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Long-term efficacy of intrathecal cyclodextrin in patients with Niemann-Pick disease type C.

Muneaki MatsuoTakafumi SakakibaraYoshio SakiyamaTetsumin SoMotomichi KosugaToshihiko KakiuchiFumio IchinoseTakuji NakamuraYoichi IshitsukaTetsumi Irie
Published in: Brain & development (2024)
Long-term treatment with IT-HPBCD may suppress neurological deterioration in patients with NPC; however, the treatment outcome is dependent on the neurological status at the time of diagnosis, and disease progression is not completely inhibited. Awareness of the disease and newborn screening is needed for earlier disease detection. In addition, further optimization of the treatment protocol and additional treatments are needed to improve patient outcomes.
Keyphrases
  • mass spectrometry
  • ionic liquid
  • replacement therapy
  • cerebral ischemia