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ReviewDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2021

CSF Diagnostics: A Potentially Valuable Tool in Neurodegenerative and Inflammatory Disorders Involving Motor Neurons: A Review.

Karsten Krause, Maximilian Wulf, Paula Sommer, Katalin Barkovits, Matthias Vorgerd, Katrin Marcus, Britta Eggers

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Review in Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors.

Karsten KrauseDepartment of Neurology, Heimer Institute for Muscle Research, University Hospital Bergmannsheil, Ruhr-University Bochum, 44789 Bochum, Germany.
Maximilian WulfMedizinisches Proteom-Center, Medical Faculty, Ruhr-University Bochum, 44801 Bochum, Germany.
Paula SommerMedizinisches Proteom-Center, Medical Faculty, Ruhr-University Bochum, 44801 Bochum, Germany.
Katalin BarkovitsMedizinisches Proteom-Center, Medical Faculty, Ruhr-University Bochum, 44801 Bochum, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-2554-8796
Matthias VorgerdDepartment of Neurology, Heimer Institute for Muscle Research, University Hospital Bergmannsheil, Ruhr-University Bochum, 44789 Bochum, Germany.
Katrin MarcusMedizinisches Proteom-Center, Medical Faculty, Ruhr-University Bochum, 44801 Bochum, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-3313-8845
Britta EggersMedizinisches Proteom-Center, Medical Faculty, Ruhr-University Bochum, 44801 Bochum, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-6553-4631

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) diagnostics has emerged as a valid tool for a variety of neurological diseases. However, CSF diagnostics has been playing a subordinate role in the diagnosis of many neurological conditions. Thus, in the multitude of neuromuscular diseases in which motor neurons are affected, a CSF sample is rarely taken routinely. However, CSF diagnostics has the potential to specify the diagnosis and monitor the treatment of neuromuscular disorders. In this review, we therefore focused on a variety of neuromuscular diseases, among them amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), peripheral neuropathies, and spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), for which CSF diagnostics has emerged as a promising option for determining the disease itself and its progression. We focus on potentially valuable biomarkers among different disorders, such as neurofilaments, cytokines, other proteins, and lipids to determine their suitability, differentiating between different neurological disorders and their potential to determine early disease onset, disease progression, and treatment outcome. We further recommend novel approaches, e.g., the use of mass spectrometry as a promising alternative techniques to standard ELISA assays, potentially enhancing biomarker significance in clinical applications.

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amyotrophic lateral sclerosisbiomarkercerebrospinal fluidELISAGuillain-Barré syndromemotor neuronsperipheral neuropathiesspinal muscular atrophy

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PMID34573864
PMCPMC8470638

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