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Incidence of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in Sardinia, Italy: age-sex interaction and spatial-temporal variability.
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis & frontotemporal degeneration - 1 Nov 2022
Borghero Giuseppe, Pierri Vincenzo, Vasta Rosario, Ercoli Tommaso, Primicerio Giulia, Pili Francesca, Gigante Angelo Fabio, Rocchi Lorenzo, Chiò Adriano, Defazio Giovanni
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Objective: This study assessed amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) incidence in Sardinia, Italy, and the combined contribution of age and gender to disease risk. We also checked disease incidence for spatial-temporal variability. Methods: ALS patients from all neurological centers of the study area who had onset during 2010-2019 and fulfilled El Escorial revised diagnostic criteria were included. Incidence was...
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