Management strategies for patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis from diagnosis through death

Z Simmons - The neurologist, 2005 - journals.lww.com
Background: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neuromuscular disorder
that is inevitably fatal. There are no effective treatments to stop or reverse the natural course …

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

PM Andersen, GD Borasio, R Dengler… - European Handbook …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Background Despite being one of the most devastating diseases known, there is little
evidence for diagnosing and managing patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) …

Comprehensive management of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

GT Carter, RG Miller - Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation …, 1998 - pmr.theclinics.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a rapidly progressive motor neuron disease that poses
a myriad of clinical problems Patients with ALS are best treated in a multidisciplinary setting …

[HTML][HTML] Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: an update for 2013 clinical features, pathophysiology, management and therapeutic trials

PH Gordon - Aging and disease, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), first described by Jean-Martin Charcot in the 1870s, is
an age-related disorder that leads to degeneration of motor neurons. The disease begins …

[HTML][HTML] Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS): three letters that change the people's life. For ever

ASB Oliveira, RDB Pereira - Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria, 2009 - SciELO Brasil
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disease affecting the motor
nervous system. It causes progressive and cumulative physical disabilities in patients, and …

Supportive and symptomatic management of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

EV Hobson, CJ McDermott - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2016 - nature.com
The main aims in the care of individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) are to
minimize morbidity and maximize quality of life. Although no cure exists for ALS, supportive …

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: ethical issues from diagnosis to end of life

L McCluskey - NeuroRehabilitation, 2007 - content.iospress.com
The variable clinical course of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) confronts the clinician,
the patient and caregivers with many ethical challenges from the moment of breaking the …

The amyotrophic lateral sclerosis center: a model of multidisciplinary management

AS Mayadev, MD Weiss, BJ Distad, LS Krivickas… - Physical Medicine and …, 2008 - Elsevier
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a devastating, progressive motor neuron disorder that
poses a myriad of clinical problems. Patients who have ALS are best cared for in a …

Care management in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

MH Soriani, C Desnuelle - Revue neurologique, 2017 - Elsevier
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a relentlessly progressive and fatal
neurodegenerative disease characterized by progressive weakness of voluntary muscles of …

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and palliative care: where we are, and the road ahead

LJ Blackhall - Muscle & nerve, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) have high symptom burdens, including
pain, fatigue, dyspnea, and sialorrhea, and they must make difficult decisions about the use …