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The Diagnosis Of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis And Associated Rehabilitation Issues: A Casereport, Chih-Gang Chang, Chen-Liang Chou, Shun-Ping Cheng, Tcho-Jen Liu, Rai-Chi Chan

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disease of unknown etiology. Even though it is uncommon, there are cases seen. Thus it is important for clinicians to understand and catch the key points to its diagnosis. Patients with ALS would usually present with the combination of upper and lower motor neuron symptoms and signs. When the typical combination was found in several anatomic areas in an elderly man especially, the diagnosis is direct. We must also note that at early stage of ALS, the patient can present predominantly with either upper or lower motor neuron symptoms and signs confining only …