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Clinical characteristics in young-adult ALS – results from a Portuguese cohort study

Miguel Oliveira Santos1 Institute of Physiology, Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal;2 Department of Neurosciences, and Mental Health, Hospital de Santa Maria, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Norte, Lisbon, PortugalCorrespondence[email protected]
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Marta Gromicho1 Institute of Physiology, Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, PortugalView further author information
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Susana Pinto1 Institute of Physiology, Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, PortugalView further author information
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Mamede De carvalho1 Institute of Physiology, Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal;2 Department of Neurosciences, and Mental Health, Hospital de Santa Maria, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Norte, Lisbon, PortugalORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7556-0158View further author information
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Pages 620-623 | Received 04 Apr 2020, Accepted 29 Jun 2020, Published online: 11 Jul 2020

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