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  • Neurology
  • Pathology

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  • Neurodegeneration encompasses diverse brain disorders with progressive evolution.
  • Current clinicopathological classifications face limitations due to overlapping disease features.
  • Neuronal network disintegration is a core process in neurodegeneration, potentially explaining shared phenotypes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To critically appraise factors promoting overlap in neurodegenerative conditions.
  • To explore the role of large-scale neuronal networks in phenotypic differentiation.
  • To propose a new disease paradigm for neurodegeneration.

Main Methods:

  • Review of existing literature on neurodegenerative disorders.
  • Analysis of behavioral, cognitive, metabolic, and motor presentations.
  • Consideration of pathological processes like prion-like spread.

Main Results:

  • Identified overlapping clinical and pathological features across neurodegenerative diseases.
  • Evidence suggests large-scale networks contribute to varied disease presentations.
  • Neuronal network disintegration offers a unifying concept.

Conclusions:

  • Neuronal network disintegration provides a more effective framework for understanding neurodegeneration.
  • This network-based approach may facilitate the discovery of new therapeutic strategies.
  • Rethinking disease classification based on network integrity is crucial.