Our clinic, the Motor Neuron Disease/ALS Clinic, is sponsored by the Muscular Dystrophy Association and ALS Association and provides a multidisciplinary clinic serving the needs of individuals with a ...

For the first time, scientists have revealed a mechanism underlying the cellular degeneration of upper motor neurons, a small group of neurons in the brain recently shown to play a major role in ALS ...

Scientists have identified the first compound that eliminates the ongoing degeneration of upper motor neurons that become diseased and are a key contributor to ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), a ...

Northwestern University scientists have identified the first compound that eliminates the ongoing degeneration of upper motor neurons that become diseased and are a key contributor to ALS (amyotrophic ...

A diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis can be overlooked by clinicians unfamiliar with the various signs of the disease. ALS is purely a motor neuron disease; sensory neurons are not affected. 4 ...

Primary lateral sclerosis (PLS) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) are neurodegenerative diseases. PLS typically develops slowly, while ALS rapidly affects mobility and can become fatal.

DISTURBANCES of eye movements frequently confront the physician with puzzling diagnostic problems. First of all, the examiner must determine whether the abnormal function of eye muscles is the result ...

Henry P, a 78-year-old white man, presents for evaluation because he recently fell while crossing the street. He states that he lost his balance on a windy day but is not sure what caused him to fall.