Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and its Mimics/Variants

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and its Mimics/Variants - PubMed

This group of diseases has a high morbidity and mortality rate overall and delineating each type of disease can help guide appropriate clinical ...

Epidemiology. Progressive muscular atrophy (PMA) is an MND characterized by predominant lower motor neuron involvement. It is debated whether ...

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and its Mimics/Variants

In this review, we delve into the epidemiological, physiological, neuroimaging, and prognostic characteristics and management of ALS and its most common MND ...

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Mimic Syndromes - JAMA Network

Multifocal motor neuropathy was the most common condition mistaken for ALS, accounting for 7 cases (22%), followed closely by Kennedy disease (4 cases [13%]).

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and its Mimics/Variants - ResearchGate

However, other mimics and variants of ALS can appear similar both clinically and radiographically. In this review, we delve into the ...

Mimics and chameleons in motor neurone disease

ALS, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; GP, general practitioner; UMN, upper motor neurone. The history. The difficulty increased so that she dragged the right leg, ...

ALS vs Other Motor Neuron Diseases: What are the Differences?

Primary lateral sclerosis (PLS), frequently mistaken for ALS, affects only the lower motor neurons. It progresses more slowly than ALS and ...

Neurofilaments can differentiate ALS subgroups and ALS ... - Nature

... (ALS), the most common form of motor neuron disease (MND) ... Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and its mimics/variants: A comprehensive review.

Atypical Motor Neuron Disease variants: Still a diagnostic challenge ...

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) or Lou Gehrig's disease represents the most common type of adult-onset neurodegenerative motor neuron disease (MND) in ...

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) - DynaMed

Bulbar-onset ALS is reported in about 23% of patients. The initial motor neuron degeneration is in the brainstem. Dysarthria occurs in all ...

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis - Neurology - Medscape Reference

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is the most common degenerative disease of the motor neuron system. The disorder is named for its ...

[PDF] A comprehensive review of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a late-onset fatal neurodegenerative disease ... Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and its Mimics/Variants: A Comprehensive ...

ALS - Wikipedia

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as motor neurone disease (MND) or Lou Gehrig's disease in the United States, is a rare, ...

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a clinical review - Wiley Online Library

There is a high degree of variability in the age at onset, the site of onset and the disease progression rate of ALS. The disease is ...

Common and rare variant association analyses in amyotrophic ...

For FTD subtypes, C9orf72 showed a colocalization signal for a shared causal variant between ALS and the motor neuron disease subtype of FTD ( ...

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis - Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases

ALS variant syndromes seem to share a common molecular pathology as suggested by the findings of ubiquitinated inclusions in PLS [175, 176], PMA ...

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis - Genetics - MedlinePlus

This disorder is characterized by the signs and symptoms of ALS, in addition to a pattern of movement abnormalities known as parkinsonism, and a ...

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; clinical features, differential diagnosis ...

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a late-onset syndrome characterized by the progressive degeneration of both upper motor neurons (UMN) and lower motor ...

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Neurodegenerative Motor Neuron ...

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disease that causes degeneration of the lower and upper motor neurons and is the most prevalent ...

Motor Neuron Disease (MND): 7 Types, Causes, Symptoms ...

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) ... ALS affects both your upper and lower motor neurons. With ALS, you gradually lose control over the muscles ...