A case of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis presenting as motor aphasia in its early stage

Brain and Nerve

Volumn 58, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 709-713

  Takayasu, Natsuko ^a   Ito, Kyoko ^a   Kondo, Masaki ^a   Muranishi, Manabu ^a   Nagakane, Yoshinari ^a   Nakagawa, Masanori ^a  

^a KYOTO PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral screlosis; Aphasia; Motor neuron disease

Indexed keywords

AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; ATAXIC APHASIA; BRAIN ATROPHY; CASE REPORT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMENTIA; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEREDITARY MOTOR SENSORY NEUROPATHY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERREFLEXIA; LIMB WEAKNESS; MUSCLE ATROPHY; SPEECH DISORDER; SPINAL CORD VENTRAL HORN;

AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; APHASIA, BROCA; ATROPHY; BRAIN; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 33748940466     PISSN: 00068969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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