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Article: Research on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis discussed by B. Mohammadi and co-researchers.
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- Biotech Week
- Article date:
- October 14, 2009
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"Neuroimaging studies in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) investigating movements of the hands have in general found increased activation compared to healthy controls, which has been interpreted in terms of cortical adaptation as a result of corticospinal tract damage. Here, we investigated brain activations to vertical tongue movements using functional MRI at 3 tesla," scientists in Hannover, Germany report (see also Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis).
"Whereas healthy controls, patients with Kennedy syndrome, and ALS patients without bulbar involvement showed robust and indistinguishable activations in pre- and postcentral areas and the thalamus, ALS patients ...