Background
Methods
Results
Demographics
Total | Bulbar onset | Limb onset | |
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Demographics
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No. of patients (%) | 202 | 78 (36.6) | 124 (61.4) |
Gender ratio F:M | 1:1.6 | 1:1.1 | 1:2.1 |
Mean age of onset in years (SD) | 60.8 (11.3) | 58.1 (11.0) | 63.2 (10.6) |
Diagnostic Interval
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Average number of months from symptom onset (SD) | 13.1 (6.5) | 9.2 (4.5) | 15.2 (7.7) |
Diagnostic Pathway
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Neurologist, n (%) | 62 (30.7) | 30 (38.5) | 32 (25.8) |
General Practitioner, n (%) | 55 (27.2) | 11 (14.1) | 44 (35.5) |
Orthopedist, n (%) | 54 (26.7) | 10 (12.8) | 44 (35.5) |
Otolaryngologist, n (%) | 12 (5.9) | 12 (15.4) | 0 |
Neurosurgeon, n (%) | 15 (7.4) | 11 (14.1) | 4 (3.2) |
Others, n (%) | 4 (2.0) | 4 (5.1) | 0 |
Diagnostic interval and initial screening physician
Diagnostic interval for patients with BO and LO
Direct and indirect referral from an ORTH to a neurologist in LO patients
ORTH to Neurologist | ORTH to other clinics to Neurologist | |
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Demographics
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No. of patients (%) | 34 (77.3) | 10 (22.7) |
Gender ratio F:M | 1:2.4 | 1:1.5 |
Mean age of onset in years (SD) | 63.1 (8.2) | 61.9 (7.8) |
Spinal spondylosis, n (%) | 20 (58.9) | 5 (50.0) |
Spinal surgery, n (%)* | 3 (8.8) | 0 |
Diagnostic Interval
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Average number of months from symptom onset (SD) | 21.9 (6.1) | 17.1 (5.5) |