Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: moving towards a new classification system

A Al-Chalabi, O Hardiman, MC Kiernan, A Chiò… - The Lancet …, 2016 - thelancet.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a progressive adult-onset neurodegenerative disease that
primarily affects upper and lower motor neurons, but also frontotemporal and other regions …

Variation in worldwide incidence of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a meta-analysis

B Marin, F Boumédiene, G Logroscino… - International journal …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Background To assess the worldwide variation of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
incidence, we performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of population-based data …

Estimated prevalence and incidence of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and SOD1 and C9orf72 genetic variants

CA Brown, C Lally, V Kupelian, WD Flanders - Neuroepidemiology, 2021 - karger.com
Introduction: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a rare neurological disorder
characterized by progressive deterioration of motor neurons. Assessment of the …

Global, regional, and national burden of motor neuron diseases 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

G Logroscino, M Piccininni, B Marin, E Nichols… - The Lancet …, 2018 - thelancet.com
Background Understanding how prevalence, incidence, and mortality of motor neuron
diseases change over time and by location is crucial for understanding the causes of these …

Incidence of and mortality from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in national football league athletes

DH Daneshvar, J Mez, ML Alosco… - JAMA network …, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease;
understanding ALS risk factors is a critical public health issue. Objectives To evaluate the …

Epigenetics of dementia: understanding the disease as a transformation rather than a state

B Maloney, DK Lahiri - The Lancet Neurology, 2016 - thelancet.com
Alzheimer's disease and other idiopathic dementias are associated with epigenetic
transformations. These transformations connect the environment and genes to …

The global burden of motor neuron disease: an analysis of the 2019 global burden of disease study

J Park, JE Kim, TJ Song - Frontiers in Neurology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Up-to-date, accurate information on the disease burden of motor neuron disease (MND) is
the cornerstone for evidence-based resource allocation and healthcare planning. We aimed …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis—United States, 2012–2013

MD Paul Mehta - MMWR. Surveillance Summaries, 2016 - cdc.gov
Abstract Problem/Condition: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), commonly known as Lou
Gehrig's disease, is a progressive and fatal neuromuscular disease for which no cure or …

Incidence of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in the United States, 2014–2016

P Mehta, J Raymond, R Punjani, T Larson… - … Lateral Sclerosis and …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: To estimate the incidence of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in the United
States for calendar years 2014–2016 using data from the National ALS Registry (Registry) …

Epidemiology and economic burden of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in the United States: A literature review

JD Berry, M Blanchard, K Bonar, E Drane… - … Lateral Sclerosis and …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: This review sought to gain a comprehensive, up-to-date understanding of the
epidemiology and cost and healthcare resource use (HCRU) burden of amyotrophic lateral …