Which of the Following Is True with Regard to Prognosis

question 9

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true with regard to prognosis in patients with ALS?

• A)Older age at onset is a positive prognostic indicator; people diagnosed after age 55 have better 5-year survival rates.
• B)Patients with familial ALS have a better prognosis that those with sporadic ALS.
• C)Those with limb-onset ALS have a better prognosis than those with bulbar-onset ALS.
• D)Disease-modifying medications,if taken early after diagnosis,can increase life expectancy by 10 years or more.

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