The Gold Coast criteria increases the diagnostic sensitivity for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in a Chinese population

Table 2 Numbers of included patients in the different diagnostic criteria

rEEC	n	Awaji				Gold Coast
rEEC	n	Definite	Probable	Possible	Other	ALS	Not ALS
Total Patients	1185	322	330	356	177	1141	44
Definite	197	197	0	0	0	197	0
Probable	317	82	235	0	0	317	0
Probable LS	362	43	91	222	6	362	0
Possible	129	0	4	125	0	116	13
Other	180	0	0	9	171	149	31
Patients with EMG	876	263	206	271	136	861	15
Definite	138	138	0	0	0	138	0
Probable	193	82	111	0	0	193	0
Probable LS	362	43	91	222	6	362	0
Possible	44	0	4	40	0	39	5
Other	139	0	0	9	130	129	10
Patients without EMG	309	59	124	85	41	280	29
Definite	59	0	0	0	0	59	0
Probable	124	0	124	0	0	124	0
Possible	85	0	0	85	0	77	8
Other	41	0	0	0	41	20	21

ALS amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, EMG electromyograph, rEEC revised El Escorial criteria, LS laboratory supported

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