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Neurodegeneration
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Clinical features and prognosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in Africa: the TROPALS study

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  • Jaime Luna INSERM, U1094, Tropical Neuroepidemiology, Limoges, France UMR_S 1094, Tropical Neuroepidemiology, Institute of Neuroepidemiology and Tropical Neurology, CNRS FR 3503 GEIST, University of Limoges, Limoges, France PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Mouhamadou Diagana INSERM, U1094, Tropical Neuroepidemiology, Limoges, France UMR_S 1094, Tropical Neuroepidemiology, Institute of Neuroepidemiology and Tropical Neurology, CNRS FR 3503 GEIST, University of Limoges, Limoges, France Département de Neurologie, CHU de Nouakchott, Nouakchott, Mauritania PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Leila Ait Aissa Laboratoire de Recherche en Neurosciences, Service de Neurologie, CHU Mustapha, Sidi M’Hamed, Algeria PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Meriem Tazir Laboratoire de Recherche en Neurosciences, Service de Neurologie, CHU Mustapha, Sidi M’Hamed, Algeria PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Lamia Ali Pacha Laboratoire de Recherche en Neurosciences, Service de Neurologie, CHU Mustapha, Sidi M’Hamed, Algeria PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Imen Kacem Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, University Tunis el Manar, La Manouba, Tunisia Department of Neurology, Razi Hospital, La Manouba, Tunisia PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Riadh Gouider Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, University Tunis el Manar, La Manouba, Tunisia Department of Neurology, Razi Hospital, La Manouba, Tunisia PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Franclo Henning Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa Centre for Research in Neurodegenerative Disease, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Anna Basse Département de Neurologie, CHNU Fann, UCAD, Dakar, Senegal PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Ousmane Cisse Département de Neurologie, CHNU Fann, UCAD, Dakar, Senegal PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Agnon Ayélola Koffi Balogou Département de Neurologie, CHU Campus Université de Lomé, Lomé, Togo PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Damelan Kombate Département de Neurologie, CHU Campus Université de Lomé, Lomé, Togo PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Mendinatou Agbetou Faculty of Health Sciences, Laboratory of Chronic and Neurologic Diseases Epidemiology, University of Abomey-Calavi, Cotonou, Benin Neurology Unit, CNHU Cotonou, Cotonou, Benin PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Dismand Houinato INSERM, U1094, Tropical Neuroepidemiology, Limoges, France UMR_S 1094, Tropical Neuroepidemiology, Institute of Neuroepidemiology and Tropical Neurology, CNRS FR 3503 GEIST, University of Limoges, Limoges, France Faculty of Health Sciences, Laboratory of Chronic and Neurologic Diseases Epidemiology, University of Abomey-Calavi, Cotonou, Benin Neurology Unit, CNHU Cotonou, Cotonou, Benin PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Athanase Millogo INSERM, U1094, Tropical Neuroepidemiology, Limoges, France UMR_S 1094, Tropical Neuroepidemiology, Institute of Neuroepidemiology and Tropical Neurology, CNRS FR 3503 GEIST, University of Limoges, Limoges, France Département de Neurologie, CHU Sourô Sanou, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso University of Ouagadougou, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Thierry Agba Université de Lomé, Lomé, Togo PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Mouftao Belo Université de Lomé, Lomé, Togo PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Marie Penoty INSERM, U1094, Tropical Neuroepidemiology, Limoges, France UMR_S 1094, Tropical Neuroepidemiology, Institute of Neuroepidemiology and Tropical Neurology, CNRS FR 3503 GEIST, University of Limoges, Limoges, France CHU Limoges, Service de Neurologie, Centre Expert SLA, Limoges, France PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Marie Raymondeau-Moustafa INSERM, U1094, Tropical Neuroepidemiology, Limoges, France UMR_S 1094, Tropical Neuroepidemiology, Institute of Neuroepidemiology and Tropical Neurology, CNRS FR 3503 GEIST, University of Limoges, Limoges, France CHU Limoges, Centre d’Epidémiologie de Biostatistique et de Méthodologie de la Recherche, Limoges, France PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Bello Hamidou INSERM, U1094, Tropical Neuroepidemiology, Limoges, France UMR_S 1094, Tropical Neuroepidemiology, Institute of Neuroepidemiology and Tropical Neurology, CNRS FR 3503 GEIST, University of Limoges, Limoges, France PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Philippe Couratier INSERM, U1094, Tropical Neuroepidemiology, Limoges, France UMR_S 1094, Tropical Neuroepidemiology, Institute of Neuroepidemiology and Tropical Neurology, CNRS FR 3503 GEIST, University of Limoges, Limoges, France CHU Limoges, Service de Neurologie, Centre Expert SLA, Limoges, France PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Pierre Marie Preux INSERM, U1094, Tropical Neuroepidemiology, Limoges, France UMR_S 1094, Tropical Neuroepidemiology, Institute of Neuroepidemiology and Tropical Neurology, CNRS FR 3503 GEIST, University of Limoges, Limoges, France CHU Limoges, Centre d’Epidémiologie de Biostatistique et de Méthodologie de la Recherche, Limoges, France PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Benoit Marin INSERM, U1094, Tropical Neuroepidemiology, Limoges, France UMR_S 1094, Tropical Neuroepidemiology, Institute of Neuroepidemiology and Tropical Neurology, CNRS FR 3503 GEIST, University of Limoges, Limoges, France CHU Limoges, Centre d’Epidémiologie de Biostatistique et de Méthodologie de la Recherche, Limoges, France PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • TROPALS Collaboration
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  1. Correspondence to Benoit Marin, UMR Inserm 1094 NET, Limoges 78000, France; benoit.marin{at}unilim.fr
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Citation

Luna J, Diagana M, Ait Aissa L TROPALS Collaboration, et al
Clinical features and prognosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in Africa: the TROPALS study
Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry 2019;90:20-29.

Publication history

  • Received March 21, 2018
  • Revised July 6, 2018
  • Accepted July 14, 2018
  • First published September 21, 2018.
Online issue publication 
December 14, 2018

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