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Clinical

Misdiagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in clinical practice in Europe and the USA: a patient chart review and physician survey

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Pages 16-25 | Received 19 Jun 2023, Accepted 07 Sep 2023, Published online: 05 Oct 2023

Figures & data

Table 1 Patient demographics and clinical characteristics from patient medical chart review.

Table 2 Physician demographics from physician survey.

Figure 1 Misdiagnosis of ALS based on data from patient medical chart review.

ALS, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

Figure 1 Misdiagnosis of ALS based on data from patient medical chart review.ALS, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

Table 3 Time to first consultation with a healthcare professional and to definitive ALS diagnosis by misdiagnosis status, from patient medical charts.

Table 4 Symptoms at onset and at ALS diagnosis by misdiagnosis status, from patient medical charts.

Table 5 Conditions previously diagnosed or suspected before ALS diagnosis, from patient medical chartsTable Footnotea.

Table 6 Perception of barriers to diagnosing ALS from physician surveyTable Footnotea.

Table 7 Summary of testing approaches used to aid diagnosis of ALS, from patient medical charts.

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Data availability statement

All data, i.e., methodology, materials, data and data analysis, that support the findings of this survey are the intellectual property of Adelphi Real World. All requests for access should be addressed directly to Jennifer Mellor at [email protected].