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56 - Western Pacific ALS/parkinsonism–dementia complex

from Part IX - Motor neuron diseases

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 August 2010

M. Flint Beal ,
Anthony E. Lang  and
Albert C. Ludolph
By
Daniel P. Perl  and
Patrick R. Hof
M. Flint Beal
Affiliation:
Cornell University, New York
Anthony E. Lang
Affiliation:
University of Toronto
Albert C. Ludolph
Affiliation:
Universität Ulm, Germany
Daniel P. Perl
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, Neuropathology Division, Fishberg Research Center for Neurobiology
Patrick R. Hof
Affiliation:
Fishberg Research Center for Neurobiology, Kastor Neurobiology of Aging Laboratories, Department of Geriatrics and Adult Development, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, One Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, NY 10029
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Guam, the southernmost of the Marianas, an archipelago consisting of a chain of 15 islands, is the largest island in the western Pacific. The Marianas are part of Micronesia, a group of Pacific islands that, in addition to the Marianas, consists of the Carolines, the Marshalls, and the Gilberts. Guam is a relatively small island measuring approximately 20 miles long and from 4 to 9 miles wide (total area, 212 square miles). Located at 13 degrees north of the equator, Guam is approximately 3500 miles west of Hawaii, 1500 miles south of Tokyo and 1500 east of Manila. Guam was obtained by the United States as a territorial possession in 1898, as part of the settlement of the Spanish–American War. In the early portion of the twentieth century, Guam served as valuable stopping off place for coal-burning steamships needing to take on fresh water and other vital supplies during their long ocean-going voyages. From a military perspective, Guam's strategic central location in the western Pacific was also important and the United States Navy administered the island from 1898 until 1950 (with the exception of the Japanese occupation during World War II). In 1950, the Organic Act of Guam was passed by the US Congress and gave the inhabitants of Guam United States citizenship. This law also gave the inhabitants of Guam the right to elect a local governor and island legislature, and to send a non-voting representative to the US Congress.

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Neurobiology, Pathogenesis and Therapeutics
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  • Western Pacific ALS/parkinsonism–dementia complex
    • By Daniel P. Perl, Department of Pathology, Neuropathology Division, Fishberg Research Center for Neurobiology, Patrick R. Hof, Fishberg Research Center for Neurobiology, Kastor Neurobiology of Aging Laboratories, Department of Geriatrics and Adult Development, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, One Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, NY 10029
  • M. Flint Beal, Cornell University, New York, Anthony E. Lang, University of Toronto, Albert C. Ludolph, Universität Ulm, Germany
  • Book: Neurodegenerative Diseases
  • Online publication: 04 August 2010
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511544873.057
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  • Western Pacific ALS/parkinsonism–dementia complex
    • By Daniel P. Perl, Department of Pathology, Neuropathology Division, Fishberg Research Center for Neurobiology, Patrick R. Hof, Fishberg Research Center for Neurobiology, Kastor Neurobiology of Aging Laboratories, Department of Geriatrics and Adult Development, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, One Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, NY 10029
  • M. Flint Beal, Cornell University, New York, Anthony E. Lang, University of Toronto, Albert C. Ludolph, Universität Ulm, Germany
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  • Online publication: 04 August 2010
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  • Western Pacific ALS/parkinsonism–dementia complex
    • By Daniel P. Perl, Department of Pathology, Neuropathology Division, Fishberg Research Center for Neurobiology, Patrick R. Hof, Fishberg Research Center for Neurobiology, Kastor Neurobiology of Aging Laboratories, Department of Geriatrics and Adult Development, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, One Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, NY 10029
  • M. Flint Beal, Cornell University, New York, Anthony E. Lang, University of Toronto, Albert C. Ludolph, Universität Ulm, Germany
  • Book: Neurodegenerative Diseases
  • Online publication: 04 August 2010
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511544873.057
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