2001
Disease status and use of ventilatory support by ALS patients
Cedarbaum J, Stambler N. Disease status and use of ventilatory support by ALS patients. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis And Frontotemporal Degeneration 2001, 2: 19-22. PMID: 11465928, DOI: 10.1080/146608201300079373.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMechanical ventilationPlacebo patientsUse of MVRespiratory adverse eventsUse of BiPAPHealth resource utilizationPhase III trialsBiPAP useR-metHuBDNFProspective databaseSymptom durationVentilatory supportAdverse eventsIII trialsALS patientsMean baselinePrescribing practicesVital capacityBehavior of physiciansBiPAPALSFRS scorePatientsMortality rateDisease statusTrials
1997
Performance of the Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Functional Rating Scale (ALSFRS) in multicenter clinical trials
Cedarbaum J, Stambler N. Performance of the Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Functional Rating Scale (ALSFRS) in multicenter clinical trials. Journal Of The Neurological Sciences 1997, 152: s1-s9. PMID: 9419047, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-510x(97)00237-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Functional Rating ScaleFunctional Rating ScaleMulticenter clinical trialFunctional statusRating ScaleClinical trialsPatients' functional statusClinical Global ImpressionMuscle strength testingArea of feedingPlacebo patientsTherapeutic trialsTest-retest reliabilityGlobal ImpressionPatient levelTreatment studiesChange ScaleTrialsPatientsMaximum scoreIndependent assessmentStrength testingAmbulation