Rare association of motor neuron disease and spinocerebellar ataxia type 2 (SCA2): A new case and review of the literature

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 256, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1926-1928

  Nanetti, Lorenzo ^a   Fancellu, Roberto ^a   Tomasello, Chiara ^a   Gellera, Cinzia ^a   Pareyson, Davide ^a   Mariotti, Caterina ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS); Motor neuron disease (MND); Spinocerebellar ataxia type 2 (SCA2)

Indexed keywords

AGED; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; SPINOCEREBELLAR DEGENERATION;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; SPINOCEREBELLAR ATAXIAS;

EID: 73449090497     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-009-5237-9     Document Type: Article

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