Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration, Volume 15, Issue 1-2 (2014)

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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration, Volume 15, Issue 1-2 (2014)

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Review Article

Article
Predicting success: Optimizing phase II ALS trials for the transition to phase III
James D. Berry, Merit E. Cudkowicz & Jeremy M. Shefner
Pages: 1-8
Published online: 03 Mar 2014
AbstractforPredicting success: Optimizing phase II ALS trials for the transition to phase III | Full Text | References | PDF (84.8 KB)
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Neuropsychology

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Screening for cognition and behaviour changes in ALS
Sharon Abrahams, Judith Newton, Elaine Niven, Jennifer Foley & Thomas H. Bak
Pages: 9-14
Published online: 19 Jun 2013
AbstractforScreening for cognition and behaviour changes in ALS | Full Text | References | PDF (1.6 MB) | Supplemental
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Research Article

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Minor cognitive disturbances in X-linked spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy, Kennedy's disease
Elisabeth Kasper, Martin Wegrzyn, Ivo Marx, Christin Korp, Wolfram Kress, Reiner Benecke, Stefan J. Teipel & Johannes Prudlo
Pages: 15-20
Published online: 08 Nov 2013
AbstractforMinor cognitive disturbances in X-linked spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy, Kennedy's disease | Full Text | References | PDF (81.7 KB)
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Emotional empathy in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a behavioural and voxel-based morphometry study
Chiara Cerami, Alessandra Dodich, Nicola Canessa, Chiara Crespi, Sandro Iannaccone, Massimo Corbo, Christian Lunetta, Monica Consonni, Elisa Scola, Andrea Falini & Stefano F. Cappa
Pages: 21-29
Published online: 16 Apr 2013
AbstractforEmotional empathy in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a behavioural and voxel-based morphometry study | Full Text | References | PDF (412.1 KB)
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Attentional processing in bulbar- and spinal-onset amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: Insights from event-related potentials
Daniela Mannarelli, Caterina Pauletti, Nicoletta Locuratolo, Nicola Vanacore, Vittorio Frasca, Alessandro Trebbastoni, Maurizio Inghilleri & Francesco Fattapposta
Pages: 30-38
Published online: 02 May 2013
AbstractforAttentional processing in bulbar- and spinal-onset amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: Insights from event-related potentials | Full Text | References | PDF (847.8 KB)
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Emotion processing deficits distinguish pure amyotrophic lateral sclerosis from frontotemporal dementia
Sharon A. Savage, Patricia Lillo, Fiona Kumfor, Matthew C. Kiernan, Olivier Piguet & John R. Hodges
Pages: 39-46
Published online: 29 Jul 2013
AbstractforEmotion processing deficits distinguish pure amyotrophic lateral sclerosis from frontotemporal dementia | Full Text | References | PDF (386.1 KB)
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Clinical

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Breaking bad news in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: The need for medical education
Kerri L. Schellenberg, Susie J. Schofield, Shoufan Fang & Wendy S. W. Johnston
Pages: 47-54
Published online: 18 Nov 2013
AbstractforBreaking bad news in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: The need for medical education | Full Text | References | PDF (167.4 KB) | Supplemental
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Research Article

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Non-invasive ventilation effectiveness and the effect of ventilatory mode on survival in ALS patients
Jesus Sancho, Emilio Servera, Capucine Morelot-Panzini, François Salachas, Thomas Similowski & Jesus Gonzalez-Bermejo
Pages: 55-61
Published online: 25 Nov 2013
AbstractforNon-invasive ventilation effectiveness and the effect of ventilatory mode on survival in ALS patients | Full Text | References | PDF (147.2 KB)
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Survival in ALS with home mechanical ventilation non-invasively and invasively: A 15-year cohort study in west Denmark
Pia Dreyer, Charlotte Kirkegård Lorenzen, Lone Schou & Michael Felding
Pages: 62-67
Published online: 25 Sep 2013
AbstractforSurvival in ALS with home mechanical ventilation non-invasively and invasively: A 15-year cohort study in west Denmark | Full Text | References | PDF (173.6 KB)
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Attitudes towards hastened death in ALS: A prospective study of patients and family caregivers
Ralf Stutzki, Markus Weber, Stella Reiter-Theil, Urs Simmen, Gian Domenico Borasio & Ralf J. Jox
Pages: 68-76
Published online: 26 Sep 2013
AbstractforAttitudes towards hastened death in ALS: A prospective study of patients and family caregivers | Full Text | References | PDF (91.5 KB)
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Biomarkers/Imaging

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Activation of microglial neuregulin1 signaling in the corticospinal tracts of ALS patients with upper motor neuron signs
Fei Song, Pohung Chiang, John Ravits & Jeffrey A. Loeb
Pages: 77-83
Published online: 14 Nov 2013
AbstractforActivation of microglial neuregulin1 signaling in the corticospinal tracts of ALS patients with upper motor neuron signs | Full Text | References | PDF (4 MB)
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Research Article

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Multimodal tract-based analysis in ALS patients at 7T: A specific white matter profile?
Esther Verstraete, Daniel L. Polders, René C. W. Mandl, Martijn P. Van Den Heuvel, Jan H. Veldink, Peter Luijten, Leonard H. Van Den Berg & Johannes Hoogduin
Pages: 84-92
Published online: 10 Dec 2013
AbstractforMultimodal tract-based analysis in ALS patients at 7T: A specific white matter profile? | Full Text | References | PDF (5.4 MB) | Supplemental
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Spinal cord atrophy correlates with disease duration and severity in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Lucas M. T. Branco, Milena De Albuquerque, Helen Maia T. De Andrade, Felipe P. G. Bergo, Anamarli Nucci & Marcondes C. França Jr.
Pages: 93-97
Published online: 13 Nov 2013
AbstractforSpinal cord atrophy correlates with disease duration and severity in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis | Full Text | References | PDF (462.2 KB)
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Whole-blood global DNA methylation is increased in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis independently of age of onset
Lucio Tremolizzo, Paolo Messina, Elisa Conti, Gessica Sala, Matteo Cecchi, Luisa Airoldi, Roberta Pastorelli, Elisabetta Pupillo, Monica Bandettini Di Poggio, Massimiliano Filosto, Christian Lunetta, Cristina Agliardi, Franca Guerini, Jessica Mandrioli, Andrea Calvo, Ettore Beghi, Carlo Ferrarese, EURALS Consortium, M.S. Cotelli, M. Corbo, E. Maestri, E. Georgoulopoulou, L. Marzorati, E. Susani, A. Arosio, A. Chiò, G. Fuda & F. Pisa
Pages: 98-105
Published online: 13 Nov 2013
AbstractforWhole-blood global DNA methylation is increased in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis independently of age of onset | Full Text | References | PDF (202.4 KB)
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Epidemiology

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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: Analysis of ALS cases in a predominantly admixed population of Ecuador
Miriam Bucheli, Andres Andino, Mayra Montalvo, Jose Cruz, Nazem Atassi, James Berry & Johnny Salameh
Pages: 106-113
Published online: 18 Nov 2013
AbstractforAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis: Analysis of ALS cases in a predominantly admixed population of Ecuador | Full Text | References | PDF (266.3 KB) | Supplemental
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Research Article

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Racial differences in motor neuron disease
Betul Gundogdu, Tawfiq Al-Lahham, Fred Kadlubar, Horace Spencer & Stacy A. Rudnicki
Pages: 114-118
Published online: 25 Sep 2013
AbstractforRacial differences in motor neuron disease | Full Text | References | PDF (130.2 KB)
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis disease progression model
Roberto Gomeni, Maurizio Fava & The Pooled Resource Open-Access ALS Clinical Trials Consortium
Pages: 119-129
Published online: 26 Sep 2013
AbstractforAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis disease progression model | Full Text | References | PDF (4.8 MB)
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Association of NFE2L2 and KEAP1 haplotypes with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Petra Bergström, Malin von Otter, Staffan Nilsson, Ann-Charloth Nilsson, Michael Nilsson, Peter M. Andersen, Ola Hammarsten & Henrik Zetterberg
Pages: 130-137
Published online: 08 Oct 2013
AbstractforAssociation of NFE2L2 and KEAP1 haplotypes with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis | Full Text | References | PDF (100.1 KB) | Supplemental
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Brief Reports

Brief Report
A novel heterozygous SETX mutation in a patient presenting with chorea and motor neuron disease
Enrico Saracchi, Marianna Castelli, Maria T. Bassi, Erika Brighina, Diletta Cereda, Laura Marzorati, Mirko Patassini, Ildebrando Appollonio, Carlo Ferrarese & Laura Brighina
Pages: 138-140
Published online: 07 Feb 2014
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Case Reports

Case Report
Brown-Vialetto-Van Laere syndrome: Clinical and neuroradiological findings of a genetically proven patient
Monica Bandettini Di Poggio, Margherita Monti Bragadin, Lizia Reni, Laura Doria-Lamba, Cristina Cereda, Matteo Pardini, Luca Roccatagliata, Andrea Rossi & Angelo Schenone
Pages: 141-144
Published online: 01 Oct 2013
AbstractforBrown-Vialetto-Van Laere syndrome: Clinical and neuroradiological findings of a genetically proven patient | Full Text | References | PDF (366.2 KB)
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Research Article

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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and Huntington’s disease: Neurodegenerative link or coincidence?
Suresh Kumar Chhetri, Rejith Dayanandan, Dorothea Bindman, David Craufurd & Tahir Majeed
Pages: 145-147
Published online: 16 Jul 2013
First Page PreviewforAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis and Huntington’s disease: Neurodegenerative link or coincidence? | Full Text | References | PDF (49.1 KB)
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Brief Report

Brief Report
Intermediate repeat expansion length in C9orf72 may be pathological in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Susan Byrne, Mark Heverin, Marwa Elamin, Cathal Walsh & Orla Hardiman
Pages: 148-150
Published online: 23 Sep 2013
AbstractforIntermediate repeat expansion length in C9orf72 may be pathological in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis | Full Text | References | PDF (173.2 KB)
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Brief Report
Potential involvement of intracellular pH in a mouse model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Su-Wei Kuo, Mingchen Jiang & CJ Heckman
Pages: 151-153
Published online: 12 Nov 2013
First Page PreviewforPotential involvement of intracellular pH in a mouse model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis | Full Text | References | PDF (157.5 KB)
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Letters to the Editor

Letter
Non-invasive ventilation in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Hypoventilation and oxygen desaturation: two faces of the same coin?
Antonio M. Esquinas
Page: 154
Published online: 03 Mar 2014
CitationforNon-invasive ventilation in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Hypoventilation and oxygen desaturation: two faces of the same coin? | Full Text | References | PDF (36.1 KB)
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Letter

Letter
BMAALS: A French national project searching for a link between amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and the neurotoxic amino acid L-BMAA
Aurelie Delzor, Benoit Marin, Farid Boumediene, Pierre-Marie Preux, Philippe Couratier & Bmaals Group
Pages: 155-156
Published online: 08 Oct 2013
CitationforBMAALS: A French national project searching for a link between amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and the neurotoxic amino acid L-BMAA | Full Text | References | PDF (43.6 KB)
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Review Article

Review Article
ALSUntangled No. 23: The Rife Machine and retroviruses
The ALSUntangled Group
Pages: 157-159
Published online: 13 Nov 2013
First Page PreviewforALSUntangled No. 23: The Rife Machine and retroviruses | Full Text | References | PDF (41.2 KB)
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