Early diagnostic of neurodegenerative diseases

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APP PUB NO 20140294732A1
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14356628

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The present application provides a method for diagnosing a neurodegenerative disease in a subject at risk of having said neurodegenerative disease, said method comprising the steps of a) having said subject at risk of having said neurodegenerative disease perform a series of fast, brief and powerful movements that recruit fast-fatigable motoneurons (ballistic movements), and b) comparing the performance in step a) of said subject at risk of having said neurodegenerative disease with a standard value obtained by assessing the performance of a normal population for the same series of fast, brief and powerful movements that recruit fast-fatigable motoneurons, wherein a significant deviation of performance by said subject at risk of having said neurodegenerative disease is indicative of the onset of said neurodegenerative disease.

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NOVARTIS FORSCHUNGSSTIFTUNG ZWEIGNIEDERLASSUNG FRIEDRICH MIESCHER INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH4058 BASEL

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Caroni, Pico Muttenz, CH 6 3
Roselli, Francesco Bari, IT 2 0

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