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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disorder of upper and lower motor neurons that results in progressive motor impairment. ALS is the most common disease of motor neurons with an annual incidence of approximately 1.7–2.5 per 100,000 people. It is a terminal condition with a typical life expectancy of 2–5 years from symptom onset. […]

Diagnosing Progressive Supranuclear Palsy

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Published Online: Jun 17th 2015

Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) is a neurodegenerative disease that in its early stages can be misdiagnosed as Parkinson’s disease since both involve loss of motor control and occur later in life. In this exclusive interview with Trish Caruana of CurePSP, Ms Caruana talks about the difficulties in getting diagnosed properly and quickly.

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