Young-onset sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis;Esclerosis lateral amiotrófica esporádica de inicio juvenil

Revista de Neurologia

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 442-444

  Orsini, Marco ^a   De Freitas, Marcos R G ^a   De Oliveira, Acary S B ^b   De Mello, Mariana P ^a   Chieia, Marco A T ^b   Melo Reis, Carlos H ^a   Catharino, Antônio M S ^c   Leite, Marco A A ^a   Nascimento, Osvaldo J M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITÁRIO ANTÔNIO PEDRO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; BABINSKI REFLEX; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LETTER; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; QUADRIPLEGIA; MALE; ONSET AGE;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 77951565238     PISSN: 02100010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.33588/rn.5007.2009268     Document Type: Letter

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