title: Slower disease progression and prolonged survival in contemporary patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
authors.forename: Osamu I
authors.initials: OI
authors.lastname: Kano
authors.forename: Keisuke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Arasaki
authors.forename: Ken
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ikeda
authors.forename: Yasuo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Iwasaki
mesh_terms: D000690:Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016019:Survival Analysis; D013997:Time Factors