Augmentative and alternative communication improves quality of life in the early stages of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

In conclusion, in this study we highlighted how early AAC-T in patients with ALS may be a valuable tool to demonstrate how specific strategies and low-technology aids can improve QoL of these patients and their caregivers, also decreasing stress and depression. PMID: 31172938 [PubMed - in process]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31172938?dopt=Abstract

Source: Functional Neurology - June 9, 2019 Category: Neurology Tags: Funct Neurol Source Type: research