DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA OF AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS (ALS)

DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA OF AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS (ALS)

The revised El Escorial Criteria (EEC) are the gold standard of ALS diagnosis.They are very specific although insensitive and not suitable for early diagnosis. Therefore the Awaji Criteria have been developed which put more emphasis on EMG findings than the EEC, especially on fasciculation potential...

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Main Author: Reinhard Dengler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Amaltea Medical Publishing House 2010-12-01
Series:Romanian Journal of Neurology
Subjects:
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
el escorial criteria
awaji criteria
Online Access:https://revistemedicale.amaltea.ro/Romanian_Journal_of_NEUROLOGY/Revista_Romana_de_NEUROLOGIE-2010-Nr.4/RJN_2010_4_Art-01.pdf
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spelling doaj-13766d4f0e8d4fb5bbe829ee3bb296e82020-11-25T03:54:27ZengAmaltea Medical Publishing HouseRomanian Journal of Neurology1843-81482069-60942010-12-019416517110.37897/RJN.2010.4.1DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA OF AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS (ALS)Reinhard Dengler0Department of Neurology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, GermanyThe revised El Escorial Criteria (EEC) are the gold standard of ALS diagnosis.They are very specific although insensitive and not suitable for early diagnosis. Therefore the Awaji Criteria have been developed which put more emphasis on EMG findings than the EEC, especially on fasciculation potentials. The Awaji Criteria regard fasciculation potentials as sign of active denervation in an otherwise typical clinical context of ALS. Recent publications confirm that the Awaji Criteria have a higher sensitivity than the EEC in the diagnosis of ALS without increasing the rate of false positive diagnoses.https://revistemedicale.amaltea.ro/Romanian_Journal_of_NEUROLOGY/Revista_Romana_de_NEUROLOGIE-2010-Nr.4/RJN_2010_4_Art-01.pdfamyotrophic lateral sclerosisel escorial criteriaawaji criteria
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DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA OF AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS (ALS)
Romanian Journal of Neurology
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
el escorial criteria
awaji criteria
author_facet Reinhard Dengler
author_sort Reinhard Dengler
title DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA OF AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS (ALS)
title_short DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA OF AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS (ALS)
title_full DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA OF AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS (ALS)
title_fullStr DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA OF AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS (ALS)
title_full_unstemmed DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA OF AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS (ALS)
title_sort diagnostic criteria of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (als)
publisher Amaltea Medical Publishing House
series Romanian Journal of Neurology
issn 1843-8148
2069-6094
publishDate 2010-12-01
description The revised El Escorial Criteria (EEC) are the gold standard of ALS diagnosis.They are very specific although insensitive and not suitable for early diagnosis. Therefore the Awaji Criteria have been developed which put more emphasis on EMG findings than the EEC, especially on fasciculation potentials. The Awaji Criteria regard fasciculation potentials as sign of active denervation in an otherwise typical clinical context of ALS. Recent publications confirm that the Awaji Criteria have a higher sensitivity than the EEC in the diagnosis of ALS without increasing the rate of false positive diagnoses.
topic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
el escorial criteria
awaji criteria
url https://revistemedicale.amaltea.ro/Romanian_Journal_of_NEUROLOGY/Revista_Romana_de_NEUROLOGIE-2010-Nr.4/RJN_2010_4_Art-01.pdf
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