For patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS): aged between 50 and 60 years and similar age of onset and duration of the disease.
For patients with multiple sclerosis (MS): with recently confirmed diagnosis of MS, aged between 20 and 50 years and considering the male-to-female ratio in MS of approximately 2:1.
For healthy volunteers: spouses of patients unaffected by any neurological disease and matching their age and gender ratio for both conditions.
You may not be if
Patients who do not consent to participate in the study.
MS patients who have received treatment with immunomodulators or corticosteroids and are in an acute phase of the disease.
