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Prognosis Prediction of del Aguila et al for Patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Purpose: To predict prognosis for a patient with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) using the CART analysis scheme of del Aguila et al.

Description

del Aguila et al identified prognostic factors for patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). This can help identify patients who may benefit from more aggressive management or from novel therapies. The authors are from the University of Washington in Seattle.


Analysis: classification and regression tree (CART)

 

Parameters used:

(1) age at diagnosis

(2) time from symptom onset to diagnosis in months

(3) marital status

 

Age in Years

Time from Onset to Diagnosis

Marital status

Survival from Symptom Onset

Survival from Diagnosis

<= 39 years

NA

NA

70 months

59 months

> 39 years

< 9.5 months

NA

23 months

17 months

> 39 years

>= 9.5 months

married

46 months

24 months

> 39 years

>= 9.5 months

not married

34 months

9 months

 


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Specialty

Objective

ICD-10