Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

EL Feldman, SA Goutman, S Petri, L Mazzini… - The Lancet, 2022 - thelancet.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a fatal CNS neurodegenerative disease. Despite intensive
research, current management of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis remains suboptimal from …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances on the role of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in neurodegenerative diseases

KF Azman, R Zakaria - International journal of molecular sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Neurotrophins, such as brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), are essential for neuronal
survival and growth. The signaling cascades initiated by BDNF and its receptor are the key …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] ALS clinical trials review: 20 years of failure. Are we any closer to registering a new treatment?

D Petrov, C Mansfield, A Moussy… - Frontiers in aging …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a devastating condition with an estimated mortality of
30,000 patients a year worldwide. The median reported survival time since onset ranges …

[HTML][HTML] ALS genes in the genomic era and their implications for FTD

HP Nguyen, C Van Broeckhoven, J van der Zee - Trends in Genetics, 2018 - cell.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a complex neurodegenerative disease, characterized
genetically by a disproportionately large contribution of rare genetic variation. Driven by …

Recent advances in the diagnosis and prognosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

SA Goutman, O Hardiman, A Al-Chalabi… - The Lancet …, 2022 - thelancet.com
The diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis can be challenging due to its heterogeneity in
clinical presentation and overlap with other neurological disorders. Diagnosis early in the …

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 …

The amyotrophic lateral sclerosis exposome: recent advances and future directions

SA Goutman, MG Savelieff, DG Jang, J Hur… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal disease of motor neuron degeneration with
typical survival of only 2–5 years from diagnosis. The causes of ALS are multifactorial …

Gene discovery in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: implications for clinical management

A Al-Chalabi, LH Van Den Berg, J Veldink - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2017 - nature.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disease predominantly affecting
upper and lower motor neurons. The disease leads to relentlessly progressive weakness of …