The Parkinson progression marker initiative (PPMI)

…, S Lasch, A Siderowf, C Tanner, T Simuni… - Progress in …, 2011 - Elsevier
The Parkinson Progression Marker Initiative (PPMI) is a comprehensive observational,
international, multi-center study designed to identify PD progression biomarkers both to improve …

Technology in Parkinson's disease: challenges and opportunities

…, M Horne, MA Little, I Litvan, T Simuni… - Movement …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The miniaturization, sophistication, proliferation, and accessibility of technologies are enabling
the capture of more and previously inaccessible phenomena in Parkinson's disease (PD). …

Progress towards therapies for disease modification in Parkinson's disease

…, T Simuni, O Bandmann, HR Morris, T Foltynie - The Lancet …, 2021 - thelancet.com
The development of interventions to slow or halt the progression of Parkinson's disease
remains a priority for patients and researchers alike. To date, no agents have been shown to …

[HTML][HTML] Trial of prasinezumab in early-stage Parkinson's disease

…, M Marchesi, T Simuni… - … England Journal of …, 2022 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Aggregated α-synuclein plays an important role in the pathogenesis of Parkinson’s
disease. The monoclonal antibody prasinezumab, directed at aggregated α-synuclein, is …

Neuro-QOL: brief measures of health-related quality of life for clinical research in neurology

…, S Rubin, JE Cavazos, AT Reder, R Sufit, T Simuni… - Neurology, 2012 - AAN Enterprises
… a T distribution, with the mean of the reference population set to 50 and the SD set to 10
units. Based upon the samples required to obtain stable item statistics, Neuro-QOL T scores are …

Assessment of heterogeneity among participants in the Parkinson's Progression Markers Initiative cohort using α-synuclein seed amplification: a cross-sectional study

…, B Mollenhauer, KL Poston, J Seibyl, T Simuni… - The Lancet …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background Emerging evidence shows that α-synuclein seed amplification assays (SAAs)
have the potential to differentiate people with Parkinson's disease from healthy controls. We …

The Parkinson's progression markers initiative (PPMI)–establishing a PD biomarker cohort

…, CS Coffey, C Caspell‐Garcia, T Simuni… - Annals of clinical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
… Tanya Simuni has served as a … Simuni has served as a speaker and received an honorarium
from Acadia, IMPAX, Lundbeck, TEVA Pharmaceuticals, and UCB Pharma; Dr Simuni is on …

Donepezil for dementia in Parkinson's disease: a randomised, double blind, placebo controlled, crossover study

…, MM Trieschmann, S Reichwein, T Simuni - Journal of Neurology …, 2005 - jnnp.bmj.com
Objective: To study the safety and efficacy of a cholinesterase inhibitor, donepezil
hydrochloride, for the treatment of dementia in Parkinson’s disease (PD). Methods: This was a …

Circadian melatonin rhythm and excessive daytime sleepiness in Parkinson disease

…, A Marconi, AW Rademaker, T Simuni… - JAMA …, 2014 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Diurnal fluctuations of motor and nonmotor symptoms and a high prevalence of
sleep-wake disturbances in Parkinson disease (PD) suggest a role of the circadian system in …

Nonmotor manifestations of Parkinson's disease

T Simuni, K Sethi - Annals of Neurology: Official Journal of the …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disease after
Alzheimer's disease. Traditionally, attention has focused on the motor symptomatology of PD, but …