Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration, Volume 21, Issue 3-4 (2020)

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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration, Volume 21, Issue 3-4 (2020)

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Review

Review Article
Neuroimmunity in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: focus on microglia
Anca Motataianu, Laura Barcutean & Rodica Balasa
Pages: 159-166
Published online: 06 Jan 2020
AbstractforNeuroimmunity in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: focus on microglia | Full Text | References | PDF (594.4 KB) | EPUB
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Review Article
The current use of telehealth in ALS care and the barriers to and facilitators of implementation: a systematic review
Jochem Helleman, Esther T. Kruitwagen, Leonard H. van den Berg, Johanna M. A. Visser-Meily & Anita Beelen
Pages: 167-182
Published online: 26 Dec 2019
AbstractforThe current use of telehealth in ALS care and the barriers to and facilitators of implementation: a systematic review | Full Text | References | PDF (328.8 KB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Clinical

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Telehealth as part of specialized ALS care: feasibility and user experiences with “ALS home-monitoring and coaching”
Jochem Helleman, Remko Van Eenennaam, Esther T. Kruitwagen, Willeke J. Kruithof, Marja J. Slappendel, Leonard H. Van Den Berg, Johanna M.A. Visser-Meily & Anita Beelen
Pages: 183-192
Published online: 31 Jan 2020
AbstractforTelehealth as part of specialized ALS care: feasibility and user experiences with “ALS home-monitoring and coaching” | Full Text | References | PDF (643.9 KB) | EPUB
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Review Article
Healthcare provision in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: procedures, queries and pitfalls in Germany and Poland
Krzysztof Barć, Christian Weber, Anna Maksymowicz-Śliwińska, Katarzyna Ciećwierska, Olga Helczyk, Albert Ludolph C.Magdalena Kuźma-Kozakiewicz & Dorothée Lulé
Pages: 193-202
Published online: 14 Apr 2020
AbstractforHealthcare provision in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: procedures, queries and pitfalls in Germany and Poland | Full Text | References | PDF (702.6 KB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Improvements in the multidisciplinary care are beneficial for survival in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS): experience from a tertiary ALS center
Polona Klavžar, Blaž Koritnik, Lea Leonardis, Leja Dolenc Grošelj, Mojca Kirbiš, Stanka Ristić Kovačič, Polona Klinar, Maja Pohar Perme & Janez Zidar
Pages: 203-208
Published online: 06 Apr 2020
AbstractforImprovements in the multidisciplinary care are beneficial for survival in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS): experience from a tertiary ALS center | Full Text | References | PDF (645.5 KB) | EPUB
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The protective role of pre-morbid type 2 diabetes in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a center-based survey in China
Linjing Zhang, Lu Chen & Dongsheng Fan
Pages: 209-215
Published online: 18 Dec 2019
AbstractforThe protective role of pre-morbid type 2 diabetes in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a center-based survey in China | Full Text | References | PDF (269.2 KB) | EPUB
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ALS clinical research learning institutes (ALS-CRLI): empowering people with ALS to be research ambassadors
Richard Bedlack, Allison Pogemiller, Jeremy Shefner, Merit Cudkowicz & Terri Heiman-Patterson
Pages: 216-221
Published online: 15 Nov 2019
AbstractforALS clinical research learning institutes (ALS-CRLI): empowering people with ALS to be research ambassadors | Full Text | References | PDF (261 KB) | EPUB
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Epidemiology

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UK case control study of smoking and risk of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Sarah Opie-Martin, Ashley Jones, Alfredo Iacoangeli, Ahmad Al-Khleifat, Mohamed Oumar, Pamela J. Shaw, Chris E. Shaw, Karen E. Morrison, Robyn E. Wootton, George Davey-Smith, Neil Pearce & Ammar Al-Chalabi
Pages: 222-227
Published online: 17 Apr 2020
AbstractforUK case control study of smoking and risk of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis | Full Text | References | PDF (701.4 KB) | EPUB
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Article
Validity of death certificates in the identification of cases of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in the Limousin region, France. A population-based study
Elisa Baldin, Pierre-Marie Preux, Philippe Couratier, Maura Pugliatti, Benoit Marin & FRALIM CONSORTIUM
Pages: 228-234
Published online: 10 Apr 2020
AbstractforValidity of death certificates in the identification of cases of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in the Limousin region, France. A population-based study | Full Text | References | PDF (377.5 KB) | EPUB
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Drug Development

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Identifying potential targets for prevention and treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis based on a screen of medicare prescription drugs
Ruth M. Pfeiffer, Bernd Mayer, Ralph W. Kuncl, David P. Check, Elizabeth K. Cahoon, Donna R. Rivera & D. Michal Freedman
Pages: 235-245
Published online: 04 Nov 2019
AbstractforIdentifying potential targets for prevention and treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis based on a screen of medicare prescription drugs | Full Text | References | PDF (413.5 KB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Biomarkers

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Spectroscopic markers of neurodegeneration in the mesial prefrontal cortex predict survival in ALS
Chris Hanstock, Kerry Sun, Changho Choi, Dean Eurich, Richard Camicioli, Wendy Johnston & Sanjay Kalra
Pages: 246-251
Published online: 18 Feb 2020
AbstractforSpectroscopic markers of neurodegeneration in the mesial prefrontal cortex predict survival in ALS | Full Text | References | PDF (232.9 KB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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A comprehensive serum lipidome profiling of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Gorka FernÁndez-Eulate, JosÉ Ignacio Ruiz-Sanz, Javier Riancho, Monica ZufirÍa, Gorka GereÑu, Roberto FernÁndez-TorrÓn, Juan JosÉ Poza-Aldea, Jon Ondaro, Juan Bautista Espinal, Gonzalo GonzÁlez-ChinchÓn, Miren Zulaica, Maria BegoÑa Ruiz-Larrea, Adolfo LÓpez De Munain & Francisco Javier Gil-Bea
Pages: 252-262
Published online: 28 Feb 2020
AbstractforA comprehensive serum lipidome profiling of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Plasma creatinine and oxidative stress biomarkers in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Hiroshi Mitsumoto, Diana C. Garofalo, Regina M. Santella, Eric J. Sorenson, Björn Oskarsson, J americo M. Fernandes Jr, Howard Andrews, Jonathan Hupf, Madison Gilmore, Daragh Heitzman, Richard S. Bedlack, Jonathan S. Katz, Richard J. Barohn, Edward J. Kasarskis, Catherine lomen-Hoerth, Tahseen Mozaffar, Sharon P. Nations, Andrea J. Swenson & Pam Factor-Litvak
Pages: 263-272
Published online: 10 Apr 2020
AbstractforPlasma creatinine and oxidative stress biomarkers in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis | Full Text | References | PDF (374.6 KB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Genomics & Pathology

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The first case of the TARDBP p.G294V mutation in a homozygous state: is a single pathogenic allele sufficient to cause ALS?
Lucia Corrado, Viviana Pensato, Roberta Croce, Alice Di Pierro, Simona Mellone, Eleonora Dalla Bella, Ettore Salsano, Elvezia Maria Paraboschi, Mara Giordano, Massimo Saraceno, Letizia Mazzini, Cinzia Gellera & Sandra D’Alfonso
Pages: 273-279
Published online: 18 Dec 2019
AbstractforThe first case of the TARDBP p.G294V mutation in a homozygous state: is a single pathogenic allele sufficient to cause ALS? | Full Text | References | PDF (734.2 KB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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A novel mutation in TARDBP segregates with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in a large family with early onset and fast progression
Orly Goldstein, Merav Kedmi, Mali Gana-Weisz, Beatrice Nefussy, Batel Vainer, Yaara Fainmesser, Vivian E. Drory & Avi Orr-Urtreger
Pages: 280-285
Published online: 07 Apr 2020
AbstractforA novel mutation in TARDBP segregates with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in a large family with early onset and fast progression | Full Text | References | PDF (366.1 KB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Characterization of the amyotrophic lateral sclerosis-linked P56S mutation of the VAPB gene in Southern Brazil
Matheus Luis Castelan Trilico, Paulo José Lorenzoni, Cláudia Suemi Kamoi Kay, Renata Dal Pra Ducci, Otto Jesus Hernandez Fustes, Lineu Cesar Werneck & Rosana Herminia Scola
Pages: 286-290
Published online: 12 Mar 2020
AbstractforCharacterization of the amyotrophic lateral sclerosis-linked P56S mutation of the VAPB gene in Southern Brazil | Full Text | References | PDF (371.9 KB) | EPUB
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VRK1 variants in two Portuguese unrelated patients with childhood-onset motor neuron disease
Daniela Pimenta Silva, Mariana Soeiro E Sá, Fernando Silveira, Susana Pinto, Marta Gromicho, Ana Berta Sousa, Miguel Leão & Mamede De Carvalho
Pages: 291-295
Published online: 03 Apr 2020
AbstractforVRK1 variants in two Portuguese unrelated patients with childhood-onset motor neuron disease | Full Text | References | PDF (755.6 KB) | EPUB
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A novel p.N66T mutation in exon 3 of the SOD1 gene: report of two families of ALS patients with early cognitive impairment
Ilaria Martinelli, Elisabetta Zucchi, Annalisa Gessani, Nicola Fini, Adriano Chiò, Valentina Pecoraro, Tommaso Trenti & Jessica Mandrioli
Pages: 296-300
Published online: 06 Apr 2020
AbstractforA novel p.N66T mutation in exon 3 of the SOD1 gene: report of two families of ALS patients with early cognitive impairment | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB) | EPUB
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Article
Mixed neuropathology in frontotemporal lobar degeneration
Catherine Pennington, Luca Marini, Elizabeth Coulthard & Seth Love
Pages: 301-308
Published online: 02 Mar 2020
AbstractforMixed neuropathology in frontotemporal lobar degeneration | Full Text | References | PDF (329 KB) | EPUB
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Short Report

Report
Chorea is a pleiotropic clinical feature of mutated fused-in-sarcoma in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
C. M. Flies & J. H. Veldink
Pages: 309-311
Published online: 02 Mar 2020
AbstractforChorea is a pleiotropic clinical feature of mutated fused-in-sarcoma in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis | Full Text | References | PDF (156.7 KB) | EPUB
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Letter

Letter
Rare phenotype of ALS4 associated with heterozygous missense mutation c.5842A > G/p.M1948V in helicase domain of SETX gene
I. Andreini, F. Moro, L.M. Africa, A. Rubegni, F.M. Santorelli, C. Scarpini, F. Sicurelli & C. Battisti
Pages: 312-313
Published online: 18 Mar 2020
CitationforRare phenotype of ALS4 associated with heterozygous missense mutation c.5842A > G/p.M1948V in helicase domain of SETX gene | Full Text | References | PDF (441 KB) | EPUB
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ALS Untangled

ALSUntangled No. 54: “LEAP2BFIT”
THE ALSUNTANGLED GROUP
Pages: 314-319
Published online: 22 Mar 2020
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