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amyotrophic lateral sclerosis type 2

info · Nervous system · ICD-10: G12.2

An amyotrophic lateral sclerosis that has_material_basis_in mutation in the alsin gene on chromosome 2.

Signs and symptoms

  • Spasticity
  • Microcephaly
  • Limb joint contracture
  • Anarthria
  • Scoliosis
  • Spastic dysarthria
  • Spastic gait
  • Lower limb spasticity
  • EMG: chronic denervation signs
  • Dysarthria

Also known as: ALS2; amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 2; amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 2, juvenile