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What is the average age of ALS onset?

April 26, 2017age ALS average onset

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What is the average age of ALS onset?

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The average age of ALS onset is 55. ALS can affect people at any age, and cases have been found in persons as young as 12 and as old as 98. 80% of ALS cases begin between the ages of 40 to 70. There appears to be a trend of more younger patients in there 20’s and 30’s being diagnosed with ALS .