Identification of risk factors associated with onset and progression of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis using systematic review and meta-analysis

MD Wang, J Little, J Gomes, NR Cashman, D Krewski - Neurotoxicology, 2017 - Elsevier
Although amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) was identified as a neurological condition 150
years ago, risk factors related to the onset and progression of ALS remain largely unknown …

The epidemiology of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

EO Talbott, AM Malek, D Lacomis - Handbook of clinical neurology, 2016 - Elsevier
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is the most common motor neuron disease in adults and
is characterized by neurodegeneration of motor neurons in the brain and spinal cord. The …

Risk factors for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

C Ingre, PM Roos, F Piehl, F Kamel… - Clinical epidemiology, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is the most common motor neuron disease. It is typically
fatal within 2–5 years of symptom onset. The incidence of ALS is largely uniform across most …

Prior medical conditions and the risk of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

M Seelen, PTC van Doormaal, AE Visser… - Journal of …, 2014 - Springer
Sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is believed to be a complex disease in which
multiple exogenous and genetic factors interact to cause motor neuron degeneration …

An evidence-based medicine approach to the evaluation of the role of exogenous risk factors in sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

C Armon - Neuroepidemiology, 2003 - karger.com
An evidence-based medicine approach was applied to evaluate analytic studies of
exogenous risk factors for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) published since 1991 …

[HTML][HTML] What causes amyotrophic lateral sclerosis?

S Martin, A Al Khleifat, A Al-Chalabi - F1000Research, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a neurodegenerative disease predominantly affecting upper
and lower motor neurons, resulting in progressive paralysis and death from respiratory …

The heritability of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in a clinically ascertained United States research registry

TS Wingo, DJ Cutler, N Yarab, CM Kelly, JD Glass - PloS one, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Background The genetic basis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is not entirely clear.
While there are families with rare highly penetrant mutations in Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase …

Epidemiology of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a review of literature

P Couratier, P Corcia, G Lautrette, M Nicol, PM Preux… - Revue …, 2016 - Elsevier
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease of motor
neurons, resulting in worsening weakness of voluntary muscles until death occurs from …

Epidemiology of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: an update of recent literature

E Longinetti, F Fang - Current opinion in neurology, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Provided with the increasing number of patients diagnosed with ALS and the improved
societal awareness of the disease, more resources should be allocated to the research and …

[HTML][HTML] A comprehensive review of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

S Zarei, K Carr, L Reiley, K Diaz, O Guerra… - Surgical neurology …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a late-onset fatal neurodegenerative disease affecting
motor neurons with an incidence of about 1/100,000. Most ALS cases are sporadic, but 5 …