Conjugal amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a report on two couples from southern France.
We report two conjugal cases of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) occurring between 1977 and 1991 in southern France (Languedoc-Roussillon). Although conjugal ALS may occur by chance, the description of two cases in the same area points to a role of environmental or genetic factors in the etiology of the disease.
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Service de Neurologie B, Hôpital Gui-de-Chauliac, Montpellier, France.
Cadilhac
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Billiard
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D000368:Aged; D000690:Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D005260:Female; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage; D008875:Middle Aged