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A rare case of juvenile amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
The Turkish journal of pediatrics - 1 Jan 2021
Bodur Muhittin, Toker Rabia Tütüncü, Başak Ayşe Nazlı, Okan Mehmet Sait
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a chronic motor neuron disease characterised by progressive weakness in striated muscles resulting from the destruction of neuronal cells. The term juvenile ALS (JALS) is used for patients whose symptoms start before 25 years of age. JALS may be sporadic or familial. CASE: Here, we present a sporadic case of JALS because of its rarity in children. The...
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