Role of aluminium in sporadic motor neuron disease.
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in English
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| ID: sea-19343
ABSTRACT
In an attempt to ascertain the role of aluminium in sporadic motor neuron disease (MND), trace metals were estimated in blood, plasma and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of 38 patients of sporadic MND and 30 controls by direct current plasma emission spectrophotometry. CSF aluminium levels (20.76 +/- 4.38 micrograms/dl) were significantly higher (P less than 0.05) in those patients of MND who presented as progressive bulbar palsy (PBP) as compared to the other subtypes of MND (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis = 7.71 +/- 2.01 micrograms/dl; progressive muscular atrophy = 10.01 +/- 2.41 micrograms/dl) and controls (11.63 +/- 2.82 micrograms/dl). Aluminium may be important in the etiopathogenesis of a subgroup of sporadic MND.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Aluminum
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Middle Aged
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Motor Neurons
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Neuromuscular Diseases
Language:
English
Year:
1990
Type:
Article
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