ReviewNeural regeneration research2022
Cerebellar pathology in motor neuron disease: neuroplasticity and neurodegeneration.
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34 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 40 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Driving with Motor Neuron Disease: Disease-Specific Considerations, Multi-Domain Assessments and Support Strategies.Brain sciences · 2026Review
- Structural-functional connectivity coupling in motor-brain networks following acute ischemic stroke.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Brain Folding Trajectories in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.Human brain mapping · 2026Article
- Anatomical Associations Between Focal Mitochondrial Metabolism and Patterns of Neurodegeneration in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.Annals of neurology · 2026Article
- Data-driven disease subgrouping in ALS: a multicenter cerebral functional connectivity study.Journal of neurology · 2026Article
- Putative mitochondrial components of frontotemporal lobar degeneration: topological correlations between mitochondrial density and atrophy in FTLD/FTD phenotypes.Journal of neurology · 2025Article
- Quantitative Profiling of Nanoscopic Protein Aggregates Reveals Specific Fingerprint of TDP-43-Positive Assemblies in Motor Neuron Disease.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025Article
- Identifying Therapeutic Targets for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Through Modeling of Multi-Omics Data.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- New developments in imaging in ALS.Journal of neurology · 2025Review
- Distinct patterns of cerebral and spinal pathology along the spectrum of ATXN2-related disorders.Journal of neurology · 2025Article
- Cerebellar dysfunction in frontotemporal dementia: intra-cerebellar pathology and cerebellar network degeneration.Journal of neurology · 2025Article
- Pseudobulbar affect: clinical associations, social impact and quality of life implications - Lessons from PLS.Journal of neurology · 2025Article
- Sensory Dysfunction in ALS and Other Motor Neuron Diseases: Clinical Relevance, Histopathology, Neurophysiology, and Insights from Neuroimaging.Biomedicines · 2025Review
- Exosomes and non-coding RNAs: bridging the gap in Alzheimer's pathogenesis and therapeutics.Metabolic brain disease · 2025Review
- Cerebellar grey matter volume is associated with semantic fluency performance in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients.Brain communications · 2025Article
- Involvement of the left uncinate fasciculus in the amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: an exploratory longitudinal multi-modal neuroimaging and neuropsychological study.Brain structure & function · 2024Article
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7 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a relentlessly progressive multi-system condition. The clinical picture is dominated by upper and lower motor neuron degeneration, but extra-motor pathology is increasingly recognized, including cerebellar pathology. Post-mortem and neuroimaging studies primarily focus on the characterization of supratentorial disease, despite emerging evidence of cerebellar degeneration in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Cardinal clinical features of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, such as dysarthria, dysphagia, cognitive and behavioral deficits, saccade abnormalities, gait impairment, respiratory weakness and pseudobulbar affect are likely to be exacerbated by co-existing cerebellar pathology. This review summarizes in vivo and post mortem evidence for cerebellar degeneration in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Structural imaging studies consistently capture cerebellar grey matter volume reductions, diffusivity studies readily detect both intra-cerebellar and cerebellar peduncle white matter alterations and functional imaging studies commonly report increased functional connectivity with supratentorial regions. Increased functional connectivity is commonly interpreted as evidence of neuroplasticity representing compensatory processes despite the lack of post-mortem validation. There is a scarcity of post-mortem studies focusing on cerebellar alterations, but these detect pTDP-43 in cerebellar nuclei. Cerebellar pathology is an overlooked facet of neurodegeneration in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis despite its contribution to a multitude of clinical symptoms, widespread connectivity to spinal and supratentorial regions and putative role in compensating for the degeneration of primary motor regions.
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