A clinical epidemiological study of 251 cases of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in the south of Brazil Estudo clínico epidemiológico de 251 casos de esclerose lateral amiotrófica no sul do Brasil

A clinical epidemiological study of 251 cases of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in the south of Brazil Estudo clínico epidemiológico de 251 casos de esclerose lateral amiotrófica no sul do Brasil

OBJECTIVE: To study the clinical forms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and the possible presence of risk factors in order to verify if there is any difference between cases in Paraná, Brazil. METHOD: We studied 251 cases, all of which fulfilled the diagnosis criteria proposed in El Escorial (...

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Main Authors: Lineu Cesar Werneck, Ruth Bezerra, Octavio da Silveira Neto, Rosana Herminia Scola
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações 2007-06-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Subjects:
esclerose lateral amiotrófica
doenças do neurônio motor inferior
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
motor neuron disorders
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2007000200001
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