Technical Name |
Cerebellar electroencephalography: a new technologythe breakthrough in the pathophysiology of essential tremor |
Project Operator |
National Taiwan University |
Project Host |
潘明楷 |
Summary |
Cerebellar electroencephalography (cEEG) is a new technique in clinical electrophysiologymeasures cerebellar electric activities non-invasively. Classical EEG only records signals from cerebellar cortex. With animal-to-human translation in our tremor research project, we developed cEEG technique that may impact the research fieldclinical diagnosis in cerebellar disorders. |
Scientific Breakthrough |
Abnormal cerebellar activities in patients with essential tremor (ET) were discovered in our tremor project,can be detected by the newly developed cEEG technology. To date, this cEEG-detectable abnormality is the firstthe only clinical biomarker of ET, a disease affecting 4 of adultsup to 20 of elderly population. Moreover, cEEG opens a window to clinical cerebellar researches.
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Industrial Applicability |
cEEG, like classical EEG, is a clinical technique that is non-invasiveeasily performed. The market is huge, for cEEG-detectable abnormality is the only biomarker for essential tremor (ET) that affects 4 adults20 of elderly population. This does not include the upcoming clinical utilization in other cerebellar disordersalso cerebral disorders with associated cerebellar changes.
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