Familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and multiple sclerosis in an Egyptian family. A family report

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and multiple sclerosis (MS) are two neurological disorders with very different etiologies, genetic basis, clinical picture and prognosis. Thus their occurrence with in the same family is very unusual. Here we report a case of a 60 years old woman with familial ALS...

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Main Authors: Radwa Soliman, Haitham Hamdy, Nagia Fahmy, Mahmoud S. Swelam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-09-01
Series:Brain Disorders
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666459323000227
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Summary:Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and multiple sclerosis (MS) are two neurological disorders with very different etiologies, genetic basis, clinical picture and prognosis. Thus their occurrence with in the same family is very unusual. Here we report a case of a 60 years old woman with familial ALS(fALS) meanwhile her daughter has relapsing remitting MS (RRMS).
ISSN:2666-4593