1. Trauma and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a case-control study from a population-based registry
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Pupillo, E., Messina, P., Logroscino, G., Zoccolella, S., Chio, A., Calvo, A., Corbo, M., Lunetta, C., Micheli, A., Millul, A., Vitelli, E., Beghi, E., Bissolati, M., Formaglio, F., Gerardi, F., Giussani, G., Maestri, E., Prelle, A., Protti, A., Riva, N., Santoro, D., Al-Chalabi, A., Berro, A. C., De Mercanti, S., Giacone, S., Ilardi, A., Hardiman, O., Capozzo, R., Ludolph, A., Mitchell, D., Preux, P. -M., Swingler, R., van den Berg, L., Alvisi, E., Cereda, C., Ceroni, M., Citterio, A., di Poggio, M. B., Caponnetto, C., Buzzi, P., Colombo, I., Cotelli, M. S., Filosto, M., Padovani, A., De Lodovici, L., Ferrarese, C., Tremolizzo, L., Fetoni, V., Palazzini, E., Guaita, M. C., Perrone, P., Secchi, P., Lorusso, L., Sidoti, V., Perini, M., Tavernelli, F., Rigamonti, A., Pupillo, E, Messina, P, Logroscino, G, Zoccolella, S, Chiò, A, Calvo, A, Corbo, M, Lunetta, C, Micheli, A, Millul, A, Vitelli, E, Beghi, E, Bissolati, M, Formaglio, F, Gerardi, F, Giussani, G, Maestri, E, Prelle, A, Protti, A, Riva, N, Santoro, D, Al Chalabi, A, Berro, A, De Mercanti, S, Giacone, S, Ilardi, A, Hardiman, O, Capozzo, R, Ludolph, A, Mitchell, D, Preux, P, Swingler, R, van den Berg, L, Alvisi, E, Cereda, C, Ceroni, M, Citterio, A, di Poggio, M, Caponnetto, C, Buzzi, P, Colombo, I, Cotelli, M, Filosto, M, Padovani, A, De Lodovici, L, Ferrarese, C, Tremolizzo, L, Fetoni, V, Palazzini, E, Guaita, M, Perrone, P, Secchi, P, Lorusso, L, Sidoti, V, Perini, M, Tavernelli, F, and Rigamonti, A
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Male ,ALS, trauma, risk ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Pediatrics ,Epidemiology ,Population ,Poison control ,Trauma ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Injury prevention ,Humans ,Medicine ,Registries ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ,education ,Aged ,education.field_of_study ,business.industry ,Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis ,Case-control study ,Odds ratio ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,3. Good health ,Risk factors ,Neurology ,Case-Control Studies ,Multivariate Analysis ,Physical therapy ,Wounds and Injuries ,Population study ,Female ,Neurology (clinical) ,business ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery - Abstract
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Published reports on the association between amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and trauma are controversial suggesting the need for a new case-control study done in a large population. METHODS: A case-control study was undertaken in Italy to assess this association. Cases were patients with newly diagnosed ALS from four population-based registries. For each case, two hospital controls were selected, matched for age, sex, and province of residence, one with a neurological (non-degenerative) disease and one with a non-neurological disease (other than orthopedic or surgical). Traumatic events (defined as accidental events causing injuries requiring medical care) were recorded with details on type, site, timing, severity, and complications. The risks were assessed as odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CI), crude and adjusted for age, sex, education, interviewee (patient or surrogate), physical activity, smoking, alcohol, and coffee. RESULTS: The study population comprised 377 patients in each of the three groups. One or more traumatic events were reported by 225 cases (59.7%), 191 neurological controls (50.7%), and 179 non-neurological controls (47.5%) (P
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- 2012