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Practice Parameter update: The care of the patient with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: Multidisciplinary care, symptom management, and cognitive/behavioral impairment (an evidence-based review): Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology by MILLER, Rg, JACKSON, C. E, SHOESMITH, C, STRONG, M. J, WOOLLEY, S. C, KASARSKIS, E. J, ENGLAND, J. D, FORSHEW, D, JOHNSTON, W, KALRA, S, KATZ, J. S, MITSUMOTO, H, ROSENFELD, J

“…To systematically review evidence bearing on the management of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The authors analyzed studies from 1998 to…”
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Practice parameter update: the care of the patient with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: drug, nutritional, and respiratory therapies (an evidence-based review): report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology by Miller, R G, Jackson, C E, Kasarskis, E J, England, J D, Forshew, D, Johnston, W, Kalra, S, Katz, J S, Mitsumoto, H, Rosenfeld, J, Shoesmith, C, Strong, M J, Woolley, S C

“…To systematically review evidence bearing on the management of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The authors analyzed studies from 1998 to…”
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Mutations in the FUS/TLS Gene on Chromosome 16 Cause Familial Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis by Kwiatkowski, T.J. Jr, Bosco, D.A, LeClerc, A.L, Tamrazian, E, Vanderburg, C.R, Russ, C, Davis, A, Gilchrist, J, Kasarskis, E.J, Munsat, T, Valdmanis, P, Rouleau, G.A, Hosler, B.A, Cortelli, P, de Jong, P.J, Yoshinaga, Y, Haines, J.L, Pericak-Vance, M.A, Yan, J, Ticozzi, N, Siddique, T, McKenna-Yasek, D, Sapp, P.C, Horvitz, H.R, Landers, J.E, Brown, R.H. Jr

“…Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal degenerative motor neuron disorder. Ten percent of cases are inherited; most involve unidentified genes. We…”
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Occurrence of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis among Gulf War veterans by HORNER, R. D, KAMINS, K. G, HOWARD, D, SMITH, T. C, RYAN, M. A. K, COFFMAN, C. J, KASARSKIS, E. J, FEUSSNER, J. R, GRAMBOW, S. C, HOFF-LINDQUIST, J, HARATI, Y, MITSUMOTO, H, PASCUZZI, R, SPENCER, P. S, TIM, R

“…In response to Gulf War veterans' concerns of high rates of ALS, this investigation sought to determine if Gulf War veterans have an elevated rate of ALS. A…”
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Practice parameter : The care of the patient with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (an evidence-based review) : Report of the quality standards subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology by MILLER, R. G, ROSENBERG, KASARSKIS, E. J, MUNSAT, T. L, OPPENHEIMER, E. A, GELINAS, D. F, MITSUMOTO, H, NEWMAN, D, SUFIT, R, BORASIO, G. D, BRADLEY, W. G, BROMBERG, M. B, BROOKS, B. R

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Factors associated with Noninvasive ventilation compliance in patients with ALS/MND by Jackson, C. E., Heiman-Patterson, T. D., Sherman, M., Daohai, Y. U., Kasarskis, E. J.

“…Background: Although noninvasive ventilation (NIV) improves survival and quality of life (QOL) in ALS, use of NIV is suboptimal. Objective: To determine…”
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Nutritional status of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: relation to the proximity of death by Kasarskis, EJ, Berryman, S, Vanderleest, JG, Schneider, AR, McClain, CJ

“…Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease characterized by progressive muscle atrophy and weakness. Although dysphagia is a…”
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A retrospective study of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy in ALS patients during the BDNF and CNTF trials by Kasarskis, Edward J., Scarlata, Debra, Hill, Robert, Fuller, Cynthia, Stambler, Nancy, Cedarbaum, Jesse M.

“…Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) provides a reliable route for nutrition and hydration in ALS patients with dysphagia. We performed a retrospective…”
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Rapid-onset dystonia-parkinsonism by DOBYNS, W. B, OZELIUS, L. J, KRAMER, P. L, BRASHEAR, A, FARLOW, M. R, PERRY, T. R, WALSH, L. E, KASARSKIS, E. J, BUTLER, I. J, BREAKEFIELD, X. O

“…We studied a large family with a previously undescribed, autosomal dominant dystonia-parkinsonism syndrome. We chose to call the disorder "rapid-onset…”
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Enteral tube feeding for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis/motor neuron disease by Langmore, S E, Kasarskis, E J, Manca, M L, Olney, R K

“…Enteral feeding (tube feeding) is offered to many people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis/motor neuron disease experiencing difficulty swallowing (dysphagia)…”
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Mutations in the promoter reveal a cause for the reduced expression of the human manganese superoxide dismutase gene in cancer cells by YONG XU, KRISHNAN, A, WAN, X. S, MAJIMA, H, YEH, C.-C, LUDEWIG, G, KASARSKIS, E. J, STCLAIR, D. K

“…Manganese superoxide dismutase (MnSOD) has been shown to play an important role in preventing the development of cancer. MnSOD activity is reduced in many…”
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Practice parameter: The care of the patient with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (An evidence-based review) by Miller, R.G., Rosenberg, J.A., Gelinas, D.F., Mitsumoto, H., Newman, D., Sufit, R., Borasio, G.D., Bradley, W.G., Bromberg, M.B., Brooks, B.R., Kasarskis, E.J., Munsat, T.L., Oppenheimer, E.A.

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A quinoline fluorescence method for visualizing and assaying the histochemically reactive zinc (bouton zinc) in the brain by Frederickson, C J, Kasarskis, E J, Ringo, D, Frederickson, R E

“…A histochemical method for staining CNS zinc by the stoichiometric formation of zinc: quinoline fluorescent chelates is described. Four congeners of quinoline…”
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Variable phenotype of rapid-onset dystonia-parkinsonism by Brashear, A, Farlow, M R, Butler, I J, Kasarskis, E J, Dobyns, W B

“…Rapid-onset dystonia-parkinsonism (RDP) is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by the rapid onset of dystonic spasms and parkinsonism over a period of…”
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Management of ALS : Nutritional care by KASARSKIS, E. J, NEVILLE, H. E

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The National Registry of Veterans with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis by Allen, K D, Kasarskis, E J, Bedlack, R S, Rozear, M P, Morgenlander, J C, Sabet, A, Sams, L, Lindquist, J H, Harrelson, M L, Coffman, C J, Oddone, E Z

“…The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Cooperative Studies Program has established a National Registry of Veterans with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)…”
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Embolic stroke from cardiac papillary fibroelastomas by KASARSKIS, E. J, O'CONNOR, W, EARLE, G

“…We describe two patients with cerebral emboli originating from a cardiac papillary fibroelastoma and compared them with six patients reported in the…”
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Trace element imbalances in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis by Khare, S S, Ehmann, W D, Kasarskis, E J, Markesbery, W R

“…Concentrations of 15 elements were determined by instrumental neutron activation analysis in brain, spinal cord, blood cells, serum and nails of Amyotrophic…”
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The Neuronal Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel, Scn8a, Is Essential for Postnatal Maturation of Spinal, but Not Oculomotor, Motor Units by Porter, John D., Goldstein, Linda A., Kasarskis, Edward J., Brueckner, Jennifer K., Spear, Brett T.

“…Mice with a nontargeted transgene insertion at the motor endplate disease (med) locus (medtg) contain a deletion of a novel gene encoding a neuronal…”
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and hopelessness: psychosocial factors by Plahuta, Janice M, McCulloch, B.Jan, Kasarskis, Edward J, Ross, Mark A, Walter, Rhoda A, McDonald, Evelyn R

“…The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship of psychosocial factors to the presence of hopelessness among patients with amyotrophic lateral…”
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