Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, forgotten symptoms: case report
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https://doi.org/10.61182/rnavmed.v11n2a4Keywords:
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, neurodegenerative disease, upper motor neuron syndrome, lower motor neuron syndromeAbstract
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is characterized by being a neurological pathology with progressive neurodegenerative compromise in first and second motor neurons at the pyramidal pathway, markedly producing muscle weakness and motor disability. It can present a non-motor compromise in up to 50% of patients at the time of diagnosis, such as changes in behavior, cognitive alteration, autonomic symptoms, alterations in swallowing, voice and parkinsonism. We present the clinical case of female 70-year-old patient in whom a suspicion of ALS is made during an outpatient consultation of the neurology service with subsequent confirmation of the diagnosis with electrodiagnostic studies.
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