Fast Facts: Diagnosing Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Fast Facts: Diagnosing Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
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Publisher : Karger Medical and Scientific Publishers
Total Pages : 103
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ISBN-10 : 9781912776115
ISBN-13 : 1912776111
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Book Synopsis Fast Facts: Diagnosing Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis by : Martin Turner

Download or read book Fast Facts: Diagnosing Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis written by Martin Turner and published by Karger Medical and Scientific Publishers. This book was released on 2019-11-26 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (also known as Lou Gehrig's disease or motor neuron disease) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that exerts a notorious life-shortening physical toll. Understandably, clinicians are keen to avoid a wrong diagnosis when there are such serious consequences, but any delay in diagnosis can result in unnecessary, and sometimes harmful, interventions, and prevents prompt implementation of much-needed physical and emotional support. Starting from the premise that ALS is not one disease but a syndrome, with a spectrum of upper and lower motor neuron involvement, this highly readable resource examines the causes of diagnostic delay and how to avoid them. With no diagnostic test to confirm the disease, no mandatory investigations and very few plausible 'ALS mimics', the authors take a pragmatic approach to what must always be a clinical diagnosis. With case presentations and teaching points to aid understanding, 'Fast Facts: ALS' will give clinicians the confidence to confirm or exclude a diagnosis of ALS, so that individuals facing this most challenging of conditions can receive rapid multidisciplinary support to maximize the quality of their remaining life. Contents: • Defining the syndrome • Epidemiology and pathophysiology • The first symptoms • Differential diagnosis • Investigations • Emerging diagnostic biomarkers


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