Recommendations of the Global Multiple System Atrophy Research Roadmap Meeting

Ryan R Walsh1, Florian Krismer2, Wendy R Galpern2

  • 1From Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center (R.R.W.), Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, AZ; Department of Neurology (F.K., G.K.W., W.P., K.S., N.S.), Medical University Innsbruck, Austria; National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (W.R.G., W.J.K.), NIH, Bethesda, MD; Department of Neurology (P.A.L.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Brain and Mind Centre (G.H.), Sydney Medical School, the University of Sydney; UNSW Medicine & Neuroscience Research Australia (G.H.), Sydney; Queen Square Brain Bank (J.H.), UCL Institute of Neurology (N.P.Q.), London, UK; UPS, INSERM, and CHU de Toulouse (O.R.), University de Toulouse; Centre de Référence Maladie Rare contre l'AMS (O.R.), Centre d'Investigation Clinique CIC1436, Départments de Pharmacologie Clinique et de Neurosciences, NeuroToul/COEN Center of Excellence in Neurodegeneration, Toulouse, France; Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine (L.M.S.), Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; Center for Neurosciences (D.E.), The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Manhasset, NY; The Multiple System Atrophy (MSA) Coalition, Inc. (P. B., J.B., P.F., L.K., C.L., C.R., S.S.), Charlotte, NC; Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health (J.L.C.), Las Vegas, NV; Medical Affairs (V.A.), Teva Pharmaceuticals, Frazer, PA; Department of Neurology (G.B.), David Geffen School of Medicine, Brain Research Institute, and Molecular Biology Institute, University of California at Los Angeles; Institute of Neurology (D.J.B.), University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK; Van Andel Research Institute (P. Brundin), Center for Neurodegenerative Science, Grand Rapids, MI; Center for Neurological Restoration (H.F.), Cleveland Clinic, OH; Defeat MSA (P.F.); MSA Shoe Charity (P.F., C.R.), Saint Clair Shores, MI; Department of Neurology (R.F.), Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Department of Neurodegenerative Diseases (T.G.), Hertie Institute of Clinical Brain Research, University of Tübingen; German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) (T.G.), Tübingen, Germany; Lundbeck LLC (A.H.), Deerfield, IL; German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) (G.U.H.), Munich; Department of Neurology (G.U.H.), Technical University of Munich, Germany; Neurogenomics Division (M.J.H.), The Translational Genomics Research Institute, Phoenix, AZ; Dandrite & Department of Biomedicine (P.H.J.), Aarhus University, Denmark; Quanterix (A.J.), Lexington, MA; Department of Neurology (U.J.K.), Columbia University Medical Center; Department of Neurology (H.K.), New York University School of Medicine, New York; Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research (V.K.), Cambridge; Ann Romney Center for Neurologic Disease (V.K.), Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston; Harvard Stem Cell Institute (V.K.), Cambridge, MA; Department of Neurology (T.K.), University of Bonn; German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) (T.K.), Bonn, Germany; Brain and Mind Centre (W.S.K.), Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Australia; Department of Neurology (P.L.), Henry Ford Hospital; Department of Neurology (P.L.), Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI; Division of Neurosciences (E.M.), National Institute on Aging/NIH, Bethesda, MD; Centre de Référence Maladie Rare AMS (W.M.), Hôpital Pellegrin, CHU de Bordeaux; Université de Bordeaux (W.M.), Institut des Maladies Neurodégénératives, UMR 5293, Bordeaux; Paris Saclay Institute of Neuroscience (R.M.), CNRS, Gif-sur-Yvette, France; Genentech Inc. (S.O.), South San Francisco; Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (S.P.), Los Angeles, CA; Department of Neurology (D.R.), Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN; MSA NJ (C.R.), Howell, NJ; Prothena Biosciences (D.S.), South San Francisco, CA; Division of Neurology (M.S.), Department of Medicine, The Ottawa Hospital, Canada; Department of Neurology (J.D.S.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Cure MSA Foundation (L.S.), Fremont, CA; Avid Radiopharmaceuticals (A.S.), Philadelphia, PA; Department of Neurological Sciences (G.T.S.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL; Department of Neurology (S.T.), Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo University, Tokyo, Japan; and University of Washington (J.Z.), Seattle. W.R.G. is currently affiliated with Janssen Research and Development, Titusville, NJ. Ryan.Walsh@BarrowNeuro.org.

Neurology
|December 15, 2017
PubMed

Related Concept Videos

Alzheimer's Disease: Treatment01:22

Alzheimer's Disease: Treatment

Alzheimer's Disease (AD), a neurodegenerative disorder, is pathologically identified by amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles composed of tau protein. AD pharmacotherapy aims to manage cognitive symptoms, delay disease progression, and treat behavioral symptoms. The treatment is primarily symptomatic and palliative, with no definitive disease-modifying therapy available. Cholinesterase inhibitors, including donepezil (Aricept), rivastigmine (Exelon), and galantamine (Razadyne), are...
994
Parkinson's Disease: Overview01:15

Parkinson's Disease: Overview

Neurodegenerative disorders are progressive diseases that cause irreversible damage and loss to neurons in specific brain areas. Examples of these disorders include Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, Multiple Sclerosis (MS), and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). These disorders share characteristics such as proteinopathies, selective neuronal vulnerability, and a complex interplay between genetic and environmental factors. The primary therapeutic goal for these conditions is...
2.1K
Alzheimer's Disease: Overview01:26

Alzheimer's Disease: Overview

Alzheimer's Disease (AD) is a continually advancing neurodegenerative disorder, distinguished by escalating memory loss, cognitive dysfunction, and dementia. The disease unfolds in three stages: preclinical, mild cognitive impairment (MCI), and dementia. Its onset is insidious, and the progression gradual, with the cause not well explained by other disorders.
The clinical diagnosis of AD hinges on the presence of memory and other cognitive impairments. Biomarkers, such as changes in Aβ...
1.8K
Myasthenia Gravis: Overview and Treatment01:20

Myasthenia Gravis: Overview and Treatment

Myasthenia gravis is a neuromuscular transmission disorder characterized by weakness and increased fatigability of skeletal muscles. It is an autoimmune disease affecting approximately one in 2000 people, where antibodies against the α1 subunit of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors are produced.
These antibodies interfere with the function of the nicotinic receptors in three ways: by binding to the receptor and disrupting acetylcholine binding; by causing cross-linking of receptors which...
3.1K
Parkinson's Disease: Treatment01:24

Parkinson's Disease: Treatment

Neurodegenerative disorders, such as Parkinson's Disease (PD), involve the gradual and irreversible destruction of neurons in particular brain areas. These disorders exhibit standard features like proteinopathies, selective vulnerability of some neurons, and an interaction of intrinsic properties, genetics, and environmental influences in neural injury.
Parkinson's Disease is primarily a result of the loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta. The cornerstone of...
1.2K