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National audit of cognitive assessment in people with pwMND A national audit of cognitive assessment in people with motor neurone disease (pwMND) in Scotland

Maria StavrouDepartment of Clinical Neurosciences, NHS Lothian, Edinburgh, UK, ;Euan Macdonald Centre of MND Research, Edinburgh, UK, ;Anne Rowling Regenerative Neurology Clinic, Edinburgh, UK, ;Centre of Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK, and Correspondence[email protected]
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Judith NewtonDepartment of Clinical Neurosciences, NHS Lothian, Edinburgh, UK, ;Euan Macdonald Centre of MND Research, Edinburgh, UK, ;Anne Rowling Regenerative Neurology Clinic, Edinburgh, UK, ;Centre of Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK, and View further author information
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Gill StottDepartment of Clinical Neurosciences, NHS Lothian, Edinburgh, UK, View further author information
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Shuna ColvilleEuan Macdonald Centre of MND Research, Edinburgh, UK, ;Anne Rowling Regenerative Neurology Clinic, Edinburgh, UK, ;Centre of Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK, and View further author information
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Siddharthan ChandranDepartment of Clinical Neurosciences, NHS Lothian, Edinburgh, UK, ;Euan Macdonald Centre of MND Research, Edinburgh, UK, ;Anne Rowling Regenerative Neurology Clinic, Edinburgh, UK, ;Centre of Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK, and ;Clinical Audit Research and Evaluation for Motor Neurone Disease, Scotland, UKView further author information
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Sharon AbrahamsEuan Macdonald Centre of MND Research, Edinburgh, UK, ;Anne Rowling Regenerative Neurology Clinic, Edinburgh, UK, ;Centre of Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK, and View further author information
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Suvankar PalDepartment of Clinical Neurosciences, NHS Lothian, Edinburgh, UK, ;Euan Macdonald Centre of MND Research, Edinburgh, UK, ;Anne Rowling Regenerative Neurology Clinic, Edinburgh, UK, ;Centre of Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK, and ;Clinical Audit Research and Evaluation for Motor Neurone Disease, Scotland, UKView further author information
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Richard DavenportDepartment of Clinical Neurosciences, NHS Lothian, Edinburgh, UK, ;Euan Macdonald Centre of MND Research, Edinburgh, UK, ;Anne Rowling Regenerative Neurology Clinic, Edinburgh, UK, ;Centre of Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK, and ;Clinical Audit Research and Evaluation for Motor Neurone Disease, Scotland, UKView further author information
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Pages 459-462 | Received 27 Jan 2020, Accepted 31 Mar 2020, Published online: 20 Apr 2020

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