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Funding agencies and disease organizations: resources and recommendations to facili- tate ALS clinical research. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis & fron- totemporal degeneration. 2013; 14 Suppl 1: 62-6. PMid:23678881 http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/21678421.2013.778588...
American is also partnering with the Answer ALS Foundation to assist employees and their dependents with navigation of the disease, expert clinic referrals, resources for Medicare benefit information, new assistive technologies such as voice banking and more. American Airlines to donate USD1m to Answer...
摘要: Ten groups presented their perspectives on facilitating clinical research in ALS including four federal agencies, four disease organizations, one foundation and one advocacy group. The fede...关键词: ALS funding agencies patient voluntary organizations ...
Southfield (CW50) - ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig Disease, is clinically defined as a nervous system disease that weakens muscles and eventually destroys physical function. Patients are ultimately unable to speak, swallow, walk and breathe. The cause is unknown. Medication and therapy can ...
Eric was first diagnosed with ALS in 1993, although his first symptoms occurred in 1990. The progress of his disease was slow at first and then speeded up later. Fortunately, Eric has lived long enough to gather a great deal of information about ALS and develop a program to beat it. He...
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and multiple sclerosis both affect the nervous system. They have many symptoms in common, including weakness and trouble walking. But these two conditions are different. MS is an autoimmune disease. The immune system attacks and damages myelin, the protective coating surro...
Due to substantial increases in the use of healthcare resources, medical costs in the U.S. for people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) rise significantly as the disease progresses, going from about $31,000 per year in the early disease stage to $122,000 per year in the late stage...
but I felt like I wasn’t going to pass out at any given moment anymore. They cut my shirt off of me with my permission and asked even more questions. I was finally able to answer them, and supply information on my own. My O2 SATs or normally around 91, 92, but I have ALS so...
Motor neuron disease (MND) - refers to a group of progressive neurological disorders characterized by motor neuron loss; includes ALS as well as other disorders such as progressive bulbar palsy, pseudobulbar palsy, primary lateral sclerosis (may be considered a variant of ALS), progressive muscular...