Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a neurodegenerative disorder poised for successful therapeutic translation

RJ Mead, N Shan, HJ Reiser, F Marshall… - Nature Reviews Drug …, 2023 - nature.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a devastating disease caused by degeneration of
motor neurons. As with all major neurodegenerative disorders, development of disease …

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a clinical review

P Masrori, P Van Damme - European journal of neurology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disorder affecting primarily the
motor system, but in which extra‐motor manifestations are increasingly recognized. The loss …

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

MA Van Es, O Hardiman, A Chio, A Al-Chalabi… - The Lancet, 2017 - thelancet.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is characterised by the progressive loss of motor neurons in
the brain and spinal cord. This neurodegenerative syndrome shares pathobiological …

Functional brain architecture is associated with the rate of tau accumulation in Alzheimer's disease

N Franzmeier, J Neitzel, A Rubinski, R Smith… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
In Alzheimer's diseases (AD), tau pathology is strongly associated with cognitive decline.
Preclinical evidence suggests that tau spreads across connected neurons in an activity …

Tau deposition patterns are associated with functional connectivity in primary tauopathies

N Franzmeier, M Brendel, L Beyer, L Slemann… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Tau pathology is the main driver of neuronal dysfunction in 4-repeat tauopathies, including
cortico-basal degeneration and progressive supranuclear palsy. Tau is assumed to spread …

Functional connectivity associated with tau levels in ageing, Alzheimer's, and small vessel disease

N Franzmeier, A Rubinski, J Neitzel, Y Kim, A Damm… - Brain, 2019 - academic.oup.com
In Alzheimer's disease, tau pathology spreads hierarchically from the inferior temporal lobe
throughout the cortex, ensuing cognitive decline and dementia. Similarly, circumscribed …

Energy metabolism in ALS: an underappreciated opportunity?

T Vandoorne, K De Bock, L Van Den Bosch - Acta neuropathologica, 2018 - Springer
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a relentlessly progressive and fatal
neurodegenerative disorder that primarily affects motor neurons. Despite our increased …

Nutritional and metabolic factors in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

A Ludolph, L Dupuis, E Kasarskis, F Steyn… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a complex neurodegenerative disease that is
classically thought to impact the motor system. Over the past 20 years, research has started …

CNS glucose metabolism in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: a therapeutic target?

TW Tefera, FJ Steyn, ST Ngo, K Borges - Cell & bioscience, 2021 - Springer
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal progressive neurodegenerative disorder
primarily characterized by selective degeneration of both the upper motor neurons in the …

Relationship between simultaneously acquired resting-state regional cerebral glucose metabolism and functional MRI: a PET/MR hybrid scanner study

M Aiello, E Salvatore, A Cachia, S Pappatà… - Neuroimage, 2015 - Elsevier
Recently introduced hybrid PET/MR scanners provide the opportunity to measure
simultaneously, and in direct spatial correspondence, both metabolic demand and functional …