Sentences with phrase «result of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis»
Unsupervised communication For paraplegics who lose motor and sensory function as a result of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, spinal cord injury or stroke - induced brain damage, simply communicating can be extremely difficult, if not impossible.
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Neuroscientists are optimistic that the success of nusinersen may portend similar positive results for antisense therapies now being developed to fight other genetically linked nervous system diseases like amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and Huntington disease.
A study published Tuesday in eLife reports the results of a system that enabled three participants — Degray and two people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease, a neurodegenerative disease that causes progressive paralysis)-- to type at the fastest speeds yet achieved using a BCI — speeds that bring the technology within reach of being practically useful.
Dr Brooks will be presenting the results of a single - center, randomized, double - blind, placebo - controlled clnical trial which was conducted to evaluate the safety, tolerability and clinical endpoint responsiveness of a drug called Ibudilast (or MN - 166) in subjects with the neurodegenerative condition, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (or ALS — also known as motor neuron disease; Click here to read a previous SoPD post about ALS and Click here to learn more about this clinical trial).
A major QTL on mouse chromosome 17 resulting in lifespan variability in SOD1 - G93A transgenic mouse models of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.