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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:  Mohamadmostafa Jahansouz M.D.[2]

## Overview

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Not only urgical intervention is not recommended for the management of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, the site of surgery before ALS onset correlates with the region of onset of ALS. Patients with slower disease progression are at an increased risk of undergoing surgery, probably as part of initial difficulty in diagnosis.

## Indications

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* Not only urgical intervention is not recommended for the management of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, the site of surgery before ALS onset correlates with the region of onset of ALS.[1]
* Patients with slower disease progression are at an increased risk of undergoing surgery, probably as part of initial difficulty in diagnosis.[1]

## References

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1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Pinto S, Swash M, de Carvalho M (2014). "Does surgery accelerate progression of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis?". J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 85 (6): 643–6. doi:10.1136/jnnp-2013-305770. PMID 23922387.CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)

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