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Research Article

“ALS reversals”: demographics, disease characteristics, treatments, and co-morbidities

Daniel HarrisonSchool of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA, Correspondence[email protected]
ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-5381-9878
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Paul MehtaAgency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, National ALS Registry, Atlanta, GA, USA,
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Michael A. van EsDepartment of Neurology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands,
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Elijah StommelDepartment of Neurology, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH, USA,
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Vivian E. DroryDepartment of Neurology, Tel-Aviv Medical Center, Tel-Aviv, Israel, and
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Beatrice NefussyDepartment of Neurology, Tel-Aviv Medical Center, Tel-Aviv, Israel, and
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Leonard H. van den BergDepartment of Neurology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands,
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Jesse CrayleSchool of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA,
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Richard BedlackDepartment of Neurology, Duke University and Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
& the Pooled Resource Open-Access ALS Clinical Trials Consortium show all
Pages 495-499 | Received 24 Jan 2018, Accepted 18 Mar 2018, Published online: 02 Apr 2018

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