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Association of the practice of contact sports with the development of amyotroph...
Henriques, Ana; Gromicho, Marta; Grosskreutz, Julian; Kuzma-Kozakiewicz, Magdalena; Petri, Susanne; Uysal, Hilmi; Pinto, Susana; Antunes, MariliaObjectives: High-intensity physical activity and sports prone to repetitive injuries of the cervical spine and head (when associated with vigorous practice) have been suggested as possible risk factors for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Our objective was to evaluate the relationship between the practice of contact sports (boxing, hockey, football, rugby) and ALS. Methods: The study included 2247 individua...
Motor neuron disease beginning with frontotemporal dementia: clinical features ...
Gromicho, Marta; Kuzma-Kozakiewicz, Magdalena; Szacka, Katarzyna; Nieporecki, Krzysztof; Andersen, Peter M.; Grosskreutz, Julian; Petri, SusanneObjective: To study disease characteristics, progression and outcome in a group of motor neuron disease (MND) patients beginning with frontotemporal dementia (FTD) by comparing them with patients with the typical motor-onset. Methods: 849 patients recruited from tertiary centers were studied according to FTD-onset and motor-onset. We studied clinical data, functional decline and survival. Results: Twenty six pa...
Peripheral neuropathy in ALS: phenotype association
Carvalho, Mamede; Gromicho, Marta; Andersen, Peter; Grosskreutz, Julian; Kuzma-Kozakiewicz, Magdalena; Petri, Susanne; Uysal, Hilmi; Pinto, SusanaAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a rare and progressive neurodegenerative disease mainly affecting upper and lower motor neurons but also causing multisystem involvement, in particular, associated with cognitive changes. Minor sensory fibre dysfunction has been described in the past and confirmed in recent studies. In a multicentre study investigating a population of 88 patients with ALS, the ESTEEM group...