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Original Article

Sensitivity and specificity of the ‘Awaji’ electrodiagnostic criteria for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: Retrospective comparison of the Awaji and revised El Escorial criteria for ALS

Werner A. Boekestein Department of Neurology, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen; Department of Neurology, Medical Spectrum Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
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Bert U. Kleine Department of Neurology, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen
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G. Hageman Department of Neurology, Medical Spectrum Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
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Helenius J. Schelhaas Department of Neurology, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen
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Machiel J. Zwarts Department of Neurology, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, NijmegenCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 497-501 | Received 14 Dec 2009, Accepted 08 Mar 2010, Published online: 11 Jun 2010

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