References

Here are selected research papers on the study of misfolded proteins (or prion particles) and how they affect brain diseases.

1.

Accuracy of clinical diagnosis of Parkinson disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2.

Modeling Parkinson’s Disease with the Alpha Synuclein Protein

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Lewy body dementia: The caregiver experience of clinical care

4.

a-Syn in the pathophysiology of AD

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Comorbid neuropathological diagnoses in early versus late-onset Alzheimer’s disease

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α-Synuclein in cerebrospinal fluid of Alzheimer’s Disease and Mild Cognitive Impairment.

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Treatment of Dementia with Lewy Bodies

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Diagnosis and management of dementia with Lewy bodies: Fourth consensus report of the DLB Consortium

9.

The costs of dementia subtypes to California Medicare fee-for-service, 2015

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Discriminating α-Synuclein strains in Parkinson’s disease and multiple system atrophy (Shahnawaz et al 2020)

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Diagnostic Value of the CSF α-Synuclein Real-Time Quaking-Induced Conversion Assay at the Prodromal MCI Stage of Dementia With Lewy Bodies

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