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Neurological Research
A Journal of Progress in Neurosurgery, Neurology and Neurosciences
Volume 42, 2020 - Issue 2
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ORIGINAL RESEARCH PAPER

Differences in nerve excitability properties between isolated bulbar palsy and bulbar-dominant amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

So Young PyunDepartment of Neurology, National Police Hospital, Seoul, KoreaView further author information
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Yerim KimDepartment of Neurology, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul, KoreaView further author information
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Seong-Il OhDepartment of Neurology, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, KoreaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8067-2135View further author information
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Jong Seok BaeDepartment of Neurology, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul, KoreaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 133-140 | Received 08 Aug 2019, Accepted 19 Dec 2019, Published online: 12 Jan 2020

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