Alessandro Furia, Alex Incensi, Cecilia Delprete, Giovanni Rizzo, Salvatore Bonvegna, Marco Piatti, Enrica Olivola, Francesco Ventruto, Veria Vacchiano, Enrico Fileccia, Roberto Cilia, Nicola Modugno, Rocco Liguori, Vincenzo Donadio
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Abstract
Immunofluorescence for phosphorylated alpha-synuclein in skin biopsy samples is an emerging biomarker in synucleinopathies comprising Dementia with Lewy bodies. In this pilot study, 19 patients with recent-onset (≤ 18 months) cognitive impairment underwent skin biopsy at baseline, with follow-up clinical re-evaluation. Five patients fulfilled the Dementia with Lewy bodies diagnosis, all of them positive for skin phosphorylated alpha-synuclein. The remaining 14 patients were all negative. Skin tissue immunofluorescence may represent a promising technique in identifying synuclein pathology in recent-onset cognitive decline: larger cohorts are needed to confirm our preliminary data.
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Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology is a peer-reviewed journal for rapid dissemination of high-quality research related to all areas of neurology. The journal publishes original research and scholarly reviews focused on the mechanisms and treatments of diseases of the nervous system; high-impact topics in neurologic education; and other topics of interest to the clinical neuroscience community.