Finding diseases associated with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a total population-based case-control study.
Ching-Piao TsaiChenyu HuCharles Tzu-Chi LeePublished in: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis & frontotemporal degeneration (2018)
Our results support the hypothesis that diseases developing prior to ALS diagnoses are hypermetabolic disorders. Hypometabolic disorders may have a beneficial effect on ALS incidence. Defective energy metabolism may play a role in ALS pathogenesis.