The epidemiology of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

EO Talbott, AM Malek, D Lacomis - Handbook of clinical neurology, 2016 - Elsevier
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is the most common motor neuron disease in adults and
is characterized by neurodegeneration of motor neurons in the brain and spinal cord. The …

[HTML][HTML] Time to diagnosis and factors affecting diagnostic delay in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

D Richards, JA Morren, EP Pioro - Journal of the Neurological Sciences, 2020 - Elsevier
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive, degenerative neuromuscular disease
with limited treatment options. The diagnosis of ALS can be challenging for numerous …

Clinical practice guideline: hoarseness (dysphonia)(update)

RJ Stachler, DO Francis, SR Schwartz… - … –Head and Neck …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective This guideline provides evidence-based recommendations on treating patients
who present with dysphonia, which is characterized by altered vocal quality, pitch, loudness …

Neurofilament light: a candidate biomarker of presymptomatic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and phenoconversion

M Benatar, J Wuu, PM Andersen… - Annals of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To evaluate neurofilament light (NfL) as a biomarker of the presymptomatic phase
of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Methods The study population includes 84 individuals …

Neurofilament light chain in serum for the diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

F Verde, P Steinacker, JH Weishaupt… - Journal of Neurology …, 2019 - jnnp.bmj.com
Objective To determine the diagnostic and prognostic performance of serum neurofilament
light chain (NFL) in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Methods This single-centre …

Blood-based biomarkers of inflammation in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

KA Staats, DR Borchelt, MG Tansey… - Molecular …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a devastating neurodegenerative disease in
which many processes are detected including (neuro) inflammation. Many drugs have been …

Pathophysiological and diagnostic implications of cortical dysfunction in ALS

N Geevasinga, P Menon, PH Özdinler… - Nature Reviews …, 2016 - nature.com
Cortical dysfunction—specifically, the development of hyperexcitability—seems to be an
early and intrinsic feature of sporadic and familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) …

[HTML][HTML] Salivary biomarkers for the diagnosis and monitoring of neurological diseases

R Farah, H Haraty, Z Salame, Y Fares, DM Ojcius… - Biomedical journal, 2018 - Elsevier
Current research efforts on neurological diseases are focused on identifying novel disease
biomarkers to aid in diagnosis, provide accurate prognostic information and monitor disease …

Gene therapy in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

T Fang, G Je, P Pacut, K Keyhanian, J Gao, M Ghasemi - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Since the discovery of Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD1) gene mutation, in 1993, as the
first genetic abnormality in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), over 50 genes have been …

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: improving care with a multidisciplinary approach

A Hogden, G Foley, RD Henderson… - Journal of …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease, leading to
death within an average of 2–3 years. A cure is yet to be found, and a single disease …