Neurodegenerative Program
The Cushing Neuroscience Institutes strives to develop therapeutic agents focused on neuroprotection, symptomatic treatment and brain repair to treat patients who suffer from neurodegenerative disorders.
Neurodegeneration is a general term that refers to the loss or malfunctioning of brain and spinal cord peripheral nerves that is characterized by progressive degeneration of the nervous system.
Neurodegenerative disease include, but are not limited to:
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's disease)
- Degenerative Disease
- Dementia
- Demyelinating Neuropathy
- Memory Disorder
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Neurofibromatosis
- Parkinson's disease
- Pick's Disease
- Transient Global Amnesia
- Tuberous Sclerosis
Symptoms vary greatly among patients but often include slow writhing, distorting muscle contractions of the limbs, face, or trunk; muscle rigidity; and spasticity. Other, less common, symptoms include painful muscle spasms, dygphasia, mental retardation, facial grimacing, dysarthria, visual impairment and weakened and altered sensory function.
Click here for information in the Litwin-Zucker Center for Research in Alzheimer's Disease and Memory Disorders, part of North Shore-LIJ’s Feinstein Institute for Medical Research.
If you would like additional information on our Neurodegenerative Program please call the Neuroscience Hotline at (516) 562-3822 or email us at neuro@nshs.edu.