repurpose cyclodextrin from its conventional use as an ingredient in other drugs to a therapeutic for this rare disorder. (news-medical.net)
- The 2018 Symposium on Brains & Behavior: Order & Disorder in the Nervous System explores the tremendous recent progress in neuroscience and technologies and how these advances may be used to improve brain health and address psychiatric and neurological disorders. (cshlpress.com)
- A metabolic disorder is any disease or disorder that negatively affects the biochemical reactions through which individual animal cells process nutrient molecules (such as the components of carbohydrates , proteins , and fats ) to yield energy or perform the functions necessary to sustain life (such as building complex molecules and creating cellular structure). (newworldencyclopedia.org)
- The information contained herein is for information purposes only and is not to be construed as a diagnosis, treatment, preventive, or cure for any disease, disorder, or abnormal physical state, nor should it be considered a substitute for medical care from your doctor. (doctorshealthpress.com)
- Brain imaging techniques such as CT or MRI with or without angiographic protocols is required to characterize a central lesion such as hemorrhage, infarct or mass and also might check medical history of the patient and atrophy suggesting a degenerative disorder. (marketresearchfuture.com)
- Autosomal recessive is one of several ways that a trait, disorder, or disease can be passed down through families. (mountsinai.org)
- An autosomal recessive disorder means two copies of an abnormal gene must be present in order for the disease or trait to develop. (mountsinai.org)
- For some people, picking becomes compulsive, and at that point it gets a diagnosis of excoriation disorder . (acne.org)
- Excoriation disorder , also called skin picking disorder or dermatillomania , is a psychiatric disorder in which people repetitively and compulsively pick at their skin, causing tissue damage. (acne.org)
- People with excoriation disorder might pick at acne lesions, scabs, or other skin irregularities. (acne.org)
- The skin picking cannot be better explained by the symptoms of another mental disorder (such as delusions or intentional non-suicidal self-injury). (acne.org)
- The participants suffering from skin-picking disorder showed more disgust when looking at skin irregularities compared to participants without this disorder. (acne.org)
Frontotemporal1
- Most common types of dеmеntіа include Alzheimer's disease, vascular and frontotemporal dеmеntіа аnd dеmеntіа wіth Lеwу bоdіеѕ. (selfgrowth.com)
Behavior3
- In a 2018 study published in the journal Brain Imaging and Behavior , researchers looked for a connection between skin picking and feelings of disgust. (acne.org)
- Personality, behavior, and language function are affected more and memory less than in Alzheimer disease. (msdmanuals.com)
- These areas of the brain are generally associated with personality and behavior. (msdmanuals.com)
Disorders8
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke: "Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Fact Sheet. (webmd.com)
- Lipid storage diseases (also known as lipidoses) are a group of inherited metabolic disorders in which harmful amounts of fatty materials (lipids) accumulate in various cells and tissues in the body. (nih.gov)
- Disorders in which intracellular material that cannot be metabolized is stored in lysosomes are called lysosomal storage diseases. (nih.gov)
- The prize, which honors researchers for their work on Alzheimer's disease and related disorders, will go toward the investigators' Alzheimer's research. (rochester.edu)
- First described in 1892, with the defining pathologic characteristics first reported by Alois Alzheimer in 1911, Pick disease is now considered by some to be part of a complex of neurodegenerative disorders with similar or related histopathologic and clinical features. (medscape.com)
- Microglial neuroinflammation The inflammatory response in the brain, neuroinflammation, is implicated in many brain disorders. (lu.se)
- How running affects the brain cells Physical activity seems to be a promising preventive strategy to reduce the risk of developing certain brain disorders. (lu.se)
- How a physically active lifestyle affects the risk of developing brain disorders Physical activity has been pointed out as a promising preventive strategy to reduce the risk of developing certain brain disorders. (lu.se)
Progression6
- Symptoms and disease progression of all forms of Niemann-Pick vary from person to person. (wikidoc.org)
- A reduction in CBF has been established as an early marker of AD, predicting disease progression and correlating with cognitive impairment. (diwou.com)
- Compared to untreated patients we followed in an earlier study, participants who received VTS-270 scored better on a scale used to evaluate disease severity and progression, including elements such as speech, cognition and mobility. (scienceblog.com)
- Their progress was compared to a previous group of 21 NPC1 participants enrolled in an earlier study that documented disease progression. (scienceblog.com)
- The authors believe these differences indicate that treatment with the drug can stabilize or slow disease progression. (scienceblog.com)
- Several studies suggest that neuroinflammation contributes to disease progression. (lu.se)
Human brains2
- This could be the big reveal of what the mysterious company has been up to since Musk announced it two years ago, and hired a pack of leading university neuroscientists to pursue his goal of connecting human brains directly to artificial-intelligence software. (technologyreview.com)
- Goldman isn't worried that he is somehow making mice with human brains. (nbcnews.com)
Gaucher3
- Gaucher disease is caused by a deficiency of the enzyme glucocerebrosidase. (nih.gov)
- Type 2 (acute infantile neuropathic Gaucher disease) typically begins within three months of birth. (nih.gov)
- It is characterized by slowly progressive yet milder neurologic symptoms compared to type 2 Gaucher disease. (nih.gov)
Lysosomal3
- Niemann-Pick type C (NPC) (colloquially, "Childhood Alzheimer's") is a lysosomal storage disease associated with mutations in NPC1 and NPC2 genes. (wikipedia.org)
- Niemann-Pick type C is biochemically, genetically and clinically distinct from Niemann-Pick Types A or and B. In Types A and B, there is complete or partial deficiency of the lysosomal enzyme called acid sphingomyelinase. (wikipedia.org)
- In Niemann-Pick type C, the protein product of the major mutated gene NPC1 is not an enzyme but appears to function as a transporter in the endosomal-lysosomal system, which moves large water-insoluble molecules through the cell. (wikipedia.org)
Lipid storage diseases1
- Some severe diseases, such as many of the lipid storage diseases, currently have no effective therapy. (newworldencyclopedia.org)
Atrophy6
- Primary progressive aphasia is a focal atrophy syndrome that may be associated with Pick disease, Alzheimer disease, or other pathology. (medscape.com)
- Pick disease is defined pathologically by severe atrophy, neuronal loss, and gliosis. (medscape.com)
- His case study "On the relationship between aphasia and senile atrophy of the brain" still serves as a frame of reference for apparently focal brain syndromes in diffuse or generalized degenerative diseases of the brain. (medscape.com)
- [ 3 ] As Pick stated, "simple progressive brain atrophy can lead to symptoms of local disturbance through local accentuation of the diffuse process. (medscape.com)
- The brains had moderate to marked frontal atrophy . (bvsalud.org)
- It is characterized by severe atrophy, loss of brain cells, and the presence of abnormal brain cells (Pick cells). (msdmanuals.com)
Diagnosis7
- This diagnosis was changed to probable Pick’s disease. (ucl.ac.uk)
- Thе symptoms оf dіffеrеnt tуреѕ mау оvеrlар, so diagnosis іѕ done bу nuсlеаr brain scanning techniques. (selfgrowth.com)
- Consider a brain biopsy if the diagnosis is in doubt or if substantial benefit will result for the patient and/or family with a tissue diagnosis. (medscape.com)
- However, a one-day hospital stay may accomplish the second and third steps above under rare conditions (eg, potential need for epilepsy monitoring, if the diagnosis might include chronic meningitis or encephalitis, or if the need for brain biopsy is suspected). (medscape.com)
- When it's picking at acne lesions in particular, the diagnosis gets even more specific and is called acne excoriée . (acne.org)
- Each patient had received the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease on the basis of clinical findings. (bvsalud.org)
- Doctors base the diagnosis on symptoms and results of a neurologic examination and use imaging tests to assess the brain damage. (msdmanuals.com)
Cerebral2
- Claassen's team, together with colleagues in the Netherlands, Germany, and Ireland, reported their findings in a paper titled, " Effects of Nilvadipine on Cerebral Blood Flow in Patients with Alzheimer Disease: A Randomized Trial . (diwou.com)
- On the basis of treatment, it is segmented into surgery, antibiotics for cerebral absess and radiation of brain tumor. (marketresearchfuture.com)
Spinal Cord2
- Over time, excessive storage of fats can cause permanent cellular and tissue damage, particularly in the brain, peripheral nervous system (the nerves from the spinal cord to the rest of the body), liver, spleen, and bone marrow. (nih.gov)
- Type B (juvenile onset) does not generally affect the brain but most children develop ataxia, damage to nerves exiting from the spinal cord (peripheral neuropathy), and pulmonary difficulties that progress with age. (nih.gov)
Type D Niemann-Pick2
- Type D Niemann-Pick has only been found in the French Canadian population of Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia, and is now known to be allelic with Niemann-Pick type C. Genealogical research indicates that Joseph Muise (c. 1679-1729) and Marie Amirault (1684 - c. 1735) are common ancestors to all people with Type D. This couple is the most likely origin for the type D variant. (wikipedia.org)
- Type D Niemann-Pick involves a defect that interferes with the movement of cholesterol between brain cells. (wikidoc.org)
Symptoms of Alzheimer's Disease1
- What Are the Signs and Symptoms of Alzheimer's Disease? (healthline.com)
Neurological disease2
- citation needed] Progressive neurological disease is the hallmark of Niemann-Pick type C disease, and is responsible for disability and premature death in all cases beyond early childhood. (wikipedia.org)
- Stiles died aged 78 in October after suffering from the neurological disease for a number of years. (turningtooneanother.net)
Abnormal4
- Taupathies are syndromes that occur secondary to deposition of abnormal forms of tau protein in the brain. (medscape.com)
- Pick disease is a taupathy, with accumulation of abnormal tau protein in the brain. (medscape.com)
- Brain cells contain abnormal amounts or types of a protein called tau. (msdmanuals.com)
- Alzheimer Disease Alzheimer disease is a progressive loss of mental function, characterized by degeneration of brain tissue, including loss of nerve cells, the accumulation of an abnormal protein called beta-amyloid. (msdmanuals.com)
Neuropathological3
- However, these are not a hallmark neuropathological feature of Pick disease. (medscape.com)
- Neuropathological examination of two brains from the EOFAD-3 family revealed numerous cotton-wool plaques throughout the neocortex. (alzforum.org)
- ALS and FTD share numerous similarities at the genetic and neuropathological level, clinically they can co-occur and they have been proposed to be part of the same spectrum of disease 4 . (nature.com)
Degenerative brain1
- N ew data on the effects of football collisions on the human brain found that 96% of former NFL players whose brains were studied tested positive for a degenerative brain disease. (time.com)
Degeneration1
- With time, brain degeneration progresses, and the effects on brain function worsen . (healthline.com)
Metabolism1
- Because NPC1 symptoms result from cholesterol buildup in brain cells, the researchers also measured cholesterol metabolism in the participants' central nervous system. (scienceblog.com)
Inflammatory3
- There are dozens of inflammatory diseases and immune system abnormalities for which no cause is known. (harvard.edu)
- Investigating inflammation in the brain Neuroinflammation refers to the inflammatory response within the brain. (lu.se)
- An inflammatory protein inside the brain Transcriptomic studies strongly support the role of galectin-3 as an important molecule in neuroinflammation. (lu.se)
Creutzfeldt-Jakob D2
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- CELEBRATION, Fla., March 01, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Zevra Therapeutics (NasdaqGS: ZVRA) ("Zevra" or the "Company" and formerly KemPharm, Inc.), a rare disease therapeutics company, announced today that it will begin trading under the new ticker symbol "ZVRA" on the Nasdaq Global Select Market at market open today, March 1, 2023. (yahoo.com)
Protein6
- Tau protein in the brain is heterogeneous, due to alternative splice forms and post-translational modifications. (medscape.com)
- The tau protein in Pick disease is unique. (medscape.com)
- At this point in the disease, brain plaques (clusters of protein that destroy brain cells) and tangles (dying nerve cells that twist around one another) increase as AD progresses. (healthline.com)
- Tg2576 mice overexpress a mutant form of human amyloid precursor protein with the Swedish mutation (APP Sw ), resulting in high β-amyloid (Aβ) levels in the brain. (jneurosci.org)
- It is not clear whether a diet relatively low in carbohydrates, especially refined carbohydrates and sugar, and relatively high in fats and protein (a ketogenic diet), may be associated with improved cognition in Pick disease and FTDs. (medscape.com)
- His team has identified several molecules that falter when the toxic protein accumulates in the brain, and he has demonstrated several strategies for preventing or lowering its accumulation in the brain. (rochester.edu)
Cognition1
- The study findings declare for the first time that the MIND diet intervention can reverse the destructive effects of obesity on cognition and brain structure, which could be strengthened by a modest calorie restriction. (nature.com)
Huntington's1
- The experiments are aimed at making models to study human brain diseases such as Huntington's and schizophrenia, as well as nerve diseases such as multiple sclerosis. (nbcnews.com)
Rare diseases2
- As part of its mission, the NIDCD Audiology Unit provides hearing tests to patients with rare diseases such as NPC being treated at the National Institutes of Health's Clinical Center. (nih.gov)
- NORD is a patient advocacy organization for individuals with rare diseases and the organizations that serve them. (marketresearchfuture.com)
Hallmark1
- Intriguingly, brains of adult NPC patients exhibit neurofibrillary tangles, a characteristic hallmark of Alzheimer's disease (AD). (ulaval.ca)
Cerebrovascular Disease1
- It is thus feasible that, cerebrovascular pathology could represent a "plausible mechanism" to explain how hypertension-which is a major risk factor for cerebrovascular disease-might increase the risk of sporadic, late-onset AD. (diwou.com)
Cholesterol11
- The clinical manifestations of types Niemann-Pick types C1 and C2 are similar because the respective genes are both involved in egress of lipids, particularly cholesterol, from late endosomes or lysosomes. (wikipedia.org)
- In Niemann-Pick type C, large amounts of free or unesterified cholesterol accumulate in lysosomes, and leads to relative deficiency of this molecule in multiple membranes and for steroid synthesis. (wikipedia.org)
- Finally, CGS21680 reduces cholesterol accumulation (Filipin III staining), which is the main criterion currently used for identification of a compound or pathway that would be beneficial for NPC disease, and such an effect is prevented by the Ca 2+ chelator BAPTA-AM. Our findings strongly support the hypothesis that A 2A R agonists may represent a therapeutic option for NPC1 and provide insights on their mechanisms of action. (jneurosci.org)
- The disease is characterized by the inability of cells to metabolize and dispose of cholesterol and lipids. (news-medical.net)
- It causes excessive amounts of cholesterol to accumulate within the liver, spleen and brain. (news-medical.net)
- The biomarker test detects in the blood a modified cholesterol molecule specific to neuronal cells in the brain that would increase as a result of treatment with cyclodextrin. (news-medical.net)
- Incorporation of functional HN-F glycoprotein-containing complexes into newcastle disease virus is dependent on cholesterol and membrane lipid raft integrity. (umassmed.edu)
- Niemann-Pick Type C occurs when the body cannot properly break down cholesterol and other fats (lipids). (wikidoc.org)
- This leads to too much cholesterol in the liver and spleen and excessive amounts of other lipids in the brain. (wikidoc.org)
- For example, in familial hypercholesterolemia, enzymes do not receive the signals that typically inhibit cholesterol synthesis, so that excessive production of cholesterol occurs, leading to early coronary vascular disease and strokes in patients. (newworldencyclopedia.org)
- Type C1 is a variant of type C. It involves a defect that interferes with how cholesterol moves between brain cells. (mountsinai.org)
Infectious diseases1
- He has a broad infectious disease experience in bacterial and viral infectious diseases including vaccine preventable diseases. (cdc.gov)
Liver2
- Infants develop profound brain damage by 6 months of age, an enlarged liver and spleen, swollen lymph nodes, and nodes under the skin (xanthomas). (nih.gov)
- an enzyme defective within a particular organ or tissue, such as the liver , muscle , or brain , might lead to low energy production or prevent transport to the part of the body requiring energy. (newworldencyclopedia.org)
Treatments3
- TRND researchers work with project collaborators to conduct preclinical studies advancing potential treatments for rare and neglected diseases to human clinical trials. (news-medical.net)
- Today there are no treatments for the disease, a reality that we hope can change in the years ahead. (rojakpot.com)
- The Company's new corporate name, along with the corresponding ticker symbol, embody Zevra's unwavering commitment to the rare disease community as it pursues its primary mission to deliver life-changing treatments to people with rare conditions, their families and caregivers who desperately need better options. (yahoo.com)
Clinically1
- The skin picking causes clinically significant distress or impairment in important areas of functioning (such as functioning at work or in social situations). (acne.org)
Cognitive2
- Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) can be an early sign of Alzheimer's disease. (healthline.com)
- This study aimed to examine the effect of MIND dietary pattern on cognitive performance features and changes in brain structure in healthy obese women. (nature.com)
Therapeutics2
- Zevra Therapeutics is a rare disease company melding science, data, and patient need to create transformational therapies for diseases with limited or no treatment options. (yahoo.com)
- New data from a mid-stage trial on Celldex Therapeutics' brain cancer vaccine, Rintega (rindopepimut), demonstrates that combining it with Avastin improves patients' chances of survival significantly. (biopharmadive.com)
Researchers8
- Researchers have tested several drugs, but none have been able to slow or stop the disease. (webmd.com)
- Researchers in the Netherlands have found that a common blood pressure drug can boost blood flow to the learning and memory center of the brain in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD). (diwou.com)
- This high blood pressure treatment holds promise as it doesn't appear to decrease blood flow to the brain, which could cause more harm than benefit," said associate professor Jurgen Claassen, MD, PhD, who is lead author of the researchers' published paper in Hypertension . (diwou.com)
- The researchers also evaluated the drug's effectiveness using a neurological severity score, where higher scores indicate more severe effects from the disease. (scienceblog.com)
- Human brain cells in a mouse glow green because researchers have tagged them with a gene that looks green under fluorescent light. (nbcnews.com)
- Researchers who transplanted human brain cells into newborn mice said the rodents grew up to be smarter than their normal littermates, learning how to associate a tone with an electric shock more quickly and finding escape hatches faster. (nbcnews.com)
- Using this data, the researchers developed a computational model that enabled a computer to correctly determine what word a research subject was thinking about by analyzing brain scan data. (nsf.gov)
- In addition to representations in these sensory-motor areas of the brain, the Carnegie Mellon researchers found significant activation in other areas, including frontal areas associated with planning functions and long-term memory. (nsf.gov)
Lesions8
- It is due to occurrence of lesions in the brain. (marketresearchfuture.com)
- Moreover, there are several conditions that may cause brain lesions and are associated with agnosia. (marketresearchfuture.com)
- Acne lesions heal more slowly when they are picked. (acne.org)
- If you find it difficult to stop picking at your acne lesions or other parts of your skin, talk to your doctor about finding a therapist who can help you. (acne.org)
- Picking at the skin delays healing of acne lesions, and causes rampant physical irritation to the skin. (acne.org)
- Anything that physically irritates the skin can make acne worse, so picking at existing lesions just creates more lesions, and a vicious cycle is born. (acne.org)
- When the picking is specifically on acne lesions, scientists refer to it as acne excoriée . (acne.org)
- Recurrent skin picking that results in skin lesions. (acne.org)
Impairment2
- The brain is not affected, but there may be lung and, rarely, kidney impairment. (nih.gov)
- Unlike Alzheimer disease, which typically presents with impairment of recent memory associated with entorhinal cortex and hippocampal dysfunction, Pick disease typically affects the frontal and/or anterolateral temporal lobes. (medscape.com)
Patients7
- Dr. Porter also is conducting a natural history study of NPC to collect health information from patients to understand how the disease develops. (news-medical.net)
- Using an advanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique to look at blood flow in the brains of patients with mild-to-moderate AD, a Radboud University Medical Center-led team of scientists demonstrated that compared patients given placebo, six months of treatment using the calcium antagonist nilvadipine was associated with a 20% increase in CBF to the hippocampus, without affecting CBF to other areas of the brain. (diwou.com)
- Even though no medical treatment is without risk, getting treatment for high blood pressure could be important to maintain brain health in patients with Alzheimer's disease. (diwou.com)
- Results from the 44-patient substudy confirmed that nilvadipine treatment reduced the patients' blood pressure, without reducing either overall CBF, or reducing blood flow in any specific regions of the brain. (diwou.com)
- He has made a series of surprising findings that are forming the basis for new avenues of treatment that would complement the stable of medications that doctors now have to treat patients with the disease. (rochester.edu)
- He has shown that the brain's vascular system and the blood-brain barrier play a key role in ridding the brain of the toxic amyloid beta that is present in the brains of patients. (rochester.edu)
- XP is a rare genetic disease in which patients cannot be exposed to sunlight or ultraviolet light without suffering severe skin damage. (blogcritics.org)
Associated with mutations1
- 3-repeat Pick disease has been shown to be associated with mutations in MAPT on exons and introns 9 and 10. (medscape.com)
Tumor2
- once the tumor was removed, the ice pick pains stopped. (doctorshealthpress.com)
- Cataplexy can also be a symptom of some genetic conditions or the result of a stroke or brain tumor. (healthline.com)
Spleen1
- Symptoms include swelling of the spleen and brain and nervous system (neurological) problems. (wikidoc.org)
Findings7
- The conclusions, findings, and opinions expressed by authors contributing to this journal do not necessarily reflect the official position of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Public Health Service, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or the authors' affiliated institutions. (cdc.gov)
- The increase in findings of CTE is widely believed to be a result of increased awareness about the dangers of repeated head trauma to the human brain. (time.com)
- But the team at the University of Rochester say their findings also suggest that these brain cells, called glial cells, may very well be one of the important factors that make humans different from other animals. (nbcnews.com)
- Their findings also support the growing theory that glia cells, one of the important components of the brain's so-called white matter, are far from being passive support cells and are in fact actively involved in brain function. (nbcnews.com)
- Down the road, Goldman hopes the findings might lead to procedures to transplant brain cells to treat diseases as diverse as multiple sclerosis, bipolar disease and even the brain shrinkage that causes memory loss in aging. (nbcnews.com)
- The findings demonstrate the power of computational modeling to improve our understanding of how the brain processes information and thoughts. (nsf.gov)
- Images of neurodegenerative findings can be viewed online at Internet Pathology Laboratory, University of Utah, CNS Degenerative Diseases. (medscape.com)
Alzheimer Disease1
- Such a diet has been associated with symptomatic improvement of both Alzheimer disease and Parkinson disease, but the results are very preliminary and should not outweigh a doctor's advice about an appropriate heart-healthy diet. (medscape.com)
Adult1
- This is further evidence that miglustat treatment may have a protective effect on white matter structure in the adult-onset form of the disease. (nih.gov)