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Reliable change indices for the Italian Edinburgh Cognitive and Behavioral ALS Screen (ECAS)

Edoardo Nicolò Aiello1 IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Department of Neurology and Laboratory of Neuroscience, Milano, Italy;2 PhD Program in Neuroscience, School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, ItalyView further author information
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Federica Solca1 IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Department of Neurology and Laboratory of Neuroscience, Milano, ItalyView further author information
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Silvia Torre1 IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Department of Neurology and Laboratory of Neuroscience, Milano, ItalyView further author information
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Laura Carelli1 IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Department of Neurology and Laboratory of Neuroscience, Milano, ItalyView further author information
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Alessia Monti3 Department of Neurorehabilitation Sciences, Casa di Cura del Policlinico, Milano, ItalyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4687-9458View further author information
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Roberta Ferrucci4 Aldo Ravelli Center for Neurotechnology and Experimental Brain Therapeutics, Department of Health Sciences, International Medical School, University of Milan, Milano, Italy;5 ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo, San Paolo University Hospital, Milano, Italy;6 IRCCS Ca’ Granda Foundation Maggiore Policlinico Hospital, Milano, ItalyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5109-9483View further author information
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Federico Verde1 IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Department of Neurology and Laboratory of Neuroscience, Milano, Italy;7 Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, “Dino Ferrari Center”, Università Degli Studi di Milano, Milano, ItalyView further author information
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Nicola Ticozzi1 IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Department of Neurology and Laboratory of Neuroscience, Milano, Italy;7 Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, “Dino Ferrari Center”, Università Degli Studi di Milano, Milano, ItalyView further author information
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Vincenzo Silani1 IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Department of Neurology and Laboratory of Neuroscience, Milano, Italy;7 Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, “Dino Ferrari Center”, Università Degli Studi di Milano, Milano, ItalyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7698-3854View further author information
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Barbara Poletti1 IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Department of Neurology and Laboratory of Neuroscience, Milano, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 339-342 | Received 19 Aug 2022, Accepted 06 Oct 2022, Published online: 26 Oct 2022

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