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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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A controlled trial of recombinant methionyl human BDNF in ALS

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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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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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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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Tamoxifen enhancement of TNF-α induced MnSOD expression: modulation of NF-κB dimerization by DAOSUKHO, Chotiros, KININGHAM, Kelley, KASARSKIS, Edward J, ITTARAT, Wanida, ST.CLAIR, Daret K

“…Manganese superoxide dismutase (MnSOD) has been shown to suppress the development of cancer. Tamoxifen (TAM), a nonsteroidal anti-estrogen that is widely used…”
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Aluminum, calcium, and iron in the spinal cord of patients with sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis using laser microprobe mass spectroscopy: a preliminary study by Kasarskis, Edward J., Tandon, Lav, Lovell, Mark A., Ehmann, William D.

“…We measured aluminum (Al), calcium (Ca), and iron (Fe) levels in neuronal cytoplasm and nucleus, capillaries, and neuropil in samples of ventral cervical…”
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Nutritional management in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a worldwide perspective by Silani, V, Kasarskis, E J, Yanagisawa, N

“…Although respiratory failure is the primary cause of death in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), the management of nutritional status is…”
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Prospective study of military service and mortality from ALS by Horner, Ronnie D, Feussner, John R, Kasarskis, Edward J

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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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Management of ALS : Nutritional care by KASARSKIS, E. J, NEVILLE, H. E

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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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Distribution of MnSOD polymorphisms in sporadic ALS patients by Tomblyn, M, Kasarskis, E J, Xu, Y, St Clair, D K

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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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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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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, Robert G., Rosenberg, Jay A., Gelinas, Deborah E., Mitsumoto, Hiroshi, Newman, Daniel, Sufit, Robert L., Borasio, Gian D., Bradley, Walter G., Bromberg, Mark B., Brooks, Benjamin R., Kasarskis, Edward J., Munsat, Theodore L., Oppenheimer, Edward A.

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