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Facial onset amyotrophic lateral sclerosis with K3E variant in the Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase gene.
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis & frontotemporal degeneration - 1 Feb 2021
Shibuya Kazumoto, Sawai Setsu, Sugiyama Atsuhiko, Koide Mizuho, Nishiyama Ayumi, Aoki Masashi, Kuwabara Satoshi
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We describe a 48-year-old man, suffering from difficulties in closing his eyes. He subsequently experienced progressive weakness in the facial and bulbar regions and upper limbs. His father and paternal grandmother had limb weakness as initial manifestations and were diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). In the present case, neuroimaging and laboratory studies were unremarkable, and...
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