A link between ALS and short residence on Guam

Neurology. 2005 May 24;64(10):1819-20. doi: 10.1212/01.WNL.0000162030.60827.C2.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Age Factors
  • Age of Onset
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis / chemically induced
  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis / epidemiology*
  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis / genetics
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Causality
  • Cycas / chemistry
  • Dementia / chemically induced
  • Dementia / epidemiology
  • Dementia / genetics
  • Environmental Exposure / adverse effects*
  • Female
  • Genetic Predisposition to Disease / genetics*
  • Guam / epidemiology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neurotoxins / adverse effects
  • Parkinsonian Disorders / chemically induced
  • Parkinsonian Disorders / epidemiology
  • Parkinsonian Disorders / genetics
  • Risk Factors
  • Sex Factors
  • Time Factors
  • United States / epidemiology

Substances

  • Neurotoxins