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What treatments are currently available for als patients?
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Not many: Sole FDA approved in US is Riluzole, and some pts feel that gabapentin and memantine make them feel better due to glutamate inhibition. But the Riluzole merely delays need for tracheostomy and does NOT improve strength. Sorry, but not much else available here.
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