Electrodiagnostic criteria for diagnosis of ALS

M De Carvalho, R Dengler, A Eisen, JD England… - Clinical …, 2008 - Elsevier
A consensus meeting was held to determine the best use and interpretation of
electrophysiological data in the diagnosis of ALS. The utility of needle EMG and nerve …

ALS motor phenotype heterogeneity, focality, and spread: deconstructing motor neuron degeneration

JM Ravits, AR La Spada - Neurology, 2009 - AAN Enterprises
Heterogeneity of motor phenotypes is a clinically well-recognized fundamental aspect of
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and is determined by variability of 3 independent primary …

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 …

Transcranial magnetic stimulation and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: pathophysiological insights

S Vucic, U Ziemann, A Eisen, M Hallett… - Journal of Neurology …, 2013 - jnnp.bmj.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a rapidly progressive neurodegenerative disorder of
the motor neurons in the motor cortex, brainstem and spinal cord. A combination of upper …

Biomarkers in motor neuron disease: a state of the art review

NS Verber, SR Shepheard, M Sassani… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Motor neuron disease can be viewed as an umbrella term describing a heterogeneous
group of conditions, all of which are relentlessly progressive and ultimately fatal. The …

Iron accumulation in deep cortical layers accounts for MRI signal abnormalities in ALS: correlating 7 tesla MRI and pathology

JY Kwan, SY Jeong, P Van Gelderen, HX Deng… - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder
characterized by cortical and spinal motor neuron dysfunction. Routine magnetic resonance …

Mechanisms, models and biomarkers in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

MR Turner, R Bowser, L Bruijn, L Dupuis… - … Lateral Sclerosis and …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
The last 30 years have seen a major advance in the understanding of the clinical and
pathological heterogeneity of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and its overlap with …

Study of 962 patients indicates progressive muscular atrophy is a form of ALS

WK Kim, X Liu, J Sandner, M Pasmantier, J Andrews… - Neurology, 2009 - AAN Enterprises
Background: Progressive muscular atrophy (PMA) is clinically characterized by signs of
lower motor neuron dysfunction and may evolve into amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) …

Widespread grey matter pathology dominates the longitudinal cerebral MRI and clinical landscape of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

RAL Menke, S Körner, N Filippini, G Douaud, S Knight… - Brain, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Diagnosis, stratification and monitoring of disease progression in amyotrophic lateral
sclerosis currently rely on clinical history and examination. The phenotypic heterogeneity of …

Motor unit number estimation: a technology and literature review

CL Gooch, TJ Doherty, KM Chan, MB Bromberg… - Muscle & …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction: Numerous methods for motor unit number estimation (MUNE) have been
developed. The objective of this article is to summarize and compare the major methods and …