Open AccessEpidemiology and factors predicting survival of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in a large Chinese cohort
Author(s) -
Ming Gao,
Na Liu,
Xuemei Li,
Liu-Wen Chao,
Hongqi Lin,
Yan Wang,
Yan Sun,
Chen Huang,
Yong Li,
Min Deng
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
chinese medical journal/chinese medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.537
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 2542-5641
pISSN - 0366-6999
DOI - 10.1097/cm9.0000000000001679
Subject(s) - amyotrophic lateral sclerosis , medicine , proportional hazards model , hazard ratio , epidemiology , survival analysis , cohort , confidence interval , cohort study , incidence (geometry) , disease , physics , optics
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disorder associated with loss of motor neurons. Our objective was to explore the epidemiology, clinical features, and survival factors of 1809 patients with ALS.