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<p>Motor neuron diseases (MND) are devastating neurodegenerative disorder which primary affects motor neurons : amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), spinal bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA), and spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). In 2022, results of phase 3 trial of ultra–high dose methylcobalamin (JETALS) and tofersen, an antisense nucleotide for SOD1 mutation (VALOR) were published. Ultra–high dose methylcobalamine was effective for ALS–patient 1–year within the onset. VALOR trial did not reach the primary endpoint, although open label extension trial suggested the positive efficacy.</p><p>This review provides an overview of clinical advances in MND research and summarizes selected key literature on therapeutic approaches in 2022.</p>

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OBJECTIVE: Patients with spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA) often experience muscular weakness under cold exposure. METHODS: In our previously conducted observational study, we assessed nerve conduction and grip strength to examine the effect of cold exposure on motor function, based on which we conducted a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of mexiletine hydrochloride in SBMA (MEXPRESS). RESULTS: In the observational study, 51 consecutive patients with SBMA and 18 healthy controls (HCs) were enrolled. Of the patients with SBMA, 88.0% experienced cold paresis. Patients with SBMA exhibited greater prolongation of ulnar nerve distal latency under cold (SBMA, 5.6 ± 1.1 msec; HC, 4.3 ± 0.6 msec; p <0.001); the change in the distal latencies between room temperature and cold exposure conditions correlated with the change in grip power. In the MEXPRESS trial, 20 participants took mexiletine or lactose, three times a day for 4 weeks with a crossover design. There was no difference in distal latencies at room temperature and under cold exposure between mexiletine and placebo groups as the primary endpoint. However, tongue pressure and 10-sec grip and release test under cold exposure were improved in the mexiletine group. There were no serious adverse events throughout the study period. INTERPRETATION: Cold paresis is common and associated with prolongation of distal latency in SBMA. The results of the phase II clinical trial revealed that mexiletine showed short-term safety, but it did not restore cold exposure-induced prolongation of distal latency.

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This study aimed to develop a functional measurement that combines quantitative motor evaluation index of various body regions in patients with spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA). We assessed subjects with SBMA and healthy controls with quantitative muscle strength measurements and functional scales. We selected tongue pressure, grip power, % peak expiratory flow (%PEF), timed walking test, and % forced vital capacity (%FVC) as components. By combining these values with Z-score, we created a functional composite (SBMA functional composite: SBMAFC). We also calculated the standardized response mean to compare the sensitivity of SBMAFC with that of existing measurements. A total of 97 genetically confirmed patients with SBMA and 36 age- and sex-matched healthy controls were enrolled. In the longitudinal analysis, the standardized response mean of SBMAFC was larger than that of existing rating scales. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis demonstrated that the SBMAFC is capable of distinguishing between subjects with early-stage SBMA and healthy controls. SBMAFC is more sensitive to disease progression than existing functional rating scales and is a potential outcome measure in clinical trials of SBMA.

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OBJECTIVE: To assess the clinical and electrophysiological features of female carriers and early-stage male subjects with spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA) to elucidate the early pathophysiological changes of the disease. METHODS: Female carriers, early-stage male subjects with SBMA and age-matched male and female healthy controls were recruited. The results of motor functional scales, motor unit number estimation, dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, and peripheral blood tests were compared between female carriers and healthy female controls and between SBMA subjects and healthy male controls. Electromyography was also investigated in female carriers. RESULTS: We enrolled 21 female carriers and 11 early-stage male subjects. Seventeen female and 14 male age-matched healthy controls were also enrolled. Female carriers experienced early-stage symptoms such as muscle cramps more frequently than healthy female controls. Decreased motor unit number estimation and electromyography abnormalities including high amplitude or polyphasic potentials were observed in female carriers together with mild muscle weakness in neck flexion and a slow walking speed. Changes of muscle-related markers, including serum creatine kinase and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, were clearly detected in male early-stage subjects with SBMA, but not in female carriers. CONCLUSION: The present study revealed that female carriers of SBMA manifest mild muscular weakness associated with changes in neurogenic biomarkers. Conversely, male patients showed neurogenic and myopathic changes even at the early-stage. These results suggest a testosterone-independent neurodegenerative pathophysiology in female SBMA carriers.

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This study evaluated the safety of laryngeal closure and post-surgical changes in swallowing function of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and proposed an appropriate surgical strategy for patients with ALS. Clinical and surgical data of 26 consecutive patients with ALS who underwent laryngeal closure at Nagoya University Hospital in Japan between 2003 and 2020 were retrospectively analyzed. Changes in swallowing functions were evaluated before and approximately 1 month post-surgery using Neuromuscular Disease Swallowing Status Scale (NdSSS), and Functional Oral Intake Scale (FOIS). The median operation time was 126 min (range, 51-163 min), and the median intraoperative blood loss was 20 mL (range, 0-88 mL). Among the 26 ALS patients who underwent laryngeal closure, grade 1 (mild) complications occurred in three patients (12%); however, no severe complications were observed. After surgery, 25 patients (96%) maintained the swallowing function and only one patient (4%) had deteriorating NdSSS and FOIS scores. No patients were referred to our hospital due to severe aspiration pneumonia after the surgery. Two patients did not require a feeding tube after the surgery and returned to oral intake. Laryngeal closure may be a safe surgical procedure for preventing chronic aspiration and may also maintain swallowing function of patients with ALS. Further multicenter prospective studies using the gold standard videofluoroscopic swallowing examination are required to support our findings.

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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The aim was to investigate the association between serum asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) levels and the progression and prognosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and to compare cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and serum ADMA levels with other biomarkers of ALS. METHODS: Serum ADMA levels of sporadic ALS patients (n = 68), disease control patients (n = 54) and healthy controls (n = 20) were measured using liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry. Correlations of the ADMA level and other markers (nitric oxide and neurofilament light chain levels) were analyzed. Changes in the ALS Functional Rating Scale Revised (ALSFRS-R) score from the onset of disease (ALSFRS-R pre-slope) was used to assess disease progression. Survival was evaluated using the Cox proportional hazards model and Kaplan-Meier analysis. RESULTS: The serum ADMA level was substantially higher in patients with ALS than in healthy controls and disease controls. Serum ADMA level correlated with CSF ADMA level (r = 0.591, p < 0.0001) and was independently associated with the ALSFRS-R pre-slope (r = 0.505, p < 0.0001). Patients with higher serum ADMA levels had less favorable prognoses. CSF ADMA level significantly correlated with CSF neurofilament light chain level (r = 0.456, p = 0.0002) but not with nitric oxide level (r = 0.194, p = 0.219). CONCLUSION: Serum ADMA level is an independent biomarker of ALS disease progression and prognosis and reflects the degree of motor neuron degeneration.

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OBJECTIVE: To quantitatively evaluate upper limb ataxia using a novel pen-like sensor device in patients with spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA) and to assess its validity, reliability, and sensitivity to disease progression. METHODS: We designed a cross-sectional and longitudinal study of patients with SCA and healthy controls. Upper limb ataxia was evaluated using a device that measures the three-dimensional position every 10 msec. Participants were instructed to move a pen-like part of the device iteratively between two buttons. We evaluated the time, length, velocity, and variation coefficient of the stroke, and calculated the distortion index using the mean squared error. The following scales were also evaluated: Scale for the Assessment and Rating of Ataxia (SARA), the International Cooperative Ataxia Rating Scale (ICARS), and the nine-hole pegboard test. Subjects were followed 12 months after the baseline evaluation. RESULTS: A total of 42 patients with SCA and 33 healthy controls were enrolled and evaluated. For all ataxia indices measured using the device there were significant differences between healthy controls and patients with SCA. Among the ataxia indices, the distortion index showed the strongest correlation with the SARA and ICARS upper limb score (Pearson's r = 0.647 and 0.722, respectively). Test-retest reliability was high for most of the ataxia indices. In the longitudinal analysis, the distortion index showed high standardized response mean and adjusted effect size, regardless of disease severity. INTERPRETATION: Our study demonstrated that the distortion index is a reliable functional marker that is sensitive to longitudinal change in patients with SCA.

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<p>Motor neuron diseases (MND) are devastating neurodegenerative disorder which primary affects motor neurons : amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), spinal bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA), and spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). In 2021, results of open–label extension study of sodium phenylbutyrate–taurursodiol and long–term observational study of masitinib were published, which both studies proved the positive effects for survival of ALS. As for SMA, risdiplam was approved in Japan. And 5 years observational study of onasemnogene abeparvovec showed lasting effect.</p><p>This review provides an overview of clinical advances in MND research and summarizes selected key literature on therapeutic approaches in 2021.</p>

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OBJECTIVE: We aimed to investigate the validity of urinary N-terminal titin fragment as a biomarker for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). METHODS: We consecutively enrolled patients with ALS (n=70) and healthy controls (HC) (n=43). We assessed the urinary titin N-terminal fragment, urinary neurotrophin receptor p75 extracellular domain, serum neurofilament light chain (NfL), motor functional measurements and prognosis. We used urinary creatinine (Cr) levels to normalise the urinary levels of titin fragment. RESULTS: Compared with HC, patients with ALS had significantly increased urinary levels of titin N-terminal fragment normalised with Cr (titin/Cr) (ALS, 27.2 pmol/mg/dL; HC, 5.8 pmol/mg/dL; p<0.001), which were correlated with the scores of the Revised Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Functional Rating Scale (r=-0.422, p<0.001). A Cox proportional hazards model demonstrated that the high urinary level of titin/Cr was a survival predictor in patients with ALS. Multivariate analysis of prognostic factors showed that the urinary titin/Cr and serum NfL were independent factors for poor prognosis. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings indicate that urinary N-terminal titin fragment is a non-invasive measure of muscle damage in ALS, which could be applied in disease monitoring and prediction of disease progression, in combination with serum NfL.

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<p>Motor neuron diseases (MND) are devastating neurodegenerative disorder which primary affects motor neurons : amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), spinal bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA), and spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). In 2020, positive results of several clinical trials including novel antisense oligonucleotide treatment on SOD1–ALS (tofersen) were published. As for SMA, novel gene–replacement treatment (zolgensma) was approved in Japan. These novel drugs will bring a promising future for MND patients.</p><p>This review provides an overview of clinical advances in MND research and summarizes selected key literature on therapeutic approaches in 2020.</p>

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We report on familial 5 epilepsy patients with autosomal dominant inheritance of a novel heterozygous NUS1 frameshift mutation. All patients had cerebellar ataxia and tremor. Three patients were diagnosed with childhood absence epilepsy, 1 patient with generalized epilepsy, and 1 patient with parkinsonism without epilepsy. Our cases and previously reported cases with deletions of chromosome 6q22 that include NUS1 share these common symptoms. In a cellular experiment, NUS1 mutation led to a substantial reduction of the protein level of NUS1. NUS1 mutation could contribute to epilepsy pathogenesis and also constitute a distinct syndromic entity with cerebellar ataxia and tremor.

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Spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA) is a hereditary neuromuscular disease affecting only males characterized by progressive muscular atrophy and weakness in bulbar and limb muscles. The present study aimed to evaluate the features of velopharyngeal dysfunction (VPD) in SBMA subjects by an acoustic analysis of speech. Twenty-three genetically confirmed patients with SBMA were enrolled and assessed their speech by measuring the nasalance score with a Nasometer II. The nasalance scores of the SBMA group was higher than that of healthy controls (p = .035) and significantly correlated with the total score of the revised amyotrophic lateral sclerosis functional rating scale (rs = -0.520, p = .011). On the basis of the results of the VPD study, the efficacy of a palatal lift prosthesis (PLP) was assessed in two patients with SBMA to treat their VPD. The PLP improved dysarthria in both cases, although the impact of the prosthesis on dysphagia was not consistent. The present study suggested that the nasalance score is a useful quantitative measurement to evaluate VPD in patients with SBMA. A PLP may improve dysarthria in SBMA patients by reducing VPD, but the clinical application of this procedure should be considered carefully in view of its possible negative effect on dysphagia.

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OBJECTIVE: To assess the changes of muscle-related biomarkers at the early stage of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and to confirm these findings in an experimental animal model. METHODS: Thirty-nine subjects with sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and 20 healthy controls were enrolled and longitudinally evaluated. We evaluated serum creatine kinase and creatinine levels and appendicular lean soft-tissue mass using dual X-ray absorptiometry. The levels of biomarkers at early ALS stages were estimated using linear mixed models with unstructured correlation and random intercepts. We also analyzed the longitudinal changes of serum creatine kinase and creatinine, together with the mRNA levels of acetylcholine receptor subunit γ (Chrng) and muscle-associated receptor tyrosine kinase, markers of denervation, in the gastrocnemius muscle of superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1)G93A transgenic mice, an animal model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. RESULTS: The estimated levels of creatine kinase were higher in subjects with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis at the early stage than in healthy controls, although the estimated appendicular lean soft-tissue mass and creatinine levels were equivalent between both groups, suggesting that the elevation of creatine kinase precedes both muscular atrophy and subjective motor symptoms in sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. In SOD1G93A mice, the serum levels of creatine kinase were elevated at 9 weeks of age (peri-onset) when Chrng started to be up-regulated, and were then down-regulated at 15 weeks of age, consistent with the clinical data from patients with sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. INTERPRETATION: Creatine kinase elevation precedes muscular atrophy and reflects muscle denervation at the early stage.

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Spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA) is a progressive hereditary neuromuscular disease caused by the testosterone-dependent accumulation of pathogenic polyglutamine-expanded androgen receptor protein. A 41-year-old man with SBMA received the androgen deprivation agent leuprorelin acetate for 7 years in clinical trials and underwent castration following the trial. Suppression of testosterone levels for 14 years resulted in a slower disease progression, as measured prospectively with quantitative measurements, than the historical control data reported in previous studies. This suggests that long-term androgen deprivation delays disease progression in SBMA.

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INTRODUCTION: Spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA) is a slowly progressive neuromuscular disease. Cold exposure often leads to worsening of motor symptoms including paresis. Although mexiletine hydrochloride administration has been shown to be effective for the treatment of several muscular diseases, its effectiveness in SBMA has not been validated to date. The trial will test it as a symptomatic drug for cold paresis. This study is the first trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of mexiletine hydrochloride administration in patients with SBMA. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: A placebo-controlled, randomised, double-blind, multicentre, crossover clinical trial will be conducted to assess the safety and efficacy of mexiletine hydrochloride in patients with SBMA. The eligible patients will be assigned randomly in a 1:1 ratio to two groups in a double-blind manner. Participants will take mexiletine hydrochloride (300 mg/day) or a placebo orally three times a day for 4 weeks (period 1). After a 1-week washout period, participants will take the other drug for 4 weeks (period 2). The primary endpoint is the difference in distal latencies between room temperature and cold exposure conditions. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: This study will be conducted in compliance with the Helsinki Declaration and the Ethical Guidelines for Medical and Health Research Involving Human Subjects by the Japanese government and has been approved by the ethics committee of Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, as a central institutional review board, and by each facility. The results will be disseminated in peer-reviewed journals and at scientific conferences. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: UMIN000026150; Pre-results.

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OBJECTIVE: To identify a candidate biomarker reflecting biological changes during the preclinical progression of spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA). METHODS: We analyzed longitudinal changes in biochemical parameters obtained during health examinations before and after the diagnosis of SBMA. We estimated trajectories of clinical markers across years from the onset of weakness using linear mixed models and compared these trajectories with those estimated for male healthy controls and patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and Parkinson disease (PD). Moreover, we examined the relationship between serum creatinine level and the onset of symptoms using Kaplan-Meier curves. RESULTS: Between October 2014 and October 2017, we enrolled 40 patients with genetically confirmed SBMA, 48 healthy controls, 25 patients with ALS, and 20 patients with PD. In patients with SBMA, we evaluated the patients' data for a period of 17.3 ± 7.5 years, including 11.4 ± 7.1 years of preclinical phase. Decreases in serum creatinine occurred >10 years before the onset. The mean serum creatinine concentration was 0.56 mg/dL at the onset of weakness in patients with SBMA compared to 0.88 ± 0.10 mg/dL on final evaluation in healthy controls. Serum levels of alanine transaminase and aspartate transaminase showed tendencies to increase in preclinical SBMA. These preclinical changes of biomarkers were not observed in either ALS or PD. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggest that serum creatinine begins to decrease before the onset of clinical symptoms and is a biomarker for disease progression and the efficacy of therapeutics in preclinical SBMA.

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BACKGROUND: Although spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA) has been classified as a motor neuron disease, several reports have indicated the primary involvement of skeletal muscle in the pathogenesis of this devastating disease. Recent studies reported decreased intramuscular creatine levels in skeletal muscles in both patients with SBMA and transgenic mouse models of SBMA, which appears to contribute to muscle weakness. OBJECTIVE: The present study aimed to examine the efficacy and safety of oral creatine supplementation to improve motor function in patients with SBMA. METHODS: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, three-armed clinical trial was conducted to assess the safety and efficacy of creatine therapy in patients with SBMA. Patients with SBMA eligible for this study were assigned randomly in a 1:1:1 ratio to each group of placebo, 10 g, or 15 g daily dose of creatine monohydrate in a double-blind fashion. Participants took creatine or placebo orally 3 times a day for 8 weeks. Outcome measurements were results of neurological assessments, examinations, and questionnaires collected at baseline and at weeks 4, 8, and 16 after a washout period. The primary endpoint was the change in handgrip strength values from baseline to week 8. The secondary endpoints included the following: results of maximum voluntary isometric contraction tests of extremities; tongue pressure; results of the 15-foot timed walk test and the rise from bed test; modified quantitative myasthenia gravis score; respiratory function test results; activities of daily living assessed with the Revised Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Functional Rating Scale and the Spinal and Bulbar Muscular Atrophy Functional Rating Scale; skeletal muscle mass measured with dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry; urinary 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine levels; and questionnaires examining the quality of life, swallowing function, and fatigue. RESULTS: Participant enrollment in the trial started from June 2014 and follow-up was completed in July 2015. The study is currently being analyzed. CONCLUSIONS: This is the first clinical trial evaluating creatine therapy in SBMA. Given that creatine serves as an energy source in skeletal muscles, recovery of intramuscular creatine concentration is expected to improve muscle strength. TRIAL REGISTRATION: University Hospital Medical Information Network Clinical Trials Registry UMIN000012503; https://upload.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000014611 (Archived by WebCite at http://www.webcitation.org/6xOlbPkg3).

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A 65 year-old woman with small lymphocytic leukemia presented with subacute cerebellar ataxia. Six months after rituximab chemotherapy, a cranial MRI revealed lesions in the bilateral middle cerebellar peduncles. Both cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) JC virus (JCV)-DNA PCR test on three occasions and brain biopsy were negative. CSF tests were repeated. The fourth test performed 6 months after the onset showed positive JCV-DNA, and a definite diagnosis of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) was made. Neuroimaging of cerebellar atrophy was considered to be coexistence of granule cell neuronopathy. Medication with mirtazapine and mefloquine was temporarily effective for several months. Little are known solitary bilateral MRI lesions of the middle cerebellar peduncle in PML. JCV-PCR test of CSF may be negative at an earlier stage of PML. Repeated CSF tests should be essential to confirming the diagnosis in such cases.

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