Treatment Guidelines: Neurodegenerative Disorders

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)

ALS Society of Canada

• Canadian best practice recommendations for the management of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (2020)

American Academy of Neurology (AAN)

• The care of the patient with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: multidisciplinary care, symptom management, and cognitive/behavioral impairment (2009)
• The care of the patient with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: drug, nutritional, and respiratory therapies (2009)

European Academy of Neurology (EAN)

• EFNS task force on management of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: guidelines for diagnosing and clinical care of patients and relatives (2005)

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)

• Motor neurone disease: assessment and management (2019)

Huntington’s Disease

European Huntington’s Disease Network (EHDN)

• International guidelines for the treatment of Huntington's disease (2019)
• Clinical management of neuropsychiatric symptoms of Huntington disease (2018)

Huntington’s Disease Society of American (HDSA)

• A Physician's Guide to the Management of Huntington's Disease, 3rd edition (2011)

Multiple Sclerosis

American Academy of Neurology

• Vaccine-preventable infections and immunization in multiple sclerosis (2019)
• Disease-modifying therapies for adults with multiple sclerosis (2018)
• Assessment and management of psychiatric disorders in individuals with multiple sclerosis (2014)
• Complementary and alternative medicine in multiple sclerosis (2014)

European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis / European Academy of Neurology

• ECTRIMS/EAN guideline on the pharmacological treatment of people with multiple sclerosis (2018)

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)

• Multiple sclerosis in adults: management (2022)

Parkinson’s Disease

American Academy of Neurology (AAN)

• Dopaminergic therapy for motor symptoms in early Parkinson disease (2021)

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)

• Parkinson’s disease in adults (2017)

Parkinson Canada

• Canadian guideline for Parkinson disease (2019)
• Parkinson’s disease guidelines for pharmacists (2014)

The Neurourology Promotion Committee in The International Continence Society

• A guideline for the management of bladder dysfunction in Parkinson's disease and other gait disorders (2016)

Reviewer 1: Austin Smith, PharmD, BCPP
Reviewer 2: Joseph Cusimano, PharmD, BCPP
2023-2024 AAPP Resident and New Practitioner Committee