Uncovering amyotrophic lateral sclerosis phenotypes: Clinical features and long-term follow-up of upper motor neuron-dominant ALS

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 278-282

  Sabatelli, Mario ^a,b   Zollino, Marcella ^a   Luigetti, Marco ^a   Grande, Alessandra Del ^a   Lattante, Serena ^a   Marangi, Giuseppe ^a   Monaco, Mauro Lo ^a   Madia, Francesca ^a   Meleo, Emiliana ^a   Bisogni, Giulia ^a   Conte, Amelia ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE POLICLINICO UNIVERSITARIO A GEMELLI IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; clinical phenotype; motor neuron disease; prognosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; BREATHING MUSCLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRESSIVE MUSCULAR ATROPHY; SURVIVAL;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURONS; PHENOTYPE; SURVIVAL RATE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79959704990     PISSN: 17482968     EISSN: 1471180X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17482968.2011.580849     Document Type: Article

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