Table 1. Baseline characteristics of all the patients treated with ANA.

Abbreviations: ALSFRSr = amyotrophic lateral sclerosis functional rating scale–revised. LMND = lower motor neuron disease. VC = respiratory viral capacity. UE = upper extremity. LE = lower extremity. n.d. = not determined.

Patient	Gender	Age at baseline (years)	Disease duration at baseline (months)	Family history of ALS	C9orf72 repeats	Exclusive LMND	Disease onset	ALSFRSr at baseline	VC at baseline	VC final
1	Male	59	36	No	1700	No	LE	38	103	98
2	Male	59	25	No	-	Yes	UE	42	91	88
3	Male	51	21	No	-	Yes	UE	44	83	70
4	Male	52	11	No	-	No	LE	38	58	42
5	Male	51	26	No	-	Yes	LE	42	72	49
6	Male	72	15	No	-	Yes	LE	46	101	94
7	Male	69	26	No	-	No	UE	43	89	84
8	Male	49	24	No	-	Yes	LE	38	104	86
9	Male	60	18	No	2400	No	UE	43	82	24
10	Male	59	15	No	2000	Yes	UE	45	76	52
11	Male	45	36	No	-	No	LE	37	79	66
12	Male	53	18	No	n.d.	Yes	LE	38	83	71
13	Male	59	10	No	n.d.	Yes	LE	38	86	67
14	Male	66	16	No	-	No	UE	47	85	68
15	Female	60	39	No	2300	Yes	LE	42	92	111
16	Male	63	27	No	-	No	UE	32	73	47
17	Male	49	18	No	-	Yes	UE	39	66	51
Mean (SD)		57.4 (7.5)	22.4 (8.6)					40.7 (3.9)	83.7 (12.6)	68.7 (22.9)