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Study Description: Characterization of Motor Neuron Disease Phenotypes
The goal of this observational study is to understand the clinical presentation of motor neuron disease (MND) in patients attending the Neurology Department of the Istituto Auxologico Italiano. The main questions it aims to answer are:
Participants will undergo:
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| no. of patients with classic ALS | no. of patients with classic ALS | baseline (at diagnosis), at 1 year |
| no. of patients with bulbar ALS | no. of patients with bulbar ALS | baseline (at diagnosis), at 1 year |
| no. of patients with LMN phenotypes (flail arm, flail leg, PMA) | no. of patients with LMN phenotypes (flail arm, flail leg, PMA) | baseline (at diagnosis), at 1 year |
| no. of patients with UMN phenotypes (pyramidal ALS, PLS) | no. of patients with UMN phenotypes (pyramidal ALS, PLS) | baseline (at diagnosis), at 1 year |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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Consecutive cohort of patients from a tertiary Italian ALS Centre
| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Nicola Ticozzi, MD, PhD | Contact | +390261911 | 2937 | n.ticozzi@auxologico.it |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Ospedale San Luca | Recruiting | Milan | MI | 20149 | Italy |
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| ID | Term |
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| D000690 | Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis |
| D016472 | Motor Neuron Disease |
| ID | Term |
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| D013118 | Spinal Cord Diseases |
| D002493 | Central Nervous System Diseases |
| D009422 | Nervous System Diseases |
| D019636 | Neurodegenerative Diseases |
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DNA, plasma, serum, CSF
| D057177 | TDP-43 Proteinopathies |
| D009468 | Neuromuscular Diseases |
| D057165 | Proteostasis Deficiencies |
| D008659 | Metabolic Diseases |
| D009750 | Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases |