Journal of neurology
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Journal of neurology · Aug 2007
Multicenter StudyALS multidisciplinary clinic and survival. Results from a population-based study in Southern Italy.
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disease affecting motorneurons, for which there is no effective cure. Because of the multifactorial nature of impairment and disablity in ALS, multidisciplinary clinics (MDC) have been recently introduced in the management of ALS patients; their effects on survival remain, however, largely debated. ⋯ In this population-based series, we found that in Southern Italy management of ALS by multidisciplinary clinics does not improve survival, regardless of site of symptoms onset.
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Journal of neurology · Aug 2007
Clinical TrialPresurgical seizure frequency and tumoral etiology predict the outcome after extratemporal epilepsy surgery.
To examine the predictive value of demographic data for the seizure outcome after extratemporal epilepsy surgery. ⋯ Fewer than daily seizures prior to surgery and a tumoral etiology independently increase the likelihood of remaining seizure free two years after extratemporal epilepsy surgery.