Treatment with AGIL-AADC gene therapy induces sustained improvements in motor, cognitive, and language measures in children with aromatic L-amino acid…
Catarina Silva, MSc
With over three years of experience in the medical communications business, Catarina holds a BSc. in Biomedical Sciences and a MSc. in Neurosciences. Apart from writing, she has been involved in patient-oriented translational and clinical research.
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Articles by Catarina Silva, MSc
Gene therapy has demonstrated the ability to improve motor function in movement disorders, including ones triggered by aromatic L-amino…
Drugs used in Parkinson’s disease were seen to increase muscle tone and reduce eyelid droopiness and involuntary upward deviation of…
Microstructural changes were observed in brain regions related to language and motor function in children with aromatic L-amino acid…
A generalized dopamine deficiency in aromatic L-acid decarboxylase (AADC) deficiency causes some neurons to be overly active, which may contribute to…