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An autopsy case of sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis associated with the I113T SOD1 mutation.
Neuropathology : official journal of the Japanese Society of Neuropathology - 1 Feb 2014
Nakamura Seika, Wate Reika, Kaneko Satoshi, Ito Hidefumi, Oki Mitsuaki, Tsuge Ayako, Nagashima Masato, Asayama Shinya, Fujita Kengo, Nakamura Masataka, Maruyama Hirofumi, Kawakami Hideshi, Kusaka Hirofumi
Abstract excerpt
A 64-year-old man noticed weakness in his arms and dyspnea upon exertion. Four months later he was admitted to our hospital, where muscle atrophy and hyperactive deep tendon reflexes in the arms were observed upon examination. A needle electromyograph study revealed acute and chronic denervation in the extremities, and he was diagnosed as having amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Seven months after onset of the...
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