Table 2 Change in the main functional outcomes (mean (SD) total ALSFRS-r score, bulbar ALSFRS-r score and SVC) over the course of the study.

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Time (*), months

Total ALSFRS-r score

Bulbar ALSFRS-r score

SVC

0

37.94 (5.73)

10.77 (1.59)

101.81 (18.79)

3

33.81 (7.61)

10.10 (2.20)

89.37 (24.69)

6

32.74 (7.72)

10.19 (2.02)

87.27 (25.28)

9

32.76 (8.12)

10.71 (1.61)

79.70 (21.96)

12

32.00 (9.43)

10.33 (2.26)

82.53 (27.98)

  1. Values are expressed as the mean (SD). Abbreviations: ALSFRS-r: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Rating Scale - Revised Version; SD: standard deviation. *Time since study inclusion.