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Occurrence of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis among Iran-Iraq war veterans
Abstract Background: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurological disorder with high mortality and morbidity. Some risk factors have been implicated for ALS such as exposure to high magnetic fields, and trace elements like selenium, cadmium and lead. Afew studies have been carried out throughout the world to evaluate the prevalence of ALS among veterans. This stud...
متن کاملAmyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Touch MEdical MEdia 53 Fasciculation, which is observed in various peripheral motor neuron disorders, is most frequently found in nonprogressive benign fasciculation syndrome (BFS). Patients with BFS never exhibit muscle atrophy or pathologic weakness and not all such patients visit hospitals; therefore, the prevalence and characteristics of BFS still need to be established. However, among the ...
متن کامل[Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis].
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive, degenerative disease of the motor system characterized by signs and symptoms of upper and lower motor dysfunction. This results in the presence of focal amyotrophies and pareses affecting voluntary muscles. Patients die after a few years, in most cases by respiratory failure. ALS is the most frequent motor neuron disease; however, its etiolo...
متن کاملAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder affecting 20,000 to 30,000 people in the United States. The mainstay of care of patients affected by this disease is supportive and given the multifaceted nature of their needs is provided most efficiently through multidisciplinary clinics that have shown to prolong survival and improve quality of life. The authors ...
متن کاملConjugal amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
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: Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology
سال: 2019
ISSN: 0972-2327
DOI: 10.4103/aian.aian_452_18