Diagnostic problems and delay of diagnosis in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 103-105

  Kraemer, Markus ^a   Buerger, Melanie ^a   Berlit, Peter ^a  

^a Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach Hospital   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Delay of diagnosis; Diagnostic problems; Inappropriate surgery; Time to diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FASCICULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NEUROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FASCICULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 74149089632     PISSN: 03038467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2009.10.014     Document Type: Article

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