Clinical care of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

A Radunović, H Mitsumoto, PN Leigh - The Lancet Neurology, 2007 - thelancet.com
Although amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and its variants are readily recognised by
neurologists, about 10% of patients are misdiagnosed, and delays in diagnosis are …

Palliative care for patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis:“prepare for the worst and hope for the best”

H Mitsumoto, JG Rabkin - Jama, 2007 - jamanetwork.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a devastating terminal neurodegenerative disease
with a highly predictable clinical course such that palliative care should begin at or soon …

Tracheostomy with invasive ventilation for ALS patients: neurologists' roles in the US and Japan

J Rabkin, M Ogino, R Goetz, M McElhiney… - … Lateral Sclerosis and …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Our objective was to determine whether substantial differences in rates of TIV utilization in
the US and Japan are associated with the role of the treating neurologist. Questionnaires in …

Home-and community-based medical care for neurodegenerative diseases: ALS as an illustration

T Nagasaka, Y Takiyama - Neurodegenerative disorders as systemic …, 2015 - Springer
Neurodegenerative diseases generally have a slow, progressive course involving a great
deal of suffering for patients. We need to be patient and tolerant when facing such a disease …

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Primary Lateral Sclerosis

KB Boylan, MA Ross, EJ Sorenson - Neurodegeneration, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and primary lateral sclerosis (PLS) are
neurodegenerative motor neuron disorders of unknown cause, each resulting in stereotypic …

A Comprehensive Approach to Managing Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

G Harrington-Moroney… - … Lateral Sclerosis: A Guide …, 2009 - books.google.com
Patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) receive care in a variety of clinical settings.
When such care is provided in a comprehensive clinic that specializes in ALS (and possibly …

[HTML][HTML] Soins palliatifs de patients atteints de la sclerose laterale amyotrophique:<< Preparer le pire en esperant le mieux

H Mitsumoto, JG Rabkin - JAMA-français, 2007 - triggered.edina.clockss.org
La sclérose latérale amyotrophique (SLA) est une maladie neuro-dégénérative dévastatrice
dont l'évolution clinique est très prévisible si bien qu'il faut entamer des soins palliatifs dès le …