Assessment of cervical skeletal muscle index in early and late phases of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Cervical SMI measurements at the C3 vertebral level may support ALS diagnosis, particularly in patients with longer disease duration. SMI may also provide insight into early muscle loss due to denervation.
Authors
- Ufuk Emre (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1650-3935)
- Yüksel Erdal
- Özdeş Mahmutoğlu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0105-8688)
- Abdullah Soydan Mahmutoğlu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7987-0006)
- Nurettin Yavuz
Institutions
- Bezmiâlem Vakıf Üniversitesi (TR)
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi (TR)
- Universidad CES (CO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Neurological Research
- Published
- 2025-06-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/01616412.2025.2520010
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.39