ALS Centre CHU Dupuytren

    Foundation year2005
    DirectorProf. Philippe Couratier
    Principal investigatorProf. Philippe Couratier
    1. Care missions: – Provide diagnosis of motoneuron diseases – Conduct multidisciplinary evaluation every 3 monthsProvide medical and social support – Organize home support
    2. Training missions: – Organize training actions for the medical and paramedical staff – Share specific knowledges on ALS patient’s care – Participate in and get involved in working groups during the coordination symposium of French ALS centres
    3. Research missions: – Ensure clinical research activities through the establishment of internal and multicenter research protocols: area of research: epidemiology, cognition and nutrition – Participate in therapeutic research in collaboration with the pharmaceutical industry – Communicate the results of research through oral or displayed communications – Publish the results of research into national and international levels.

    Contact Information

    AddressLimoges2 Avenue Martin Luther-King87000 France

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    Serving population
    1.200.000

    Patient resources

    Population based register
    Clinic based register
    Geographically matched controls
    Number of muscle samples
    10
    Number of skin samples
    20
    Number of brain samples
    10

    Banks

    TypeALS PatientsControlsOther
    DNA bank
    100
    0
    100
    Serum bank
    100
    100
    100

    Research activities

    Clinical management research
    Neuro epidemiology
    Neuro physiology
    Neuro imaging
    Neuro psychology
    Neuro pathology
    Genomics
    Transcriptomics
    Metabolomics

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