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A range of professional figures are needed to preserve the quality of life of people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. This study aimed to explore the beginning of the care process as negotiated by people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, their caregivers, and healthcare professionals. We designed the study according to the constructivist Grounded Theory method, collecting data through open-ended, semi-structured interviews, employing theoretical sampling and constant comparison, and performing conceptual coding as data analysis. By naming the core category "off-beat interfacing", we were able to show how the demands of the professionals concerned did not correspond to the ability of people with ALS and their proxies to process information, deal with requests, and be at ease in making decisions at the beginning of the shared care pathway. Three categories were generated: (i) navigating different paths, (ii) offering and experiencing a standard, non-personalized pathway, and (iii) anticipating decisions. The network of services must be organized according to guidelines, but must also contemplate a patient-family-centered approach that permits more personalized assistance.
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JAMA Neurol
September 2025
Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases and the Aging Brain, University of Bari 'Aldo Moro,' "Pia Fondazione Cardinale G. Panico," Tricase, Lecce, Italy.
Importance: Comprehensive incidence and prevalence rates of frontotemporal dementia are currently not available.
Objective: To estimate the incidence and prevalence of frontotemporal dementia and its clinical variants in the overall population and age subgroups.
Data Sources And Study Selection: We systematically searched PubMed, EMBASE, and Scopus between January 1, 1990, and October 22, 2024, for population-based studies estimating the incidence and/or prevalence of FTD.
Tissue Eng Regen Med
September 2025
Department of Biomedical Science, Catholic Kwandong University, 24 Beomil-ro 579beon-gil, Gangneung-si, Gangwon-do, South Korea.
Background: Neurotraumatic conditions, such as spinal cord injury, brain injury, and neurodegenerative conditions, such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, pose a challenge to the field of rehabilitation for its complexity and nuances in management. For decades, the use of cell therapy in treatment of neurorehabilitation conditions have been explored to complement the current, mainstay treatment options; however, a consensus for standardization of the cell therapy and its efficacy has not been reached in the medical community. This study aims to provide a comparative review on the very topic of cell therapy use in neurorehabilitation conditions in an attempt to bridge the gap in knowledge.
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September 2025
NodThera Ltd. Suite 8, The Mansion, Chesterford Research Park, Little Chesterford, Saffron Walden Essex CB10 1XL UK
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August 2025
Nuffield Department of Clinical Neuroscience, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK.
Understanding the cognitive trajectory of a neurological disease can provide important insight on underlying mechanisms and disease progression. Cognitive impairment is now well established as beginning many years before the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease, but pre-diagnostic profiles are unclear for other neurological conditions that may be associated with cognitive impairment. We analysed data from the prospective UK Biobank cohort with study baseline assessment performed between 2006 and 2010 and participants followed until 2021.
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September 2025
School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, India.
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