ALS Clinic, a Multidisciplinary Outpatient Clinic

A research group led by Mr. Tatsuki Sugisawa, an occupational therapist at Toho University Omori Medical Center has reported that a multidisciplinary outpatient clinic for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) called the ALS Clinic, has had an impact on reducing emergency hospitalization, and improving the survival rate of ALS patients. The ALS clinic, which solves many problems in a single outpatient visit, is considered a treatment option in Western countries, as it is believed to prolong patient survival, improve quality of life, and even reduce the number of emergency hospitalizations. The fact that the same effect was observed in Japan, where ALS clinics are not yet sufficiently widespread, is expected to lead to a review of the forms of ALS outpatient care currently available. that the multidisciplinary care of ALS will spread and develop. The results of this research were published in the online edition of the Journal of Clinical Neuroscience on December 22, 2022.