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. 2015 Sep 23;17(1-2):128–134. doi: 10.3109/21678421.2015.1074699

Table III. El Escorial criteria of reported prevalent ALS patients – 1 January 2009 through 31 December 2011 by project areas.

El Escorial criteria Classification Combined areas States Metropolitan areas
# % # % # %
Definite 3069 52.2 2016 55.7 1053 46.6
Probable 1295 22.0 750 20.7 545 24.1
Probable (lab-supported) 482 8.2 271 7.5 211 9.3
Possible 754 12.8 423 11.7 331 14.6
Not classifiable 283 4.8 160 4.4 123 5.4
Total 5883 100.0 3620 100.0 2263 100.0