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Screening for cognitive dysfunction in ALS: validation of the Edinburgh Cognitive and Behavioural ALS Screen (ECAS) using age and education adjusted normative data

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Pages 99-106 | Received 18 Sep 2016, Accepted 13 Oct 2016, Published online: 28 Nov 2016

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