Severe brain atrophy after long-term survival seen in siblings with familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and a mutation in the <it>optineurin </it>gene: a case series
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Previous studies have shown widespread multisystem degeneration in patients with sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis who develop a total locked-in state and survive under mechanical ventilation for a prolonged period of time. Ho...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-12-01
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| Series: | Journal of Medical Case Reports |
| Online Access: | http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/5/1/573 |