Neuroimaging in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: insights into structural and functional changes

A Chiò, M Pagani, F Agosta, A Calvo, A Cistaro… - The Lancet …, 2014 - thelancet.com
In the past two decades, structural and functional neuroimaging findings have greatly
modified longstanding notions regarding the pathophysiology of amyotrophic lateral …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical measures of bulbar dysfunction in ALS

Y Yunusova, EK Plowman, JR Green, C Barnett… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Bulbar impairment represents a hallmark feature of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) that
significantly impacts survival and quality of life. Speech and swallowing dysfunction are key …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical and radiological markers of extra-motor deficits in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

F Christidi, E Karavasilis, M Rentzos, N Kelekis… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is now universally recognized as a complex multisystem
disorder with considerable extra-motor involvement. The neuropsychological manifestations …

Primary lateral sclerosis: a distinct entity or part of the ALS spectrum?

E Finegan, RH Chipika, SLH Shing… - … Lateral Sclerosis and …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Primary lateral sclerosis (PLS) has been traditionally viewed as a distinct upper motor
neuron condition (UMN) but is increasingly regarded as a sub-phenotype within the …

The clinical and radiological profile of primary lateral sclerosis: a population-based study

E Finegan, RH Chipika, S Li Hi Shing, MA Doherty… - Journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Background Primary lateral sclerosis is a progressive upper-motor-neuron disorder
associated with markedly longer survival than ALS. In contrast to ALS, the genetic …

Longitudinal structural changes in ALS: a three time-point imaging study of white and gray matter degeneration

P Bede, O Hardiman - Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Cross-sectional imaging studies offer valuable pathological insights into the
neurodegenerative changes of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. However, clinical trials urgently …

Biomarkers in neurodegenerative diseases

A Jeromin, R Bowser - Neurodegenerative diseases: pathology …, 2017 - Springer
The past decade has seen tremendous efforts in biomarker discovery and validation for
neurodegenerative diseases. The source and type of biomarkers has continued to grow for …

[HTML][HTML] Amygdala pathology in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and primary lateral sclerosis

RH Chipika, F Christidi, E Finegan, SLH Shing… - Journal of the …, 2020 - Elsevier
Temporal lobe studies in motor neuron disease overwhelmingly focus on white matter
alterations and cortical grey matter atrophy. Reports on amygdala involvement are …

[HTML][HTML] Survival prediction in Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis based on MRI measures and clinical characteristics

C Schuster, O Hardiman, P Bede - BMC neurology, 2017 - Springer
Background Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) a highly heterogeneous neurodegenerative
condition. Accurate diagnostic, monitoring and prognostic biomarkers are urgently needed …

Driven to decay: excitability and synaptic abnormalities in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

MJ Fogarty - Brain research bulletin, 2018 - Elsevier
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is the most common motor neuron (MN) disease and is
clinically characterised by the death of corticospinal motor neurons (CSMNs), spinal and …