Erschienen in:
01.09.2013 | Journal club
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: new hope for an old disease?
verfasst von:
M. D. Willis, N. P. Robertson
Erschienen in:
Journal of Neurology
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Ausgabe 9/2013
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Excerpt
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a condition feared by patients and neurologists alike. For patients, the rapid and relentless progression of disease with (for the majority) intact cognitive ability is harrowing and devastating. For clinicians, the lack of availability of an effective therapeutic arsenal to offer patients and the prospect of watching their inevitable demise produces feelings of helplessness and frustration. …