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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disorder of upper and lower motor neurons that results in progressive motor impairment. ALS is the most common disease of motor neurons with an annual incidence of approximately 1.7–2.5 per 100,000 people. It is a terminal condition with a typical life expectancy of 2–5 years from symptom onset. […]

John Bodensteiner, AAN 2018 – Advances in molecular and genetic diagnosis in paediatric neurology

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Published Online: May 2nd 2018

John Bodensteiner (Consultant, Child and Adolescent Neurology), our Paediatric Neurology Section Editor for US Neurology, discusses the impact recent advances in molecular and genetic diagnosis have had in paediatric neurology on conditions such as Duchenne muscular dystrophy and spinal muscular atrophy.

Speaker disclosure: John Bodensteiner has nothing to disclose in relation to this video interview.

 

Filmed at the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) Annual Meeting 2018, Los Angeles, CA, US, April 2018.

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