Connectome-based modelling of neurodegenerative diseases: towards precision medicine and mechanistic insight

JW Vogel, N Corriveau-Lecavalier… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Neurodegenerative diseases are the most common cause of dementia. Although their
underlying molecular pathologies have been identified, there is substantial heterogeneity in …

Frontotemporal dementia: neuropathology, genetics, neuroimaging, and treatments

K Younes, BL Miller - Psychiatric Clinics, 2020 - psych.theclinics.com
The current terminology in frontotemporal dementia (FTD) uses specific terms to differentiate
the clinical syndromic presentation from the underlying molecular pathology. Although FTD …

Astroglial toxicity promotes synaptic degeneration in the thalamocortical circuit in frontotemporal dementia with GRN mutations

E Marsan, D Velmeshev, A Ramsey… - The Journal of …, 2023 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Mutations in the human progranulin (GRN) gene are a leading cause of frontotemporal lobar
degeneration (FTLD). While previous studies implicate aberrant microglial activation as a …

Resting-state brain connectivity in healthy young and middle-aged adults at risk of progressive Alzheimer's disease

L Kucikova, J Goerdten, ME Dounavi, E Mak… - Neuroscience & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Functional brain connectivity of the resting-state networks has gained recent attention as a
possible biomarker of Alzheimer's Disease (AD). In this paper, we review the literature of …

[HTML][HTML] Preclinical interventions in mouse models of frontotemporal dementia due to progranulin mutations

SN Kashyap, NR Boyle, ED Roberson - Neurotherapeutics, 2023 - Elsevier
Heterozygous loss-of-function mutations in progranulin (GRN) cause frontotemporal
dementia (FTD), a leading cause of early-onset dementia characterized clinically by …

[HTML][HTML] The pollutome-connectome axis: a putative mechanism to explain pollution effects on neurodegeneration

L Pini, A Salvalaggio, AM Wennberg, A Dimakou… - Ageing Research …, 2023 - Elsevier
The study of pollutant effects is extremely important to address the epochal challenges we
are facing, where world populations are increasingly moving from rural to urban centers …

Modelling the cascade of biomarker changes in GRN-related frontotemporal dementia

JL Panman, V Venkatraghavan… - Journal of Neurology …, 2021 - jnnp.bmj.com
Objective Progranulin-related frontotemporal dementia (FTD-GRN) is a fast progressive
disease. Modelling the cascade of multimodal biomarker changes aids in understanding the …

Thalamic pathology in frontotemporal dementia: predilection for specific nuclei, phenotype‐specific signatures, clinical correlates, and practical relevance

MC McKenna, J Lope, P Bede, EL Tan - Brain and Behavior, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) phenotypes are classically associated with
distinctive cortical atrophy patterns and regional hypometabolism. However, the spectrum of …

The presymptomatic phase of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: are we merely scratching the surface?

RH Chipika, WF Siah, MC McKenna, S Li Hi Shing… - Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Presymptomatic studies in ALS have consistently captured considerable disease burden
long before symptom manifestation and contributed important academic insights. With the …

The human functional connectome in neurodegenerative diseases: relationship to pathology and clinical progression

M Filippi, EG Spinelli, C Cividini, A Ghirelli… - Expert Review of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Neurodegenerative diseases can be considered as 'disconnection
syndromes,'in which a communication breakdown prompts cognitive or motor dysfunction …