Ultrasound in the diagnosis and monitoring of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a review

LD Hobson‐Webb, Z Simmons - Muscle & nerve, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Neuromuscular ultrasound is complementary to electrodiagnostic (EDx) testing and is useful
in enhancing the diagnosis of mononeuropathies, peripheral nerve trauma, and …

[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 …

Longitudinal changes in intrinsic motoneuron excitability in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis are dependent on disease progression

GS Trajano, LBR Orssatto, PA McCombe… - The Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Increased amplitude of persistent inward currents (PICs) is observed in pre‐symptomatic
genetically modified SOD1 mice models of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). However, at …

Quantitative neuromuscular ultrasound analysis as biomarkers in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

J Ríos-Díaz, ME del Baño-Aledo, JI Tembl-Ferrairó… - European …, 2019 - Springer
Objectives To assess the differences in morphological and texture parameters of median
nerve (MN) and abductor pollicis brevis (APB) between amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) …

The rise and fall of fasciculations in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

JA Bashford, A Wickham, R Iniesta… - Brain …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a devastating neurodegenerative disease with a median
survival of 3 years from symptom onset. Accessible and reliable biomarkers of motor neuron …

Fasciculation differences between ALS and non-ALS patients: an ultrasound study

J Liu, Y Li, J Niu, L Zhang, J Fan, Y Guan, L Cui, M Liu - BMC neurology, 2021 - Springer
Background Fasciculation is an important sign for the diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral
sclerosis (ALS). Our study aimed to analyze the difference in fasciculation detected with …

Early referral to an ALS center reduces several months the diagnostic delay: a multicenter-based study

M Martínez-Molina, H Argente-Escrig, MF Polo… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Objective: To analyze those factors contributing to the diagnostic delay in ALS. Methods:
Consecutive ALS patients were categorized as those studied in departmental hospitals and …

[HTML][HTML] Demystifying the spontaneous phenomena of motor hyperexcitability

J Bashford, WK Chan, E Coutinho, F Norwood… - Clinical …, 2021 - Elsevier
Possessing a discrete functional repertoire, the anterior horn cell can be in one of two
electrophysiological states: on or off. Usually under tight regulatory control by the central …

Clinical and research applications of neuromuscular ultrasound in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

SL Barnes, NG Simon - Degenerative neurological and …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a devastating neurodegenerative disorder
characterized by dysfunction at multiple levels of the neuraxis. It remains a clinical diagnosis …

Quantitative sonographic evaluation of muscle thickness and fasciculation prevalence in healthy subjects

A Abraham, VE Drory, Y Fainmesser… - Muscle & …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background In the current study, we aimed to determine normative values for muscle
thickness and fasciculation prevalence in healthy subjects. Methods We performed a …