Functional Improvements in Fahr Disease

Case ID:
99-465

Detailed Description

Idiopathic cerebral calcification (a.k.a. Brain Stones) can be associated with a progressive neurological disorder for which there is no known treatment. This invention is a repurposing of an existing FDA approved compound for a new use. It relates to the treatment of Fahr?s Disease by the administration of a class of drugs called bisphosphonates specifically the FDA approved drug disodium etidronate (used for treatment of osteoporosis).

File Number: 99-465 

Patent Information:
Category(s):
Pharmaceuticals
For Information, Contact:
Frank Urban
Commercialization Principal
Wayne State University
frank.urban@wayne.edu
Inventors:
Jeffrey Loeb
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