Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration, Volume 15, Issue 7-8 (2014)

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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration, Volume 15, Issue 7-8 (2014)

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Editorial

Editorial
The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge – Can a splash of water reinvigorate a field?
Paul Wicks
Pages: 479-480
Published online: 28 Nov 2014
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Original Articles: Clinical

Article
Study of motor asymmetry in ALS indicates an effect of limb dominance on onset and spread of weakness, and an important role for upper motor neurons
Matthew S. Devine, Matthew C. Kiernan, Susan Heggie, Pamela A. McCombe & Robert D. Henderson
Pages: 481-487
Published online: 09 May 2014
AbstractforStudy of motor asymmetry in ALS indicates an effect of limb dominance on onset and spread of weakness, and an important role for upper motor neurons | Full Text | References | PDF (475.4 KB) | Supplemental
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Research Articles

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Gait in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: Is gait pattern differently affected in spinal and bulbar onset of the disease during dual task walking?
Sasa Radovanović, Milena Milićev, Stojan Perić, Ivana Basta, Vladimir Kostić & Zorica Stević
Pages: 488-493
Published online: 11 Jun 2014
AbstractforGait in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: Is gait pattern differently affected in spinal and bulbar onset of the disease during dual task walking? | Full Text | References | PDF (283.1 KB)
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Limitations of split-night polysomnography for the diagnosis of nocturnal hypoventilation and titration of non-invasive positive pressure ventilation in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Andrea H. S. Loewen, Lawrence Korngut, Karen Rimmer, Omar Damji, Tanvir C. Turin & Patrick J. Hanly
Pages: 494-498
Published online: 11 Aug 2014
AbstractforLimitations of split-night polysomnography for the diagnosis of nocturnal hypoventilation and titration of non-invasive positive pressure ventilation in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis | Full Text | References | PDF (170 KB)
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The last months of life of people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in mechanical invasive ventilation: A qualitative study
Simone Veronese, Alessandro Valle, Adriano Chiò, Andrea Calvo & David Oliver
Pages: 499-504
Published online: 27 May 2014
AbstractforThe last months of life of people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in mechanical invasive ventilation: A qualitative study | Full Text | References | PDF (86.1 KB) | Supplemental
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Information needs and information-seeking preferences of ALS patients and their carers
Susanne Abdulla, Stefan Vielhaber, Judith Machts, Hans-Jochen Heinze, Reinhard Dengler & Susanne Petri
Pages: 505-512
Published online: 10 Jul 2014
AbstractforInformation needs and information-seeking preferences of ALS patients and their carers | Full Text | References | PDF (270 KB)
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Severely affected ALS patients have broad and high expectations for brain-machine interfaces
Yu Kageyama, Masayuki Hirata, Takufumi Yanagisawa, Toshio Shimokawa, Jinichi Sawada, Shayne Morris, Nozomi Mizushima, Haruhiko Kishima, Osamu Sakura & Toshiki Yoshimine
Pages: 513-519
Published online: 10 Sep 2014
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The evaluation of pain in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: A case controlled observational study
Victoria C. J. Wallace, Cathy M. Ellis, Rachel Burman, Catherine Knights, Christopher E. Shaw & Ammar Al-Chalabi
Pages: 520-527
Published online: 10 Sep 2014
AbstractforThe evaluation of pain in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: A case controlled observational study | Full Text | References | PDF (357.4 KB)
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Epidemiology

Article
Evidence of an environmental effect on survival in ALS
Noa Keren, Kirsten M. Scott, Miho Tsuda, Jessica Barnwell, Jonathan A. Knibb, Cathy M. Ellis, P. Nigel Leigh, Christopher E. Shaw & Ammar Al-Chalabi
Pages: 528-533
Published online: 27 May 2014
AbstractforEvidence of an environmental effect on survival in ALS | Full Text | References | PDF (213.6 KB) | Supplemental
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Research Articles

Article
Triathletes are over-represented in a population of patients with ALS
Marc Gotkine, Yechiel Friedlander & Hagit Hochner
Pages: 534-536
Published online: 10 Jul 2014
AbstractforTriathletes are over-represented in a population of patients with ALS | Full Text | References | PDF (51.3 KB)
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Imaging & Biomarkers

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Additional resources and the default mode network: Evidence of increased connectivity and decreased white matter integrity in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Johanna Heimrath, Martin Gorges, Jan Kassubek, Hans-Peter Müller, Niels Birbaumer, Albert C. Ludolph & Dorothée Lulé
Pages: 537-545
Published online: 27 May 2014
AbstractforAdditional resources and the default mode network: Evidence of increased connectivity and decreased white matter integrity in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis | Full Text | References | PDF (1.5 MB)
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Research Articles

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Muscle ultrasonography for detecting fasciculations in frontotemporal dementia
Lucio Tremolizzo, Emanuela Susani, Angelo Aliprandi, Andrea Salmaggi, Carlo Ferrarese & Ildebrando Appollonio
Pages: 546-550
Published online: 27 May 2014
AbstractforMuscle ultrasonography for detecting fasciculations in frontotemporal dementia | Full Text | References | PDF (234.5 KB) | Supplemental
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Genetics

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Lack of association between APOE gene polymorphisms and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: A comprehensive meta-analysis
Flora Govone, Alessandro Vacca, Elisa Rubino, Annalisa Gai, Silvia Boschi, Salvatore Gentile, Laura Orsi, Lorenzo Pinessi & Innocenzo Rainero
Pages: 551-556
Published online: 11 Jun 2014
AbstractforLack of association between APOE gene polymorphisms and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: A comprehensive meta-analysis | Full Text | References | PDF (189.7 KB)
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Research Articles

Article
Autosomal dominant inheritance of rapidly progressive amyotrophic lateral sclerosis due to a truncation mutation in the fused in sarcoma (FUS) gene
Louisa Kent, Thomas N. Vizard, Bradley N. Smith, Simon D. Topp, Caroline Vance, Athina Gkazi, Jack Miller, Christopher E. Shaw & Kevin Talbot
Pages: 557-562
Published online: 05 Jun 2014
AbstractforAutosomal dominant inheritance of rapidly progressive amyotrophic lateral sclerosis due to a truncation mutation in the fused in sarcoma (FUS) gene | Full Text | References | PDF (869.5 KB)
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Analysis of the C9orf72 gene in spinal muscular atrophy patients
Laura Alías, Sara Bernal, Maria J. Barceló, Rebeca Martínez-Hernández, Elisabeth Martínez, Montserrat Baiget & Eduardo F. Tizzano
Pages: 563-568
Published online: 07 Jul 2014
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Clinicopathologic report of ocular involvement in ALS patients with C9orf72 mutation
Amani A. Fawzi, Joseph M. Simonett, Patryk Purta, Heather E. Moss, Jessica L. Lowry, Han-Xiang Deng, Nailah Siddique, Robert Sufit, Eileen H. Bigio, Nicholas J. Volpe & Teepu Siddique
Pages: 569-580
Published online: 16 Oct 2014
AbstractforClinicopathologic report of ocular involvement in ALS patients with C9orf72 mutation | Full Text | References | PDF (9.1 MB)
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Models

Article
Nuclear localization of SMN and FUS is not altered in fibroblasts from patients with sporadic ALS
Shingo Kariya, Jacinda B. Sampson, Lesley E. Northrop, Christopher M. Luccarelli, Ali B. Naini, Diane B. Re, Michio Hirano & Hiroshi Mitsumoto
Pages: 581-587
Published online: 09 May 2014
AbstractforNuclear localization of SMN and FUS is not altered in fibroblasts from patients with sporadic ALS | Full Text | References | PDF (1.9 MB) | Supplemental
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Research Articles

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A major QTL on mouse chromosome 17 resulting in lifespan variability in SOD1-G93A transgenic mouse models of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Roger B. Sher, Terry D. Heiman-Patterson, Elizabeth A. Blankenhorn, Juliann Jiang, Guillermo Alexander, Jeffrey S. Deitch & Gregory A. Cox
Pages: 588-600
Published online: 10 Jul 2014
AbstractforA major QTL on mouse chromosome 17 resulting in lifespan variability in SOD1-G93A transgenic mouse models of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis | Full Text | References | PDF (1.9 MB)
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Clinical Trials

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NP001 regulation of macrophage activation markers in ALS: A phase I clinical and biomarker study
Robert G. Miller, Rongzhen Zhang, Gilbert Block, Jonathan Katz, Richard Barohn, Edward Kasarskis, Dallas Forshew, Vidhya Gopalakrishnan & Michael S. McGrath
Pages: 601-609
Published online: 05 Sep 2014
AbstractforNP001 regulation of macrophage activation markers in ALS: A phase I clinical and biomarker study | Full Text | References | PDF (398.8 KB) | Supplemental
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Research Articles

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Confirmatory double-blind, parallel-group, placebo-controlled study of efficacy and safety of edaravone (MCI-186) in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients
Koji Abe, Yasuto Itoyama, Gen Sobue, Shoji Tsuji, Masashi Aoki, Manabu Doyu, Chikuma Hamada, Kazuoki Kondo, Takatomo Yoneoka, Makoto Akimoto, Hiide Yoshino & on behalf of The Edaravone ALS Study Group
Pages: 610-617
Published online: 06 Oct 2014
AbstractforConfirmatory double-blind, parallel-group, placebo-controlled study of efficacy and safety of edaravone (MCI-186) in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients | Full Text | References | PDF (567.9 KB)
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Brief Reports: Short Report

Brief Report
Width of 3rd ventricle determined by brain stem sonography does not distinguish bulbar motor syndromes
Andreas Hermann, Ulrike Reuner, Jochen Schaefer, Tordis Leimert & Alexander Storch
Pages: 618-620
Published online: 16 May 2014
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Letter to the Editor

Letter
Young slow-progressing ALS patients are at higher risk of inappropriate and disease-quickening surgeries
Susana Pinto & Mamede de Carvalho
Page: 621
Published online: 15 Aug 2014
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Als-Untangled

Article
ALSUntangled No. 26: Lunasin
The ALSUntangled Group
Pages: 622-626
Published online: 23 Sep 2014
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Errata

Correction
Correction to: ‘Seeking a measure of clinically meaningful change in ALS’
Page: 627
Published online: 18 Sep 2014
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