Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis associated with pregnancy: Report of four new cases and review of the literature

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Other Motor Neuron Disorders

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 45-48

  Chiò, Adriano ^a   Calvo, Andrea ^a   Di Vito, Nicoletta ^a   Vercellino, Marco ^a   Chiglione, Paolo ^a   Terreni, Anna A ^a   Mutani, Roberto ^a   Mora, Gabriele ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b Scientific Institute of Veruno   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DELIVERY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPHAGIA; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; HYPERREFLEXIA; INDUCED ABORTION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE DENERVATION; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PATHOGENESIS; PATIENT MONITORING; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL SIGN; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; SPASTIC PARAPLEGIA;

EID: 0038137136     PISSN: 14660822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14660820310006724     Document Type: Article

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