A novel cognitive-neurophysiological state biomarker in premanifest Huntington's disease validated on longitudinal data

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Contributors

  • Christian Beste - , Ruhr University Bochum (Author)
  • Ann Kathrin Stock - , Ruhr University Bochum (Author)
  • Vanessa Ness - , Ruhr University Bochum (Author)
  • Rainer Hoffmann - , Catholic Hospital Bochum gGmbH (Author)
  • Carsten Lukas - , Ruhr University Bochum (Author)
  • Carsten Saft - , Catholic Hospital Bochum gGmbH (Author)

Abstract

In several neurodegenerative diseases, like Huntington's disease (HD), treatments are still lacking. To determine whether a treatment is effective, sensitive disease progression biomarkers are especially needed for the premanifest phase, since this allows the evaluation of neuroprotective treatments preventing, or delaying disease manifestation. On the basis of a longitudinal study we present a biomarker that was derived by integrating behavioural and neurophysiological data reflecting cognitive processes of action control. The measure identified is sensitive enough to track disease progression over a period of only 6 month. Changes tracked were predictive for a number of clinically relevant parameters and the sensitivity of the measure was higher than that of currently used parameters to track prodromal disease progression. The study provides a biomarker, which could change practice of progression diagnostics in a major basal ganglia disease and which may help to evaluate potential neuroprotective treatments in future clinical trials.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Article number1797
JournalScientific reports
Volume3
Publication statusPublished - 2013
Peer-reviewedYes
Externally publishedYes

External IDs

PubMed 23652721
ORCID /0000-0002-2989-9561/work/160952696

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