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Issue title: Neurorehabilitation Issues in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Article type: Research Article
Authors: Palovcak, Merisaa; * | Mancinelli, James M.b | Elman, Lauren B.a | McCluskey, Leoa
Affiliations: [a] University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA | [b] LaSalle University, Philadelphia, PA, USA | Department of Neurology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Penn Neurological Institute, 330 South 9th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
Correspondence: [*] Address for correspondence: Merisa Palovcak, MS CCC-SLP/L, 801 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA. Tel.: +1 215 829 7114; Fax: +1 215 829 6731; E-mail: palovcakm@uphs.upenn.edu
Abstract: ALS is a neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that control voluntary skeletal muscle. The muscle weakness that results from ALS is relentlessly progressive and rehabilitative attempts to strengthen affected muscles usually fail. When managing swallowing and communication disorders in individuals with ALS, the goals are to maximize function and safety through the use of compensatory strategies, energy conservation, and patient and caregiver education and counseling. This paper will review the current methods of assessment and treatment used with this population in the outpatient setting.
DOI: 10.3233/NRE-2007-22603
Journal: NeuroRehabilitation, vol. 22, no. 6, pp. 417-423, 2007
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