Low Levels In CSF Of Proteins Associated With Nerve Cell Function May Help In Early Diagnosis Of People With PSP, Study Finds

Parkinson’s News Today (7/15, Lobo) reports, “Low levels in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) – the liquid surrounding the brain and spinal cord – of proteins associated with nerve cell function may help in the early diagnosis of people with progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), a form of atypical parkinsonism, according to a new study.” In the study, “the researchers suggest that determining the levels of these proteins in the CSF may be a useful biological marker, or biomarker, that may help not only in the diagnosis of PSP but also in the development of new treatments for the condition.” The findings were published in Neurology.