... model of parkinsonism Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, of the United States of America, 102, 2174 2179 1: THE ETIOPATHOGENESIS OF PARKINSON’S DISEASE: BASIC MECHANISMS OF NEURODEGENERATION ... vector-mediated overexpression of human alpha-synuclein: a new primate model of Parkinson’s disease Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, of the United States of America, 100 (5), 2884 ... crystal structure of YDR533Cp from Saccharomyces cerevisiae: a member of the DJ-1/ThiJ/PfpI superfamily Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, of the United States of America, 101 (6),...
... Collateralization of Striatofugal Neurons and Co-localization of Dopamine Receptors One of the important series of data that challenged the concept of segregated direct and indirect striatofugal pathways ... excitation of GPi and SNr neurons, and to inhibition of thalamocortical cells, and reduced excitation of cortex, clinically manifest in the development of the aforementioned cardinal motor signs of Parkinson’s ... development of dyskinesias after transient inactivation of small areas of the pallidum with the GABAergic agonist muscimol (178), over a wide range of injected concentrations and volumes of the drug...
... Merritt professor of neurology at Columbia University before moving downtown, as he used to say, to Mount Sinai School of Medicine, where he become professor of neurology and chairman of the department ... affected areas of frontal cortex Conclusion Earlier models of the pathophysiology of Parkinson’s disease that emphasized the importance of changes in discharge rates in the basal ganglia of parkinsonian ... significance of neuromelanin in the human brain This symposium was dedicated to Prof Youdim on the occasion of his 65th birthday These contributions are published separately in a Special Issue of the...
... at the University of Breslau Alzheimer died at the age of 51 in 1915 as a result of cardiac failure following endocarditis, an infection of the heart 19 Signs and Symptoms of Dementia My wife’s ... after onetime use or as a result of long-term use) Seizures can cause memory loss that lasts for a limited amount of time, and an infection of the brain called encephalitis can cause symptoms of amnesia ... well as the loss of nerve cells in Huntington’s chorea He worked at the universities of Heidelberg and Munich In 1912, he was appointed professor of psychiatry and director of the Psychiatric...
... Division of Movement Disorders; Associate Professor of Neurology, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California PETER A LEWITT, M.D • Professor, Departments of Neurology, ... Associate Professor, Department of Neurology, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio HOWARD HURTIG, M.D • Chair, Department of Neurology, Pennsylvania Hospital; Professor of Neurology, University of Pennsylvania ... hypercontractile state of dystonia may be thought of as a kind of spasm Certain specific types of spasm of peripheral origin require further definition to avoid confusion of terms • Cramps are...
... from nondemented persons and thus inaugurate evaluation of the former What constitutes of ce testing” is often determined by the realities of practice type, time constraints and reimbursement Many ... Benson, 1992) Clinical neuropsychology of DAT Following is a discussion of clinically pertinent neuropsychological features of DAT Expanded analyses of domain- specific (frontal-executive, visuospatial, ... pharmacological treatment of MCI has any efficacy (Doody et al., 2009) Discrepancies in conversion rates, that is, the heterogeneity of prognosis, are reflective of the heterogeneity of MCI (Albert, 2008;...
... long and illustrious history of the depiction of disorders of movement and posture through the use of drawings and still photographs, as exemplified by the work of Charcot and his pupils at L’Hôpital ... also like to express a debt of gratitude to Dr M Savoiardo who, not for the first time, has come to my rescue by providing state -of- the-art imaging material of many of the conditions discussed ... discussion of the clinical characteristics of Parkinson's disease must take into account the inaccuracies of clinical diagnosis In a successive series of 100 patients with a clinical diagnosis of Parkinson's...
... discussion of the clinical characteristics of Parkinson’s disease must take into account the inaccuracies of clinical diagnosis In a successive series of 100 patients with a clinical diagnosis of Parkinson’s ... Neuropathology Typically, there is loss of at least 50% of the melanin-containing nerve cells of the substantia nigra, the changes being concentrated in the central part of the zona compacta (Figure 3) ... range of motion of any affected joint A characteristic judder (cogwheeling) occurs at a frequency similar to that of the postural tremor seen in Parkinson’s disease rather than at the rateof the...
... significantly higher stride variability The coefficient of variation (CV), a measure of stride-to-stride variability, was highest in the forelimbs of 3NP-treated mice iability of the hind limbs was ... stride length variability nor stance width variabilityof the hind limbs was affected after the 2nd administration of 3NP (cumulative dose of 50 mg/kg) After the 3rd administration of 3NP (cumulative ... stride length variability Subsequent gait disturbances included increased gait variabilityof the forelimbs and eventual failure of hind limb stepping Our findings of different effects of 3NP on...
... damage of DNA; (2) oxidations of unsaturated fatty acids in lipids; (3) oxidations of amino acids in proteins; and (4) inactivation of specific enzymes through oxidation of catalytic cofactors ... beat or loss of rhythm is a common heart arrhythmia that can occur with or without heart failure Atrial fibrillation, often describing the heart as a bag of worms, begins as a loss of atrial contraction, ... the ventricular rate and results in a positive inotropic effect (Carey et al., 1998; Fauci, 1998) Digoxin decreases the rateof beating of the heart ventricles, the chambers of the heart that push...
... specifically linked to one of the major pathogenetic mechanisms of PD [5] Worthy of note is the complete disappearance of the VDAC-2 upon dopamine treatment This porin of the outer mitochondrial ... destained (1 · 10 50 lL of K3[Fe(CN)6] 30 mm and Na2S2O3 100 mm; · 10 100 lL of deionized water; · 20 100 lL of NH4HCO3 200 mm; · 20 100 lL of deionized water), dehydrated with acetonitrile (1 ... diameter 375 lm) at a flow rateof lLÆmin)1 Peptides were eluted at a flow rateof 200 nLÆmin)1 with a linear gradient from Solution A (2% acetonitrile; 0.1% formic acid) to 50% of Solution B (98% acetonitrile;...
... restricted to the base of the crypts, leaving the upper part devoid of signal Low levels of Adh1 mRNA were also observed in striated muscles of the tongue and upper part of esophagus, as well ... Notably, the levels of Adh3 mRNA were much lower than those of the other classes of investigated enzymes High levels of Aldh1 mRNA were found in the basal epithelial cell layers of esophagus with ... photomicrographs of corresponding sections at the same magnification High levels of Adh1 mRNA are observed in the epithelial cells at the base of the intestinal glands in rectum and moderate levels of Adh4...