Sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis of long duration mimicking spinal progressive muscular atrophy: A clinicopathological study

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 162, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 174-178

  Tsuchiya, Kuniaki ^a,b   Shintani, Shuzo ^c   Kikuchi, Masanori ^c   Kondo, Hiromi ^b   Kamaya, Toshimoto ^c   Ohbu, Sadayoshi ^d   Kato, Shuichi ^e   Hayashi, Hideaki ^f   Ikeda, Kenji ^b   Nakano, Imaharu ^g  

^a TOKYO METROPOLITAN MATSUZAWA HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b TOKYO METROPOLITAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

^c Toride Kyodo Hospital   (Japan)

^d ST LUKE'S INTERNATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^e TOKYO METROPOLITAN NEUROLOGICAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^f TOKYO METROPOLITAN KOMAGOME HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^g JICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Neuropathology; Spinal progressive muscular atrophy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARM; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; FASCICULATION; FEMALE; GLIOSIS; HUMAN; LEG; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRESSIVE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RESPIRATORY ARREST;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULAR ATROPHY, SPINAL; PERIODICITY;

EID: 0033556668     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-510X(98)00317-7     Document Type: Article

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