ALS Research Centers - France

General Information Research and Trials
Paris - Centre SLA Salpêtrière
Fédération de neurologie Mazarin
Division MAZARIN
Hôpital de la Salpêtrière
47, boulevard de l'Hôpital
75013 Paris, France
Phone: 33-142160426
Fax: 33-144243269
E-mail: vincent.meininger@psl.ap-hop-paris.fr
 
Medical Director of Clinic:
V. Meininger
Specialty :
Neurologist
Research emphasis:
Clinical research on ALS.
Clinical trials in progress:
Combination trial with Sanofi (SR57746A)
 
Record last reviewed:
29 Aug 2002
Marseille - Service de Neurologie et Maladies Neuromusculaires
Centre Hospitalier et Universitaire de Marseille
Hôpital de la Timone
Boulevard Jean Moulin, 13005 Marseille, France
Phone: 33-04-91-386578
Fax: 33-491-426855
 
Director:
Professor Jean Pouget
No information available at this time.
Montpellier - ALS Center of Montpellier
Federation de Neurologie
hôpital Gui de Chauliac
CHU de Montpellier
34295 montpellier Cedex 5, France
Phone: 33-4-67-33-78-22
Fax: 33-4-67-33-81-36
E-mail: w-camu@chu-montpellier.fr
 
Medical Director:
Pr. William Camu
Specialty:
Neurology
Other medial specialists:
Dr. Jawad Khoris
Other diseases treated:
Multiple sclerosis, Parkinsonian syndroms, neuromuscular diseases
Other information:
Includes a department of clinical neurophysiology.
Research emphasis:
1 - Coordinating center in France for ALS genetics with the construction of a large (> 3000 dans) DNA bank
Linkage studies
Candidate gene studies
International collaborations in ALS genetics
2 - Etiopathogeny of ALS
Motor unit analysis
TMS
Surrogate markers studies
Proteomic studies
3 - Epidemiologic studies
Clinical trials in progress:
Xaprila (Sanofi)
Clinical trials in future:
Name of drugs confidential: trial 1 to begin in October 2002, trial 2 to begin in November 2002
 
Contact Person: Pr. Camu
Phone: 33-4-67-33-78-22
Fax: 33-4-67-33-81-36
E-mail: w-camu@chu-montpellier.fr
 
Record last reviewed:
06 Sep 2002
Nice - Médecine Physique, Maladies Neuromusculaires, Centre Hospitalier et Universitaire de Nice
Médecine Physique, Maladies Neuromusculaires
Centre Hospitalier et Universitaire de Nice
Université de Nice-Sophia Antipolis, UMR CNRS 6549
Hôpital de l'Archet 1
Route Saint Antoine Ginestiere - BP 3079
06202 Nice cedex 03 - France
Phone: 33-492-035505
Fax: 33-492-035892
E-mail: desnuelle.c@chu-nice.fr
 
Medical Director of Clinic:
Claude Desnuelle, M.D.
Other medical specialties:
Rehabilitation medicine, physical, speech, occupational therapy, nutritional consultation.
Other disease conditions treated:
Neuro and orthopedic rehabilitation, myopathies (acquired and hereditary), myasthenia, peripheral neuropathies.
Research emphasis:
Clinical reserach and therapeutic trials in myopathies and ALS
Clinical trials in progress:
Combination trial with Sanofi (SR57746A)
 
Contact Person: Claude Desnuelle, M.D.
Phone: 33-492-035505
Fax: 33-492-035892
E-mail: desnuelle.c@chu-nice.fr
 
Record last reviewed:
03 Sep 2002
Brittany - ALS Center of Saint Brieuc
Service de Neurologie
Centre Hospitalier Yves Le Foll
22023 Saint Brieuc, France
Phone: 33-2-96-01-71-93
Fax: 33-2-96-01-75-03
E-mail: alain.furby@ch-stbrieuc.fr
 
Medical Director of Clinic:
Dr. Alain Furby
Specialties:
Neuromuscular disorders and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.
Clinical trials in progress:
Epidemiology and ALS database
Speech synthesis system
 
Contact Person: Dr. Alain Furby
 
Record last reviewed:
29 May 2006
Lille- ALS Center of Lille
Neurological department
Mouvement Disorder Unit
Hôpital SALENGRO
CHRU de Lille
59037 LILLE cedex, France
Phone: 33-4-20-44-67-51
Fax: 33-4-20-44-66-80
E-mail: brunaud-danel@chru-lille.fr
 
Medical Director:
Pr. Alain Destee
ALS Center Coordinator:
Dr. Veronique Danel-Brunaud
Specialty:
Neurology
Other medical specialists:
Dr. David Devos, neurologist
Dr. Bruno Pollez, Rehabilitation medicine
Dr. Thierry Perez, pneumologist
Dr. David Seguy, nutritionnist
Other diseases treated:
Parkinsonian syndromes and others extra pyramidal involvements.
Other information:
Includes a department of clinical neurophysiology.
Research emphasis:
Clinical and fundamental (VEGF) research on ALS and hypoxemia.
Clinical trials in future:
Name of drug confidential: trial to begin in 2006
 
Record last reviewed:
17 Jun 2006
Lyon- The Pierre Werheimer Neurological Hospital
59 boulevard Pinel
69003 Lyon cedex, France
Phone: 33-4-72-35-76-07 (Department of Neurology)
Phone: 33-4-72-11-80-63 (Department of Electroneuromyography and Neuromuscular Disorders)
E-mail: emmanuel.broussolle@chu-lyon.fr OR christophe.vial@chu-lyon.fr OR francoise.bouhour@chu-lyon.fr OR nadia.vandenberghe@chu-lyon.fr
 
Department of Neurology Researchers:
Emmanuel Broussolle, M.D., PhD
Nadia Vandenberghe, M.D.
Department of Electroneuromyography and Neuromuscular Disorders Researchers:
Christophe Vial, M.D.
Françoise Bouhour, M.D.
Research emphasis:
ALS
Clinical trials in progress:
NA
 
Record last reviewed:
19 Jun 2006