[PDF] Top 20 Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis mimic ‎syndromes

... multiple sclerosis a both of UMN and LMN involvement may be seen in the setting of plaque formation at root exit zones, combined with central nervous system (CNS) ... See full document

... of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) currently depends upon the opinion of an experienced neurologist, and the exclusion of potential mimic ... See full document

... F-FDG brain positron emission tomography (PET) im- aging is currently the quantitative imaging modality of choice for studying regional brain glucose metabolism and is increasingly being used for diagnostic and re- ... See full document

... neuro-motor toxicity of these metals with high exposure and also case reports of mimic syndromes of ALS after acute exposures [68]. Studies have also investigated associations between aluminum, cadmium, ... See full document

... FTLD is the third most common cause of cortical dementia, following AD and DLB [12]. FTLD encom- passes two major pathologic substrates that affect primarily thefrontal or temporal cortex, in some patients ... See full document

... Nerve conduction studies are required for the diagnosis principally to define and exclude other disorders of peripheral nerve, neuromuscular junction and muscle that may mimic or confound the diagnosis of ALS, and ... See full document

... or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or both have been linked to chromosome 9 (c9FTD/ALS), and an expansion of the GGGGCC hexanucleotide repeat in the non-coding region of chromosome 9 open reading frame ... See full document

... SUMMARY: In patients with ALS, conventional MR imaging is frequently noninformative, and its use has been restricted to excluding other conditions that can mimic ALS. Conversely, the extensive application of ... See full document

... Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Charcot’s disease or Lou Gehrig’s disease is the most widespread type of motor neuron ...Primary Lateral Sclerosis), ALS patients ... See full document

... Primary lateral sclerosis (PLS), Flail arm syndrome (Vulpian-Bernhardt syndrome), Flail leg syndrome (Pseudopolyneuritic form) and ALS plus syndrome ... See full document

... 66. Kato S, Funakoshi H, Nakamura T, et al. Expression of hepatocyte growth factor and c-Met in the anterior horn cells of the spinal cord in the patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS): ... See full document

... Mutations in ALS2 are responsible for autosomal re- cessive, early-onset forms of upper motor neuron dis- eases, such as infantile ascending hereditary spastic paraplegia (IAHSP) and juvenile primary lateral ... See full document

... Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also referred to as Lou Gehrig’s disease, typically develops between 50 and 60 years of age and progresses rapidly with the average survival of less than 30 ... See full document

... Abstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that results in loss of the upper and lower motor neurons from motor cortex, brainstem, and spinal ... See full document

... Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that results in loss of the upper and lower motor neurons from motor cortex, brainstem and spinal ... See full document

... In spite of their underlying pathological differences, neurodegenerative condi- tions share a number of strikingly common features, such as insidious symp- tom onset, diagnostic challenges, relentless disease ... See full document

... We found multiple brain areas of significant cortical thinning in patients with ALS when compared with HCs (Fig 1– 4 and, for details, Table 2). These cortical regions localized in the bilateral frontal and prefrontal ... See full document

... Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) or Lou Gehrig’s disease is a neurodegenerative disease affecting central and peripheral motor neurons. The main features of ALS are gradual progressive weakness ... See full document

... PubMed and the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews were searched using the MeSH headings “amy- otrophic lateral sclerosis,” “therapy,” “epidemiology,” and “etiology.” Articles containing the best ... See full document

... Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a relentless fatal paralytic disorder confined to the voluntary motor system (1). Its prevalence is about three to five in 100,000 individuals, making it the ... See full document