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Lateral Sclerosis
CASE NUMBER 1. Mr. M. W., a 41-year old white male was admitted to the Victoria General Hospital with complaints of twitching in the left arm and legs, and weakness of the left hand. Seven to eight years prior to admission, the patient noticed dull muscle pain in his arms and legs, lasting four to five days at a time. The pain worsened as the day passed and was neither aggravated nor relieved b...
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a disease characterized by progressive degeneration of motor neurons in the motor cortex, brainstem, and spinal cord. The incidence of sporadic ALS is 1.5 to 2.7 in 100,000, and the prevalence is 5.2 to 6.0 in 100,000. Conjugal ALS is even rarer than sporadic ALS. We report a case of conjugal ALS encountered in our outpatient neurology clinic.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1881
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.1.1048.152