Progressive aphasia as the presenting symptom in a patient with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis with a novel mutation in the OPTN gene

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 138-140

  Czell, David ^a   Andersen, Peter M ^b   Neuwirth, Christoph ^a   Morita, Mitsuya ^c   Weber, Markus ^a,d  

^a Neuromuscular Diseases Unit/ALS Clinic   (Switzerland)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c JICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Mutation; Optineurin; Phenotype

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY HISTORY; FASCICULATION; FEMALE; GENE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; MALE; OPTN GENE; PRIMARY PROGRESSIVE APHASIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; APHASIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR TFIIIA;

EID: 84875470602     PISSN: 21678421     EISSN: 21679223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/21678421.2012.756525     Document Type: Article

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