Spinobulbar muscular atrophy can mimic ALS: The importance of genetic testing in male patients with atypical ALS

Neurology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 568-572

  Parboosingh, J S ^a   Figlewicz, D A ^b   Krizus, A ^a   Meininger, V ^c   Azad, N A ^d   Newman, D S ^e   Rouleau, G A ^a  

^a MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c HÔTEL DIEU   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^e HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030798569     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.49.2.568     Document Type: Article

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