ALS and SMA

Friday 07/20/2012

This episode of the Brain Series focuses on the motor disorders Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) with patients Peter Frates and Griffin Kingkiner and a panel of physicians.

People in this video: Eric Kandel Richard Finkel Neil Schneider Griffin Kingkiner Beth Kingkiner Peter Frates
Collection: The Brain Series

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ALS and SMA
Health, Science
Air Date 07/20/2012
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