cognitive deficits

New platform may help to ID cognitive problems in ALS

A new home-based neurocognitive platform from Cumulus Neurosciences is feasible to use and patient-friendly, and shows potential to identify cognitive problems and to discriminate between people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), those with frontotemporal dementia (FTD), and healthy individuals. That’s according to preliminary data from a first-in-class study,…

Age and Sex Strongly Influence ALS Type and Symptoms, Study Finds

The onset and early progression of motor and cognitive symptoms, specific by disease type to each amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patient, are determined by age and sex, and to some extent by mutations in ALS genes, a large data study has found. The study, “ALS phenotype is influenced…

ALS Type 8 May Cause Cognitive and Behavioral Changes, Leading to Depression, Study Suggests

People with familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) related to the gene VAPB — known as ALS type 8 — can show subtle cognitive deficits and obvious behavioral changes, which may lead to clinically significant depression and anxiety, a Brazilian study shows. This data supports prior studies…