Children with ALS

I was asked if children can have ALS, specifically a child 1 year of age. I'm not finding a lot of information some in regard to children aproximately 4 years of age. I will continue to look and search for information and post here as I find it.
Below you will find links to the information I have found so far. 

Juvenile Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

http://medind.nic.in/icb/t06/i3/icbt06i3p225.pdf

Juvenile ALS, Lou Gehrig's Disease Gene Mutation Identified
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/232682.php

Spinal Muscular Atrophy

http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/sma/detail_sma.htm

 

Link found between ALS and SMA

http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2012/09/link-found-between-als-and-sma/

Hoover teen Kyle Hood dies after battle with ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease)

http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2013/03/hoover_teen_kyle_hood_dies_aft.html

 

Ice bucket challenge brings joy to Valley teen diagnosed with ALS

http://valleycentral.com/news/local/ice-bucket-challenge-brings-joy-to-valley-teen-diagnosed-with-als

 

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