Aalborg University Hospital, Clinic for Nerve and Muscle Diseases

DirectorChief Physician, Professor Dr. Jakob Udby Blicher
Principal investigatorChief Physician Dr. Izabella Obál

The Clinic for Nerve and Muscle Diseases in the Neurology Department offers multidisciplinary care to patients with motor neuron diseases, such as ALS. The team includes medical and rehabilitation professionals who provide guidance, symptom management, and coordination with primary care. They ensure patients and families receive timely support and information.

Contact Information

AddressAalborg UniversitetshospitalHospitalsbyen 19260 Denemarken

ContactNeurology Department

Phone4597662300
Emailneurologisk@rn.dk

Center information

Serving population
~600.000

Patient resources

Population based register
Clinic based register
Geographically matched controls
Number of spinal cord samples
5
Number of brain samples
~5

Banks

TypeALS PatientsControlsOther
DNA bank
/
/
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Serum bank
64+
47+
25+
RNA bank
/
/
/

Research activities

Clinical management research
Neuro epidemiology
Neuro physiology
Neuro imaging
Neuro psychology
Neuro pathology
Genomics
Transcriptomics
Metabolomics

Clinical Trials - Industry Sponsored

Name
ASTRALS
Type
RCT
Patients
3
Name
CHAMPION ALS (closed)
Type
RCT
Patients
6

Clinical Trials - Investigator initiated

Name
Identification of prognostic and diagnostic biomarkers for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (recruiting)
Type
Investigator initiated clinical study
Patients
136+
Name
Structural and functional networks in ALS: An insight into pseudobulbar affect
Type
Prospective observations study (PhD project)
Patients
30+

Publication

  1. A national survey of pseudobulbar affect and symptomatic treatment in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Steenkjaer CH et al. Amyotroph Lateral Scler Frontotemporal Degener. 2026
  2. Movement-related beta modulation in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis depends on muscle strength: A magnetoencephalography study. Stærmose T. et al. Aperture Neuro. 2026
  3. Hospital-Diagnosed Traumatic Head Injury and Associated Risk of Developing ALS: A Nationwide Population-Based Case-Control Study. Levison L. et al. Neurology. 2025
  4. Laminar fMRI in the locked-in stage of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis shows preserved activity in layer Vb of primary motor cortex Knudsen et al. Aperture Neuro 2024
  5. Incidence and mortality of ALS: a 42-year population-based nationwide study. Levison L et al. J Neurol 2024
    https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00415-024-12743-0

For other publications, see:
https://vbn.aau.dk/en/organisations/neurologisk-og-neurofysiologisk-afdeling/