Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration, Volume 19, Issue 5-6 (2018)

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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration, Volume 19, Issue 5-6 (2018)

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Review

Review Article
Respiratory measures in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Noah Lechtzin, Merit E. Cudkowicz, Mamede de Carvalho, Angela Genge, Orla Hardiman, Hiroshi Mitsumoto, Jesus S. Mora, Jeremy Shefner, Leonard H. Van den Berg & Jinsy A. Andrews
Pages: 321-330
Published online: 23 Mar 2018
AbstractforRespiratory measures in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis | Full Text | References | PDF (162.5 KB)
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Clinical

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Understanding the use of NIV in ALS: results of an international ALS specialist survey
Terry D. Heiman-Patterson, Merit E. Cudkowicz, Mamede De Carvalho, Angela Genge, Orla Hardiman, Carlayne E. Jackson, Noah Lechtzin, Hiroshi Mitsumoto, Vincenzo Silani, Jinsy A. Andrews, Dafeng Chen, Sarah Kulke, Stacy A. Rudnicki & Leonard H. van den Berg
Pages: 331-341
Published online: 16 Apr 2018
AbstractforUnderstanding the use of NIV in ALS: results of an international ALS specialist survey | Full Text | References | PDF (514.5 KB) | Supplemental
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Provision of assistive technology devices among people with ALS in Germany: a platform-case management approach
Andreas Funke, Susanne Spittel, Torsten Grehl, Julian Grosskreutz, Dagmar Kettemann, Susanne Petri, Ute Weyen, Patrick Weydt, Johannes Dorst, Albert C. Ludolph, Petra Baum, Moritz Oberstadt, Berit Jordan, Andreas Hermann, Joachim Wolf, Matthias Boentert, Bertram Walter, Nadine Gajewski, André Maier, Christoph Münch & Thomas Meyer
Pages: 342-350
Published online: 30 Jan 2018
AbstractforProvision of assistive technology devices among people with ALS in Germany: a platform-case management approach | Full Text | References | PDF (909.4 KB)
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The TiM system: developing a novel telehealth service to improve access to specialist care in motor neurone disease using user-centered design
Esther V. Hobson, Wendy O. Baird, Rebecca Partridge, Cindy L. Cooper, Susan Mawson, Ann Quinn, Pamela J. Shaw, Theresa Walsh, Daniel Wolstenholme & Christopher J. Mcdermott
Pages: 351-361
Published online: 16 Feb 2018
AbstractforThe TiM system: developing a novel telehealth service to improve access to specialist care in motor neurone disease using user-centered design | Full Text | References | PDF (3.1 MB)
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Mass spectrometry analysis of plasma from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and control subjects
Zhouwei Xu, Aven Lee, Amanda Nouwens, Robert David Henderson & Pamela Ann McCombe
Pages: 362-376
Published online: 31 Jan 2018
AbstractforMass spectrometry analysis of plasma from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and control subjects | Full Text | References | PDF (1.9 MB) | Supplemental
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Analysis of endocannabinoid receptors and enzymes in the post-mortem motor cortex and spinal cord of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients
Francisco Espejo-Porras, Javier Fernández-Ruiz & Eva de Lago
Pages: 377-386
Published online: 15 Jan 2018
AbstractforAnalysis of endocannabinoid receptors and enzymes in the post-mortem motor cortex and spinal cord of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients | Full Text | References | PDF (3.5 MB) | Supplemental
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Epidemiology

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Cognitive-behavioral longitudinal assessment in ALS: the Italian Edinburgh Cognitive and Behavioral ALS screen (ECAS)
Barbara Poletti, Federica Solca, Laura Carelli, Andrea Faini, Fabiana Madotto, Annalisa Lafronza, Alessia Monti, Stefano Zago, Andrea Ciammola, Antonia Ratti, Nicola Ticozzi, Sharon Abrahams & Vincenzo Silani
Pages: 387-395
Published online: 26 May 2018
AbstractforCognitive-behavioral longitudinal assessment in ALS: the Italian Edinburgh Cognitive and Behavioral ALS screen (ECAS) | Full Text | References | PDF (544.9 KB) | Supplemental
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Prediagnostic body size and risk of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis death in 10 studies
Éilis J. O’Reilly, Molin Wang, Hans-Olov Adami, Alvaro Alonso, Leslie Bernstein, Piet van den Brandt, Julie Buring, Sarah Daugherty, Dennis Deapen, D. Michal Freedman, Dallas R. English, Graham G. Giles, Niclas Håkansson, Tobias Kurth, Catherine Schairer, Elisabete Weiderpass, Alicja Wolk & Stephanie A. Smith-Warner
Pages: 396-406
Published online: 16 Apr 2018
AbstractforPrediagnostic body size and risk of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis death in 10 studies | Full Text | References | PDF (645.7 KB)
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Genetics

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TREM2 variants in neurodegenerative disorders in the Polish population. Homozygosity and compound heterozygosity in FTD patients
Beata Peplonska, Mariusz Berdynski, Monika Mandecka, Anna Barczak, Magdalena Kuzma-Kozakiewicz, Maria Barcikowska & Cezary Zekanowski
Pages: 407-412
Published online: 20 Mar 2018
AbstractforTREM2 variants in neurodegenerative disorders in the Polish population. Homozygosity and compound heterozygosity in FTD patients | Full Text | References | PDF (139.9 KB) | Supplemental
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An association study between SCFD1 rs10139154 variant and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in a Chinese cohort
Yongping Chen, Qingqing Zhou, Xiaojing Gu, Qianqian Wei, Bei Cao, Hui Liu, Yanbing Hou & Huifang Shang
Pages: 413-418
Published online: 20 Dec 2017
AbstractforAn association study between SCFD1 rs10139154 variant and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in a Chinese cohort | Full Text | References | PDF (287.9 KB)
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Screening for possible oligogenic pathogenesis in Chinese sporadic ALS patients
Hang Zhang, Wanshi Cai, Siyu Chen, Jialong Liang, Zhanjun Wang, Yuting Ren, Wenxiu Liu, Xiaolan Zhang, Zhongsheng Sun & Xusheng Huang
Pages: 419-425
Published online: 07 Feb 2018
AbstractforScreening for possible oligogenic pathogenesis in Chinese sporadic ALS patients | Full Text | References | PDF (142.3 KB)
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Characterization of the c9orf72 GC-rich low complexity sequence in two cohorts of Italian and Turkish ALS cases
Lucia Corrado, Cinzia Tiloca, Clarissa Locci, Alessandra Bagarotti, Hamid Hamzeiy, Claudia Colombrita, Fabiola De marchi, Nadia Barizzone, Diego Cotella, Nicola Ticozzi, Letizia Mazzini, AYSE Nazli Basak, Antonia Ratti, Vincenzo Silani & Sandra D’alfonso
Pages: 426-431
Published online: 28 Feb 2018
AbstractforCharacterization of the c9orf72 GC-rich low complexity sequence in two cohorts of Italian and Turkish ALS cases | Full Text | References | PDF (871.8 KB) | Supplemental
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Phenotypic and genotypic studies of ALS cases in ALS-SMA families
Philippe Corcia, Patrick Vourc’h, Helene Blasco, Philippe Couratier, Audrey Dangoumau, Remi Bellance, Claude Desnuelle, Fausto Viader, Vivien Pautot, Stephanie Millecamps, Salah Bakkouche, FranÇois Salachas, Christian R. Andres, Vincent Meininger & William Camu
Pages: 432-437
Published online: 01 Mar 2018
AbstractforPhenotypic and genotypic studies of ALS cases in ALS-SMA families | Full Text | References | PDF (454 KB)
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Models

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Riluzole does not improve lifespan or motor function in three ALS mouse models
Marion C. Hogg, Luise Halang, Ina Woods, Karen S. Coughlan & Jochen H. M. PREHN
Pages: 438-445
Published online: 08 Dec 2017
AbstractforRiluzole does not improve lifespan or motor function in three ALS mouse models | Full Text | References | PDF (989.4 KB) | Supplemental
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Primary fibroblasts derived from sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients do not show ALS cytological lesions
Philippe Codron, Julien Cassereau, Patrick Vourc’h, Charlotte Veyrat-Durebex, Hélène Blasco, Selma Kane, Vincent Procaccio, Franck Letournel, Christophe Verny, Guy Lenaers, Pascal Reynier & Arnaud Chevrollier
Pages: 446-456
Published online: 31 Jan 2018
AbstractforPrimary fibroblasts derived from sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients do not show ALS cytological lesions | Full Text | References | PDF (3 MB) | Supplemental
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Structural and functional properties of bone are compromised in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis mice
Frank C. Ko, Jia Li, Daniel J. Brooks, Seward B. Rutkove & Mary L. Bouxsein
Pages: 457-462
Published online: 23 Mar 2018
AbstractforStructural and functional properties of bone are compromised in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis mice | Full Text | References | PDF (287.5 KB)
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Reports

Report
A case of late-onset OCD developing PLS and FTD
Enrica Bersano, Maria Francesca Sarnelli, Valentina Solara, Fabiola De Marchi, Gian Mauro Sacchetti, Alessandro Stecco, Lucia Corrado, Sandra D’alfonso, Roberto Cantello & Letizia Mazzini
Pages: 463-465
Published online: 16 Feb 2018
AbstractforA case of late-onset OCD developing PLS and FTD | Full Text | References | PDF (696.8 KB)
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Identification of an A4V SOD1 mutation in a Chinese patient with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis without the A4V founder effect common in North America
Lu Tang, Yan Ma, Xiaolu Liu, Lu Chen & Dongsheng Fan
Pages: 466-468
Published online: 22 Mar 2018
AbstractforIdentification of an A4V SOD1 mutation in a Chinese patient with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis without the A4V founder effect common in North America | Full Text | References | PDF (111.2 KB) | Supplemental
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Identification of compound heterozygous variants in OPTN in an ALS-FTD patient from the CReATe consortium: a case report
Cyril Pottier, Evadnie Rampersaud, Matt Baker, Gang Wu, Joanne Wuu, Jacob L. McCauley, Stephan Zuchner, Rebecca Schule, Christin Bermudez, Sumaira Hussain, Anne Cooley, Marielle Wallace, Jinghui Zhang, J. Paul Taylor, Michael Benatar & Rosa Rademakers
Pages: 469-471
Published online: 20 Mar 2018
AbstractforIdentification of compound heterozygous variants in OPTN in an ALS-FTD patient from the CReATe consortium: a case report | Full Text | References | PDF (505.9 KB)
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Als-Untangled

Article
ALSUntangled 43: copper
THE ALSUNTANGLED GROUP
Pages: 472-476
Published online: 30 Nov 2017
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Corrigendum

Correction
Corrigendum
Page: (477)
Published online: 20 Mar 2018
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Correction
Corrigendum
Page: (478)
Published online: 30 Apr 2018
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