Search Results - "Simpson, Ericka P."
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Hypercaloric enteral nutrition in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 2 trial
Published in The Lancet (British edition) (14-06-2014)“…Summary Background Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a fatal neurodegenerative disease with few therapeutic options. Mild obesity is associated with greater…”
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Whole-Genome Analysis of Sporadic Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Published in The New England journal of medicine (23-08-2007)“…A genomewide analysis of sporadic ALS suggests that a variant of FLJ10986, a gene of unknown function expressed in the spinal cord and other tissues, may…”
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Presence of dendritic cells, MCP-1, and activated microglia/macrophages in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis spinal cord tissue
Published in Annals of neurology (01-02-2004)“…Dendritic cells are potent antigen‐presenting cells that initiate and amplify immune responses. To determine whether dendritic cells participate in…”
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Acute Onset of Guillain-Barré Syndrome After Elective Spinal Surgery
Published in World neurosurgery (01-08-2015)“…Background Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is an acute peripheral neuropathy caused by an autoimmune response against myelin of peripheral nerves. GBS has been…”
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Neuroinflammatory mechanisms in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis pathogenesis
Published in Current opinion in neurology (01-10-2018)“…Neuroinflammation is increasingly recognized as an important mediator of disease progression in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and is…”
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Neurogenic Orthostatic Hypotension: a Common Complication of Successful Pancreas Transplantation
Published in Transplantation direct (01-12-2021)“…Orthostatic hypotension (OH) is a poorly understood complication of simultaneous pancreas-kidney (SPK) transplantation. We sought to determine the incidence,…”
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Activated Microglia Initiate Motor Neuron Injury by a Nitric Oxide and Glutamate-Mediated Mechanism
Published in Journal of neuropathology and experimental neurology (01-09-2004)“…Recent studies suggest that motor neuron (MN) death may be non-cell autonomous, with cell injury mediated by interactions involving non-neuronal cells, such as…”
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Predictability of disease progression in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Published in Muscle & nerve (01-12-2006)“…The aim of this study was to determine the predictors of disease progression in a group of 832 patients with the diagnosis of definite or probable amyotrophic…”
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Expanded autologous regulatory T-lymphocyte infusions in ALS: A phase I, first-in-human study
Published in Neurology : neuroimmunology & neuroinflammation (01-07-2018)“…OBJECTIVETo determine whether autologous infusions of expanded regulatory T lymphoctyes (Tregs) into patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) are safe…”
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Contemporary Neuroscience Core Curriculum for Medical Schools
Published in Neurology (05-10-2021)“…Medical students need to understand core neuroscience principles as a foundation for their required clinical experiences in neurology. In fact, they need a…”
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PARP Expression Is Increased in Astrocytes but Decreased in Motor Neurons in the Spinal Cord of Sporadic ALS Patients
Published in Journal of neuropathology and experimental neurology (01-01-2003)“…The evidence for increased oxidative stress and DNA damage in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) prompted studies to determine if the expression of…”
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Oxidative Stress: a common denominator in the pathogenesis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Published in Current opinion in rheumatology (01-11-2003)“…PURPOSE OF REVIEWAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig disease, is a progressive neurodegenerative disease of adult onset characterized by a loss of…”
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Antioxidant treatment for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
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Ethical Considerations in Dementia Diagnosis and Care: AAN Position Statement
Published in Neurology (13-07-2021)“…Alzheimer disease and other dementias present unique practical challenges for patients, their families, clinicians, and health systems. These challenges…”
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Activated microglia: the silent executioner in neurodegenerative disease?
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Mechanisms of disease pathogenesis in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. A central role for calcium
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Slower disease progression and prolonged survival in contemporary patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: is the natural history of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis changing?
Published in Archives of neurology (Chicago) (01-08-2006)“…In recent years, considerable effort has been made to improve the treatment of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). However, despite the…”
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Randomized phase 2 trial of NP001–a novel immune regulator: Safety and early efficacy in ALS
Published in Neurology : neuroimmunology & neuroinflammation (01-06-2015)“…OBJECTIVE:To assess the safety, tolerability, and preliminary efficacy of NP001, a novel immune regulator of inflammatory monocytes/macrophages, for slowing…”
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Hypercaloric enteral nutrition in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial
Published in The Lancet (British edition) (28-02-2014)Get full text
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