Assertion: als | /r/HasProperty | diagnosed
Facets:
value: presently
type: DEGREE
value: in 1939
type: TEMPORAL
value: along with a series of tests
type: OTHER
value: primarily
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: ALS is primarily diagnosed based on detailed history of the symptoms and signs observed by a physician during physical examination along with a series of tests to rule out other mimicking diseases.
text: However, the symptoms of ALS emerged in 1938, and in 1939, he was diagnosed with the disease.
text: ALS disorder affects the functioning of nerves and muscles of those between the ages of forty and seventy with an average age of 55 when ALS is diagnosed.
text: This means ALS is diagnosed after all other possibilities have been ruled out by specific tests.
text: Thus, presently, ALS is being diagnosed using El Escorial criteria and through detailed medical, family history and physical examination by the physician.
text: Once ALS is diagnosed, there is little that can be done to slow its progression.