Clinical Signs and Symptoms
ORPHA:803 Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
The phenotypic description of this disease is based on an analysis of the biomedical literature and uses the terms of the Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO). Phenotypic abnormalities are presented by order of frequency of occurrence in the patient population, then by alphabetical order inside each frequency group.
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis HP:0007354
Always present
- Generalized muscle weakness HP:0003324
- Motor neuron atrophy HP:0007373
- Neurodegeneration HP:0002180
Very frequent
- Anxiety HP:0000739
- Depression HP:0000716
- Dyspnea HP:0002094
- Emotional lability HP:0000712
- Fatigable weakness of bulbar muscles HP:0030192
- Fatigable weakness of respiratory muscles HP:0030196
- Fatigable weakness of swallowing muscles HP:0030195
- Fatigue HP:0012378
- Functional respiratory abnormality HP:0002795
- Muscle spasm HP:0003394
- Pain HP:0012531
- Paralysis HP:0003470
- Respiratory failure HP:0002878
- Skeletal muscle atrophy HP:0003202
- Spasticity HP:0001257
- Xerostomia HP:0000217
Frequent
- Agitation HP:0000713
- Laryngospasm HP:0025425
- Nausea and vomiting HP:0002017
Occasional
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The information provided is estimated for the entire population of patients in routine care. Some phenotypic abnormalities reported here may occur individually with a variable temporality or severity, while others, not listed, may still be encountered. Phenotypic annotations are not yet available for all rare diseases; the annotation process is ongoing.
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