Using advances in neuroimaging to detect, understand, and monitor disease progression in Huntington's disease

HD Rosas, AS Feigin, SM Hersch - NeuroRx, 2004 - Springer
HD Rosas, AS Feigin, SM Hersch
NeuroRx, 2004Springer
Trangenic mouse models and other screens are being used to identify potential therapeutic
agents for use in clinical trials in Huntington's disease (HD). The development of surrogate
markers that can be used in clinical therapeutics is an active area of research. Because HD
is relatively uncommon and only a portion of available subjects meet inclusion and
exclusion criteria, therapeutic trials are limited by the availability of potential subjects as well
as the relative insensitivity of the clinical measures used. Neuroimaging methods offer the …
Summary
Trangenic mouse models and other screens are being used to identify potential therapeutic agents for use in clinical trials in Huntington’s disease (HD). The development of surrogate markers that can be used in clinical therapeutics is an active area of research. Because HD is relatively uncommon and only a portion of available subjects meet inclusion and exclusion criteria, therapeutic trials are limited by the availability of potential subjects as well as the relative insensitivity of the clinical measures used. Neuroimaging methods offer the potential to provide noninvasive, reproducible, and objective methods not only to better understand the disease process but also to follow in clinical studies to determine if a drug is effective in slowing down disease progression or perhaps even in delaying onset. Following is a review of the literature, which highlights the studies that have been published to date.
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