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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and motor neuron syndromes in Asia.
Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry - 1 Aug 2016
Shahrizaila N, Sobue G, Kuwabara S, Kim S H, Birks Carol, Fan D S, Bae J S, Hu C J, Gourie-Devi M, Noto Y, Shibuya K, Goh K J, Kaji R, Tsai C P, Cui L, Talman P, Henderson R D, Vucic S, Kiernan M C
Abstract excerpt
While the past 2 decades have witnessed an increasing understanding of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) arising from East Asia, particularly Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and China, knowledge of ALS throughout the whole of Asia remains limited. Asia represents >50% of the world population, making it host to the largest patient cohort of ALS. Furthermore, Asia represents a diverse population in terms of ethnic,...
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