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 | |||
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# | % | # | % | # | % | |
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 |