Clinical and genetic basis of familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis represents the most common neurodegenerative disease leading to upper and lower motor neuron compromise. Although the vast majority of cases are sporadic, substantial gain has been observed in the knowledge of the genetic forms of the disease, especially of familial for...

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Main Authors: Paulo Victor Sgobbi de Souza, Wladimir Bocca Vieira de Rezende Pinto, Marco Antônio Troccoli Chieia, Acary Souza Bulle Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2015-01-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2015005050161&lng=en&tlng=en