. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Oct 15.

Published in final edited form as: Semin Neurol. 2018 Oct 15;38(5):569–575. doi: 10.1055/s-0038-1668074

Table 1.

Neurologic conditions and trajectory of illness

Neurologic condition	Trajectory of illness
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis	Rapid or prolonged decline
Brain tumors	Rapid or prolonged decline
Stroke	Acute decline followed by uncertain recovery
Multiple sclerosis and neuroinflammatory conditions	Episodic decline and recovery or prolonged decline
Dementia	Rapid or prolonged decline
Parkinson’s disease	Prolonged decline
Traumatic brain/spine injury	Acute decline followed by uncertain recovery
Other neurodegenerative conditions	Varies