Demographic and clinical parameters of 95 patients with ALS without dementia
| Variables | Number (%) or mean±SD Median (range) |
|---|---|
| Age, in years | 61.22±10.66 62 (33–82) |
| Sex | |
| Males | 62 (65.26%) |
| Females | 33 (34.74%) |
| Education years | 9.23±3.86 8.00 (0–18) |
| ALS diagnosis | |
| Definite | 33 (34.73%) |
| Probable | 36 (37.89%) |
| Possible | 16 (16.84%) |
| Suspect | 10 (10.52%) |
| Site of onset | |
| Spinal | 85 (89.47%) |
| Bulbar | 10 (10.52%) |
| Time to diagnosis (months) | 16.91±22.99 10.00 (0.34–120) |
| Disease duration (months) | 29.09±30.94 18.00 (2–148) |
| FVC | 86.58±23.33 91.50 (32.4–131.6) |
| MMT | 8.33±1.43 8.60 (2.7–10) |
| ALSFRS-R | 37.29±7.29 39.00 (7–48) |
| BDI | 10.60±7.49 10 (0–29) |
ALS, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; ALSFRS-R, ALS Functional Rating Scale-revised; BDI, Beck Depression Inventory; FVC, forced vital capacity; MMT, manual muscle testing.