Bulbar-onset ALS in Patients 80 and Older May Lead to Shorter Survival, Study Reports
Bulbar-onset amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is the most common form of the disease among patients 80 and older at disease onset, a factor that seems to contribute to shorter survival for these patients compared with younger ALS patients, a retrospective study has found. The study, “Very late-onset amyotrophic…