Burden of ALS in Canada
- An estimated 3,000 Canadians are currently living with ALS
- Approximately 1,000 die from ALS each year
- Approximately 1,000 are diagnosed with ALS each year
Numerous conditions mimic ALS which could delay diagnosis. The patient journey from symptom onset to ALS diagnosis is long and usually involves some wrong turns.
Mean time between symptom onset and ALS diagnosis in Canada
Courtesy of the ALS Knowledge Network working group comprised of
Angela Genge, Montreal Neurological Institute, Montreal, Québec
Alan Goodridge, Memorial University, St. John’s, Newfoundland
Lawrence Korngut, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, Calgary, Alberta
Geneviève Matte, Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, Montreal, Québec
Colleen O’Connell, Stan Cassidy Centre for Rehabilitation, Fredericton, New Brunswick
Lorne Zinman, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario
References
1. ALS Canada https://als.ca/what-is-als/about-als/
2. Richards D et al. J Neurol Sci 2020; 417:117054. doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2020.117054
3. Hodgkinson VL et al. Can J Neurol Sci. 2018;45(6):652–659.
4. Galvin M et al. BMC Health Serv Res. 2015;15(1):1–8.
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