Guest guest Posted December 28, 2003 Report Share Posted December 28, 2003 i know of ascending and descendint but what is progressive Clinical Trial Request For PLS Subjects > > > > > > > > > > NIH CLINICAL RESEARCH STUDIES > > > > > > NIH is actively recruiting patients with ascending PLS for: > > > " Movement Related Cortical Potentials in Primary Lateral > Sclerosis " > > > Number: 04-N-0017 > > > > > > Summary: This study will examine whether the motor cortex (the > > > part of the brain that controls movement) works properly in > patients > > > with primary lateral sclerosis (PLS). Healthy volunteers between > > > 40 and 75 years of age and patients with ascending PLS may be > > > eligible for this study. > > > > > > Patients with ascending PLS have a slowing of finger-tapping > > > movements that corresponds to a particular abnormality of certain > > > neuronal (nerve cell) activity. Participants perform a finger- > tapping > > > reaction time exercise while brain wave activity > (electroencephalography, > > > or EEG) and muscle activity (electroymogram, or EMG) are measured. > > > > > > > > > Contacts: Patient Recruitment and Public Liaison Office > > > Building 61 > > > 10 Cloister Court > > > Bethesda, land 20892-4754 > > > Toll Free: 1- > > > TTY: (local),1- (toll free) > > > Fax: > > > Electronic Mail:prpl@m... > > > > > > Note: Travel expenses are covered on many NIH sponsored studies. > > > > > > > > > Spastic Paraplegia Foundation, Inc. > > > www.sp-foundation.org > > > Dedicated to upper motor neuron diseases termed Hereditary Spastic > > > Paraplegia and Primary Lateral Sclerosis > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 29, 2003 Report Share Posted December 29, 2003 Progressive PLS means it don't take time off. It is a continuous, non-stop progression. Hope that helps, and I hope you don't have it. Donna > > > I wonder why they specify only ascending? Are they prejudice to us > > > descending ones ;-) > > > > > > dale > > > > > > > > > Clinical Trial Request For PLS Subjects > > > > > > > > > > > > > > NIH CLINICAL RESEARCH STUDIES > > > > > > > > NIH is actively recruiting patients with ascending PLS for: > > > > " Movement Related Cortical Potentials in Primary Lateral > > Sclerosis " > > > > Number: 04-N-0017 > > > > > > > > Summary: This study will examine whether the motor cortex (the > > > > part of the brain that controls movement) works properly in > > patients > > > > with primary lateral sclerosis (PLS). Healthy volunteers between > > > > 40 and 75 years of age and patients with ascending PLS may be > > > > eligible for this study. > > > > > > > > Patients with ascending PLS have a slowing of finger-tapping > > > > movements that corresponds to a particular abnormality of certain > > > > neuronal (nerve cell) activity. Participants perform a finger- > > tapping > > > > reaction time exercise while brain wave activity > > (electroencephalography, > > > > or EEG) and muscle activity (electroymogram, or EMG) are measured. > > > > > > > > > > > > Contacts: Patient Recruitment and Public Liaison Office > > > > Building 61 > > > > 10 Cloister Court > > > > Bethesda, land 20892-4754 > > > > Toll Free: 1- > > > > TTY: (local),1- (toll free) > > > > Fax: > > > > Electronic Mail:prpl@m... > > > > > > > > Note: Travel expenses are covered on many NIH sponsored studies. > > > > > > > > > > > > Spastic Paraplegia Foundation, Inc. > > > > www.sp-foundation.org > > > > Dedicated to upper motor neuron diseases termed Hereditary Spastic > > > > Paraplegia and Primary Lateral Sclerosis > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 29, 2003 Report Share Posted December 29, 2003 i may have it can you be more specific as to your symptoms Clinical Trial Request For PLS Subjects > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > NIH CLINICAL RESEARCH STUDIES > > > > > > > > > > NIH is actively recruiting patients with ascending PLS for: > > > > > " Movement Related Cortical Potentials in Primary Lateral > > > Sclerosis " > > > > > Number: 04-N-0017 > > > > > > > > > > Summary: This study will examine whether the motor cortex (the > > > > > part of the brain that controls movement) works properly in > > > patients > > > > > with primary lateral sclerosis (PLS). Healthy volunteers > between > > > > > 40 and 75 years of age and patients with ascending PLS may be > > > > > eligible for this study. > > > > > > > > > > Patients with ascending PLS have a slowing of finger-tapping > > > > > movements that corresponds to a particular abnormality of > certain > > > > > neuronal (nerve cell) activity. Participants perform a finger- > > > tapping > > > > > reaction time exercise while brain wave activity > > > (electroencephalography, > > > > > or EEG) and muscle activity (electroymogram, or EMG) are > measured. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Contacts: Patient Recruitment and Public Liaison Office > > > > > Building 61 > > > > > 10 Cloister Court > > > > > Bethesda, land 20892-4754 > > > > > Toll Free: 1- > > > > > TTY: (local),1- (toll free) > > > > > Fax: > > > > > Electronic Mail:prpl@m... > > > > > > > > > > Note: Travel expenses are covered on many NIH sponsored > studies. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Spastic Paraplegia Foundation, Inc. > > > > > www.sp-foundation.org > > > > > Dedicated to upper motor neuron diseases termed Hereditary > Spastic > > > > > Paraplegia and Primary Lateral Sclerosis > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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