Identifier |
wh_ch47_p2539_2 |
Title |
Walsh & Hoyt: General Characterisitics |
Creator |
Parashkev Nachev, PhD, MRCP(UK); Christopher Kennard, PhD, FRCP, FMed Sci |
Affiliation |
(PN) University College London; (CK) University of Oxford |
Subject |
Neurodegenerative Diseases; Metabolic Diseases; Adult; Motor Neuron Disease; Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis; General Characteristics |
Description |
ALS occurs throughout the world, with an annual incidence of 12 per 100,000 population, and a prevalence of 68 per 100,000. The ratio of affected males to affected females is about 1.5:1. The mean age of onset of MND in most referral-based series is about 55 years. |
Date |
2005 |
Language |
eng |
Format |
application/pdf |
Type |
Text |
Source |
Walsh and Hoyt's Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology, 6th Edition |
Relation is Part of |
Walsh and Hoyt's Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology Walsh and Hoyt's Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology |
Collection |
Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: Walsh and Hoyt Textbook Selections Collection: https://NOVEL.utah.edu |
Publisher |
Wolters Kluwer Health, Philadelphia |
Holding Institution |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
Rights Management |
Copyright 2005. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s6dr63xf |
Setname |
ehsl_novel_whts |
ID |
185725 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6dr63xf |