Understanding ALS and the Need for Better Diagnostic ... patients whose symptoms begin in the speech and swallowing muscles ...

The experts also found that the symptom is more common in sufferers of bulbar onset MND, a form which mainly affects the muscles ... the more common amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), which ...

MONTPELLIER, France — French researchers have identified a blood test that could revolutionize how amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is diagnosed and monitored. A team from Montpellier has shown ...

The failure of this system in ALS may translate into the split hand presentation, gait disturbance, split leg syndrome and bulbar symptomatology related ... motoneurons belonging to different ...

Spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA ... neuron diseases including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Third, increasing evidence indicates involvement of both motor neuron and skeletal muscle in ...

Spinal bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA) causes a loss of motor neurons in the spinal cord and brainstem. It mainly affects facial and swallowing muscles and the muscles in the arms and legs.

Raziel Green, 52, an active runner and mother of two, was diagnosed with a rare form of ALS in 2017. Since starting a ...

ALS Canada has named 39 Canadians to receive the King Charles III Coronation Medal for their efforts into research and advocacy for ALS.

Pathmaker's MyoRegulator is designed to ease hyperexcitability and delivers an electrical current to the spinal cord and ...

Tania Gendron, PhD, speaks to the present challenges for translating biomarker discoveries to clinical practice and offers ...

ALS affects motor neurons, or the nerve cells that control voluntary muscle movements. As these motor neurons degenerate, people may lose muscle control and the ability to “speak, eat ...