Research on motor neuron diseases konzo and neurolathyrism: trends from 1990 to 2010.
Konzo (caused by consumption of improperly processed cassava, Manihot esculenta) and neurolathyrism (caused by prolonged overconsumption of grass pea, Lathyrus sativus) are two distinct non-infectious upper motor neurone diseases with identical clinical symptoms of spastic paraparesis of the legs. T...
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Main Authors: | Delphin Diasolua Ngudi (Author), Yu-Haey Kuo (Author), Marc Van Montagu (Author), Fernand Lambein (Author) |
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2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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