title: Guidelines in motor neurone disease (MND)/amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) - from diagnosis to patient care.
abstract: This paper reviews the scope of current guidelines in motor neurone disease (MND)/amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and examines issues which have arisen in the preparation of these documents. The review concludes with an evaluation of the impact of the guidelines which have been produced to date and looks towards potential future developments in this area.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Royal Preston Hospital, Preston, UK.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Mitchell
mesh_terms: D000690:Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic / Q000592:standards; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D016472:Motor Neuron Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D005791:Patient Care; D016896:Treatment Outcome