Neuroimaging and fluid biomarkers in Parkinson's disease in an era of targeted interventions

A Zarkali, GEC Thomas, H Zetterberg… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
A major challenge in Parkinson's disease is the variability in symptoms and rates of
progression, underpinned by heterogeneity of pathological processes. Biomarkers are …

MRI with ultrahigh field strength and high-performance gradients: challenges and opportunities for clinical neuroimaging at 7 T and beyond

B Vachha, SY Huang - European radiology experimental, 2021 - Springer
Research in ultrahigh magnetic field strength combined with ultrahigh and ultrafast gradient
technology has provided enormous gains in sensitivity, resolution, and contrast for …

Therapeutic utility of mesenchymal stromal cell (MSC)-based approaches in chronic neurodegeneration: a glimpse into underlying mechanisms, current status, and …

M Rahbaran, AO Zekiy, M Bahramali… - Cellular & Molecular …, 2022 - Springer
Recently, mesenchymal stromal cell (MSC)-based therapy has become an appreciated
therapeutic approach in the context of neurodegenerative disease therapy. Accordingly, a …

Predicting the progression of Parkinson's disease using conventional MRI and machine learning: An application of radiomic biomarkers in whole‐brain white matter

ZY Shu, SJ Cui, X Wu, Y Xu, P Huang… - Magnetic resonance …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose This study aimed to develop and validate a radiomics model based on whole‐brain
white matter and clinical features to predict the progression of Parkinson disease (PD) …

Diagnostic utility of 7T neuromelanin imaging of the substantia nigra in Parkinson's disease

DA Lakhani, X Zhou, S Tao, V Patel, S Wen… - npj Parkinson's …, 2024 - nature.com
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a prevalent neurodegenerative disorder that presents a
diagnostic challenge due to symptom overlap with other disorders. Neuromelanin (NM) …

A Causality-Aware Graph Convolutional Network Framework for Rigidity Assessment in Parkinsonians

X Tang, C Zhang, R Guo, X Yang… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Rigidity is one of the common motor disorders in Parkinson's disease (PD), which lead to life
quality deterioration. The widely-used rating-scale-based approach for rigidity assessment …

Stem cell in neurodegenerative disorders; an emerging strategy

M Ahani‐Nahayati, A Shariati… - International Journal …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Neurodegenerative disorders are a diversity of disorders, surrounding Alzheimer's (AD),
Parkinson's (PD), Huntington's diseases (HD), and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) …

It is time to study overlapping molecular and circuit pathophysiologies in Alzheimer's and Lewy body disease spectra

N Wakasugi, T Hanakawa - Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the leading cause of dementia due to neurodegeneration and is
characterized by extracellular senile plaques composed of amyloid β1–42 (Aβ) as well as …

White matter hyperintensities mediate the impact of amyloid ß on future freezing of gait in Parkinson's disease

M Dadar, J Miyasaki, S Duchesne… - Parkinsonism & related …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Freezing of gait (FOG) is a common symptom in Parkinson's Disease (PD)
patients. Previous studies have reported relationships between FOG, substantia nigra (SN) …

Disentangling Bradykinesia and Rigidity in Parkinson Disease: Evidence from Short‐and Long‐Term Subthalamic Nucleus Deep Brain Stimulation

A Zampogna, A Suppa, F Bove, F Cavallieri… - Annals of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Bradykinesia and rigidity are considered closely related motor signs in Parkinson
disease (PD), but recent neurophysiological findings suggest distinct pathophysiological …