Problems and pitfalls in the diagnosis of ALS

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 165, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1999, Pages

  Ludolph, A C ^a   Knirsch, U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; fALS; Neurodegenerative diseases

Indexed keywords

GANGLIOSIDE ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; TRINUCLEOTIDE;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MUSCLE BIOPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; HUMANS; INCLUSION BODIES; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; SPINE;

EID: 0032813872     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-510X(99)00021-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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