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ReviewNeurologic clinics2020

ALS: Management Problems.

Jonathan R Brent, Colin K Franz, John M Coleman, Senda Ajroud-Driss

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Review in Neurologic clinics, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
23citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

23 citing papers in PubMed, 28 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. A prospective observational study of decision-making by patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis upon recommendation for PEG enteral feeding tubes.Nutrition in clinical practice : official publication of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition · 2025
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  16. Airway clearance in patients with neuromuscular disease.Paediatric respiratory reviews · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jonathan R BrentDepartment of Neurology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 303 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
Colin K FranzDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA; Department of Neurology, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
John M ColemanDivision of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
Senda Ajroud-DrissDepartment of Neurology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA. Electronic address: s-ajroud@northwestern.edu.
Northwestern University · US

Funding

Research Education Program for Trainees in NeurologyR25NS070695 · NINDS · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI KESSLER, JOHN A, SIMUNI, TANYA · 2010 to 2023
$1.4M
NINDS NIH HHS R25 NS070695
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal disease with no cure; however, symptomatic management has an impact on quality of life and survival. Symptom management is best performed in a multidisciplinary care setting, where patients are evaluated by multiple health care professionals. Respiratory failure is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with ALS. Early initiation of noninvasive ventilation can prolong survival, and adequate use of airway clearance techniques can prevent respiratory infections. Preventing and treating weight loss caused by dysphagia may slow down disease progression, and expert management of spasticity from upper motor neuron dysfunction enhances patient well-being.

Indexed as

Disease ManagementAdultAmyotrophic Lateral SclerosisFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedQuality of LifeRespiratory InsufficiencyALSDysarthriaDysphagiaNoninvasive ventilationRespiratory failureSecretion managementSialorrheaSpasticity

Identifiers

PMID32703469
PMCPMC7963888
OpenAlexW3034281477

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Registered trials

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