Update on recent advances in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

N Riva, T Domi, L Pozzi, C Lunetta, P Schito… - Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
In the last few years, our understanding of disease molecular mechanisms underpinning
ALS has advanced greatly, allowing the first steps in translating into clinical practice novel …

Upper limb movements as digital biomarkers in people with ALS

M Straczkiewicz, M Karas, SA Johnson, KM Burke… - Ebiomedicine, 2024 - thelancet.com
Background Objective evaluation of people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (PALS) in free-
living settings is challenging. The introduction of portable digital devices, such as wearables …

Portable fixed dynamometry enables home-based, reliable assessment of muscle strength in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a pilot study

JWJ Van Unnik, JNE Bakers, S Kokx… - … Lateral Sclerosis and …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Objective To determine the feasibility, reliability, and sensitivity of remotely monitoring
muscle strength loss of knee extensors using a novel portable fixed dynamometer (PFD) in …

Remote monitoring of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis using wearable sensors detects differences in disease progression and survival: a prospective cohort study

JWJ van Unnik, M Meyjes, MRJ van Mantgem… - Ebiomedicine, 2024 - thelancet.com
Background There is an urgent need for objective and sensitive measures to quantify clinical
disease progression and gauge the response to treatment in clinical trials for amyotrophic …

Exploratory study to evaluate the acceptability of a wearable accelerometer to assess motor progression in motor neuron disease

E Beswick, A Christides, A Symonds, M Johnson… - Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Motor neuron disease (MND) is a rapidly progressive condition traditionally assessed using
a questionnaire to evaluate physical function, the revised amyotrophic lateral sclerosis …

[PDF][PDF] The use of digital devices to monitor physical behaviour in motor neuron disease: a systematic

LS Musson, N Mitic, V Leigh-Valero… - s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com
Background: Motor neuron disease (MND) is a progressive and incurable
neurodegenerative disease. There is an urgent need for sensitive measures of disease …