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Electrophysiologic evaluation of upper motor neuron involvement in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Vivian E Drory Department of Neurology, ALS Clinic, EMG Laboratory, Sourasky Medical Center and Sackler Faculty of Medicine Tel Aviv, Israel
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Ivan Kovach Department of Neurology, ALS Clinic, EMG Laboratory, Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Galina B Groozman Department of Neurology, ALS Clinic, EMG Laboratory, Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
Pages 147-152 | Published online: 10 Jul 2009

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