Clinical varieties and epidemiological aspects of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe: A new focus of ALS associated with Parkinsonism

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration

Volumn 16, Issue 3-4, 2015, Pages 216-223

  Lannuzel, Annie ^a,b,c   Mecharles, Sylvie ^a   Tressières, Benoit ^c   Demoly, Alice ^a   Alhendi, Rabi ^a   Hédreville Tablon, Marie Ange ^a   Alecu, Cosmin ^a,b  

^a Hospital and University Centre   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DES ANTILLES ET DE LA GUYANE   (France)

^c INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Epidemiology; Parkinsonism

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; LEVODOPA; RILUZOLE;

ADULT; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CARIBBEAN; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEMENTIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; FRONTOTEMPORAL DEMENTIA; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GUADELOUPE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; OPHTHALMOPLEGIA; PARKINSONISM; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX RATIO; AGED; BRAIN; COMPLICATION; FOLLOW UP; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARKINSONIAN DISORDERS; PATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; BRAIN; CARIBBEAN REGION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRONTOTEMPORAL DEMENTIA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARKINSONIAN DISORDERS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84929731017     PISSN: 21678421     EISSN: 21679223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/21678421.2014.992026     Document Type: Article

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