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CDC Grand Rounds: National Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Registry Impact, Challenges, and Future Directions
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Dec 22 2017
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Source: MMWR Morbidity Mortal Weekly Rep. 66(50):1379-1382.
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Journal Article:Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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Description:Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease, is a rapidly progressive fatal neurologic disease. Currently, there is no cure for ALS and the available treatments only extend life by an average of a few months. The majority of ALS patients die within 2-5 years of Diagnosis, though survival time varies depending on disease progression (1,2). For approximately 10% of patients, ALS is familial, meaning it and has a genetic component; the remaining 90% have sporadic ALS, where etiology is unknown, but might be linked to environmental factors such as chemical exposures (e.g., heavy metals, pesticides) and occupational History (3).
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ISSN:0149-2195 (print);1545-861X (digital);
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Pubmed ID:29267263
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC5751576
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Pages in Document:4 pdf pages
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Volume:66
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Issue:50
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