Motor neurone disease (MND): prognostic features
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Motor neurone disease (MND): prognostic features. The median survival from symptom onset is 32 months. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Survival
- The median survival from symptom onset is 32 months
- The median survival from diagnosis is 19 months
- The 5-year survival after diagnosis is 7%
Predictors of longer survival
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Poor prognostic clinical factors
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Poor prognostic laboratory factors: serum
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Poor prognostic laboratory factors: others
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MND staging systems
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