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[A amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) 4 family misdiagnosed as hereditary spastic paraplegia-a case report].
Rinsho shinkeigaku = Clinical neurology - 25 Nov 2017
Taniguchi Takaki, Hokezu Youichi, Okada Takashi, Ishibashi Masato, Hashiguchi Akihiro, Matsuura Eiji, Takashima Hiroshi
Abstract excerpt
We report a 44 years old man with slowly progressive muscular atrophy of the extremities for over 30 years. He experienced difficulty in walking in his 10's and was diagnosed as hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP) in his 20's. And then, muscle atrophy of the extremities slowly progressed especially in his distal muscles. Sensory axonal neuropathy was detected with sural nerve biopsy. His father and uncle have...
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