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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Guide for Patients and Families
edited by Hiroshi Mitsumoto, MD, and Theordore L. Munsat, MD, 2nd
ed, 472 pp, with illus, $39.95, Demos, New York, NY, 2001.
Arch Neurol. 2002;59:1200.
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The incidence of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is higher than
is generally recognized—about two thirds that of multiple sclerosis.
During the last 2 decades, this has been realized by professionals and the
public, and has resulted in the development of an increasing number of neurological
centers specializing in the care of patients with ALS and their families (ALS
is truly a disease that affects the whole family unit). The increased number
of centers has been associated with more clinical research on ALS—its
etiology, diagnosis, management, and treatment. The 1990s saw more articles
and more meaningful advances in our understanding of ALS then had any decade
preceding it.
The evolution of our commitment as a profession to ALS is in part illustrated
by this book. Before 1990, monographs dealing with ALS concentrated on research
into the disease itself and its cause, with virtually nothing on its management.
The first edition of . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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