Neuromuscular Disorders

A large number of disorders are classified under neuromuscular.

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and related disorders

  1. Multiple therapeutic trials are recruiting at UF to investigate the use of new medications in the management of ALS.
  2. ALS is a relatively rare disorder. UF has a registry that allows researcher to track information from all the patients with ALS at our institution and use it to improve care.
  3. Primary lateral sclerosis (PLS) is a disorder that shares some features with ALS. As ALS, we do not have an active cure for this disorder. One study evaluating a medication in this disorder is recruiting at UF.

Charcot Marie Tooth (CMT)

  1. Multiple studies are investigating new medications in the management of CMT.

Other disorders

Contact

Julie Segura at Julie.Segura@neurology.ufl.edu for more information.