Applications of focused ultrasound in the brain: from thermoablation to drug delivery

Y Meng, K Hynynen, N Lipsman - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2021 - nature.com
Focused ultrasound (FUS) is a disruptive medical technology, and its implementation in the
clinic represents the culmination of decades of research. Lying at the convergence of …

Effects of monoclonal antibodies against amyloid-β on clinical and biomarker outcomes and adverse event risks: A systematic review and meta-analysis of phase III …

KI Avgerinos, L Ferrucci, D Kapogiannis - Ageing research reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Objective To investigate the effects of monoclonal antibodies against Aβ on cognition,
function, amyloid PET and other biomarkers, as well as risk for amyloid-related imaging …

Aducanumab: appropriate use recommendations

J Cummings, P Aisen, LG Apostolova, A Atri… - The journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Aducanumab has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for treatment of
Alzheimer's disease (AD). Clinicians require guidance on the appropriate use of this new …

Donanemab in early Alzheimer's disease

MA Mintun, AC Lo, C Duggan Evans… - … England Journal of …, 2021 - Mass Medical Soc
Background A hallmark of Alzheimer's disease is the accumulation of amyloid-β (Aβ)
peptide. Donanemab, an antibody that targets a modified form of deposited Aβ, is being …

Can we learn lessons from the FDA's approval of aducanumab?

KY Liu, R Howard - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2021 - nature.com
On 7 June 2021, aducanumab was granted accelerated approval for the treatment of
Alzheimer disease (AD) by the FDA on the basis of amyloid-lowering effects considered …

Spontaneous ARIA-like events in cerebral amyloid angiopathy–related inflammation: a multicenter prospective longitudinal cohort study

L Antolini, JC DiFrancesco, M Zedde, G Basso… - Neurology, 2021 - AAN Enterprises
Background and Objectives The goal of this work was to investigate the natural history and
outcomes after treatment for spontaneous amyloid-related imaging abnormalities (ARIA)-like …

APOE immunotherapy reduces cerebral amyloid angiopathy and amyloid plaques while improving cerebrovascular function

M Xiong, H Jiang, JR Serrano, ER Gonzales… - Science translational …, 2021 - science.org
The ε4 allele of the apolipoprotein E (APOE) gene is the strongest genetic risk factor for late-
onset Alzheimer's disease (AD) and greatly influences the development of amyloid-β (Aβ) …

Cerebral microbleeds: from depiction to interpretation

L Puy, M Pasi, M Rodrigues, SJ Van Veluw… - Journal of Neurology …, 2021 - jnnp.bmj.com
Cerebral microbleeds (CMBs) are defined as hypointense foci visible on T2*-weighted and
susceptible-weighted MRI sequences. CMBs are increasingly recognised with the …

A practical approach to the management of cerebral amyloid angiopathy

MG Kozberg, V Perosa, ME Gurol… - … Journal of Stroke, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Cerebral amyloid angiopathy is a common small vessel disease in the elderly involving
vascular amyloid-β deposition. Cerebral amyloid angiopathy is one of the leading causes of …

Bayes analysis supports null hypothesis of anti‐amyloid beta therapy in Alzheimer's disease

E Richard, MGHE den Brok… - Alzheimer's & …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Numerous clinical trials of anti‐amyloid beta (Aβ) immunotherapy in Alzheimer's disease
have been performed. None of these have provided convincing evidence for beneficial …