Hemiplegic-type ALS: clinicopathological features of two autopsied patients

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pathology, Brain Research Institute, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan.
² Department of Pathology, Brain Research Institute, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan hshimizu@bri.niigata-u.ac.jp.
³ Department of Neurology, Tsubame Rosai Hospital, Tsubame, Japan.
⁴ Department of Neurology, Niigata Prefectural Shibata Hospital, Shibata, Japan.
⁵ Department of Neurology, Brain Research Institute, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan.

^# Contributed equally.

Case Reports

Makoto Sainouchi et al. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2021 Sep.

. 2021 Sep;92(9):1014-1016.

doi: 10.1136/jnnp-2021-326257. Epub 2021 Apr 21.

¹ Department of Pathology, Brain Research Institute, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan.
² Department of Pathology, Brain Research Institute, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan hshimizu@bri.niigata-u.ac.jp.
³ Department of Neurology, Tsubame Rosai Hospital, Tsubame, Japan.
⁴ Department of Neurology, Niigata Prefectural Shibata Hospital, Shibata, Japan.
⁵ Department of Neurology, Brain Research Institute, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan.

^# Contributed equally.

No abstract available

Keywords: clinical neurology; motor neuron disease; neuropathology.

Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

Hemiplegic-type ALS shows a strong correlation between upper, lower motor neuron degeneration and pTDP-43 pathology.
Riva N, Quattrini A. Riva N, et al. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2021 Sep;92(9):917. doi: 10.1136/jnnp-2021-326512. Epub 2021 Apr 21. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2021. PMID: 33883201 No abstract available.