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ReviewDer Nervenarzt2023

[Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis-Motor neuron disease with a wide clinical and genetic spectrum].

Andrea Gangfuß, Zacharias Kohl

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Review in Der Nervenarzt, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Andrea GangfußAbteilung für Pädiatrische Neurologie, Zentrum für Neuromuskuläre Erkrankungen, Zentrum für Translationale Neuro- und Verhaltenswissenschaften, Universität Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Deutschland.
Zacharias KohlSpezialambulanz Bewegungsstörungen und Motoneuronerkrankungen, Klinik und Poliklinik für Neurologie, Universität Regensburg, Regensburg, Deutschland. zacharias.kohl@ukr.de.
Klinik und Poliklinik für Neurologie · DEUniversity of Duisburg-Essen · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is the most frequent motor neuron disease. Besides a timely diagnosis, precise knowledge of the clinical manifestations and differential diagnoses is essential. While most patients develop the disease at an older age, hereditary causes play a more frequent role in the juvenile forms.

objectiveWhat is the current state of ALS diagnostics, which new treatment options exist? MATERIAL AND

methodLiterature search using Pubmed.gov.

resultsThe main focus is on an individualized symptomatic treatment as no curative treatment approaches exist. However, new insights into the genetic and pathophysiological principles of the different forms of ALS open the way for future disease-modifying treatment options.

conclusionIn cases of a clinical suspicion of ALS molecular genetic diagnostics should be considered, particularly in juvenile and young adult patients, to exclude differential diagnoses and to enable patients access to new treatment approaches.

Indexed as

Amyotrophic Lateral SclerosisMotor Neuron DiseaseDiagnosis, DifferentialHumansYoung AdultDisease-modifying treatmentMolecular genetic diagnosticsPathophysiologyProtein homeostasisTofersen

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PMID37121991
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