Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis surgery
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Mohamadmostafa Jahansouz M.D.[2]
Overview
Overview
Not only urgical intervention is not recommended for the management of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, the site of surgery before ALS onset correlates with the region of onset of ALS. Patients with slower disease progression are at an increased risk of undergoing surgery, probably as part of initial difficulty in diagnosis.
Indications
Indications
- Not only urgical intervention is not recommended for the management of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, the site of surgery before ALS onset correlates with the region of onset of ALS.[1]
- Patients with slower disease progression are at an increased risk of undergoing surgery, probably as part of initial difficulty in diagnosis.[1]
References
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Pinto S, Swash M, de Carvalho M (2014). “Does surgery accelerate progression of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis?”. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 85 (6): 643–6. doi:10.1136/jnnp-2013-305770. PMID 23922387.
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