Limb-onset amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients visiting orthopedist show a longer time-to-diagnosis since symptom onset

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>There have been several reports concerning the survival time after symptom onset in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). However, little is known about how the choice of physician (i.e., general practitioner, neurologis...

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Main Authors: Kano Osamu, Iwamoto Konosuke, Ito Hirono, Kawase Yuji, Cridebring Derek, Ikeda Ken, Iwasaki Yasuo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2013-02-01
Series:BMC Neurology
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2377/13/19