Neurobiology of Aging
Volume 33, Issue 5 , Pages 886-898 , May 2012

Interaction between aging and neurodegeneration in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

  • Gioacchino Tedeschi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurological Sciences, Second University of Naples, 80138, Naples, Italy
    • Neurological Institute for Diagnosis and Care “Hermitage Capodimonte”, 80131, Naples, Italy
    • Magnetic Resonance Imaging Center, Italian Foundation for Multiple Sclerosis (FISM), 16149, Genoa, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Tel.: +39 081 5665004; fax: +39 081 5665095
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  • Francesca Trojsi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurological Sciences, Second University of Naples, 80138, Naples, Italy
    • Neurological Institute for Diagnosis and Care “Hermitage Capodimonte”, 80131, Naples, Italy
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  • Alessandro Tessitore

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurological Sciences, Second University of Naples, 80138, Naples, Italy
    • Neurological Institute for Diagnosis and Care “Hermitage Capodimonte”, 80131, Naples, Italy
    • Magnetic Resonance Imaging Center, Italian Foundation for Multiple Sclerosis (FISM), 16149, Genoa, Italy
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  • Daniele Corbo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurological Sciences, Second University of Naples, 80138, Naples, Italy
    • Neurological Institute for Diagnosis and Care “Hermitage Capodimonte”, 80131, Naples, Italy
    • Magnetic Resonance Imaging Center, Italian Foundation for Multiple Sclerosis (FISM), 16149, Genoa, Italy
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  • Anna Sagnelli

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurological Sciences, Second University of Naples, 80138, Naples, Italy
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  • Antonella Paccone

      Affiliations

    • Neurological Institute for Diagnosis and Care “Hermitage Capodimonte”, 80131, Naples, Italy
    • Magnetic Resonance Imaging Center, Italian Foundation for Multiple Sclerosis (FISM), 16149, Genoa, Italy
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  • Alessandro D'Ambrosio

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurological Sciences, Second University of Naples, 80138, Naples, Italy
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  • Giovanni Piccirillo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurological Sciences, Second University of Naples, 80138, Naples, Italy
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  • Mario Cirillo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurological Sciences, Second University of Naples, 80138, Naples, Italy
    • Magnetic Resonance Imaging Center, Italian Foundation for Multiple Sclerosis (FISM), 16149, Genoa, Italy
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  • Sossio Cirillo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurological Sciences, Second University of Naples, 80138, Naples, Italy
    • Magnetic Resonance Imaging Center, Italian Foundation for Multiple Sclerosis (FISM), 16149, Genoa, Italy
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  • Maria Rosaria Monsurrò

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurological Sciences, Second University of Naples, 80138, Naples, Italy
    • Neurological Institute for Diagnosis and Care “Hermitage Capodimonte”, 80131, Naples, Italy
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  • Fabrizio Esposito

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuroscience, University of Naples “Federico II”, 80131, Naples, Italy
    • Department of Cognitive Neuroscience, Maastricht University, 6200 MD, Maastricht, the Netherlands

Received 4 March 2010 ,Revised 2 June 2010 ,Accepted 12 July 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2010.07.011

Neurobiology of Aging
Volume 33, Issue 5 , Pages 886-898 , May 2012

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