Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), is a rapidly progressive, invariably fatal neurological disease that attacks the nerve cells (neurons) responsible for controlling voluntary muscles. The disease belongs to a group of disorders known as motor neuron diseases, which are characterized by the gradual degeneration and death of motor neurons.
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Cerebral Palsy Diagnosis
How is the diagnosis of cerebral palsy made? When an infant or child has brain damage, a variety of symptoms can lead doctors and parents to suspect that something is wrong. In the first few months of life, an infant with brain damage may demonstrate some or all of the following symptoms that can indicate.
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New Treatment Helps Control Involuntary Crying and Laughing
Pseudobulbar affect (PBA) is a neurologic condition of involuntary, sudden and frequent episodes of laughing or crying and is quite common in patients with underlying neurologic diseases or injuries, especially those with multiple sclerosis (MS) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
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Individuals With Alzheimer's Disease May Lose Muscle Mass
Lean mass -- the weight of an individual's bones, muscles and organs without body fat -- appears to decline among patients with Alzheimer's disease, according to a report in the April issue of Archives of Neurology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. These decreases may be associated with declines in brain volume and function.
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New Embryonic Stem Cell Trials Approved to Treat Rare Form of Blindness
In what could be a significant step forward for human embryonic stem cell science Massachusetts based Advanced Cell Technology (ACT) has announced that the FDA have granted orphan drug status to MA09-hRPE ¨C a human embryonic stem cell (hESC) derived treatment for a rare type of blindness known as Stargardt's Macular Dystrophy.
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Cerebral Palsy Statistics
Because cerebral palsy influences the way children develop, it is known as a developmental disability. In the United States today, more people have cerebral palsy than any other developmental disability, including Down syndrome, epilepsy, and autism.
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Therapy and Treatment for Cerebral Palsy
Following your child's interdisciplinary assessment, the professionals providing care for your child will develop recommendations for treatment of his or her cerebral palsy. Many treatments are available to help a child function at the highest level possible. Although many treatments are available, we will touch upon a few of the most basic approaches used today to help a children with cerebral palsy achieve their optimal level of functioning.
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The Cerebral Palsy and the treatment
The term cerebral palsy refers to any one of a number of neurological disorders that appear in infancy or early childhood and permanently affect body movement and muscle coordination but don't worsen over time.
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Neuron-Damaging Mechanism Discovered in Mouse Model of Inherited ALS
New research uncovers what may be a primary neuron-damaging insult that occurs in an inherited form of a devastating neurodegenerative disorder. The study, published in the August 26th issue of the journal Neuron, describes a critical mechanistic link between a mutant protein and disease pathogenesis in an animal model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
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Cause Of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
Two substantial studies, and articles published by The Lancet Neurology have confirmed that variations to the genes located on chromosome number nine may contribute to the development of front temporal dementia and also ALS, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis which is commonly known as Lou Gehrig's Disease. Lou Gehrig, an American baseball player with the New York Yankees, was diagnosed with ALS June 19, 1939 on his 36th birthday and the condition has bared his name ever since.
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History of Cerebral Palsy in Children
Cerebral palsy is not a new disorder. There have probably been children with cerebral palsy as long as there have been children. But the medical profession did not begin to study cerebral palsy as a distinct medical condition until 1861.
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Stem cells from umbilical cord used for cerebral palsy treatment
Cerebral palsy is a major health problem, affecting approximately 1 in 500 newborns. It is caused by damage to the brain by lack of oxygen before birth. The scientific rationale for the use of stem cells for this condition has been discussed previously in the video Stem Cell Therapy for Cerebral Palsy.
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BrainStorm Develops New ALS Therapy
The adult stem cell company BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Protein Production Services, a leading manufacturing contractor, in order to begin production of its therapeutic adult stem cell product for the treatment of ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease). The
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Neuralstem Awarded Adult Stem Cell Patent
The company Neuralstem has announced today that it has been awarded a patent for its latest proprietary technology for an adult stem cell therapy that can be used in the treatment of neurological diseases.
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Adult Stem Cells Approved for ALS Clinical Trial
The U.S. company Neuralstem announced today that it has won approval from the FDA to begin clinical trials for the testing of its adult stem cell therapy as a treatment for ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease.
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Adult Stem Cells Treat Cerebral Palsy
Europe's leading stem cell organization, the XCell-Center of Germany, has released results from a follow-up study in which significant improvement was seen in 67% of 45 cerebral palsy patients who were treated with their own autologous adult stem cells derived from bone marrow.
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Adult Stem Cells Treat Alzheimer's in Animals
Researchers at the Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences at the University of Central Florida today announced positive results in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease with adult stem cells in mice.
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Mannitol Boosts Effectiveness of Potential Cord Blood Treatment for CP
The sugar-alcohol compound mannitol improved the therapeutic effectiveness of human umbilical cord blood cells injected into neonatal rat models of cerebral palsy, reports a new international study led by the University of South Florida. The mannitol opened the blood-brain barrier by temporarily shrinking the tight endothelial cells that make up the barrier.
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