Environmental exposure to chemicals and metals may contribute to the risk of sporadic
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Two systematic reviews of the literature on these topics …

Objective: To assess whether lifetime physical activity during work and leisure time is
associated with an increased risk of developing ALS and to determine the association between …

Multifocal motor neuropathy (MMN) is an immune-mediated disorder characterised by
slowly progressive, asymmetrical weakness of limbs without sensory loss. The clinical …

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was performed postmortem on the brains of 40 patients
aged over 60 yrs who had died from causes other than brain disease. Periventricular lesions …

Glycogen storage disease type II (GSD II) is an autosomal recessive myopathy. Early and
late-onset phenotypes are distinguished–infantile, juvenile and adult. Three mutations in the …

We conducted a genome-wide association study among 2,323 individuals with sporadic
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and 9,013 control subjects and evaluated all SNPs with P < …

To test the safety and efficacy of recombinant human insulin-like growth factor-I (rhIGF-I) in
ALS, 183 patients from eight European centers were randomized to receive double-blind …

Background: According to widely used criteria (Bohan and Peter criteria, 1975), dermatomyositis
(DM) is differentiated from polymyositis (PM) only by skin changes. More recent criteria …

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal disease with no cure. In a transgenic mouse
model of ALS, creatine monohydrate showed a promising increase in survival. We performed a …

Objective: To determine the diagnostic value of high-resolution sonography in ulnar neuropathy
at the elbow (UNE). Methods: Sonographic ulnar nerve diameter measurement was …