Variability and prognostic relevance of different phenotypes in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis - Data from a population-based registry

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 345, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 164-167

  Wolf, Joachim ^a   Safer, Anton ^b   Wöhrle, Johannes C ^c   Palm, Frederick ^a   Nix, Wilfred A ^d   Maschke, Matthias ^e   Grau, Armin J ^a  

^a KLINIKUM LUDWIGSHAFEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c Katholisches Klinikum Koblenz   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER MAINZ   (Germany)

^e KRANKENHAUS DER BARMHERZIGEN BRÜDER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Frontotemporal dementia; Phenotype; Population register; Prognosis; Survival

Indexed keywords

AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; BULBAR PHENOTYPE; CLASSIC PHENOTYPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE REGISTRY; FEMALE; FLAIL ARM PHENOTYPE; FLAIL LEG PHENOTYPE; FOLLOW UP; FRONTOTEMPORAL DEMENTIA; GERMANY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PYRAMIDAL PHENOTYPE; RESPIRATORY PHENOTYPE; SEX RATIO; SURVIVAL RATE; CLASSIFICATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; REGISTER; SURVIVAL;

AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHENOTYPE; PROGNOSIS; REGISTRIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84908219067     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: 18785883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2014.07.033     Document Type: Article

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