Familial nature and continuing morbidity of the amyotrophic lateral sclerosis-parkinsonism dementia complex of Guam

Neurology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 400-409

  McGeer, P L ^a   Schwab, C ^a   McGeer, E G ^a   Haddock, R L ^b   Steele, J C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Department of Public Health and Social Services ^*  (Guam)

^c Guam Memorial Hospital   (Guam)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEMALE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLE; ONSET AGE; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENILE PLAQUE; SYNDROME;

EID: 0030863469     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.49.2.400     Document Type: Article

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