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EARLY-ALS: A Multicentre Study on Presymptomatic and Prodromal Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

2026-01-30 neurology Title + abstract only
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Neurodegenerative diseases often feature a prolonged presymptomatic phase during which pathological processes evolve before overt clinical manifestation. In Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), defining this prodromal period is critical for identifying early disease features and the optimal window for intervention, yet it remains poorly characterised. In this cross-sectional study, we compared 475 ALS patients with 285 controls recruiting across 20 ALS expert centres in Germany and Switzerland....

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