2019
Localising movement disorders in childhood
Bamford NS, McVicar K. Localising movement disorders in childhood. The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health 2019, 3: 917-928. PMID: 31653548, PMCID: PMC7102738, DOI: 10.1016/s2352-4642(19)30330-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMovement disordersBasal gangliaBasal ganglia functionMajor movement disordersGanglia functionNew pharmacologicalTreatment decisionsClinical definitionSynaptic functionElectrophysiological approachesDisordersMotor learningGangliaChildrenIon channelsThalamusCortexPharmacologicalDiseasePhysiological frameworkDiagnosisNeuronsReceptorsDopamine Deficiency Reduces Striatal Cholinergic Interneuron Function in Models of Parkinson’s Disease
McKinley JW, Shi Z, Kawikova I, Hur M, Bamford IJ, Sudarsana Devi SP, Vahedipour A, Darvas M, Bamford NS. Dopamine Deficiency Reduces Striatal Cholinergic Interneuron Function in Models of Parkinson’s Disease. Neuron 2019, 103: 1056-1072.e6. PMID: 31324539, PMCID: PMC7102938, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2019.06.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcetylcholineAmphetamineAnimalsCholinergic NeuronsCyclic AMP-Dependent Protein KinasesDisease Models, AnimalDopamineDopamine AgentsDopamine Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsHyperpolarization-Activated Cyclic Nucleotide-Gated ChannelsInterneuronsMiceNeostriatumParkinson DiseasePatch-Clamp TechniquesReceptors, Dopamine D1Receptors, Dopamine D2Transcription, GeneticConceptsParkinson's diseaseDA deficiencyACh availabilityD1-type DA receptorsHyperpolarization-activated cation channelsRelease of acetylcholineStriatal acetylcholineDA receptorsStriatal interneuronsMotor deficitsDopamine deficiencyDA releasePharmacological treatmentResidual axonsStriatal synapsesMotor functionInterneuron functionAcetylcholineCognitive functionHCN channelsDiseaseCation channelsDopamineSpike timingDeficiency
2018
Treatment of Neurological Symptoms in Wilson Disease
Vives-Rodriguez A, Robakis D, Bamford N. Treatment of Neurological Symptoms in Wilson Disease. Clinical Gastroenterology 2018, 107-120. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-91527-2_6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNeurological symptomsWilson's diseaseNeurological manifestationsTherapeutic optionsMovement disordersCommon neurological manifestationsDifferent therapeutic optionsResidual neurological symptomsUse of medicationsBrain copper accumulationQuality of lifeGait impairmentPartial improvementNeurological aspectsSymptomsDiseaseDisordersManifestationsCopper accumulationMost casesMedicationsDystoniaParkinsonismPatientsOptions
2011
Imaging Presynaptic Exocytosis in Corticostriatal Slices
Wong MY, Sulzer D, Bamford NS. Imaging Presynaptic Exocytosis in Corticostriatal Slices. Methods In Molecular Biology 2011, 793: 363-376. PMID: 21913113, PMCID: PMC6486818, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-61779-328-8_24.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlutamatergic corticostriatal terminalsCorticostriatal terminalsCorticostriatal slicesSynaptic dysfunctionBrain slicesSynaptic functionNeuropsychiatric disordersNeurodegenerative diseasesChromaffin cellsHuntington's diseaseDiseaseDrug addictionPresynaptic exocytosisFM1-43Synaptic vesicle fusionCell culturesFluorescent endocytic tracersParkinsonismDysfunctionSlices
2009
Neuromuscular hip dysplasia in Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease type 1A
BAMFORD NS, WHITE KK, ROBINETT SA, OTTO RK, GOSPE SM. Neuromuscular hip dysplasia in Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease type 1A. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology 2009, 51: 408-411. PMID: 19388151, DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.2008.03234.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeuromuscular hip dysplasiaHip dysplasiaClinical signsCharcot-MarieType 1AInconsistent clinical signsInitial clinical signsTooth disease type 1ACMT type 1APeripheral neuropathyHip diseaseOrthopedic abnormalitiesTooth diseaseNeurological disordersCMT 1A.DysplasiaFrequent formDiseaseSignsChildrenConsiderable variabilityNeuropathySymptomsAbnormalitiesDiagnosisAge-Dependent Alterations of Corticostriatal Activity in the YAC128 Mouse Model of Huntington Disease
Joshi PR, Wu NP, André VM, Cummings DM, Cepeda C, Joyce JA, Carroll JB, Leavitt BR, Hayden MR, Levine MS, Bamford NS. Age-Dependent Alterations of Corticostriatal Activity in the YAC128 Mouse Model of Huntington Disease. Journal Of Neuroscience 2009, 29: 2414-2427. PMID: 19244517, PMCID: PMC2670193, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.5687-08.2009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgingAnalysis of VarianceAnimalsBiophysicsCadmiumCells, CulturedCerebral CortexChromosomes, Artificial, YeastCorpus StriatumDisease Models, AnimalDopamine AgentsDose-Response Relationship, DrugElectric StimulationExcitatory Amino Acid AgentsExcitatory Postsynaptic PotentialsHumansHuntington DiseaseIn Vitro TechniquesMembrane PotentialsMiceNeural PathwaysNeuronsPyridinium CompoundsQuaternary Ammonium CompoundsStatistics, NonparametricTime FactorsTrinucleotide Repeat ExpansionConceptsYAC128 mouse modelGlutamate releaseCorticostriatal pathwayHuntington's diseaseCorticostriatal activityMouse modelSynaptic currentsMedium spiny neuronsAge-dependent alterationsGenetic neurodegenerative disorderAge-dependent changesBehavioral phenotypesSpiny neuronsCortical neuronsDisease progressionReceptor modulationSynaptic dysregulationDegenerative changesBrain slicesCorticostriatal functionPresynaptic terminalsCognitive deficitsNeurodegenerative disordersDiseaseMonths
2008
The Corticostriatal Pathway in Parkinson’s Disease
Bamford N, Cepeda C. The Corticostriatal Pathway in Parkinson’s Disease. Contemporary Neuroscience 2008, 87-104. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-60327-252-0_6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchParkinson's diseaseCortico-basal gangliaDopamine-deficient stateStriatal synaptic plasticityCorticostriatal synapseMotor dyskinesiasCorticostriatal pathwayMotor functionStriatal adaptationsAbnormal neurotransmissionSynaptic plasticityThalamocortical loopNeurodegenerative disordersDiseaseDopamine availabilityGangliaMotor movementsGoal-directed behaviorBradykinesiaDyskinesiaNeurotransmissionPathway
1996
Varicella-zoster Virus Retrobulbar Optic Neuritis in a Patient With Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Shayegani A, Odel J, Kazim M, Hall L, Bamford N, Schubert H. Varicella-zoster Virus Retrobulbar Optic Neuritis in a Patient With Human Immunodeficiency Virus. American Journal Of Ophthalmology 1996, 122: 586-588. PMID: 8862063, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9394(14)72127-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProgressive outer retinal necrosisRetrobulbar optic neuritisHuman immunodeficiency virusOuter retinal necrosisBilateral retrobulbar optic neuritisOptic neuritisRetinal necrosisImmunodeficiency virusVaricella-zoster virusCerebrospinal fluid samplesViral culturePolymerase chain reactionRadiologic examinationNeuritisInfectious diseasesPatientsNecrosisChain reactionFluid samplesVirusCauseRheumatologicNeurologistsOphthalmologistsDisease