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Improving survival in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: future treatments in a modern service

Authors: James Hrastelj, Neil P. Robertson

Published in: Journal of Neurology | Issue 7/2015

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Efforts to improve survival in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) to date have yielded only modest results, leading to an historically nihilistic approach to management. In the meantime, genetic advances continue to provide new pathways for therapeutic opportunity and the ALS gene discovery curve is exponential. Indeed, the first paper discussed this month confirms the discovery of another new gene associated with ALS and provides further novel insights into the pathogenic mechanism. …

Title: Improving survival in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: future treatments in a modern service
Authors: James Hrastelj
Neil P. Robertson
Publication date: 01-07-2015
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Journal of Neurology / Issue 7/2015
Print ISSN: 0340-5354
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1459
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-015-7811-7

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