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Psychiatric prescriptions linked to higher ALS risk and faster decline

Use of common psychiatric medications (anxiolytics, hypnotics and sedatives, and antidepressants) is linked to a higher risk of developing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and poorer outcomes after diagnosis with shorter survival and faster functional decline, according to a nationwide Swedish study led by Karolinska Institutet

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