ALS Untangled No. 21: Fecal transplants
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Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is a technique whereby stool from a healthy donor is delivered into the GI tract of a sick patient. On behalf of PALS who requested it, we herein review the e...
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FMT has the potential to play a role in treatment of neurological disorders such as ALS.
“Based on current findings (115), FMT has the potential to play a role in treatment of neurological disorders such as ALS.”
From Modulation of the gut–brain axis via the gut microbiota: a new era in treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (2023) · cites this paper as [115]
ALS is a multifactorial syndrome as opposed to a single disease.
“ALS is a multifactorial syndrome as opposed to a single disease (115).”
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- Authors
- The ALSUntangled Group
- Corresponding author
- The ALSUntangled Group
- Venue
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2013-07-22
- Volume
- 14
- Issue
- 5-6
- Pages
- 482-485
- ISSN
- 2167-8421 (ISSN-L)
- 2167-9223
- OpenAlex
- W4235263738
- Cited by
- 7
- References
- 20
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2023: 2 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 1
- FWCI
- 0.00
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Gut microbiota and health
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Neurology › Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Gastroenterology › Gastrointestinal motility and disorders
- Keywords
- fecal microbiota transplantation, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, gut microbiota, gastrointestinal tract
- MeSH terms
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Animals, Biological Therapy, Feces, Humans, Transplantation, Metagenome
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