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Three Articles from Original Research

Foran, Emily, and Davide Trotti. “Glutamate transporters and the excitotoxic path to motor neuron degeneration in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.” Antioxidants & Redox Signaling 11.7 (2009): 1587+. Academic OneFile. Web. 3 Nov. 2012.

Hong Z. Yin, John H. Weiss, Marked synergism between mutant SOD1 and glutamate transport inhibition in the induction of motor neuronal degeneration in spinal cord slice cultures, Brain Research, Volume 1448, 11 April 2012, Pages 153-162, ISSN 0006-8993, 10.1016/j.brainres.2012.02.005. (http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006899312002284) Keywords: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; G93A; GLT-1; NOS; Excitotoxicity; Motor neuron; 1-naphthyl acetylspermine; N-nitro-l-arginine methyl ester

Miller RG, Mitchell JD, Moore DH. Riluzole for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)/motor neuron disease (MND). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2012, Issue 3. Art. No.: CD001447. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD001447.pub3.

“General Purpose” Article

“Misdiagnosis and Missed Diagnoses in Patients with ALS.” JAAPA. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Nov. 2012. <http://www.jaapa.com/misdiagnosis-and-missed-diagnoses-in-patients-with-als/article/140950/&gt;.

“Technical” Book

Bellenir, Karen. Brain Disorders Sourcebook. 1st ed. Detroit, MI: Omnigraphics, 1999. Print.

Miscellaneous Bibliography

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ALS Diagram. Digital image. ALS Ontario – Signs and Symptoms. ALS Ontario, 2012. Web. 6 Dec. 2012. <http://alsont.ca/signs-and-symptoms&gt;.

ALS in Guam. YouTube. YouTube, 01 Mar. 2008. Web. 6 Dec. 2012. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ma4VccYoSg&gt;.

“Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Fact Sheet.” : National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS). N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Nov. 2012. <http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/amyotrophiclateralsclerosis/detail_ALS.htm&gt;.

“Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Lou Gehrig’s Disease.” – March 15, 1999. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Nov. 2012. <http://www.aafp.org/afp/1999/0315/p1489.html&gt;.

Arts, Ilse M. P., Frank G. Van Rooij, Sebastiaan Overeem, Sigrid Pillen, Henny M. H. A. Janssen, H. Jurgen Schelhaas, and Machiel J. Zwarts. “Quantitative Muscle Ultrasonography in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.” Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology 34.3 (2008): 354-61. Print.

Born, Kathryn. Motor neurons are affected by ALS. Digital image. The DANA Guide to Brain Health. The DANA Foundation, Mar. 2007. Web. 5 Dec. 2012. <http://www.dana.org/news/brainhealth/detail.aspx?id=9768&gt;.

Bramwell, Byrom. ALS with Bulbar Involvement. Digital image. Bulbar Weakness or Dysfunction. Neuromuscular Disease Center, 26 Nov. 2012. Web. 6 Dec. 2012. <http://neuromuscular.wustl.edu/musdist/bulbar.html&gt;.

Dirkes, Kirsten. Babinski Sign. Digital image. Fun Word Friday: Medical Terms. Captionmax, 07 Jan. 2011. Web. 6 Dec. 2012. <http://captionmax.com/blog/2011/01/fun-word-friday-medical-terms/&gt;.

Fox, Michael D., and Adam B. Cohen. Brain MRI – “Bright Tongue Sign” in ALS. Digital image. Neurology. AAN Enterprises, 02 Oct. 2012. Web. 3 Dec. 2012. <http://www.neurology.org/content/79/14/1520.full&gt;.

“Gehrig’s Farewell Speech.” YouTube. YouTube, 02 June 2010. Web. 03 Nov. 2012. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uXsPvf9zq4&gt;.

Glutamate Regulation. Digital image. Glutamate, How To Reduce The Pain. Free Medical Tips, 2011. Web. 3 Nov. 2012. <http://freemedicaladvicetips.blogspot.com/2011/08/glutamate-how-to-reduce-pain.html&gt;.

“Health.” Jean-Martin Charcot Biography (1825-1893). N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Nov. 2012. <http://www.faqs.org/health/bios/69/Jean-Martin-Charcot.html&gt;.

Huang, Cao, Jianbin Tong, Fangfang Bi, Hongxia Zhou, and Xu-Gang Xia. “Mutant TDP-43 in Motor Neurons Promotes the Onset and Progression of ALS in Rats.” The Journal of Clincal Investigation 122.1 (2012): 107-18. Print.

JAAPA. Diagnosing ALS. Digital image. JAAPA. American Academy of Physician Assistants and Haymarket Media, 01 July 2006. Web. 6 Dec. 2012. <http://www.jaapa.com/misdiagnosis-and-missed-diagnoses-in-patients-with-als/article/140950/3/&gt;.

Jean-Martin Charcot. Digital image. Sporadic ALS. Neuromuscular, 28 Aug. 2012. Web. 3 Nov. 2012. <http://neuromuscular.wustl.edu/spinal/als.htm&gt;.

“KidsHealth.” Lou Gehrig’s Disease (ALS). N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Nov. 2012. <http://kidshealth.org/kid/grownup/conditions/als.html&gt;.

Lepore, Vito, and Saverio Staffieri. Change in Incidence Rate of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis with Age. Digital image. BMJ Journals – Incidence of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis in Southern Italy: A Population Based Study. BMJ Publishing Group Ltd., 21 Nov. 2004. Web. 19 Nov. 2012. <http://jnnp.bmj.com/content/76/8/1094.full&gt;.

“Lou Gehrig’s Disease – Effects of Lou Gehrig’s Disease – What is ALS” YouTube. YouTube, 21 May 2012. Web. 05 Nov. 2012. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOvvW8gbWSA&gt;.

Madsen, Amy. “C9ORF72 Mutation Most Common Cause of Familial ALS, FTD, ALS-FTD.” MDA/ALS Newsmagazine. MDA-ALS Division, 21 Sept. 2011. Web. 19 Nov. 2012. <http://alsn.mda.org/news/c9orf72-mutation-most-common-cause-als-ftd-als-ftd&gt;.

Pathogenesis of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Digital image. World Journal of Biological Chemistry. Baishideng Publishing Group Co., Limited., 26 May 2010. Web. 3 Nov. 2012. <http://www.wjgnet.com/1949-8454/full/v1/i5/WJBC-1-62-g001.htm&gt;.

Projects by Students for Students. Areas of the Body Affected by Lou Gehrig’s Disease. Digital image. Deadly Diseases: Lou Gehrig’s Disease. Oracle ThinkQuest, 2006. Web. 10 Nov. 2012. <http://library.thinkquest.org/05aug/00112/lou_gehrigs_frameset.htm&gt;.

Projects by Students for Students. “Lou Gehrig’s Disease.” ThinkQuest. Oracle Foundation, 2006. Web. 10 Nov. 2012. <http://library.thinkquest.org/05aug/00112/lou_gehrigs_frameset.htm&gt;.

Rilutek. Digital image. Buy Rilutek Online. Planet Drugs Direct, n.d. Web. 6 Dec. 2012. <http://www.planetdrugsdirect.com/Drugs/Rilutek/101290/&gt;.

“Search Our Site.” Homepage. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Nov. 2012. <http://www.alsa.org/&gt;.

Signs and Symptoms of ALS. Digital image. JAAPA: Misdiagnosis and Missed Diagnoses in Patients with ALS. American Academy of Physician Assistants and Haymarket Media, Inc., 1 July 2006. Web. 3 Nov. 2012. <http://www.jaapa.com/misdiagnosis/and/missed-diagnosis-in-patients-with-als/article/140950/2/&gt;.

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The ALS Association. Nerve Cells. Digital image. What Is ALS? The ALS Association, 2010. Web. 3 Nov. 2012. <http://www.alsa.org/about-als/what-is-als.html&gt;.

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Wahl, Margaret. ALS Due to Mutations in the Gene for FUS. Digital image. MDA/ALS Newsmagazine. MDA-ALS Division, 13 Aug. 2010. Web. 19 Nov. 2012. <http://alsn.mda.org/news/more-fus-related-als-cases-found&gt;.