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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Mind the gap: The mismatch between clinical and imaging metrics in ALS

Esther VerstraeteDepartment of Neurology, Rudolf Magnus Institute of Neuroscience, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The NetherlandsCorrespondence[email protected]
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Martin R. TurnerNuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Oxford University, Oxford, UK
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Julian GrosskreutzHans-Berger Department of Neurology, University Hospital Jena, Jena, Germany
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Massimo FilippiNeuroimaging Research Unit and Department of Neurology, Institute of Experimental Neurology, Division of Neuroscience, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
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Michael BenatarDepartment of Neurology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA
& on behalf of the attendees of the 4th NiSALS meeting
Pages 524-529 | Received 01 Dec 2014, Accepted 13 Mar 2015, Published online: 17 Aug 2015

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