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

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    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 SpainBrain. 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