Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)

References

Citations

1. Younger DS, Hanif S (2003). Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. In RW Evans, ed., Saunders Manual of Neurologic Practice, pp. 550–554. Philadelphia: Saunders.

2. Victor M, Ropper AH (2001). Degenerative diseases of the nervous system. In Adams and Victor's Principles of Neurology, 7th ed., pp. 1153–1158. New York: McGraw-Hill.

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4. Miller RG, et al. (2006). Riluzole for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)/motor neuron disease (MND). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (1). Oxford: Update Software.

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Other Works Consulted

• Feldman EL (2004). Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and other motor neuron diseases. In L Goldman, D Ausiello, eds., Cecil Textbook of Medicine, vol. 2, pp. 2316–2319. Philadelphia: Saunders.

• Rowland LP, et al. (2005). Hereditary and acquired motor neuron diseases. In LP Rowland, ed., Merritt's Neurology, 11th ed., pp. 861–870. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.

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Author:	Monica Rhodes	Last Updated: September 7, 2006
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