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 …

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 …

Update on biomarkers in spinal muscular atrophy

MG Pino, KA Rich, SJ Kolb - Biomarker Insights, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
The availability of disease modifying therapies for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) has
created an urgent need to identify clinically meaningful biomarkers. Biomarkers present a …

Efficacy and safety of CNM-Au8 in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (RESCUE-ALS study): a phase 2, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial and open label …

S Vucic, P Menon, W Huynh, C Mahoney, KS Ho… - …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Summary Background CNM-Au8® is a catalytically-active gold nanocrystal neuroprotective
agent that enhances intracellular energy metabolism and reduces oxidative stress. The …

[HTML][HTML] Tracking a fast-moving disease: longitudinal markers, monitoring, and clinical trial endpoints in ALS

RH Chipika, E Finegan, S Li Hi Shing… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) encompasses a heterogeneous group of phenotypes
with different progression rates, varying degree of extra-motor involvement and divergent …

[HTML][HTML] Considerations for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) clinical trial design

CN Fournier - Neurotherapeutics, 2022 - Elsevier
Thoughtful clinical trial design is critical for efficient therapeutic development, particularly in
the field of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), where trials often aim to detect modest …

Advances in molecular pathology, diagnosis, and treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

H Ilieva, M Vullaganti, J Kwan - bmj, 2023 - bmj.com
Although the past two decades have produced exciting discoveries in the genetics and
pathology of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), progress in developing an effective therapy …

Motor Unit Number Index (MUNIX) of hand muscles is a disease biomarker for adult spinal muscular atrophy

R Günther, C Neuwirth, JC Koch, P Lingor… - Clinical …, 2019 - Elsevier
Objective There is still insufficient knowledge about natural history in adult spinal muscular
atrophy, thus valid markers for treatment and disease monitoring are urgently needed …

[HTML][HTML] The evolving role of surface electromyography in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: A systematic review

J Bashford, K Mills, C Shaw - Clinical Neurophysiology, 2020 - Elsevier
Objective Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is an adult-onset neurodegenerative disease
that leads to inexorable motor decline and a median survival of three years from symptom …

Motor unit number index and compound muscle action potential amplitude

H Bostock, AB Jacobsen, H Tankisi - Clinical Neurophysiology, 2019 - Elsevier
Objectives MUNIX (motor unit number index), derived from the compound muscle action
potential (CMAP) and surface EMG interference pattern (SIP) has become popular as a …