SOD1 (A4V)-mediated ALS presenting with lower motor neuron facial diplegia and unilateral vocal cord paralysis

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 880-882

  Salameh, Johnny S ^a   Atassi, Nazem ^a   David, William S ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

A4V; ALS; Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Brown Vialetto Van Laere syndrome; Facial diplegia; Madras motor neuron disease; Motor neuron disease; SOD1

Indexed keywords

COPPER ZINC SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FAMILY HISTORY; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRACHEOSTOMY; TREATMENT FAILURE; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS;

AGED; ALANINE; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FACIAL PARALYSIS; HUMANS; MALE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; VALINE; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS;

EID: 71549150577     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: 10974598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.21321     Document Type: Article

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