Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration, Volume 21, Issue 5-6 (2020)

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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration, Volume 21, Issue 5-6 (2020)

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Editorial

Editorial
Commissural fiber degeneration in motor neuron diseases
Peter Bede & Rangariroyashe H. Chipika
Pages: 321-323
Published online: 14 Apr 2020
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Review

Review Article
An overview of screening instruments for cognition and behavior in patients with ALS: selecting the appropriate tool for clinical practice
Isabel K. Gosselt, Tanja C. W. Nijboer & Michael A. Van Es
Pages: 324-336
Published online: 11 Mar 2020
AbstractforAn overview of screening instruments for cognition and behavior in patients with ALS: selecting the appropriate tool for clinical practice | Full Text | References | PDF (855.2 KB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Clinical

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The importance of maintaining the same order of performance of lung function and SNIP tests in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Paola Pierucci, Nicolino Ambrosino, Michela Dimitri, Vito Liotino, Stefano Battaglia, Annalisa Carlucci, Giovanna Elisiana Carpagnano, Pierluigi Carratu, Silvano Dragonieri, Giancarlo Logroscino, Isabella Laura Simone & Onofrio Resta
Pages: 337-343
Published online: 09 Jun 2020
AbstractforThe importance of maintaining the same order of performance of lung function and SNIP tests in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB) | EPUB
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Blended psychosocial support for partners of patients with ALS and PMA: results of a randomized controlled trial
Jessica De Wit, Anita Beelen, Constance H. C. Drossaert, Ruud Kolijn, Leonard H. Van Den Berg, Carin D. SchrÖder & Johanna M. A. Visser-Meily
Pages: 344-354
Published online: 02 May 2020
AbstractforBlended psychosocial support for partners of patients with ALS and PMA: results of a randomized controlled trial | Full Text | References | PDF (805.1 KB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Open Access
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Understanding the needs of people with ALS: a national survey of patients and caregivers
Kate T. Brizzi, John F. P. Bridges, Jill Yersak, Calaneet Balas, Neil Thakur, Miriam Galvin, Orla Hardiman, Chad Heatwole, John Ravits, Zachary Simmons, Lucie Bruijn, James Chan, Richard Bedlack & James D. Berry
Pages: 355-363
Published online: 12 May 2020
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Measuring quality of life in ALS/MND: validation of the WHOQOL-BREF
Carolyn A. Young, Roger Mills, Ammar Al-Chalabi, Georgina Burke, Siddharthan Chandran, David J Dick, John Ealing, C. Oliver Hanemann, Timothy Harrower, Christopher J. Mcdermott, Tahir Majeed, Ashwin Pinto, Kevin Talbot, Jannette Walsh, Timothy L. Williams, Alan Tennant & TONiC study group
Pages: 364-372
Published online: 27 Jun 2020
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Cognition

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Decline of cognitive and behavioral functions in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a longitudinal study
Enrica Bersano, Maria Francesca Sarnelli, Valentina Solara, Barbara Iazzolino, Laura Peotta, Fabiola De Marchi, Alessio Facchin, Cristina Moglia, Antonio Canosa, Andrea Calvo, Adriano Chiò & Letizia Mazzini
Pages: 373-379
Published online: 02 Jun 2020
AbstractforDecline of cognitive and behavioral functions in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a longitudinal study | Full Text | References | PDF (513.6 KB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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The reading the mind in the eyes test short form (A & B): validation and outcomes in an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis cohort
Tom Burke, Marta Pinto-Grau, Emmet Costello, Colm Peelo, Katie Lonergan, Mark Heverin, Orla Hardiman & Niall Pender
Pages: 380-388
Published online: 05 Jun 2020
AbstractforThe reading the mind in the eyes test short form (A & B): validation and outcomes in an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis cohort | Full Text | References | PDF (495 KB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Imaging

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Variability of clinical syndromes and cerebral glucose metabolism in symptomatic frontotemporal lobar degeneration associated with progranulin mutations
Abigail Licata, Timo Grimmer, Juliane Winkelmann, Matias Wagner, Oliver Goldhardt, Lina Riedl, Carola Roßmeier, Igor Yakushev & Janine Diehl-Schmid
Pages: 389-395
Published online: 22 Jun 2020
AbstractforVariability of clinical syndromes and cerebral glucose metabolism in symptomatic frontotemporal lobar degeneration associated with progranulin mutations | Full Text | References | PDF (578.5 KB) | EPUB
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Article
Regional callosal integrity and bilaterality of limb weakness in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Sicong Tu, Chenyu Wang, Ricarda A.L. Menke, Kevin Talbot, Michael Barnett, Matthew C. Kiernan & Martin R. Turner
Pages: 396-402
Published online: 28 Feb 2020
AbstractforRegional callosal integrity and bilaterality of limb weakness in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis | Full Text | References | PDF (660.8 KB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Epdemiology

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Increased risk and early onset of ALS in professional players from Italian Soccer Teams
Elisabetta Pupillo, Elisa Bianchi, Nicola Vanacore, Carla Montalto, Giuseppe Ricca, Francesco Saverio Robustelli Della Cuna, Fabio Fumagalli, Massimiliano Castellani, Fabio Poli, Francesco Romeo, Damiano Tommasi, Pino Lazzaro & Ettore Beghi
Pages: 403-409
Published online: 22 Apr 2020
AbstractforIncreased risk and early onset of ALS in professional players from Italian Soccer Teams | Full Text | References | PDF (316.5 KB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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The epidemiology of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in Moscow (Russia)
Lev Brylev, Anastasia Ataulina, Vera Fominykh, Vadim Parshikov, Anna Vorobyeva, Elena Istomina, Rafiz Shikhirimov, Alexandr Salikov, Mariya Zakharova, Alla Guekht & Ettore Beghi
Pages: 410-415
Published online: 01 Jun 2020
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Article
Diagnostic delay among ALS patients: Egyptian study
Hebatallah R. Rashed & Mohamed A. Tork
Pages: 416-419
Published online: 14 May 2020
AbstractforDiagnostic delay among ALS patients: Egyptian study | Full Text | References | PDF (265.4 KB) | EPUB
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Article
Keratinous biomarker of mercury exposure associated with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis risk in a nationwide U.S. study
Angeline S. Andrew, Katie M. O’Brien, Brian P. Jackson, Dale P. Sandler, Wendy E. Kaye, Laurie Wagner, Elijah W. Stommel, D. Kevin Horton, Paul Mehta & Clarice R. Weinberg
Pages: 420-427
Published online: 24 Apr 2020
AbstractforKeratinous biomarker of mercury exposure associated with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis risk in a nationwide U.S. study | Full Text | References | PDF (474.1 KB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Open Access
Article
Validation of discharge diagnosis coding for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in an Italian regional healthcare database
Francesca Palese & Federica Edith Pisa
Pages: 428-434
Published online: 22 Apr 2020
AbstractforValidation of discharge diagnosis coding for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in an Italian regional healthcare database | Full Text | References | PDF (575 KB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Biomarkers

Review Article
The involvement of regulatory T cells in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and their therapeutic potential
I. Giovannelli, P. Heath, P. J. Shaw & J. Kirby
Pages: 435-444
Published online: 02 Jun 2020
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Electrical impedance myography (EIM) in a natural history study of C9ORF72 mutation carriers
Michelle B. Offit, Tianxia Wu, Mary Kay Floeter & Tanya J. Lehky
Pages: 445-451
Published online: 21 Apr 2020
AbstractforElectrical impedance myography (EIM) in a natural history study of C9ORF72 mutation carriers | Full Text | References | PDF (339.2 KB) | EPUB
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A multi-center study of neurofilament assay reliability and inter-laboratory variability
Elizabeth Gray, Patrick Oeckl, Maria D. M. Amador, Ulf Andreasson, Jiyan An, Kaj Blennow, Robert Bowser, Maxim De Schaepdryver, Amanda Heslegrave, Jens Kuhle, Aleksandra Maceski, Marleen Koel-Simmelink, Foudil Lamari, Vittoria Lombardi, Andrea Malaspina, Irina Nilsson, Koen Poesen, François Salachas, Petra Steinacker, Charlotte E. Teunissen, Philip Van Damme, Henrik Zetterberg, Albert Ludolph, Andreas Jeromin, Martin R. Turner & Markus Otto
Pages: 452-458
Published online: 19 Jun 2020
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Brief Reports

Report
National audit of cognitive assessment in people with pwMND A national audit of cognitive assessment in people with motor neurone disease (pwMND) in Scotland
Maria Stavrou, Judith Newton, Gill Stott, Shuna Colville, Siddharthan Chandran, Sharon Abrahams, Suvankar Pal & Richard Davenport
Pages: 459-462
Published online: 20 Apr 2020
AbstractforNational audit of cognitive assessment in people with pwMND A national audit of cognitive assessment in people with motor neurone disease (pwMND) in Scotland | Full Text | References | PDF (484.6 KB) | EPUB
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Open Access
Report
A novel mutation in the cleavage site N291 of TDP-43 protein in a familial case of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Anna A. Chami, Stéphane Beltran, Philippe Corcia, Christian R. Andres, Frédéric Laumonnier, Hélène Blasco & Patrick Vourc’H
Pages: 463-466
Published online: 17 Apr 2020
AbstractforA novel mutation in the cleavage site N291 of TDP-43 protein in a familial case of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis | Full Text | References | PDF (736 KB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Report
First case of an UBQLN2 gene mutation causing frontotemporal dementia preceded by adult onset psychiatric symptoms
Alberto Raggi, Anna Bartoletti-Stella, Piero Parchi & Sabina Capellari
Pages: 467-469
Published online: 14 Apr 2020
AbstractforFirst case of an UBQLN2 gene mutation causing frontotemporal dementia preceded by adult onset psychiatric symptoms | Full Text | References | PDF (328.3 KB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Report
Prevalence of C9orf72 hexanucleotide repeat expansion in Greek patients with sporadic ALS
Maria Sokratous, Schottlaender Lucia, Thomas Bourinaris, Chrysoula Marogianni, Marianthi Arnaoutoglou, Eleni Patrikiou, Styliani Ralli, Aikaterini Markou, Efthimios Dardiotis, Henry Houlden, Georgios M. Hadjigeorgiou & Georgia Xiromerisiou
Pages: 470-472
Published online: 26 Apr 2020
AbstractforPrevalence of C9orf72 hexanucleotide repeat expansion in Greek patients with sporadic ALS | Full Text | References | PDF (166.5 KB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Letter

Letter
An exon 5 mutation (c.425G>C, p.Gly141Ala) in the SOD1 gene in a Chinese family associated with incomplete penetrance
Si-Qi Dong, Xiao-Ni Liu, Wen-Bo Yang, Yan-Ni Zhou, Jiu-Cun Wang & Xiang-Jun Chen
Pages: 473-476
Published online: 15 Mar 2020
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Als Untangled

ALSUntangled 53: Carnitine supplements
THE ALSUNTANGLED GROUP
Pages: 477-483
Published online: 11 Feb 2020
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