Muro disease (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and parkinsonism-dementia complex : Kii : ALS/PDC)
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Patients who live or have lived in ALS/PDC focus of Mie prefecture. 2) ALS: probable ALS diagnosed by El Escorial criteria. PDC: patients with dementia and parkinsonism. 3) Range of Age: 20 y.o -80 y.o. 4) Requirement a caregiver of patient. 5) Patients who can take a medical examination at Minami Ise Hospital regularly. 6) Informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) A patient with other neuronal or muscular disorders 2) A patients with systemic disorders those present dementia, parkinsonism or amyotrophy 3) Encephalitis 4) A patients with abnormal neuroradiological findings those suggest other disorders present dementia, parkinsonism or amyotrophy 5) A patients with severe psychiatric disorders 6) A patient with malignancy 7) A patient with severe renal dysfunction 8) A patient wit sever heart dysfunction 9) A patient with severe liver dysfunction 10) A patient with sever drug allergy 11) A patients with drug or alcoholic abuse 12) A patient with pregnancy or in the lactation period 13) A patient who was inappropriate for this study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| CAS/CAT,motivation score in Japan | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. ALSFRS-R, 2.UPDRS, 3. MMSE, 4. FAB | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Mie University, Graduate School of Regional Innovation Studies Kii ALS/PDC Research Center