Background: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a progressive disease with rapid degeneration. Respite care is an essential service for improving the well-being of both patients with this disease and their family caregivers, but accessibility of respite ...
Michiko Nakai+2 more
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Disrupted neuronal trafficking in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive, adult-onset neurodegenerative disease caused by degeneration of motor neurons in the brain and spinal cord leading to muscle weakness.
K. Burk, R. Pasterkamp
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Biomarkers in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS; motor neuron disease) is a relentlessly progressive disorder. After half a century of trials, only one drug with modest disease-modifying potency--riluzole--has been developed. The diagnosis of this disorder is still clinical and there is a pronounced delay between the onset of symptoms and diagnosis, possibly beyond
Turner, M+3 more
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a progressive and fatal neurodegenerative disease characterized by the degeneration of motor neurons, which are the central nervous system cells that control voluntary muscle movements.
Ademar Francisco de Oliveira Filho+2 more
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Medico-pedological studies on endemics: Chemical composition of soils in relation to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in Kii Peninsula, Japan [PDF]
Shuji Morita, Tomoo Hattori, Akira Aoki
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Shared polygenic risk and causal inferences in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
To identify shared polygenic risk and causal associations in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
S. Bandres-Ciga+169 more
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Lead concentration in skeletal muscle in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients and control subjects. [PDF]
S. Conradi+2 more
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Recent advances in the diagnosis and prognosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Stephen A. Goutman+6 more
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Increased plasma levels of lead in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis compared with control subjects as determined by flameless atomic absorption spectrophotometry. [PDF]
S. Conradi+2 more
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Ballistic elbow flexion movements in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. [PDF]
Mark Hallett
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