Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration, Volume 15, Issue 3-4 (2014)

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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration, Volume 15, Issue 3-4 (2014)

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Editorials and Reviews

Editorial
Loss and wellbeing in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: Challenging the consensus
Geraldine Foley
Pages: 161-162
Published online: 16 May 2014
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Editorials

Editorial
Loss and well-being in ALS: A different perspective on the challenge
Zachary Simmons
Pages: 163-164
Published online: 16 May 2014
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Research Article

Article
Quality improvement in neurology: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Quality Measures
Report of the Quality Measurement and Reporting Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology
Robert G. Miller, Benjamin Rix Brooks, Rebecca J. Swain-Eng, Robert C. Basner, Gregory T. Carter, Patricia Casey, Adam B. Cohen, Richard Dubinsky, Dallas Forshew, Carlayne E. Jackson, Ed Kasarskis, Nicholas J. Procaccini, Mohammed Sanjak & Fredrik P. Tolin
Pages: 165-168
Published online: 07 Apr 2014
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Review Article

Review Article
Opportunities for improving therapy development in ALS
Lucie Bruijn, Merit Cudkowicz & The ALS Clinical Trials Working Group
Pages: 169-173
Published online: 29 Jan 2014
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Clinical

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Increased prevalence of bladder and intestinal dysfunction in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Georg S. Nübling, Eva Mie, Ricarda M. Bauer, Mira Hensler, Stefan Lorenzl, Alexander Hapfelmeier, Debra E. Irwin, Gian Domenico Borasio & Andrea S. Winkler
Pages: 174-179
Published online: 31 Jan 2014
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Article
Improved survival with an ambulatory model of non-invasive ventilation implementation in motor neuron disease
Nicole Sheers, David J. Berlowitz, Linda Rautela, Ian Batchelder, Kim Hopkinson & Mark E. Howard
Pages: 180-184
Published online: 20 Feb 2014
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Japanese and American ALS patient preferences regarding TIV (tracheostomy with invasive ventilation): A cross-national survey
Judith Rabkin, Mieko Ogino, Raymond Goetz, Martin McElhiney, Jonathan Hupf, Daragh Heitzman, Terry Heiman-Patterson, Robert Miller, Jonathan Katz, Catherine Lomen-Hoerth, Takashi Imai, Naoki Atsuta, Mitsuya Morita, Takahisa Tateishi, Tsuyoshi Matsumura & Hiroshi Mitsumoto
Pages: 185-191
Published online: 10 Apr 2014
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ALS Multicenter Cohort Study of Oxidative Stress (ALS COSMOS): Study methodology, recruitment, and baseline demographic and disease characteristics
Hiroshi Mitsumoto, Pam Factor-Litvak, Howard Andrews, Raymond R. Goetz, Leslie Andrews, Judith G. Rabkin, Martin McElhiney, Jeri Nieves, Regina M. Santella, Jennifer Murphy, Jonathan Hupf, Jess Singleton, David Merle, Mary Kilty, Daragh Heitzman, Richard S. Bedlack, Robert G. Miller, Jonathan S. Katz, Dallas Forshew, Richard J. Barohn, Eric J. Sorenson, Bjorn Oskarsson, J. Americo M. Fernandes Filho, Edward J. Kasarskis, Catherine Lomen-Hoerth, Tahseen Mozaffar, Yvonne D. Rollins, Sharon P. Nations, Andrea J. Swenson, Jeremy M. Shefner, Jinsy A. Andrews, Boguslawa A. Koczon-Jaremko & The ALS COSMOS Study Group
Pages: 192-203
Published online: 24 Feb 2014
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Article
Fecundity in ALS
Susan Byrne, Mark Heverin, Peter Bede, Marwa Elamin & Orla Hardiman
Pages: 204-206
Published online: 31 Jan 2014
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Article
Brain-computer interface (BCI) evaluation in people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Lynn M. McCane, Eric W. Sellers, Dennis J. McFarland, Joseph N. Mak, C. Steve Carmack, Debra Zeitlin, Jonathan R. Wolpaw & Theresa M. Vaughan
Pages: 207-215
Published online: 20 Feb 2014
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Biomarkers

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Distinct patterns of cortical atrophy in ALS patients with or without dementia: An MRI VBM study
Venkateswaran Rajagopalan & Erik P. Pioro
Pages: 216-225
Published online: 20 Feb 2014
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Research Article

Article
A visual MRI atrophy rating scale for the amyotrophic lateral sclerosis-frontotemporal dementia continuum
Ananthan Ambikairajah, Emma Devenney, Emma Flanagan, Belinda Yew, Eneida Mioshi, Matthew C. Kiernan, John R. Hodges & Michael Hornberger
Pages: 226-234
Published online: 18 Feb 2014
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Sexual dimorphism in ALS: Exploring gender-specific neuroimaging signatures
Peter Bede, Marwa Elamin, Susan Byrne & Orla Hardiman
Pages: 235-243
Published online: 18 Dec 2013
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Article
Transcranial brainstem sonography as a diagnostic tool for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Tino Prell, Annekathrin Schenk, Otto W. Witte, Julian Grosskreutz & Albrecht Günther
Pages: 244-249
Published online: 20 Feb 2014
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Article
Cortical hyperexcitability and the split-hand plus phenomenon: Pathophysiological insights in ALS
Jong Seok Bae, Parvathi Menon, Eneida Mioshi, Matthew C. Kiernan & Steve Vucic
Pages: 250-256
Published online: 20 Feb 2014
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Article
Are we really closer to improving the diagnostic sensitivity in ALS patients with Awaji criteria?
Malgorzata Gawel, Magdalena Kuzma-Kozakiewicz, Elzbieta Szmidt-Salkowska & Anna Kamińska
Pages: 257-261
Published online: 27 Feb 2014
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Epidemiology

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Epidemiology of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in Emilia Romagna Region (Italy): A population based study
Jessica Mandrioli, Sara Biguzzi, Carlo Guidi, Elisabetta Venturini, Elisabetta Sette, Emilio Terlizzi, Alessandro Ravasio, Mario Casmiro, Fabrizio Salvi, Rocco Liguori, Romana Rizzi, Vladimiro Pietrini, Elisabetta Chierici, Mario Santangelo, Enrico Granieri, Vittoria Mussuto, Annamaria Borghi, Rita Rinaldi, Nicola Fini, Eleni Georgoulopoulou, Silvia De Pasqua, Marco Vinceti, Francesca Bonvicini, Errals Group, Salvatore Ferro & Roberto D’Alessandro
Pages: 262-268
Published online: 07 Feb 2014
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Research Article

Article
Incidence of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Joachim Wolf, Johannes C. Wöhrle, Frederick Palm, Wilfred A. Nix, Matthias Maschke, Anton Safer, Heiko Becher & Armin J. Grau
Pages: 269-274
Published online: 26 Feb 2014
AbstractforIncidence of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany | Full Text | References | PDF (167.5 KB)
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Record linkage between hospital discharges and mortality registries for motor neuron disease case ascertainment for the Spanish National Rare Diseases Registry
Elena Ruiz, Enrique Ramalle-Gómara, Carmen Quiñones & On Behalf of The spain Rdr Working Group
Pages: 275-278
Published online: 18 Mar 2014
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Article
Estimating clinical stage of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis from the ALS Functional Rating Scale
Rubika Balendra, Ashley Jones, Naheed Jivraj, Catherine Knights, Catherine M. Ellis, Rachel Burman, Martin R. Turner, P. Nigel Leigh, Christopher E. Shaw & Ammar Al-Chalabi
Pages: 279-284
Published online: 10 Apr 2014
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Health Services

Article
Health utility decreases with increasing clinical stage in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Ashley R. Jones, Naheed Jivraj, Rubika Balendra, Caroline Murphy, Joanna Kelly, Marie Thornhill, Carolyn Young, Pamela J. Shaw, P. Nigel Leigh, Martin R. Turner, I Nick Steen, Paul McCrone & Ammar Al-Chalabi
Pages: 285-291
Published online: 07 Feb 2014
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Neuropsychology

Article
Life factors affecting depression and burden in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis caregivers
Kristen Qutub, David Lacomis, Stephen M. Albert & Eleanor Feingold
Pages: 292-297
Published online: 20 Feb 2014
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Research Article

Article
A novel tool to detect behavioural symptoms in ALS
Eneida Mioshi, Sharpley Hsieh, Jashelle Caga, Eleanor Ramsey, Kelly Chen, Patricia Lillo, Neil Simon, Steve Vucic, Michael Hornberger, John R. Hodges & Matthew C. Kiernan
Pages: 298-304
Published online: 27 May 2014
AbstractforA novel tool to detect behavioural symptoms in ALS | Full Text | References | PDF (242.7 KB) | Supplemental
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Short Reports

Article
An autopsy case of familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis with FUS R521G mutation
Yoko Mochizuki, Akihiro Kawata, Tomoyo Hashimoto, Haruhiko Akiyama, Hideshi Kawakami, Takashi Komori, Kiyomitsu Oyanagi, Toshio Mizutani & Shiro Matsubara
Pages: 305-308
Published online: 28 Feb 2014
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Research Article

Article
ARHGEF28 gene exon 6/intron 6 junction mutations in Chinese amyotrophic lateral sclerosis cohort
Yan Ma, Lu Tang, Lu Chen, Bin Zhang, Pan Deng, Jingran Wang, Yi Yang, Rong Liu, Yan Yang, Shan Ye, Xiaolu Liu, Huagang Zhang & Dongsheng Fan
Pages: 309-311
Published online: 08 Apr 2014
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Brief Report

Brief Report
Multiple system involvement in a Japanese patient with a V31A mutation in the SOD1 gene
Hikaru Sakamoto, Maiko Akamatsu, Makito Hirano, Kazumasa Saigoh, Shuichi Ueno, Chiharu Isono, Susumu Kusunoki & Yusaku Nakamura
Pages: 312-314
Published online: 10 Mar 2014
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Review Article

Review Article
Inappropriate surgeries in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: A still considerable issue
Eleni Bakola, Panagiotis Kokotis, Thomas Zambelis & Nikos Karandreas
Pages: 315-317
Published online: 18 Feb 2014
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Research Article

Article
ALSUntangled No. 24: Vitamin D
The ALSUntangled Group
Pages: 318-320
Published online: 02 Apr 2014
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