Biomarkers
Olfactory Dysfunction in Incidental Lewy Body Disease and Parkinson’s Disease: An Update
by Shemonti Hasan, MD; Charles H. Adler, MD, PhD; Nan Zhang, MS; Geidy E. Serrano, PhD; Lucia I. Sue, BS; Holly A. Shill, MD; Shyamal H. Mehta, MD, PhD; Thomas G. Beach, MD, PhD; and Erika D. Driver-Dunckley, MD Drs. Hasan, Adler, Mehta, and Driver-Dunckley are with the Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Center, Department of Neurology, […]
The Role of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation as a Surrogate Marker of Disease Activity in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis: A Literature Review
by Muhannad M. Alsharidah, MBBS; Mohammad Uzair, BS; Sarah S. Alseneidi, MBBS; Afnan A. Alkharan, MBBS; Reem Fahd Bunyan, MBBS; and Shahid Bashir, PhD Drs. Alsharidah and Alseneidi are with the College of Medicine, King Saud University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Mr. Uzair is with the Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Basic and Applied […]
Letters to the Editor: What About Biomarkers for Parkinson’s Disease?
Dear Editor: Parkinson’s disease (PD) affects over 600,000 patients in the United States; these numbers might double by 2040, as the population of older people increases.1 Diagnostic clues include the signs of resting tremor, bradykinesia, muscle rigidity, and postural imbalance. However, these clinical indicators might be inaccurate much of the time. A low rate of […]
Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms and the Central Nervous System: Potential Biomarkers in Identifying Suicide Risk
by Atmaram Yarlagadda, MD; Kevin P. Rosenblatt, MD, PhD; and Anita H. Clayton, MD Dr. Yarlagadda is Chief, Behavioral Health Services, McDonald Army Health Center in Newport News, Virginia, and Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia; Dr. Rosenblatt is Adjunct Associate Professor, UT Health at Houston, Department of […]
