ALS Multidisciplinary Unit, Clinical Hospital Santiago de Compostela
Foundation year2015
DirectorJulio Pardo, MD, PhD
Principal investigatorJulio Pardo, MD, PhD
The ALS multidisciplinary Unit in Santiago de Compostela (Spain) undertakes the overall care of patients with ALS and other motor neuron diseases at the Hospital Clínico, being the reference Unit for expert opinion in the Galician region (2.710.000 inhabitants). Our ALS Unit attends more than 56 patients/year and about 30 patients/year are referred for second opinion. Our ALS research group is integrated in the newly stablished ALS Genetics Spanish Consortium (ALSGESCO).
Contact Information
AddressSantiago de CompostelaTravesía Choupana, s/n15706 Spain
ContactClinical Hospital Santiago de Compostela
Phone34981950332
WebsiteXXISantiago.sergas.es
Restricted information
Serving population
500.000 inhabitants, 2.710.000 for second opinion
Patient resources
Population based register
Clinic based register
Geographically matched controls
Banks
TypeALS PatientsControlsOther
DNA bank available since 2019
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Research activities
Clinical management research
Neuro epidemiology
Neuro physiology
Neuro imaging
Neuro psychology
Neuro pathology
Genomics
Transcriptomics
Metabolomics
Publication
- García-Redondo A, Dols-Icardo O, Rojas-García R, Esteban-Pérez J, Cordero-Vázquez P, Muñoz-Blanco JL, Catalina I, González-Muñoz M, Varona L, Sarasola E, Povedano M, Sevilla T, Guerrero A, Pardo J, de Munain AL, Márquez-Infante C, de Rivera FJ, Pastor P, Jericó I, de Arcaya AA, Mora JS, Clarimón J. Analysis of the C9orf72 Gene in Patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis in Spain and Different Populations Worldwide. Hum Mutat 2013; 34 (1): 79-82. doi:10.1002/humu.22211.
- Dols-Icardo O, Nebot I, Gorostidi A, Ortega-Cubero S, Hernández I, Rojas-García R, García-Redondo A, Povedano M, Lladó A, Álvarez V, Sánchez-Juan P, Pardo J, Jericó I, Vázquez-Costa J, Sevilla T, Cardona F, Indakoechea B, Moreno F, Fernández-Torrón R, Muñoz-Llahuna L, Moreno-Grau S, Rosende-Roca M, Vela Á, Muñoz-Blanco JL, Combarros O, Coto E, Alcolea D, Fortea J, Lleó A, Sánchez-Valle R, Esteban-Pérez J, Ruiz A, Pastor P, López De Munain A, Pérez-Tur J, Clarimón J; Dementia Genetics Spanish Consortium (DEGESCO). Analysis of the CHCHD10 gene in patients with frontotemporal dementia and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis from Spain. Brain. 2015 Jul 7.
- J Pardo, E Echarri. Guías clínicoterapéuticas en Neurología. ELA. Editores Médicos: Madrid, 2002. ISBN: 84-95076-04-7.
- Paula Suárez; Javier Naveiro; Julio Pardo; Manuela Lema; Jose Castillo; Manuel Noya. Esclerosis lateral amiotrófica y ceftriaxona. REVISTA DE NEUROLOGIA 1994; 22: 562 – 564.
- Proceso Asistencial Integrado de Esclerosis Lateral Amiotrófica. Xunta de Galicia. Conselleria de Sanidade. Servicio Galego de Saúde. 2018. https://libraria.xunta.gal/sites/default/files/downloads/publicacion/pai_ela_c_nav.pdf