Early Referral to an ALS Center Reduces Several Months the Diagnostic Delay: A Multicenter-Based Study

Early Referral to an ALS Center Reduces Several Months the Diagnostic Delay: A Multicenter-Based Study

Objective: To analyze those factors contributing to the diagnostic delay in ALS.Methods: Consecutive ALS patients were categorized as those studied in departmental hospitals and those studied in a referral ALS center. Demographic and clinical variables, together with data of the diagnostic pathway w...

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Main Authors: Marina Martínez-Molina, Herminia Argente-Escrig, Margarita F. Polo, David Hervás, Marina Frasquet, Victoria Cortés, Teresa Sevilla, Juan F. Vázquez-Costa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
diagnostic delay
diagnostic pathway
ALS Unit
diagnostic timelines
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2020.604922/full

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