Behavior matters--cognitive predictors of survival in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

Behavior matters--cognitive predictors of survival in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

It is difficult to longitudinally characterize cognitive impairment in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) due to motor deficits, and existing instruments aren't comparable with assessments in other dementias.The ALS Brief Cognitive Assessment (ALS-BCA) was validated in 70 subjects (37 with ALS...

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Main Authors: William T Hu, Matthew Shelnutt, Ashley Wilson, Nicole Yarab, Crystal Kelly, Murray Grossman, David J Libon, Jaffar Khan, James J Lah, Allan I Levey, Jonathan Glass
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3583832?pdf=render

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