A case of presumptive primary lateral sclerosis with upper and lower motor neurone pathology

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 706-709

  Short, Cathy L ^a   Scott, Grace ^b   Blumbergs, Peter C ^b   Koblar, Simon A ^a,c  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL AND VETERINARY SCIENCE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Motor neurone disease; Pain; Primary lateral sclerosis

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN; BOTULINUM TOXIN; DANTROLENE; GABAPENTIN; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; SPASMOLYTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BURNING SENSATION; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFUSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DROWSINESS; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MELANOMA; PAIN; PRIMARY LATERAL SCLEROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NEUROPATHY; SPASTICITY; SPLINT; ARM; LEG; MIDDLE AGED; MOTONEURON; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SPINAL CORD;

FEMALE; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; MOTOR NEURONS; SPINAL CORD; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 23944446847     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2004.08.032     Document Type: Article

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