The combination of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) with Alzheimer’s disease is rare. Currently, it is unclear whether such comorbidity is an accidental coincidence or a manifestation of a specific pathological process. A case of simultaneous occurrence of classic symptoms of the bulbar form of ALS and Alzheimer’s disease is presented. The possible mechanisms of the combination of two diseases are analyzed.
Pervushina et al. (Mon,) studied this question.