Table 1 Details of the ALS-CSF samples

Gender

Male, 4 (66.6 %)

Female, 2 (33.3 %)

Diagnosis

Definite, 3 (50 %)

Progressive, 3 (50 %)

Age at presentation (Mean ± SD)

47.17 ± 10.17 (38–65) years

Age at onset (Mean ± SD)

46.37 ± 9.98 (37.5–64) years

Duration of illness (Mean ± SD)

11.3 ± 6.6 (6.0–24) months

Onset pattern

Bulbar, 4 (66.6 %)

Limb, 2 (33.3 %)