Thursday, February 4, 2010

Diazoxide for the treatment of Friedreich's Ataxia

United States Patent Application 20100029576 Kind Code:A1

Inventors: Marobbio, Carlo Marya Thomas (Bari, IT) , Palmeri, Luigi (Bari, IT),  Palmeri, Ferdinando (Bari, IT),  Santoro, Antonella (Bari, IT)

Assignee: UNIVERSITA' DEGLI STUDI DI BARI (Bari, IT)

"A pharmaceutical preparation treats Friedreich's ataxia and treats or prevents pathologies related thereto"

"With the present invention it is therefore possible to increase the frataxin expression level."

Pearls: Myelopathy

Semin Neurol. 2010 Feb;30(1):38-43. Epub 2010 Feb 1.

Kumar N.
Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.

Keywords: disorders of the spinal cord, neuroimaging, serum antibody marker,  demyelinating disease,  multiple sclerosis, acquired copper deficiency,  vitamin B (12) deficiency,  hereditary myelopathies, Friedreich's ataxia, spastic paraparesis, leukodystrophy phenotype, adrenomyeloneuropathy.