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Limits of and Alternatives to Conventional Medicine in the Context of Terminal Illness (e.g., Palliative Care)

open access: yesEthics in Progress, 2022
This paper aims at analysing the evolution of palliative care in the international context and their role in the path of care for the patient and the family.
Stefania Bastianello   +1 more
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The experience of children with a parent suffering from Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis during the COVID-19 pandemic

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2021
Children that have a parent with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) suffer from the progressive loss of their beloved ones. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the difficulties faced by these children have increased.
Ines Testoni   +5 more
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The landscape of cognitive impairment in superoxide dismutase 1-amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

open access: yesNeural Regeneration Research, 2023
Although mutations in the superoxide dismutase 1 gene account for only a minority of total amyotrophic lateral sclerosis cases, the discovery of this gene has been crucial for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis research. Since the identification of superoxide
Ilaria Martinelli   +6 more
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Creatine kinase in the diagnosis and prognostic prediction of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a retrospective case-control study

open access: yesNeural Regeneration Research, 2021
Creatine kinase is a muscle enzyme that has been reported at various levels in different studies involving patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Xue-Ping Chen   +10 more
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H63D CG genotype of HFE is associated with increased risk of sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in a single population [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Integrative Neuroscience, 2020
This paper describes the genetic etiology of sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in a single population. Polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism and DNA sample sequencing of 3 common HFE gene variants (C282Y and H63D and ...
Qing-Qing Zhang, Hong Jiang, Chun-Yan Li, Ya-Ling Liu, Xin-Ying Tian
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Lower and upper motor neuron involvement and their impact on disease prognosis in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

open access: yesNeural Regeneration Research, 2022
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a fatal neurodegenerative disease characterized by progressive muscle wasting, breathing and swallowing difficulties resulting in patient’s death in two to five years after disease onset. In amyotrophic lateral sclerosis,
Maria N Zakharova, Anna A Abramova
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Early Referral to an ALS Center Reduces Several Months the Diagnostic Delay: A Multicenter-Based Study

open access: yesFrontiers in Neurology, 2020
Objective: To analyze those factors contributing to the diagnostic delay in ALS.Methods: Consecutive ALS patients were categorized as those studied in departmental hospitals and those studied in a referral ALS center.
Marina Martínez-Molina   +16 more
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis viewed from a patient’s perspective

open access: yesMonaldi Archives for Chest Disease, 2016
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M. Melazzini
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Different observation period of exercise training in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients: A meta-analysis

open access: yesFrontiers in Neurology, 2022
ObjectiveThe purpose of this meta-analysis was to evaluate the effect of more intensive exercise training on the functional ability of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.MethodsRandomized controlled trials on exercise training in amyotrophic ...
Baohua Zhou   +8 more
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Control in the absence of choice: A qualitative study on decision-making about gastrostomy in people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, caregivers, and healthcare professionals.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2023
BackgroundGastrostomy is recommended in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis for long-term nutritional support, however, people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and healthcare professionals perceive decision-making as complex.MethodTo explore their ...
Remko M van Eenennaam   +6 more
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