Article
[Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis--diagnosis and treatment].
Praxis - 4 Jul 2012
Jung H H, Neumann M, Bloch K E
Abstract excerpt
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) represents the most common motoneuron disorder in adulthood. It is characterized by selective degeneration of the motoneurons. About 10% of patients have a genetically determined ALS. Clinically, ALS is characterized by coexistence of signs of the first motoneuron, such as spasticity and hyperreflexia, as well as the second motoneuron, such as muscular atrophy and...
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