Spinocerebellar ataxias: prospects and challenges for therapy development

T Ashizawa, G Öz, HL Paulson - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2018 - nature.com
The spinocerebellar ataxias (SCAs) comprise more than 40 autosomal dominant
neurodegenerative disorders that present principally with progressive ataxia. Within the past …

The protective role of exercise against age-related neurodegeneration

A Sujkowski, L Hong, RJ Wessells, SV Todi - Ageing Research Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
Endurance exercise is a widely accessible, low-cost intervention with a variety of benefits to
multiple organ systems. Exercise improves multiple indices of physical performance and …

Trial of N-Acetyl-l-Leucine in Niemann–Pick Disease Type C

T Bremova-Ertl, U Ramaswami, M Brands… - New England journal …, 2024 - Mass Medical Soc
Abstract Background Niemann–Pick disease type C is a rare lysosomal storage disorder.
We evaluated the safety and efficacy of N-acetyl-l-leucine (NALL), an agent that potentially …

[HTML][HTML] Exonic trinucleotide repeat expansions in ZFHX3 cause spinocerebellar ataxia type 4: A poly-glycine disease

J Wallenius, E Kafantari, E Jhaveri, S Gorcenco… - The American Journal of …, 2024 - cell.com
Autosomal-dominant ataxia with sensory and autonomic neuropathy is a highly specific
combined phenotype that we described in two Swedish kindreds in 2014; its genetic cause …

GAA-FGF14 ataxia (SCA27B): phenotypic profile, natural history progression and 4-aminopyridine treatment response

C Wilke, D Pellerin, D Mengel, A Traschütz, MC Danzi… - Brain, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Ataxia due to an autosomal dominant intronic GAA repeat expansion in FGF14 [GAA-FGF14
ataxia, spinocerebellar ataxia 27B (SCA27B)] has recently been identified as one of the …

A wearable motion capture suit and machine learning predict disease progression in Friedreich's ataxia

B Kadirvelu, C Gavriel, S Nageshwaran, JPK Chan… - Nature medicine, 2023 - nature.com
Friedreichʼs ataxia (FA) is caused by a variant of the Frataxin (FXN) gene, leading to its
downregulation and progressively impaired cardiac and neurological function. Current gold …

Consensus paper: revisiting the symptoms and signs of cerebellar syndrome

F Bodranghien, A Bastian, C Casali, M Hallett… - The Cerebellum, 2016 - Springer
The cerebellum is involved in sensorimotor operations, cognitive tasks and affective
processes. Here, we revisit the concept of the cerebellar syndrome in the light of recent …

Optimized testing strategy for the diagnosis of GAA-FGF14 ataxia/spinocerebellar ataxia 27B

C Bonnet, D Pellerin, V Roth, G Clément, M Wandzel… - Scientific reports, 2023 - nature.com
Dominantly inherited GAA repeat expansions in FGF14 are a common cause of
spinocerebellar ataxia (GAA-FGF14 ataxia; spinocerebellar ataxia 27B). Molecular …

GAA-FGF14 disease: defining its frequency, molecular basis, and 4-aminopyridine response in a large downbeat nystagmus cohort

D Pellerin, F Heindl, C Wilke, MC Danzi, A Traschütz… - …, 2024 - thelancet.com
Background GAA-FGF14 disease/spinocerebellar ataxia 27B is a recently described
neurodegenerative disease caused by (GAA)≥ 250 expansions in the fibroblast growth …

Optical coherence tomography as retinal imaging biomarker of neuroinflammation/neurodegeneration in systemic disorders in adults and children

S Vujosevic, MM Parra, ME Hartnett, L O'Toole, A Nuzzi… - Eye, 2023 - nature.com
The retina and the optic nerve are considered extensions of the central nervous system
(CNS) and thus can serve as the window for evaluation of CNS disorders. Spectral domain …