Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration, Volume 14, Issue 5-6 (2013)

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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration, Volume 14, Issue 5-6 (2013)

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Review Article

Review Article
Is exposure to cyanobacteria an environmental risk factor for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and other neurodegenerative diseases?
Walter G. Bradley, Amy R. Borenstein, Lorene M. Nelson, Geoffrey A. Codd, Barry H. Rosen, Elijah W. Stommel & Paul Alan Cox
Pages: 325-333
Published online: 04 Jan 2013
AbstractforIs exposure to cyanobacteria an environmental risk factor for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and other neurodegenerative diseases? | Full Text | References | PDF (99.5 KB)
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Epidemiology

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Epidemiological features of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in a large clinic-based African American population
Mohamed Kazamel, Gary Cutter, Gwendolyn Claussen, Mohammad Alsharabati, Shin J. Oh, Liang Lu & Peter H. King
Pages: 334-337
Published online: 05 Mar 2013
AbstractforEpidemiological features of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in a large clinic-based African American population | Full Text | References | PDF (471 KB) | Supplemental
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Research Article

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The impact of clinical factors, riluzole and therapeutic interventions on ALS survival: A population based study in Modena, Italy
Eleni Georgoulopoulou, Nicola Fini, Marco Vinceti, Marco Monelli, Paolo Vacondio, Giorgia Bianconi, Patrizia Sola, Paolo Nichelli & Jessica Mandrioli
Pages: 338-345
Published online: 01 Feb 2013
AbstractforThe impact of clinical factors, riluzole and therapeutic interventions on ALS survival: A population based study in Modena, Italy | Full Text | References | PDF (699.2 KB)
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Article
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis/motor neuron disease deaths in the United States, 1999–2009
Jason M. Mehal, Robert C. Holman, Lawrence B. Schonberger & James J. Sejvar
Pages: 346-352
Published online: 29 Apr 2013
AbstractforAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis/motor neuron disease deaths in the United States, 1999–2009 | Full Text | References | PDF (320.3 KB)
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Brief Report

Brief Report
Assessment of ALS mortality in a cohort of formaldehyde-exposed garment workers
Lynne E. Pinkerton, Misty J. Hein, Alysha Meyers & Freya Kamel
Pages: 353-355
Published online: 09 Apr 2013
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Research Article

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Magnesium intake and risk of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: Results from five large cohort studies
Elinor Fondell, Éilis J. O’Reilly, Kathryn C. Fitzgerald, Guido J. Falcone, Marjorie L. McCullough, Yikyung Park, Laurence N. Kolonel & Alberto Ascherio
Pages: 356-361
Published online: 18 Jun 2013
AbstractforMagnesium intake and risk of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: Results from five large cohort studies | Full Text | References | PDF (73.6 KB)
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Article
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and cancer: A register-based study in Sweden
Fang Fang, Ammar Al-Chalabi, Lars-Olof Ronnevi, Martin R. Turner, Karin Wirdefeldt, Freya Kamel & Weimin Ye
Pages: 362-368
Published online: 26 Mar 2013
AbstractforAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis and cancer: A register-based study in Sweden | Full Text | References | PDF (105 KB)
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Clinical

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Prevalence and characteristics of pain in early and late stages of ALS
Itza Rivera, Senda Ajroud-Driss, Pat Casey, Scott Heller, Jeffrey Allen, Teepu Siddique & Robert Sufit
Pages: 369-372
Published online: 04 Jan 2013
AbstractforPrevalence and characteristics of pain in early and late stages of ALS | Full Text | References | PDF (80.5 KB)
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Research Article

Article
Prognostic value of efficiently correcting nocturnal desaturations after one month of non-invasive ventilation in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: A retrospective monocentre observational cohort study
Jésus Gonzalez-Bermejo, Capucine Morelot-Panzini, Nathalie Arnol, Vincent Meininger, Salah Kraoua, François Salachas & Thomas Similowski
Pages: 373-379
Published online: 26 Mar 2013
AbstractforPrognostic value of efficiently correcting nocturnal desaturations after one month of non-invasive ventilation in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: A retrospective monocentre observational cohort study | Full Text | References | PDF (237.3 KB)
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Neurophysiology

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Movement-related cortical potentials in ALS increase at lower and decrease at higher upper motor neuron burden scores
Nataša Bizovičar, Blaž Koritnik, Ignac Zidar, Jurij Dreo & Janez Zidar
Pages: 380-389
Published online: 18 Jan 2013
AbstractforMovement-related cortical potentials in ALS increase at lower and decrease at higher upper motor neuron burden scores | Full Text | References | PDF (1.4 MB)
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Research Article

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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis progression and stability of brain-computer interface communication
Stefano Silvoni, Marianna Cavinato, Chiara Volpato, Carolin A. Ruf, Niels Birbaumer & Francesco Piccione
Pages: 390-396
Published online: 27 Feb 2013
AbstractforAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis progression and stability of brain-computer interface communication | Full Text | References | PDF (455.2 KB) | Supplemental
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Clinical Trials

Brief Report
Randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial of acetyl-L-carnitine for ALS
Ettore Beghi, Elisabetta Pupillo, Virginio Bonito, Paolo Buzzi, Claudia Caponnetto, Adriano Chiò, Massimo Corbo, Fabio Giannini, Maurizio Inghilleri, Vincenzo La Bella, Giancarlo Logroscino, Lorenzo Lorusso, Christian Lunetta, Letizia Mazzini, Paolo Messina, Gabriele Mora, Michele Perini, Maria Lidia Quadrelli, Vincenzo Silani, Isabella L. Simone, Lucio Tremolizzo & The Italian ALS Study Group
Pages: 397-405
Published online: 19 Feb 2013
AbstractforRandomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial of acetyl-L-carnitine for ALS | Full Text | References | PDF (570.5 KB) | Supplemental
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Biomarkers

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A2A adenosine receptors are up-regulated in lymphocytes from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients
Fabrizio Vincenzi, Carmen Corciulo, Martina Targa, Ilaria Casetta, Mauro Gentile, Enrico Granieri, Pier Andrea Borea, Patrizia Popoli & Katia Varani
Pages: 406-413
Published online: 16 May 2013
AbstractforA2A adenosine receptors are up-regulated in lymphocytes from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients | Full Text | References | PDF (347.9 KB)
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Research Article

Article
A prospective pilot study measuring muscle volumetric change in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Thomas M. Jenkins, Christine Burness, Daniel J. Connolly, D. Ganesh Rao, Nigel Hoggard, Susan Mawson, Christopher J. McDermott, Iain D. Wilkinson & Pamela J. Shaw
Pages: 414-423
Published online: 27 May 2013
AbstractforA prospective pilot study measuring muscle volumetric change in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis | Full Text | References | PDF (2.4 MB)
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Models

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Immunohistochemical analysis of sympathetic involvement in the SOD1-G93A transgenic mouse model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Boris Kandinov, Nikolaos C. Grigoriadis, Olga Touloumi, Vivian E. Drory, Daniel Offen & Amos D. Korczyn
Pages: 424-433
Published online: 23 Apr 2013
AbstractforImmunohistochemical analysis of sympathetic involvement in the SOD1-G93A transgenic mouse model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis | Full Text | References | PDF (17.3 MB)
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Research Article

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Riluzole increases the rate of glucose transport in L6 myotubes and NSC-34 motor neuron-like cells via AMPK pathway activation
Bareket Daniel, Omer Green, Olga Viskind & Arie Gruzman
Pages: 434-443
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
AbstractforRiluzole increases the rate of glucose transport in L6 myotubes and NSC-34 motor neuron-like cells via AMPK pathway activation | Full Text | References | PDF (726.9 KB)
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Genetics

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Detection of a novel frameshift mutation and regions with homozygosis within ARHGEF28 gene in familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Cristian A. Droppelmann, Jian Wang, Danae Campos-Melo, Brian Keller, Kathryn Volkening, Robert A. Hegele & Michael J. Strong
Pages: 444-451
Published online: 04 Jan 2013
AbstractforDetection of a novel frameshift mutation and regions with homozygosis within ARHGEF28 gene in familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis | Full Text | References | PDF (3 MB) | Supplemental
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Research Article

Article
Apparent anticipation in SOD1 familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Steve Vucic, Garth A. Nicholson, Adriano Chio & Matthew C. Kiernan
Pages: 452-456
Published online: 15 Feb 2013
AbstractforApparent anticipation in SOD1 familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis | Full Text | References | PDF (273.7 KB)
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SMN1 gene duplications are more frequent in patients with progressive muscular atrophy
Magdalena Kuźma-Kozakiewicz, Maria Jędrzejowska & Beata Kaźmierczak
Pages: 457-462
Published online: 12 Mar 2013
AbstractforSMN1 gene duplications are more frequent in patients with progressive muscular atrophy | Full Text | References | PDF (275.6 KB)
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Profilin-1 mutations are rare in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal dementia
Marka van Blitterswijk, Matthew C. Baker, Kevin F. Bieniek, David S. Knopman, Keith A. Josephs, Bradley Boeve, Richard Caselli, Zbigniew K. Wszolek, Ronald Petersen, Neill R. Graff-Radford, Kevin B. Boylan, Dennis W. Dickson & Rosa Rademakers
Pages: 463-469
Published online: 02 May 2013
AbstractforProfilin-1 mutations are rare in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal dementia | Full Text | References | PDF (1 MB) | Supplemental
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Case Reports

Brief Report
A novel compound heterozygous ALS2 mutation in two Italian siblings with juvenile amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Marco Luigetti, Serena Lattante, Amelia Conte, Angela Romano, Marcella Zollino, Giuseppe Marangi & Mario Sabatelli
Pages: 470-472
Published online: 03 Jan 2013
First Page PreviewforA novel compound heterozygous ALS2 mutation in two Italian siblings with juvenile amyotrophic lateral sclerosis | Full Text | References | PDF (727.4 KB)
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Case Report
Concurrent amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and cystic fibrosis supports common pathways of pathogenesis
Christine Lo, Johnathan Cooper-Knock, Kate Garrard, Joanne Martindale, Timothy Williams & Pamela Shaw
Pages: 473-475
Published online: 04 Jan 2013
AbstractforConcurrent amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and cystic fibrosis supports common pathways of pathogenesis | Full Text | References | PDF (130.1 KB)
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Brief Report

Brief Report
Benign lower limb amyotrophy due to TARDBP mutation or post-polio syndrome?
Anne-Marie Guennoc, Nathalie Heuze-Vourc’h, Paul H. Gordon, Yves Courty, Patrick Vourc’h, Christian R. Andres & Philippe Corcia
Pages: 476-478
Published online: 28 Jan 2013
First Page PreviewforBenign lower limb amyotrophy due to TARDBP mutation or post-polio syndrome? | Full Text | References | PDF (390.3 KB)
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Letters to the Editor

Letter
Enlarging the clinical spectrum associated with C9orf 72 repeat expansions: Findings in an Italian cohort of patients with Parkinsonian syndromes and relevance for genetic counselling
Paola Origone, Simonetta Verdiani, Paola Ciotti, Rossella Gulli, Emilia Bellone, Roberta Marchese, Giovanni Abbruzzese & Paola Mandich
Pages: 479-480
Published online: 19 Mar 2013
CitationforEnlarging the clinical spectrum associated with C9orf 72 repeat expansions: Findings in an Italian cohort of patients with Parkinsonian syndromes and relevance for genetic counselling | Full Text | References | PDF (44.9 KB)
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Letter

Letter
Response to letter to the editor
Muhammad K. Rafiq
Page: 481
Published online: 31 May 2013
CitationforResponse to letter to the editor | Full Text | References | PDF (32.9 KB)
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ALS-Untangled

Review Article
ALS Untangled No. 21: Fecal transplants
The ALSUntangled Group
Pages: 482-485
Published online: 22 Jul 2013
First Page PreviewforALS Untangled No. 21: Fecal transplants | Full Text | References | PDF (52.4 KB)
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