Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: one or multiple causes?

• Main Authors: Aline Furtado Bastos (Author), Marco Orsini (Author), Dionis Machado (Author), Mariana Pimentel Mello (Author), Sergio Nader (Author), Júlio Guilherme Silva (Author), Antonio Marcos da Silva Catharino (Author), Victor Hugo Bastos (Author), Alessandra Pereira (Author), Luciane Lacerda Pessoa (Author), Flavio R. Sztajnbok (Author), Marco Araújo Leite (Author), Osvaldo J.M. Nascimento (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is the most common form of motor neuron disease in the adulthood, and it is characterized by rapid and progressive compromise of the upper and lower motor neurons. The majority of the cases of ALS are classified as sporadic and, until now, a specific cause for...