Serotonergic mechanisms in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

R Sandyk - International journal of neuroscience, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
Serotonin (5-HT) has been intimately linked with global regulation of motor behavior, local
control of motoneuron excitability, functional recovery of spinal motoneurons as well as …

Management of respiration in MND/ALS patients: an evidence based review

C Heffernan, C Jenkinson, T Holmes… - Amyotrophic Lateral …, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
This systematic review comprises an objective appraisal of the evidence in regard to the
management of respiration in patients with motor neuron disease (MND/ALS). Studies were …

Sleep and neurologic problems in the elderly

AY Avidan - Sleep Medicine Clinics, 2006 - sleep.theclinics.com
The geriatric patient population is growing very fast around the world. The rates of dementia
are similarly on the rise. In the year 2000, 34 million Americans were older than 65 years. By …

Symptomatic pharmacotherapy: bulbar and constitutional symptoms

CE Jackson, J Rosenfeld - NEUROLOGICAL DISEASE AND …, 2006 - api.taylorfrancis.com
ALS, once thought to be an untreatable disease, has emerged as a model highlighting the
significant impact that supportive and adjunctive therapies have on the disease course. ALS …

Sleep disorders in neurologic disease

P Jennum, J Santamaría, C Bassetti… - European Handbook …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Background Patients with neurological diseases often have significant sleep disorders
accompanied by sleep-related breathing disorders including obstructive sleep apnoea …

Maladies neuromusculaires: évaluation des fonctions ventilatoires

T Perez - Revue Neurologique, 2006 - Elsevier
Résumé L'atteinte respiratoire, compliquant la plupart des maladies neuromusculaires,
nécessite une surveillance spécifique, mais son évolutivité est très variable en fonction des …

Respiratory care in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

T Heiman-Patterson… - NEUROLOGICAL …, 2006 - api.taylorfrancis.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive and uniformly fatal neuromuscular
disease, with a median survival from diagnosis of about two years (1). Death is usually …

Schlaf bei neurodegenerativen Erkrankungen

S Happe, G Mayer - Der Nervenarzt, 2006 - infona.pl
Die neurodegenerativen Erkrankungen bestehen aus einer Gruppe heterogener,
progredient verlaufender Erkrankungen unterschiedlicher Ätiologie, die ein oder mehrere …

[HTML][HTML] La difícil decisión de ventilación mecánica en esclerosis lateral amiotrófica: A propósito de dos casos

J Rey de Castro Mujica, A Portocarrero Urday… - Revista Medica …, 2006 - scielo.org.pe
Esclerosis Lateral Amiotrófica (ELA) es una enfermedad progresiva y debilitante,
invariablemente fatal que afecta a las neuronas motoras, en la que las funciones cognitivas …

A 52-year-old man with daytime sleepiness, sialorrhea, and facial fasciculations

A Ahuja, D Gothi, JM Joshi - Chest, 2006 - journal.chestnet.org
Discussion ALS, also called Lou Gehrig disease, is a rapidly progressive neurodegenerative
disorder belonging to group of motor neuron diseases in which symptoms may develop with …