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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration Volume 22, 2021 - Issue 5-6
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Progressive arm muscle weakness in ALS follows the same sequence regardless of onset site: use of TOMS, a novel analytic method to track limb strength

Nimish J. Thakore1 Department of Neurology, Neuromuscular Center, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Brian J. Drawert2 Department of Computer Science, University of North Carolina at Asheville, Asheville, NC, USAView further author information
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Brittany R. Lapin3 Quantitative Health Sciences/Neurological Institute Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (NICORE), Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USAView further author information
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Erik P. Pioro1 Department of Neurology, Neuromuscular Center, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA;4 Department of Neurosciences, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, OH, USAView further author information
Pages 380-387 | Received 12 Nov 2020, Accepted 07 Feb 2021, Published online: 23 Feb 2021

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