A pan-European study: Signs of motor disorders can appear years before disease manifestation

(Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres) It is known that signs of neurological disorders such as Alzheimer's and Huntington's disease can appear years before the disease becomes manifest; these signs take the form of subtle changes in the brain and behavior of individuals affected. For the first time, an international group of researchers led by the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases and the Bonn University Hospital has proven the existence of such signatures for motor disorders belonging to the group of "spinocerebellar ataxias."
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news