NEuroMuscular Omnicentre (NEMO) is based at the Niguarda Ca’ Granda Hospital in Milan (Italy) and is a hospital unit committed to the study and the care of Neuromuscular Diseases, including Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD), Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), and Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA). The Centre has 16 rooms for 20 in-patients, day hospital service and multidisciplinary outpatient clinics; two medical gym, one for children and one for adults, are available for in-patient and day hospital rehabilitation. NEMO draws together the expertise of a large team of specialists which perform a multidisciplinary service aimed to cover the full range of needs of neuromuscular patients. The disciplines represented in the team include clinicians (neurologist, physiatrist, pulmonologist, nutritionist), psychologists, respiratory and motor therapists, speech therapists, dietician, and nurses. NEMO’s activity is aimed to improve the patient’s quality of life with effective interventions focused on minimizing the damages caused by the disease progression. NEMO’s team offers comprehensive services in the areas of diagnosis, conventional and experimental treatment protocols, rehabilitation, nutrition and pulmonary care and research. The Centre sees over 1000 neuromuscular patients a year as daycases and in/outpatients.
| NEuroMuscular Omnicentre (NEMO) | |
|---|---|
| Foundation year | 2008 |
| Director | Professor Valeria Sansone |
| Principal investigator | Christian Lunetta, MD |
| Contact information | |
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| Address | Piazza Ospedale Maggiore 3 |
| Phone | +39 (0)2 91433742 |
| Fax | +39 (0)2 914337200 |
| info@centrocliniconemo.it | |
Publications
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| Serving population | |
|---|---|
| Serving population | 1000 |
| Patient resources | |
|---|---|
| Population based register | No |
| Clinic based register | Yes |
| Geographically matched controls | No |
Banks
There are no banks for this centre
| Research activities | |
|---|---|
| Clinical management research | Yes |
| Neuro epidemiology | Yes |
| Neuro physiology | No |
| Neuro imaging | No |
| Neuro psychology | Yes |
| Neuro pathology | No |
| Genomics | Yes |
| Transcriptomics | Yes |
| Metabolomics | No |
Clinical Trials - Industry sponsored
| Name | Type | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| AB10015 | AB Science | 18 |
| VITALITY (CY4031) | Cytokinetics | 20 |
| ALSTAL | TEVA | 30 |
Clinical Trials - Investigator initiated
| Name | Type | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| STEMALS II - Turin ALS Centre | Nationwide, multicenter; ongoing | 6 |
| CYHSCT-ALS002 – Centro Clinico Nemo – Università di Genova | Nationwide, multicenter; ongoing | 4 |
| EPOS - Istituto Besta, Milano | Nationwide, multicenter; closed | 6 |
| LitALS - Turin ALS Centre | Nationwide, multicenter; closed | 7 |
| SLA-LAC - Istituto “Mario Negri” | Nationwide, multicenter; closed | 12 |
| EUROMOTOR | 96 | |
| PEPALS – Centro Clinico Nemo, Istituto San Donato | Closed | 30 |