Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder of upper and lower motor neurons that usually spare the oculomotor nerves. Here, we describe a case of two siblings with a familial bulbar-onset ALS both with ptosis manifested at the onset of the disease.

Ptosis and bulbar onset: an unusual phenotype of familial ALS?

De Marchi, Fabiola;Corrado, L;Bersano, E;D'Alfonso, S;Cantello, R;Mazzini, L
2018-01-01

Abstract

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder of upper and lower motor neurons that usually spare the oculomotor nerves. Here, we describe a case of two siblings with a familial bulbar-onset ALS both with ptosis manifested at the onset of the disease.
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