| CPC A61K 9/0019 (2013.01) [A61K 9/08 (2013.01); A61K 31/7016 (2013.01)] | 18 Claims |
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1. A method for ameliorating a symptom in a subject wherein the subject has spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA) associated with a polyglutamine repeat mutation comprising parenterally administering to said subject a pharmaceutical formulation comprising trehalose as the sole active ingredient;
wherein the concentration of trehalose in said formulation is between about 0.1% (w/v) to about 50% (w/v);
wherein the formulation has an osmolality from about 280 to about 330 mOsm/Kg;
wherein the subject is administered about 10 to about 50 grams of trehalose per week; and
wherein the administration is completed within less than 120 minutes.
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