Survival and cause of death among a cohort of confirmed amyotrophic lateral sclerosis cases

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A look at causes of deaths among ALS patients in California

Affiliates

Susan T. Paulukonis1, Eric M. Roberts1, Jhaqueline P. Valle1, Natalie N. Collins1, Paul B. English2, Wendy E. Kaye3

  1. California Environmental Health Tracking Program, Public Health Institute
  2. California Environmental Health Tracking Program, California Department of Public Health
  3. McKing Consulting Corporation

Journal

PLoS One

Summary

Data on a cohort of ALS cases diagnosed between 2009 and 2011 were collected as part of the Los Angeles and San Francisco Bay Area Metropolitan ALS Surveillance projects; death records from 2009–2013 were linked to these confirmed cases to determine survival post diagnosis and factors associated with survival time. A total of 618 cases were identified with 283 deaths recorded during the follow-up period. Older age at diagnosis was a predictor of survival time.

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