Motor neuron pathology in CANVAS due to RFC1 expansions [PDF]
Brain - A Journal of Neurology , Oxford University Press (OUP),
2021, 2022 CANVAS caused by RFC1 biallelic expansions is a major cause of inherited sensory neuronopathy. Detection of RFC1 expansion is challenging and CANVAS can be associated with atypical features. We clinically and genetically characterized 50 patients, selected based on the presence of sensory neuronopathy confirmed by EMG. We screened RFC1 expansion by PCR,
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The social-economic burden of spinal muscular atrophy in Russia
Фармакоэкономика, 2021 Introduction. Spinal muscular atrophies (SMA) are clinically and genetically heterogeneous congenital orphan diseases that lead to progressive spinal motoneurons degeneration and loss of their function. There are 4 types of SMA with type I being the most
A. S. Kolbin +7 more
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Dysfunction of axonal membrane conductances in adolescents and young adults with spinal muscular atrophy [PDF]
, 2011 Spinal muscular atrophy is distinct among neurodegenerative conditions of the motor neuron, with onset in developing and maturing patients. Furthermore, the rate of degeneration appears to slow over time, at least in the milder forms.
Baker +60 more
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Restoration of SMN in Schwann cells reverses myelination defects and improves neuromuscular function in spinal muscular atrophy [PDF]
, 2016 Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a neuromuscular disease caused by low levels of SMN protein, primarily affecting lower motor neurons. Recent evidence from SMA and related conditions suggests that glial cells can influence disease severity.
Brophy, Peter J. +9 more
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Towards contrast-agnostic soft segmentation of the spinal cord [PDF]
, 2023 Spinal cord segmentation is clinically relevant and is notably used to compute spinal cord cross-sectional area (CSA) for the diagnosis and monitoring of cord compression or neurodegenerative diseases such as multiple sclerosis. While several semi and automatic methods exist, one key limitation remains: the segmentation depends on the MRI contrast ...
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Abnormal motoneuron migration, differentiation, and axon outgrowth in spinal muscular atrophy [PDF]
, 2008 The role of heterotopic (migratory) motoneurons (HMN) in the pathogenesis of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is still controversial. We examined the occurrence and amount of HMN in spinal cord tissue from eight children with SMA (six with SMA-I and two ...
Barišić, Nina +10 more
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IJU Case Reports, 2022 Introduction We report a prostate cancer case diagnosed during leuprorelin treatment for spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy which is a X‐linked recessive, lower motor neuron disease.
Atsuhi Yanase +9 more
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Molecular Genetic Analysis of Survival Motor Neuron Gene in 460 Turkish Cases with Suspicious Spinal Muscular Atrophy Disease [PDF]
, 2016 How to Cite This Article: Rashnonejad A, Onay H, Atik T, Atan Sahin O, Gokben S, Tekgul H, Ozkinay F. Molecular Genetic Analysis of Survival Motor Neuron Gene in 460 Turkish Cases with Suspicious Spinal Muscular Atrophy Disease.
ATAN SAHIN, Ozlem +6 more
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Rehabilitation in spinal muscular atrophy
Medycyna Ogólna i Nauki o Zdrowiu, 2021 Introduction and objective Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) is a disease of the nervous system caused by the degeneration of motor neurons in the spinal cord. The disease is caused by a homozygous deletion of the motor neuron survival gene (SMN1),
Joanna Iłżecka
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Non-neural phenotype of spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy: Results from a large cohort of Italian patients [PDF]
, 2016 Objective: To carry out a deep characterisation of the main androgen-responsive tissues involved in spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA). Methods: 73 consecutive Italian patients underwent a full clinical protocol including biochemical and hormonal ...
Angelini, Lorenzo +37 more
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