ALS-parkinsonism-dementia complex of kii and other related diseases in Japan

Parkinsonism and Related Disorders

Volumn 18, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2012, Pages

  Kaji, Ryuji ^a   Izumi, Yishin ^a   Adachi, Yoshiki ^b   Kuzuhara, Shigeki ^c  

^a TOKUSHIMA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b Matsue Co medical College   (Japan)

^c SUZUKA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

ALS; Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Kii; Optineurin; Parkinsonism dementia complex

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS PARKINSONISM DEMENTIA COMPLEX; ARTICLE; BASAL GANGLION; BRAIN CORTEX; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEMENTIA; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FASCICULATION; GENE MUTATION; GENE PRODUCT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; JAPAN; MALE; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLE; NEUROPATHOLOGY; OPTN GENE; PARKINSONISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEAKNESS; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FAMILY HISTORY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; LIMB WEAKNESS; PARKINSON DISEASE; RESPIRATORY FAILURE;

OPTINEURIN;

EID: 84858642796     PISSN: 13538020     EISSN: 18735126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1353-8020(11)70059-1     Document Type: Article

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