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Add CommentThis is a great summary I'll share with my students! Thanks!
Reply | Report Abuse | Link to thisQuote: Physicist stephen Hawking has lived with the disease for over 46 years, a very rare case (most patients die within 2 to 4 years after diagnosis)
Reply | Report Abuse | Link to thisAnswer: One might wonder then whether he has ALS at all ?
"Mapping of iron deposition in conjunction with assessment
of nerve fiber tract integrity in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis"
"Iron Overload Gene Possible ALS Risk Factor"
"Dysregulation of Iron Homeostasis in the CNS Contributes to Disease Progression in a Mouse Model of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis"
"We report the results of iron chelating treatment with deferiprone in a 61-year-old woman with signs and symptoms of neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation (NBIA)"
"Her gait returned to normal"