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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| author | Radwa Soliman Haitham Hamdy Nagia Fahmy Mahmoud S. Swelam |
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| description | 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). |
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| spelling | doaj.art-467fb9ab06434d85b85f57420d8bcd272023-11-05T04:05:33ZengElsevierBrain Disorders2666-45932023-09-0111100085Familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and multiple sclerosis in an Egyptian family. A family reportRadwa Soliman0Haitham Hamdy1Nagia Fahmy2Mahmoud S. Swelam3Corresponding author.; Neurology and psychiatry Department, Faculty of Medicine Ain Shams University, 11566, Cairo, EgyptNeurology and psychiatry Department, Faculty of Medicine Ain Shams University, 11566, Cairo, EgyptNeurology and psychiatry Department, Faculty of Medicine Ain Shams University, 11566, Cairo, EgyptNeurology and psychiatry Department, Faculty of Medicine Ain Shams University, 11566, Cairo, EgyptAmyotrophic 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).http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666459323000227Amyotrophic lateral sclerosisALSFamilial ALSMultiple sclerosis, M.SFamily history |
| spellingShingle | Radwa Soliman Haitham Hamdy Nagia Fahmy Mahmoud S. Swelam Familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and multiple sclerosis in an Egyptian family. A family report Brain Disorders Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ALS Familial ALS Multiple sclerosis, M.S Family history |
| title | Familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and multiple sclerosis in an Egyptian family. A family report |
| title_full | Familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and multiple sclerosis in an Egyptian family. A family report |
| title_fullStr | Familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and multiple sclerosis in an Egyptian family. A family report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and multiple sclerosis in an Egyptian family. A family report |
| title_short | Familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and multiple sclerosis in an Egyptian family. A family report |
| title_sort | familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and multiple sclerosis in an egyptian family a family report |
| topic | Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ALS Familial ALS Multiple sclerosis, M.S Family history |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666459323000227 |
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