Wheaton MW, Salamone AR, Mosnik DM et al. Cognitive impairment in familial ALS. Neurology 2007; 69:1411-1417.
Background. 51 % of patients with sALS have mild cognitive impairment, esp. executive function and memory. A subset, 15 % have more sever impairments with features of FTD. Over 60 % of patients had some cognitive impairment, either moderate or severe, generally unrelated to motor variables.
