Presentation
The mother of the proband had a similar presentation, including depression, and had been diagnosed clinically and pathologically as AD. Reevaluation of her brain tissue confirmed similar tau and PrP immunostaining findings. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
He was awarded the 1st Distinguished Neurology Alumnus Award of the Neurological Institute; Columbia University Medical Center; 1994.He has been the Editor in Chief, JAMA Neurology (1997- present) and a member of the Editorial Board of JAMA (1997-present [books.google.com]
The normal form of this protein is present in all cells, but its function remains unknown. [theguardian.com]
[Oral Presentation], Industrial presentation, Department of Industrial Microbiology, University College Dublin, Ireland, 30-SEP-98. McMahon, H.E.M., Kelly, C. T. and Fogarty, W. M.; (1998) Production of novel enzyme systems. [ucd.ie]
Geschwind, Genetic Prion Disease Caused by PRNP Q160X Mutation Presenting with an Orbitofrontal Syndrome, Cyclic Diarrhea, and Peripheral Neuropathy, Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 2016, 55, 1, 249 CrossRef 9 Rita Cacace, Kristel Sleegers, Christine [onlinelibrary.wiley.com]
Entire Body System
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Progressive Dementia
Geschwind, Genetic prion disease: Experience of a rapidly progressive dementia center in the United States and a review of the literature, American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics, 2017, 174, 1, 36 Wiley Online Library 2 [onlinelibrary.wiley.com]
Progressive Dementia Progressive dementias become worse over time and patients eventually lose more of their abilities. Alzheimer's disease, Lewy body dementia, vascular dementia, and frontotemporal dementia are types of progressive dementia. [onhealth.com]
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Unable to Stand
As the disease progresses, victims become unable to stand or eat, and eventually die between 6-12 months after the symptoms first appear. [theguardian.com]
Jaw & Teeth
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Jaw Pain
pain 59 32 hallmark (90%) Very frequent (99-80%) HP:0040264 11 behavioral abnormality 59 Very frequent (99-80%) 12 cognitive impairment 59 Very frequent (99-80%) Search GEO for disease gene expression data for Familial Alzheimer-Like Prion Disease. [malacards.org]
Psychiatrical
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Psychiatric Symptoms
In people with the rarer vCJD, psychiatric symptoms may be more prominent in the beginning, with dementia — the loss of the ability to think, reason and remember — developing later in the illness. [mayoclinic.org]
Neurologic
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Cognitive Impairment
impairment 59 Very frequent (99-80%) Search GEO for disease gene expression data for Familial Alzheimer-Like Prion Disease. [malacards.org]
As it is these lesions or abnormalities that are thought to cause the damage to brain cells and hence the cognitive impairment of dementia, their absence is important and reassuring.” [pbs.org]
2010 ) or mild cognitive impairment ( van Rossum et al., 2012 ; Blom et al., 2009 ). [alzforum.org]
These factors include: Age Genetics Smoking and alcohol use Atherosclerosis (hardening of arteries) High cholesterol Plasma homocysteine Diabetes Mild cognitive impairment Down syndrome Dementia Tests for Diagnosis Most often, dementia is diagnosed by [onhealth.com]
Workup
ApoE testing sometimes becomes part of the diagnostic workup of a person with eFAD. ApoE comes in three types (2, 3, and 4). In the general population, people with ApoE4 face a greater risk of developing AD at a younger age. [alzforum.org]
Other Pathologies
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Granulovacuolar Degeneration
Hoozemans, Activation of the unfolded protein response and granulovacuolar degeneration are not common features of human prion pathology, Acta Neuropathologica Communications, 2016, 4, 1 CrossRef 6 Valerija Kovač, Iva Hafner-Bratkovič, Vladka Čurin Šerbec [onlinelibrary.wiley.com]
Treatment
Drugs which can inhibit or dissolve the amyloid, affect the synthesis and proteolysis of APP, or which regulate the activity of the APP gene all hold the promise of eventually yielding an effective treatment for Alzheimer's disease. [books.google.com]
Huntington’s Disease Treatment and Prognosis There is no treatment available to stop or slow the progression of Huntington's disease. [onhealth.com]
Treatment and prognosis There is no curative treatment available for any prion disease. Related Radiopaedia articles Neurodegenerative diseases Infections of the central nervous system Promoted articles (advertising) [radiopaedia.org]
Today, scientists from England report another possible consequence of these tainted hormone treatments: Alzheimer’s disease. [pbs.org]
Prognosis
Treatment and prognosis There is no curative treatment available for any prion disease. Related Radiopaedia articles Neurodegenerative diseases Infections of the central nervous system Promoted articles (advertising) [radiopaedia.org]
Catching vascular dementia early and preventing further damage makes for a better prognosis. [onhealth.com]
[…] choose DNA testing for early onset familial AD represent the kind of patient envisioned for the future of "genomic medicine"—a new science in which each person's genetic makeup would determine the health care geared toward altering his or her genetic prognosis [alzforum.org]
Etiology
There may be a further genetic factor involved in the etiology of autosomal dominant early onset AD. Received February 26, 2002. Accepted September 26, 2002. [neurology.org]
In this regard we present two cases of arterial hypertension, which are potentially secondary in etiology, but still focus of debate. [worldwidescience.org]
Epidemiology
Martínez-Martín, Alberto Rábano, Enrique Alcalde-Cabero, Fernando José García López, Javier Almazán-Isla, María Ruiz-Tovar, Maria-José Medrano, Fuencisla Avellanal, Olga Calero, Miguel Calero, Drivers: A Biologically Contextualized, Cross-Inferential View of the Epidemiology [onlinelibrary.wiley.com]
Published studies of the genetic epidemiology of familial early onset AD (EOAD) were reviewed to produce estimates of the number of patients in the UK that should be detected. [jnnp.bmj.com]
Probably not, but this definitely deserves systematic epidemiological investigation. Does it suggest Alzheimer’s disease is infectious through contact? Almost certainly not.” [independent.co.uk]
"Does it have implications for blood transfusions: probably not, but this definitely deserves systematic epidemiological investigation." [telegraph.co.uk]
Systematic review and meta-analysis of the epidemiology of polyautoimmunity in Sjögren's syndrome ( secondary Sjögren's syndrome) focusing on autoimmune rheumatic diseases. [worldwidescience.org]
Pathophysiology
The simulation program was able to model the pathophysiologic state of progressive ILD with PH and demonstrate how mechanical support devices can be implemented to improve cardiopulmonary function at rest and during exercise. [worldwidescience.org]
Prevention
They warned that tens of thousands of people could be at risk and subsequently more than 200,000 cattle were culled in order to prevent this, at a huge expense to the British economy. [theguardian.com]
This DNA vaccine has the potential to be a safe and effective therapy to prevent Alzheimer disease.He described Machado-Joseph disease (MJD), an autosomal dominant ataxia, with William Nyhan, M.D. Ph.D, in 1976, for the first time. [books.google.com]
Preventing iatrogenic CJD Hospitals and other medical institutions follow explicit policies to prevent iatrogenic CJD. [mayoclinic.org]
Prevention Preventive measures include sterilization of all medical equipment to kill any organisms that may cause the disease, and not accepting cornea donations from people with a history of diagnosed or possible CJD. [medicalnewstoday.com]
Thanks to modern laws that now ban cannibalism, this disease has been prevented from recurring. [biolegend.com]