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FUS as a cause of familial Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a case report in a pregnant patient.
Neurocase - 1 Jun 2022
Bazán-Rodríguez Lisette, Ruíz-Avalos Jesús A, Bernal-López Oscar, Benitez-Alonso Edmar O, Villaseñor-Sánchez Jesica, Fernandez-Valverde Francisca, Vargas-Cañas Steven
Abstract excerpt
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disease. In 10% the disease is familial and rarely occurs in childbearing age women. A 28-year-old female pregnancy patient presented a two-month history of dropped head syndrome, dysphagia, muscle weakness, atrophy, and lingual wasting. Electromyography supported the diagnosis of ALS. Due to family history and background, we carried out molecular genetic...
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