PSP Korea (한국 PSP협회) is the national patient advocacy organization for Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP) in South Korea, supporting patients and families while funding research into causes and treatments.
- Providing information and support to PSP patients and caregivers throughout Korea
- Funding Korean research into PSP causes and treatments
- Raising awareness of PSP among medical professionals and the public
- Facilitating collaboration between Korean neurology centers and international PSP networks
- Patient support programs and resources in Korean
- Annual Korean PSP conferences
- Research grants for PSP studies at Korean universities
- Collaboration with international PSP networks
- Support for clinical trial sites across South Korea
PSP Korea works with major neurological centers:
- Seoul National University Hospital - Leading neurology and movement disorder research
- Samsung Medical Center - Clinical trials and neurodegeneration research
- Yonsei University Severance Hospital - Movement disorder expertise
- Korea University Guro Hospital - Neurology research
The organization supports research in:
- 4R-tau pathology specific to PSP
- Biomarker development for early diagnosis
- Clinical trial recruitment and participation
- Genetic studies of PSP in Korean populations
- Partnerships with CurePSP (international)
- Collaboration with PSP Japan
- Support for clinical trial sites across South Korea
- Connections with Asian neurology networks
- PSP Japan
- PSP Europe
- CurePSP