El Escorial revisited: revised criteria for the diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

BR Brooks, RG Miller, M Swash… - … lateral sclerosis and …, 2000 - Taylor & Francis
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder involving
primarily motor neurons in the cerebral cortex, brainstem and spinal cord. The variability in …

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: moving towards a new classification system

…, MC Kiernan, A Chiò, B Rix-Brooks… - The Lancet …, 2016 - thelancet.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a progressive adult-onset neurodegenerative disease that
primarily affects upper and lower motor neurons, but also frontotemporal and other regions of …

Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy

BR Brooks, DL Walker - Neurologic clinics, 1984 - Elsevier
PML is a progressive opportunistic infection of the CNS caused by a commonly occurring virus
that may become manifest in the context of reduced host resistance in persons of any age…

Deciphering amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: what phenotype, neuropathology and genetics are telling us about pathogenesis

…, RH Baloh, R Barohn, B Rix Brooks… - … Lateral Sclerosis and …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is characterized phenotypically by progressive weakness
and neuropathologically by loss of motor neurons. Phenotypically, there is marked …

Dextromethorphan plus ultra Low‐Dose quinidine reduces pseudobulbar affect

EP Pioro, BR Brooks, J Cummings… - Annals of …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To evaluate dextromethorphan combined with ultra low‐dose quinidine (DMq) for
treating pseudobulbar affect (PBA) in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) or …

Real-world evidence of riluzole effectiveness in treating amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

…, P Bettica, BR Brooks… - … Lateral Sclerosis and …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Objective To compare the effect of riluzole on median survival in population studies of patients
with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) with that observed in clinical trials. Methods: Two …

Revised Airlie House consensus guidelines for design and implementation of ALS clinical trials

…, V Silani, MR Turner, M Weber, BR Brooks… - Neurology, 2019 - AAN Enterprises
Objective To revise the 1999 Airlie House consensus guidelines for the design and
implementation of preclinical therapeutic studies and clinical trials in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (…

Natural history of ALS: symptoms, strength, pulmonary function, and disability

BR Brooks - Neurology, 1996 - AAN Enterprises
Stages in the development of ALS. ALS is a disease that may have a preclinical and a clinical
phase (see Appendix). The low frequency of ALS suggests an inherent susceptibility in …

[HTML][HTML] Intravenous edaravone treatment in ALS and survival: An exploratory, retrospective, administrative claims analysis

BR Brooks, JD Berry, M Ciepielewska, Y Liu… - …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background We aimed to evaluate overall survival in US patients with amyotrophic lateral
sclerosis (ALS) treated with intravenous (IV) edaravone compared with those not treated with …

Quality improvement in neurology: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis quality measures: report of the quality measurement and reporting subcommittee of the American …

RG Miller, BR Brooks, RJ Swain-Eng, RC Basner… - Neurology, 2013 - AAN Enterprises
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a lethal, progressive neurodegenerative disease
characterized by loss of motor neurons. Patients with ALS lose function in the limbs, speech, …