Corneal confocal microscopy reveals trigeminal small sensory fiber neuropathy in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Corneal confocal microscopy reveals trigeminal small sensory fiber neuropathy in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Although subclinical involvement of sensory neurons in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) has been previously demonstrated, corneal small fiber sensory neuropathy has not been reported to-date. We examined a group of sporadic ALS patients with corneal confocal microscopy, a recently developed imagi...

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Main Authors: Giulio eFerrari, Enico eGrisan, Fabio eScarpa, Raffaella eFazio, Mauro eComola, Angelo eQuattrini, Giancarlo eComi, Paolo eRama, Nilo eRiva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
Subjects:
Cornea
Motor Neuron Disease
Neuropathy
ALS
Neuromuscular
facial-onset sensory and motor neuronopathy
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnagi.2014.00278/full

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