[Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and cognition disorders. Neuropsychological study of a population of 26 patients].

Typical amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is described as a motoneuron disease which spared cognitive functions. Recent studies reported cognitive impairement associated with classical ALS. Gallasi and al.

Event-related auditory evoked potentials and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

Objective: To study event-related potentials and particularly the P300 wave in a group of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), as changes in the P300 wave have been observed in many cases of brain damage-inducing cognitive impairment.

Design: Case series.

Setting: University hospital.