Summary: In this podcast, Dr Nortina Shahrizaila, a neurologist from the University of Malaya, talks about her review regarding Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and motor neuron syndromes in Asia. She discusses with Elizabeth Highton what is known of ALS in Asia from an epidemiological perspective through to disease characterisation and particular phenotypes which can be seen in Asian patients. They also discuss the Pan-Asian Consortium for Treatment and Research in ALS (PACTALS), whereby clinicians and researchers across the region have joined in collaborative effort to understand and treat this illness. Read the full paper here: <p>http://jnnp.bmj.com/content/87/8/821.full.</p> <p></p>
