Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

MA Van Es, O Hardiman, A Chio, A Al-Chalabi… - The Lancet, 2017 - thelancet.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is characterised by the progressive loss of motor neurons in
the brain and spinal cord. This neurodegenerative syndrome shares pathobiological …

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis-frontotemporal spectrum disorder (ALS-FTSD): Revised diagnostic criteria

MJ Strong, S Abrahams, LH Goldstein… - … lateral sclerosis and …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
This article presents the revised consensus criteria for the diagnosis of frontotemporal
dysfunction in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) based on an international research …

The frontotemporal dementia-motor neuron disease continuum

JR Burrell, GM Halliday, JJ Kril, LM Ittner, J Götz… - The Lancet, 2016 - thelancet.com
Early reports of cognitive and behavioural deficits in motor neuron disease might have been
overlooked initially, but the concept of a frontotemporal dementia-motor neuron disease …

EFNS guidelines on the clinical management of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (MALS)–revised report of an EFNS task force

EFNS Task Force on Diagnosis and … - European journal of …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Background: The evidence base for the diagnosis and management of amyotrophic lateral
sclerosis (ALS) is weak. Objectives: To provide evidence‐based or expert recommendations …

Screening for cognition and behaviour changes in ALS

S Abrahams, J Newton, E Niven, J Foley… - … lateral sclerosis and …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
This study presents the Edinburgh Cognitive and Behavioural ALS Screen (ECAS),
developed for ALS patients with physical disability for use by health care professionals. The …

Clinical diagnosis and management of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

O Hardiman, LH Van Den Berg… - Nature reviews neurology, 2011 - nature.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disease that results in
progressive loss of bulbar and limb function. Patients typically die from respiratory failure …

Changes in cognition and behaviour in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: nature of impairment and implications for assessment

LH Goldstein, S Abrahams - The Lancet Neurology, 2013 - thelancet.com
Increased awareness of cognitive and behavioural change in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
has been driven by various clinic-based and population-based studies. A frontotemporal …

Preventing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: insights from pre-symptomatic neurodegenerative diseases

M Benatar, J Wuu, C McHutchison, RB Postuma… - Brain, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Significant progress has been made in understanding the pre-symptomatic phase of
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. While much is still unknown, advances in other …

Characterization of frontotemporal dementia and/or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis associated with the GGGGCC repeat expansion in C9ORF72

BF Boeve, KB Boylan, NR Graff-Radford… - Brain, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Numerous kindreds with familial frontotemporal dementia and/or amyotrophic lateral
sclerosis have been linked to chromosome 9, and an expansion of the GGGGCC …

The non-fluent/agrammatic variant of primary progressive aphasia

M Grossman - The Lancet Neurology, 2012 - thelancet.com
The non-fluent/agrammatic variant of primary progressive aphasia (naPPA) is a young-onset
neurodegenerative disorder characterised by poor grammatical comprehension and …