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Neurodegenerative Diseases (Neurodegenerative Disease) Summary

Description: Hereditary and sporadic conditions which are characterized by progressive nervous system dysfunction. These disorders are often associated with atrophy of the affected central or peripheral nervous system structures.

Also Known As: Neurodegenerative Disease; Neurodegenerative Disorders; Degenerative Diseases, Central Nervous System; Degenerative Diseases, Neurologic; Degenerative Diseases, Spinal Cord Show All >>

Networked: 16953 relevant articles (546 outcomes, 1302 trials/studies) for this Disease

Key Drugs and Agents for Neurodegenerative Diseases

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Drugs and Important Biological Agents (IBA) related to treatments:
  1. Proteins (Proteins, Gene) : 41 outcomes 81 studies in 1708 results : IBA
  2. Antioxidants : 18 outcomes 20 studies in 155 results : IBA
  3. Amyloid (Amyloid Fibrils) : 13 outcomes 27 studies in 887 results : IBA
  4. Melatonin : 13 outcomes 17 studies in 91 results : IBA
  5. Nerve Growth Factors (Neurotrophins) : 12 outcomes 24 studies in 221 results : IBA
  6. Glutamic Acid (Glutamate) : 12 outcomes 19 studies in 350 results : FDA 7
  7. Biological Markers (Surrogate Marker) : 11 outcomes 54 studies in 302 results : IBA
  8. Free Radicals : 10 outcomes 5 studies in 122 results : IBA
  9. Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex (Proteasome) : 9 outcomes 13 studies in 207 results : IBA
  10. Estrogens (Estrogen) : 9 outcomes 11 studies in 127 results : FDA 1
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Diseases Related to Neurodegenerative Diseases

  1. Parkinson Disease (Parkinson's Disease)
  2. Alzheimer Disease (Alzheimer's Disease)
  3. Neoplasms (Cancer)
  4. Stroke (Strokes)
  5. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's Disease)
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Key Therapies for Neurodegenerative Diseases

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  1. Transplantation (Transplant Recipients) : 12 outcomes 27 studies in 229 results
  2. Therapeutics : 10 outcomes 16 studies in 213 results
  3. Transplants (Transplant) : 5 outcomes 6 studies in 58 results
  4. Cell Transplantation : 4 outcomes 3 studies in 48 results
  5. Immunotherapy : 4 outcomes 3 studies in 25 results
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