Oct 22, 2024 · On Average, ALS Diagnosis Takes 12-15 Months. As Babu noted, the percentage of patients initially diagnosed with something else may be as high as 52%. The time to diagnosis in ALS remained steady ...

Sep 16, 2024 · Researchers have developed a blood test for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) that could lead to more rapid and accurate diagnosis when used alongside standard clinical evaluations ...

Mar 21, 2017 · Among the participants, 94 had ALS (64 men; median age, 62.5 years; most were treated with riluzole), 20 had frontotemporal dementia (8 men; median age, 65 years), and 18 had motor neuropathies ...

Jun 5, 2015 · Their sensitivity analysis of the age at ALS diagnosis showed that until about age 51 years, development of diabetes increased ALS risk (OR, 1.68), although this didn't reach statistical significance.

Jun 21, 2023 · Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a rare neurodegenerative disorder that affects upper and lower motor neurons. ... Diagnosis and Management of Spinal Muscular Atrophy;

Oct 21, 2024 · The data suggested that delaying riluzole initiation by 1 year (from 6 months to 18 months after diagnosis) reduced the median survival by 1.9 months (from 40.1 to 38.2 months).

Dec 2, 2016 · A new study suggests that patients with ALS can benefit from higher fruit and vegetable intake. Dr Laurie Barclay reviews the findings.

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May 12, 2022 · An ultra-high dose of methylcobalamin slows functional decline and is safe in patients with early stage amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, results from a new phase 3 study suggest.

Differential Diagnosis . This patient presented with symptoms consistent with ALS, although there were atypical features that suggested that other diagnoses needed to be excluded. ALS is a ...