Occasional essay: Upper motor neuron syndrome in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

The diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) requires recognition of both lower motor neuron (LMN) and upper motor neuron (UMN) dysfunction.1 However, classical UMN signs are frequently difficult to identify in ALS.2 LMN involvement is sensitively detected by electromyography (EMG),3 but, as...

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المؤلفون الرئيسيون: Swash, M, Burke, D, Turner, MR, Grosskreutz, J, Leigh, PN, deCarvalho, M, Kiernan, MC
التنسيق: Journal article
اللغة:English
منشور في: BMJ Publishing Group 2020