Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Articles
Liquorpheresis (CSF filtration) in familial amyotrophiclateral sclerosis
Finsterer, J ;Mamoli, B Spinal Cord 1999 Aug; 37(8): 592-3 ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVES: Liquorpheresis (CSF filtration) has been shown to be of benefit in various neurologic disorders, including sporadic ALS. Liquorpheresisin patients with familial ALS, has not been...
Evaluation and rehabilitation of patients with adult motor neuron disease
Francis, K ;Bach, J ;DeLisa, J Archives Of Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation 1999 Aug; 80(8): 951-63 ABSTRACT: Adult motor neuron disease (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis [ALS]) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by loss of motor neurons inthe cortex,...
Transcranial magnetic stimulationin amyotrophic and primary lateral sclerosis
Cruz Martinez A, Trejo JM Electromyogr Clin Neurophysiol 1999 Jul-Aug;39(5):285-8 Unidad de Electromiografia, Hospital La Luz, Madrid, Spain. Conduction of the central motor pathways after transcranial magnetic stimulation(TMS) was investigated in 7 patients...
Management of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis with riluzole
Neatherlin JS J Neurosci Nurs 1998 Aug;30(4):257-60 Baylor University School of Nursing, Dallas, Texas 75243, USA. In summary, riluzole is a recently-released drug for the treatment of ALS. While it will not cure the disease, it does prolong survival time and...
Nutritional management in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a worldwide perspective
Silani V, Kasarskis EJ, Yanagisawa N J Neurol 1998 Aug;245 Suppl 2:S13-9; discussion S29 Institute of Neurology, University of Milan Medical School and IRCCS Maggiore Hospital, Milano, Italy. IAlthough respiratory failure is the primary cause of death in patients...
Glutathione peroxidase in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: the effects of selenium supplementation
Apostolski S, Marinkovic Z, Nikolic A, Blagojevic D, Spasic MB, Michelson AM J Environ Pathol Toxicol Oncol1998;17(3-4):325-9 Institute of Neurology, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Yugoslavia. The activity of glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) as well as...
Glutathione Peroxidase in AmyotrophicLateral Sclerosis: The Effects of Selenium Supplementation
Apostolski, S ;Marinkovic, Z ;Nikolic, A Journal Of Environmental Pathology, Toxicology 1998; 17(3-4):325-9 ABSTRACT: The activity of glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) as well as the activities of other antioxidative enzymes: CuZn superoxide dismutase (CuZnSOD),...
Longitudinal Comparative Study on the Outcome of Inpatient Treatment of Low Back Pain With Manual Therapy vs. Physical Therapy
Aleksiev, A Journal Of Orthopaedic Medicine1995; 17(1): 10-4 ABSTRACT: The effect of manual therapy (postisometric relaxation) versus therapy on the outcome in hospitalised patients with low back pain (n=95) was analysed before and after the first and last...
Characterization of three yeast copper-zinc superoxide dismutase mutants analogous to those coded for infamilial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Nishida CR, Gralla EB, Valentine JS Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1994 Oct 11;91(21):9906-10 Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles 90024. Sequences encoding three copper-zinc superoxide dismutase (CuZnSOD) mutantproteins...
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Comprehensive Rehabilitation Approach
Archives Of Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation1983; 64(7): 304-7 ABSTRACT: A clinic was established at The Mount Sinai Medical Center [New York, and staffed by a multidisciplinary team to assess the feasibility of caring for the patient with amyotrophic...