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Completed suicide in a case of clinically diagnosed progressive supranuclear palsy - Wiener J, Moran MT, Haut MW.
We present the clinical history and the cognitive and behavioral presentations of a male patient with suspected progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) who fatally shot himself in the head. We believe his act of suicide was the consequence of impulsivity, rat... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - August 31, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Suicide and Self-Harm Source Type: news

AbbVie and C2N’s humanised anti-tau antibody obtains FDA orphan drug status for PSP
AbbVie and C2N Diagnostics have received orphan drug designation from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for their investigational recombinant humanised anti-tau antibody, C2N-8E12 (ABBV-8E12), to treat progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP). (Source: Pharmaceutical Technology)
Source: Pharmaceutical Technology - July 19, 2015 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Therapeutic Pipeline Assessment Review...
RnRMarketResearch.com adds “Progressive Supranuclear Palsy - Pipeline Review, H1 2015” to its store. The report provides an overview of the Progressive Supranuclear Palsy’s therapeutic pipeline.(PRWeb June 23, 2015)Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/progressive-supranuclear/palsy-pipeline-review/prweb12802853.htm (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - June 23, 2015 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Similar but different: New discovery for degenerative diseases
Researchers have established how two diseases that present in similar ways are in fact quite different. Progressive Supranuclear palsy and Parkinson's Disease have overlapping symptoms but remain difficult to distinguish. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - October 10, 2014 Category: Science Source Type: news

Cognitive dysfunction associated with falls in progressive supranuclear palsy - Kim SL, Lee MJ, Lee MS.
BACKGROUND: Attentional and executive dysfunctions are associated with falls in community-dwelling elderly individuals and patients with PD. Frontal cognitive dysfunction and falls are frequent symptoms of PSP. We studied to identify the cognitive domains ... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - August 8, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Falls Source Type: news

Cortice begins patient enrolment in Phase I trial of TPI 287 to treat rare tauopathy diseases
US-based Cortice Biosciences has initiated enrolling patients in a Phase I trial of its lead drug candidate, TPI 287, for treatment of patients with progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) and corticobasal degeneration (CBD). (Source: Drug Development Technology)
Source: Drug Development Technology - July 8, 2014 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Concomitant progressive supranuclear palsy and chronic traumatic encephalopathy in a boxer - Ling H, Kara E, Revesz T, Lees AJ, Plant GT, Martino D, Houlden H, Hardy J, Holton JL.
We report the case of a 75-year-old ex-professional boxer who developed diplopia and eye movement abnormalities in his 60's followed by memory impairment, low mood and recurrent falls. Examination shortly before death revealed hypomimia, dysarthria, vertic... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - February 28, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

I have PSP. The neurologist said: 'I can't do anything for you'
Keith Sw.ie has a rare and fatal neurological disease. Now, he is trying to raise the profile of progressive supranuclear palsy, a condition even most GPs would fail to recogniseIt was his eyes clamping shut that first prompted Keith Sw.ie to talk to his doctor. The supermarket manager was 38 years old and never imagined that the bouts of blindness were the first symptoms of a rare condition that will eventually kill him.Sw.ie has a disease that hardly anyone has heard of: progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP). Often confused with other neuro-degenerative conditions such as Parkinson's disease, PSP is more commonly found in...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - December 8, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Katie Allen Tags: The Guardian Health & wellbeing Neuroscience Features Life and style Source Type: news

Botulinum Toxin Benefits Many PSP Patients With DystoniaBotulinum Toxin Benefits Many PSP Patients With Dystonia
For patients with progressive supranuclear palsy, botulinum toxin A injections relieve disabling blepharospasm and neck and hand dystonia. The greatest benefit is in treating blepharospasm. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - June 18, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news

Alzheimer's Mouse Model Shows Transmission Of Tangles, Provides More Authentic Model Of Tau Pathology
Brain diseases associated with the misformed protein tau, including Alzheimer's disease and frontotemporal lobar degeneration with tau pathologies, are characterized by neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs) comprised of pathological tau filaments. Tau tangles are also found in progressive supranuclear palsy, cortical basal degeneration and other related tauopathies, including chronic traumatic encephalopathy due to repetitive traumatic brain injuries sustained in sports or on the battle field... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - January 17, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Alzheimer's / Dementia Source Type: news