Tools and talk: an evolutionary perspective on the functional deficits associated with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
We propose that amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and frontotemporal dementia may be viewed as a failure of interlinked functional complexes having their origins in key evolutionary adaptations. We discuss how hand-arm function, locomotion, brainstem function (involving vocalization/speech, swall...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2014
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