Late-onset hexosaminidase A deficiency mimicking primary lateral sclerosis

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 105-106

  Godeiro Jr , Clecio ^a,b   Felicio, Andre C ^a   Benites, Vinicius ^a   Chieia, Marco Antonio ^a   Oliveira, Acary S B ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN; BETA N ACETYLHEXOSAMINIDASE A;

ADULT; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; MALE; ONSET AGE; PRIMARY LATERAL SCLEROSIS; SERODIAGNOSIS; TAY SACHS DISEASE;

EID: 66149177988     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: 16784227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-282X2009000100024     Document Type: Article

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