Therapeutic decisions in ALS patients: cross-cultural differences and clinical implications.
Peter M AndersenMagdalena Kuzma-KozakiewiczJürgen KellerHelena E A Aho-OezhanKatarzyna CiecwierskaNatalia SzejkoCynthia VázquezSarah BöhmGisela Badura-LotterThomas MeyerSusanne PetriKatharina LinseAndreas HermannOlof SembErica StenbergSimona NackbergJohannes DorstIngo UttnerAnn-Cristin HäggströmAlbert C LudolphDorothée E LuléPublished in: Journal of neurology (2018)
Current use of therapeutic options is determined by medical condition in analogy to clinical guidelines. For future considerations, other factors such as cultural background are crucial, yielding hurdles to be regarded in the implementation of advanced directives in a multicultural environment.