The importance of non-motor symptoms in the clinical picture of motor neuron disease

Non-motor symptoms are an obligate sign of motor neuron disease and can often serve as a rather sensitive indicator of the general functional state of ALS patients. Gastrointestinal disorders, weight loss, pain, sweating and anxiety prevail in the structure of non-motor symptoms in ALS patients.

The presence of non-motor symptoms in patients indicates the multisystemic nature of this fatal disease.

The use of Non-Motor Symptom Scale (NMS) in patients with ALS in the early stages will allow neurologists to detect non-motor symptoms timely.

Key words: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, non-motor symptoms, non-motor symptoms scale, edaravone, ALSFRS-R scale.

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