Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a neurodegenerative disorder poised for successful therapeutic translation

RJ Mead, N Shan, HJ Reiser, F Marshall… - Nature Reviews Drug …, 2023 - nature.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a devastating disease caused by degeneration of
motor neurons. As with all major neurodegenerative disorders, development of disease …

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a clinical review

P Masrori, P Van Damme - European journal of neurology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disorder affecting primarily the
motor system, but in which extra‐motor manifestations are increasingly recognized. The loss …

Burden of neurological disorders across the US from 1990-2017: a global burden of disease study

VL Feigin, T Vos, F Alahdab, AML Amit… - JAMA …, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Accurate and up-to-date estimates on incidence, prevalence, mortality, and
disability-adjusted life-years (burden) of neurological disorders are the backbone of …

The global burden of neurological disorders: translating evidence into policy

VL Feigin, T Vos, E Nichols, MO Owolabi… - The Lancet …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Neurological disorders are the leading cause of disability and the second leading cause of
death worldwide. In the past 30 years, the absolute numbers of deaths and people with …

Global, regional, and national burden of neurological disorders, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

VL Feigin, E Nichols, T Alam, MS Bannick… - The Lancet …, 2019 - thelancet.com
Background Neurological disorders are increasingly recognised as major causes of death
and disability worldwide. The aim of this analysis from the Global Burden of Diseases …

Global variation in prevalence and incidence of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

L Xu, T Liu, L Liu, X Yao, L Chen, D Fan, S Zhan… - Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Background Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a global disease, which adversely affects
the life quality of patients and significantly increases the burden of families and society. We …

Estimated prevalence and incidence of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and SOD1 and C9orf72 genetic variants

CA Brown, C Lally, V Kupelian, WD Flanders - Neuroepidemiology, 2021 - karger.com
Introduction: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a rare neurological disorder
characterized by progressive deterioration of motor neurons. Assessment of the …

Do post-translational modifications influence protein aggregation in neurodegenerative diseases: a systematic review

LN Schaffert, WG Carter - Brain sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
The accumulation of abnormal protein aggregates represents a universal hallmark of
neurodegenerative diseases (NDDs). Post-translational modifications (PTMs) regulate …

Hospital-treated infections in early-and mid-life and risk of Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a nationwide nested case …

J Sun, JF Ludvigsson, C Ingre, F Piehl… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background Experimental observations have suggested a role of infection in the etiology of
neurodegenerative disease. In human studies, however, it is difficult to disentangle whether …

[HTML][HTML] Extracellular vesicles, the emerging mirrors of brain physiopathology

A Cano, M Ettcheto, M Bernuz, R Puerta… - … journal of biological …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Extracellular vesicles are secreted by a wide variety of cells, and their primary functions
include intercellular communication, immune responses, human reproduction, and synaptic …