PMID: 9424550Jan 10, 1998Paper

Improved knowledge resulted in better care of ALS

Läkartidningen
S Conradi, L O Ronnevi

Abstract

An example of the substantial advances in the management and treatment of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in recent years is the introduction in 1996 of Riluzole, the first drug with verified effect on the disease course. The article consists in a review of recent advances in our knowledge of the pathogenic mechanisms, diagnosis, management and treatment of ALS.

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