X-linked spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy (Kennedy's disease) with long-term electrophysiological evaluation: Case report

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 154-159

  Kouyoumdjian, Joäo Aris ^a,b   Da Penha Ananias Morita, Maria ^a   Machado de Araújo, Rogério Gayer ^a  

^a FACULDADE DE MEDICINA DE SÃO JOSÉ DO RIO PRETO   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Bulbospinal neuronopathy; Kennedy's disease; Motor neuron disease; Sensory neuropathy; X linked spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR;

AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DNA DETERMINATION; DYSPHONIA; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTRONEUROGRAPHY; FASCICULATION; GYNECOMASTIA; HUMAN; KENNEDY DISEASE; MALE; MOTOR NEUROPATHY; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE DENERVATION; MUSCLE REINNERVATION; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NERVE CONDUCTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSORY NEUROPATHY; TREMOR; X CHROMOSOME LINKED DISORDER;

EID: 17444410275     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x2005000100028     Document Type: Article

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