The differential diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis;Diagnostics différentiels de la sclérose latérale amyotrophique

Revue Medicale de Liege

Volumn 59, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2004, Pages 25-31

  Le Forestier, N ^a  

^a Fed de Neurologie   (France)

Author keywords

ALS; Differential diagnosis; EMG

Indexed keywords

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSULTATION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FOLLOW UP; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS;

EID: 2542434142     PISSN: 00353663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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