A retrospective study of the clinical phenotype and predictors of survival in non-Caucasian Hispanic patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Claudia Marisol Sánchez-MartínezJosé Alberto Choreño-ParraLilia Nuñez-OrozcoNoel Placencia-ÁlvarezLaura Marcela Alvis-CastañoParménides Guadarrama-OrtizPublished in: BMC neurology (2019)
The clinical characteristics of Mexican ALS patients differ from the disease phenotype observed in Caucasians. Nonetheless, the predictive value of certain well-recognized prognostic factors remains consistent in our population. The current study provides relevant information for a better understanding of prognostic factors in ALS patients from Mexico and other Latin American countries.