Trauma and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a european population-based case-control study from the EURALS consortium.

Elisabetta PupilloMarco PoloniElisa BianchiGiorgia GiussaniGiancarlo LogroscinoStefano ZoccolellaAdriano ChiòAndrea CalvoMassimo CorboChristian LunettaBenoit MarinDouglas MitchellOrla HardimanJames RooneyZorica StevicMonica Bandettini di PoggioMassimiliano MirabellaMaria Sofia CotelliMichele PeriniNilo RivaLucio TremolizzoEugenio VitelliDanira DamianiEttore Beghinull null

Published in: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis & frontotemporal degeneration (2017)

Traumatic events leading to functional disability or confined to the head are risk factors for ALS. Traumatic events experienced at age 35-54 years carry the highest risk.

Keyphrases

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
spinal cord injury
multiple sclerosis
trauma patients