[Sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Diagnostic criteria].
The authors report two cases of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) misdiagnosis (a craniocervical junction disorder, and a cervical spinal cord ependymoma). They review some causes of ALS-like syndrome and propose a protocol to be adopted for the study of all patients who present clinical abnormalities suggesting ALS.
Godoy
J M
JM
Universidade Estadual do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), Brasil.
de Oliveira
M A
MA
de Moraes Neto
J B
JB
Balassiano
S L
SL
Montagna
N
N
Pinto
J R
JR
Skacel
M
M
D000328:Adult; D000690:Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004806:Ependymoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008297:Male; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis
Esclerose lateral amiotrófica esporádica. Critérios diagnósticos.