Laurel Officer, Carmel Armon, Paul Barkhaus, Morgan Beauchamp, Michael Benatar, Tulio Bertorini, Robert Bowser, Mark Bromberg, Andrew Brown, Olimpia Mihaela Carbunar, Gregory T Carter, Jesse Crayle, Keelie Denson, Eva Feldman, Timothy Fullam, Terry Heiman-Patterson, Carlayne Jackson, Sartaj Jhooty, Danelle Levinson, Xiaoyan Li, Alexandra Linares, Elise Mallon, Javier Mascias Cadavid, Christopher Mcdermott, Tasnim Mushannen, Lyle Ostrow, Ronak Patel, Gary Pattee, Dylan Ratner, Yuyao Sun, John Sladky, Paul Wicks, Richard Bedlack
Spurred by patient interest, ALSUntangled herein examines the potential of the Portable Neuromodulation Stimulator (PoNS™) in treating amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The PoNS™ device, FDA-approved for the treatment of gait deficits in adult patients with multiple sclerosis, utilizes translingual neurostimulation to stimulate trigeminal and facial nerves via the tongue, aiming to induce neuroplastic changes. While there are early, promising data for PoNS treatment to improve gait and balance in multiple sclerosis, stroke, and traumatic brain injury, no pre-clinical or clinical studies have been performed in ALS...
April 26, 2024: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration