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ReviewDer Nervenarzt2011

[The presymptomatic stage of neurodegenerative disorders].

C Klein, J Hagenah, B Landwehrmeyer, T Münte, T Klockgether

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Review in Der Nervenarzt, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 45% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Diagnosis and treatment of chorea syndromes.Current neurology and neuroscience reports · 2015
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  8. Early diagnosis and therapy of Parkinson's disease: can disease progression be curbed?Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996) · 2013
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

C KleinSektion für Klinische und Molekulare Neurogenetik, Klinik für Neurologie, Universität zu Lübeck, Lübeck, Deutschland. christine.klein@neuro.uni-luebeck.de
J Hagenah
B Landwehrmeyer
T Münte
T Klockgether
University of Lübeck · DEGerman Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases · DEUniversity Hospital Ulm · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neurodegenerative disorders, such as Huntington's disease, spinocerebellar ataxias, Parkinson's disease or Alzheimer's disease, manifest in adult age with insidiously developing, slowly progressing symptoms. At this stage, most patients consult a doctor, and a definite diagnosis can be made. It is, however, well established that the manifest disease is preceded by a presymptomatic disease stage that may last for years. A striking example is Parkinson's disease, in which more than half of the dopaminergic neurons of the substantia nigra are lost before motor symptoms appear. Studies of the presymptomatic stage of neurodegenerative disorders are pivotal for an advanced understanding of these disorders and the development of preventive strategies aimed at postponing the clinical onset of these disorders. It is therefore important to identify the earliest and most sensitive clinical signs and biological markers that herald the onset of the illness. Furthermore, studies of presymptomatic disease stages are important because they may help to unravel compensatory mechanisms responsible for apparently normal brain function despite ongoing neurodegeneration.

Indexed as

Asymptomatic DiseasesNeurologic ExaminationAdultAlzheimer DiseaseBiomarkersBrainDisease ProgressionEarly DiagnosisEndophenotypesGenetic MarkersHeredodegenerative Disorders, Nervous SystemHumansHuntington DiseaseImage Processing, Computer-AssistedMagnetic Resonance ImagingNeuropsychological TestsBiomarkersGenetic Markers

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PMID21789693
OpenAlexW204697952

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