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The Edinburgh cognitive and behavioral amyotrophic lateral sclerosis screen (ECAS): sensitivity in differentiating between ALS and Alzheimer’s disease in a Greek population

Panagiotis Kourtesis1 Department of Psychology, Human Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK, ;2 Lab of Experimental Psychology, Suor Orsola Benincasa University of Naples, Naples, Italy, ;3 Interdepartmental Centre for Planning and Research “Scienza Nuova”, Suor Orsola, Benincasa University of Naples, Naples, Italy, Correspondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Foteini Christidi4 A' Department of Neurology, Aeginition Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece, View further author information
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Eleni Margioti5 Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience, School of Psychology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece, ;6 Athens Association of Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders, Athens, Greece, and View further author information
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Christina Demenega6 Athens Association of Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders, Athens, Greece, and View further author information
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Michail Rentzos4 A' Department of Neurology, Aeginition Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece, View further author information
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Ioannis Evdokimidis4 A' Department of Neurology, Aeginition Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece, View further author information
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Sharon Abrahams1 Department of Psychology, Human Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK, ;7 Euan MacDonald Centre for Motor Neurone Disease Research, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UKView further author information
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Pages 78-85 | Received 24 Feb 2019, Accepted 21 Jul 2019, Published online: 30 Aug 2019

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