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Ptosis and bulbar onset: an unusual phenotype of familial ALS?

Authors: Fabiola De Marchi, L. Corrado, E. Bersano, M. F. Sarnelli, V. Solara, S. D’Alfonso, R. Cantello, L. Mazzini

Published in: Neurological Sciences | Issue 2/2018

Abstract

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder of upper and lower motor neurons that usually spare the oculomotor nerves. Here, we describe a case of two siblings with a familial bulbar-onset ALS both with ptosis manifested at the onset of the disease.

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Title: Ptosis and bulbar onset: an unusual phenotype of familial ALS?
Authors: Fabiola De Marchi
L. Corrado
E. Bersano
M. F. Sarnelli
V. Solara
S. D’Alfonso
R. Cantello
L. Mazzini
Publication date: 01-02-2018
Publisher: Springer Milan
Published in: Neurological Sciences / Issue 2/2018
Print ISSN: 1590-1874
Electronic ISSN: 1590-3478
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-017-3186-0

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