Abstract
Through this study we aim to demonstrate the importance of the evaluation of pompe disease as a differential diagnosis of motor neuron disease. Here we present two cases in which the initial approach was of a motor neuron disease, but with a more comprehensive assessment it was documented an alpha glucosidase deficiency.
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