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A single blind randomized controlled clinical trial of mexiletine in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: Efficacy and safety of sodium channel blocker phase II trial

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Pages 353-358 | Received 22 Jan 2015, Accepted 08 Mar 2015, Published online: 11 May 2015

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