title: Diagnostic value of serum creatine phosphokinase in motor neuron disease.
abstract: In ten cases of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, creatine phosphokinase was, without exception, elevated. In 12 cases of other diseases of the central or peripheral nervous system, values were elevated only in two cases of peripheral neuropathy.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000368:Aged; D000690:Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D002493:Central Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D003402:Creatine Kinase / Q000097:blood*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009046:Motor Neurons; D009468:Neuromuscular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000201:enzymology; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis
chemical_list: D003402:Creatine Kinase