title: Conjugal amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
abstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a disease characterized by progressive degeneration of motor neurons in the motor cortex, brainstem, and spinal cord. The incidence of sporadic ALS is 1.5 to 2.7 in 100,000, and the prevalence is 5.2 to 6.0 in 100,000. Conjugal ALS is even rarer than sporadic ALS. We report a case of conjugal ALS encountered in our outpatient neurology clinic.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Oklahoma State University Medical Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma (Kwon, Burton, Stroup). Dr. Dewitt is a neurologist in private practice in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
authors.forename: John D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Dewitt
authors.forename: Julia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Burton
authors.forename: Jeffrey S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Stroup