riluzole

drug

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In amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: Diagnosis and treatment
…treatment with a drug called riluzole. Riluzole is the only drug treatment available specifically for ALS and has been shown to increase survival by about two to three months. A surgical treatment available to patients with advanced disease is tracheostomy, in which an opening is created in the trachea in…
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