Antecedent disease and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: What is protecting whom?

Multiple studies have shown that antecedent diseases are less prevalent in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) patients than the general age-matched population, which suggests possible neuroprotection. Antecedent disease could be protective against ALS or, conversely, the asymptomatic early physiol...

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Main Authors: Sabrina K Hollinger, Ike S Okosun, Cassie S Mitchell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fneur.2016.00047/full