The Impact of Cognitive and Behavioral Symptoms on ALS Patients and Their Caregivers

The Impact of Cognitive and Behavioral Symptoms on ALS Patients and Their Caregivers

Previously thought to be a pure motor disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is now established as multisystem neurodegenerative disorder that lies on a continuum with frontotemporal dementia (FTD). Cognitive and behavioral symptoms primarily extend to executive function, personality, social c...

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Main Authors: Jashelle Caga, Sharpley Hsieh, Patricia Lillo, Kaitlin Dudley, Eneida Mioshi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
dementia
depression
quality of life
caregiver
burden
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2019.00192/full

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