Amyotrophic lateral scherosis and antecedent poliomyelitis

Omardeen, F. L; Morgan, Owen St. C

Omardeen, F. L; Morgan, Owen St. C.

West Indian med. j ; 41(2): 84-5, June 1992.

Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-107524

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ABSTRACT

Motor neurone disease may occur in patients with antecedent, sometimes remote, paralytic poliomyelitis. A Jamaican patient with this sequence is described. Research exploring the relationship between the two diseases is giving a new insight into the aetiology of motor neurone disease.

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Poliomyelitis/complications; Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis/etiology

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Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Poliomyelitis / Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Language: English Journal: West Indian med. j Journal subject: Medicine Year: 1992 Type: Article

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