Rare diseases /neuro/taxonomy/term/289/all en Maria Zannis-Hadjopoulos: Overcoming Guillain-Barré syndrome /neuro/article/patients/maria-zannis-hadjopoulos-overcoming-guillain-barre-syndrome Nine years later, a rare disease patient continues to recover what was lost. Mon, 15 Jul 2024 18:21:46 +0000 Maria Zannis-Hadjopoulos 6078 at /neuro Repressing a faulty gene /neuro/article/research/repressing-faulty-gene A study underway at The Neuro is the first in Canada to evaluate whether a treatment using an antisense oligonucleotide therapy would be effective against Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease. Mon, 18 Mar 2024 16:47:10 +0000 Sophie Lorenzo 5977 at /neuro Tracking Friedreich’s ataxia /neuro/article/research/tracking-friedreichs-ataxia People with this rare condition can help accelerate research by contributing to the detection of clear indicators of disease progression. Wed, 23 Aug 2023 13:14:23 +0000 Sophie Lorenzo 5782 at /neuro Dr. Bernard Brais: Understand to treat /neuro/article/research/dr-bernard-brais-understand-treat-0 This neurogeneticist’s calling is to understand rare diseases that are unique to Quebec. Wed, 04 May 2022 16:02:22 +0000 Matthieu Santerre 5438 at /neuro A leap forward for rare disease /neuro/article/research/leap-forward-rare-disease Targeted treatments for myasthenia gravis are finally offering new options for individuals with this neuromuscular disorder. Wed, 02 Mar 2022 16:53:16 +0000 Sophie Lorenzo 5370 at /neuro Finding better diagnoses for rare diseases /neuro/article/patients-research/finding-better-diagnosis-rare-diseases A group of physicians and researchers came up with a way to crowd-source neurological expertise, giving patients a better chance for accurate diagnoses. Thu, 25 Feb 2021 21:14:43 +0000 Shawn Hayward 4910 at /neuro Rare Disease Day 2020 /neuro/article/research-patient-care/rare-disease-day-2020 Uncovering the genetic layers of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease Sat, 29 Feb 2020 14:00:00 +0000 Victor Swoboda 4344 at /neuro Leaving none behind /neuro/article/research-stories/neuro-stands-centre-genetic-revolution-related-rare-diseases Over the last several years, The Neuro has focussed more attention on rare diseases, engaging more staff and resources to deal with an ever-increasing mass of genetic data and tests. Thu, 28 Feb 2019 16:32:11 +0000 Victor Swoboda 3398 at /neuro