Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration, Volume 14, Issue 7-8 (2013)

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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration, Volume 14, Issue 7-8 (2013)

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Review Articles

Review Article
Does variation in neurodegenerative disease susceptibility and phenotype reflect cerebral differences at the network level?
Andrew Eisen & Martin R. Turner
Pages: 487-493
Published online: 24 Jul 2013
AbstractforDoes variation in neurodegenerative disease susceptibility and phenotype reflect cerebral differences at the network level? | Full Text | References | PDF (191.9 KB)
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Review Article
Bulbar and speech motor assessment in ALS: Challenges and future directions
Jordan R. Green, Yana Yunusova, Mili S. Kuruvilla, Jun Wang, Gary L. Pattee, Lori Synhorst, Lorne Zinman & James D. Berry
Pages: 494-500
Published online: 30 Jul 2013
AbstractforBulbar and speech motor assessment in ALS: Challenges and future directions | Full Text | References | PDF (304.1 KB)
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Open Access
Review Article
Are professional soccer players at higher risk for ALS?
Ettore Beghi
Pages: 501-506
Published online: 16 Jul 2013
AbstractforAre professional soccer players at higher risk for ALS? | Full Text | References | PDF (71.5 KB)
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Review Article
The involvement of the cerebellum in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Tino Prell & Julian Grosskreutz
Pages: 507-515
Published online: 29 Jul 2013
AbstractforThe involvement of the cerebellum in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis | Full Text | References | PDF (91.3 KB)
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Review Article
Safety and administration of treatment with botulinum neurotoxin for sialorrhoea in ALS patients: Review of the literature and a proposal for tailored treatment
Morten Gersel Stokholm, Carsten Bisgård & Ole Jakob Vilholm
Pages: 516-520
Published online: 28 Aug 2013
AbstractforSafety and administration of treatment with botulinum neurotoxin for sialorrhoea in ALS patients: Review of the literature and a proposal for tailored treatment | Full Text | References | PDF (98.3 KB)
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Clinical management

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Management of sialorrhoea in motor neuron disease: A survey of current UK practice
Esther V. Hobson, Alexander McGeachan, Ammar Al-Chalabi, Siddharthan Chandran, Francesca Crawley, David Dick, Colette Donaghy, John Ealing, Cathy M. Ellis, George Gorrie, C. Oliver Hanemann, Timothy Harrower, Agam Jung, Tahir Majeed, Andrea Malaspina, Karen Morrison, Richard W. Orrell, Hardev Pall, Ashwin Pinto, Kevin Talbot, Martin R. Turner, Timothy L. Williams, Carolyn A. Young, Pamela J. Shaw & Christopher J. McDermott
Pages: 521-527
Published online: 07 May 2013
AbstractforManagement of sialorrhoea in motor neuron disease: A survey of current UK practice | Full Text | References | PDF (367.7 KB) | Supplemental
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Outcome of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy insertion in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in relation to respiratory dysfunction
Michal Sarfaty, Beatrice Nefussy, Ditza Gross, Yami Shapira, Nachum Vaisman & Vivian E. Drory
Pages: 528-532
Published online: 25 Jul 2013
AbstractforOutcome of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy insertion in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in relation to respiratory dysfunction | Full Text | References | PDF (59.7 KB)
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High-caloric food supplements in the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: A prospective interventional study
Johannes Dorst, Joschka Cypionka & Albert C. Ludolph
Pages: 533-536
Published online: 14 Aug 2013
AbstractforHigh-caloric food supplements in the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: A prospective interventional study | Full Text | References | PDF (93.1 KB)
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The impact of fatigue and psychosocial variables on quality of life for patients with motor neuron disease
Chris Gibbons, Everard Thornton, John Ealing, Pamela Shaw, Kevin Talbot, Alan Tennant & Carolyn Young
Pages: 537-545
Published online: 31 May 2013
AbstractforThe impact of fatigue and psychosocial variables on quality of life for patients with motor neuron disease | Full Text | References | PDF (993.9 KB) | Supplemental
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Technology

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Eye tracking communication devices in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: Impact on disability and quality of life
Marco Caligari, Marco Godi, Simone Guglielmetti, Franco Franchignoni & Antonio Nardone
Pages: 546-552
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
AbstractforEye tracking communication devices in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: Impact on disability and quality of life | Full Text | References | PDF (171.8 KB)
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Imaging

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Motor and extramotor neurodegeneration in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: A 3T high angular resolution diffusion imaging (HARDI) study
Francesca Trojsi, Daniele Corbo, Giuseppina Caiazzo, Giovanni Piccirillo, Maria Rosaria Monsurrò, Sossio Cirillo, Fabrizio Esposito & Gioacchino Tedeschi
Pages: 553-561
Published online: 16 Apr 2013
AbstractforMotor and extramotor neurodegeneration in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: A 3T high angular resolution diffusion imaging (HARDI) study | Full Text | References | PDF (409.2 KB)
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Research Article

Article
Myelin imaging in amyotrophic and primary lateral sclerosis
Shannon Kolind, Rakesh Sharma, Steven Knight, Heidi Johansen-Berg, Kevin Talbot & Martin R. Turner
Pages: 562-573
Published online: 16 May 2013
AbstractforMyelin imaging in amyotrophic and primary lateral sclerosis | Full Text | References | PDF (1 MB)
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Clinical trials

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A study to evaluate safety and tolerability of repeated doses of tirasemtiv in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Jeremy M. Shefner, Mary Lou Watson, Lisa Meng, Andrew A. Wolff & The Neals/Cytokinetics STUDY Team
Pages: 574-581
Published online: 19 Aug 2013
AbstractforA study to evaluate safety and tolerability of repeated doses of tirasemtiv in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis | Full Text | References | PDF (436.7 KB)
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The relationship between tirasemtiv serum concentration and functional outcomes in patients with ALS
Jeremy M. Shefner, Andrew A. Wolff & Lisa Meng
Pages: 582-585
Published online: 19 Aug 2013
AbstractforThe relationship between tirasemtiv serum concentration and functional outcomes in patients with ALS | Full Text | References | PDF (202.6 KB)
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Clinical trial-animal

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Therapeutic effects of CuII(atsm) in the SOD1-G37R mouse model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Erin J. McAllum, Nastasia K.-H. Lim, James L. Hickey, Brett M. Paterson, Paul S. Donnelly, Qiao-Xin Li, Jeffrey R. Liddell, Kevin J. Barnham, Anthony R. White & Peter J. Crouch
Pages: 586-590
Published online: 19 Aug 2013
AbstractforTherapeutic effects of CuII(atsm) in the SOD1-G37R mouse model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis | Full Text | References | PDF (437.3 KB)
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Epidemiology

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The Department of Veterans Affairs Biorepository Brain Bank: A national resource for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis research
Christopher B. Brady, Katrina T. Trevor, Thor D. Stein, Eva Y. Deykin, Sally D. Perkins, James G. Averill, Latease Guilderson, Ann C. Mckee, Stephen W. Renner & Neil W. Kowall
Pages: 591-597
Published online: 23 Aug 2013
AbstractforThe Department of Veterans Affairs Biorepository Brain Bank: A national resource for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis research | Full Text | References | PDF (225.5 KB) | Supplemental
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Research Article

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Incidence and prevalence of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in an HMO of Buenos Aires, Argentina
Mariela Bettini, Jimena Vicens, Diego Hernán Giunta, Marcelo Rugiero & Edgardo Cristiano
Pages: 598-603
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
AbstractforIncidence and prevalence of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in an HMO of Buenos Aires, Argentina | Full Text | References | PDF (361.4 KB)
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Case Reports

Case Report
Age at onset of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is proportional to life expectancy
Susan Byrne, Iain Jordan, Marwa Elamin & Orla Hardiman
Pages: 604-607
Published online: 30 Jul 2013
First Page PreviewforAge at onset of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is proportional to life expectancy | Full Text | References | PDF (267.8 KB) | Supplemental
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Genetics

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Recurrent K3E mutation in Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase gene associated with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Magdalena Kuźma-Kozakiewicz, Mariusz Berdyński, Mitsuya Morita, Yuji Takahashi, Akihiro Kawata, Ken-Ichi Kaida, Beata Kaźmierczak, Anna Łusakowska, Jun Goto, Shoji Tsuji, Cezary Żekanowski & Hubert Kwieciński
Pages: 608-614
Published online: 30 Jul 2013
AbstractforRecurrent K3E mutation in Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase gene associated with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis | Full Text | References | PDF (186.6 KB) | Supplemental
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Research Article

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Clinical variability and female penetrance in X-linked familial FTD/ALS caused by a P506S mutation in UBQLN2
Jaime Vengoechea, Marjorie P. David, Shadi R. Yaghi, Lori Carpenter & Stacy A. Rudnicki
Pages: 615-619
Published online: 14 Aug 2013
AbstractforClinical variability and female penetrance in X-linked familial FTD/ALS caused by a P506S mutation in UBQLN2 | Full Text | References | PDF (105.6 KB) | Supplemental
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No association between VAPB mutations and familial or sporadic ALS in Sweden, Portugal and Iceland
Caroline Ingre, Susana Pinto, Anna Birve, Rayomand Press, Olof Danielsson, Mamede de Carvalho, Grétar Guđmundsson & Peter M. Andersen
Pages: 620-627
Published online: 23 Aug 2013
AbstractforNo association between VAPB mutations and familial or sporadic ALS in Sweden, Portugal and Iceland | Full Text | References | PDF (328 KB) | Supplemental
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Case Reports

Case Report
Late adult-onset pure spinal muscular atrophy due to a compound HEXB macro-deletion
Tim W. Rattay, Ludger Schöls, Christian Wilhelm & Matthis Synofzik
Pages: 628-629
Published online: 25 Jul 2013
CitationforLate adult-onset pure spinal muscular atrophy due to a compound HEXB macro-deletion | Full Text | References | PDF (98.3 KB) | Supplemental
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Brief Report

Brief Report
C9orf72 repeat expansions are not detected in Chinese patients with familial ALS
Rong Liu, Lu Tang, Bin Cai, Xiaolu Liu, Shan Ye, Yan Ma, Huagang Zhang & Dongsheng Fan
Pages: 630-631
Published online: 22 Jul 2013
CitationforC9orf72 repeat expansions are not detected in Chinese patients with familial ALS | Full Text | References | PDF (44.2 KB)
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Letter

Letter
Post-lumbar puncture headache is reduced with use of atraumatic needles in ALS
Colin Quinn, Erik A. Macklin, Nazem Atassi, Robert Bowser, Kevin Boylan, Merit Cudkowicz, Christina Fournier, Shafeeq S. Ladha, David Lacomis & James Berry
Pages: 632-634
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
First Page PreviewforPost-lumbar puncture headache is reduced with use of atraumatic needles in ALS | Full Text | References | PDF (45 KB)
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Short Report

Brief Report
New mutation in the SOD1 (copper/zinc superoxide dismutase-1) gene in a Chinese amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patient
Fang Cui, Wanshi Cai, Zhanjun Wang, Yuting Ren, Mao Li, Zhongsheng Sun & Xusheng Huang
Pages: 635-637
Published online: 29 Jul 2013
AbstractforNew mutation in the SOD1 (copper/zinc superoxide dismutase-1) gene in a Chinese amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patient | Full Text | References | PDF (159.4 KB)
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Letter to the Editor

Letter
A developmental perspective on bulbar involvement in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Matthew S. Devine, Anna Farrell, Helen Woodhouse, Pamela A. McCombe & Robert D. Henderson
Pages: 638-639
Published online: 16 Jul 2013
CitationforA developmental perspective on bulbar involvement in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis | Full Text | References | PDF (39.6 KB)
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Review Article

Review Article
ALSUntangled No. 22: Propofol
The ALSUntangled Group
Pages: 640-642
Published online: 23 Aug 2013
First Page PreviewforALSUntangled No. 22: Propofol | Full Text | References | PDF (81.4 KB)
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