ALS Diagnostic in the Electrodiagnostic Department of an Orthopedic Hospital during 2014-2015. Clinical and Electrophysiological Characteristic

Aymeé Hernández Hernández
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Aymeé Hernández Hernández: Neurophysiology Department, Cuban Neuroscience Center, Cuba

Open Access Journal of Neurology & Neurosurgery, 2016, vol. 1, issue 2, 30-37

Abstract: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is an uncommon illness, it is caused by motor neuron degeneration; upper, lower and bulbar muscles are affected. The diagnostic is based in Scorial criteria. In some cases it needs to be differentiating from orthopedic illness. ALS diagnosis in electrodiagnostic lab of Frank Pais orthopedic hospital has been 2-3 patients per year in the last 5 years.

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Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.19080/OAJNN.2016.01.555557

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