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Huntington's disease presenting as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Julie Phukan Department of Neurology, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin; Trinity College Institute of Neurosciences, DublinCorrespondence[email protected]
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Elfatih Ali Department of Neurology, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin
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Niall P. Pender Department of Psychology, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin
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Fiona Molloy Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin
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Michael Hennessy Department of Neurology, University College Hospital, Galway, Ireland
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Ronan J. Walsh Department of Neurology, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin
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Orla Hardiman Department of Neurology, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin; Trinity College Institute of Neurosciences, Dublin
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Pages 405-407 | Received 10 Apr 2009, Accepted 19 May 2009, Published online: 16 Jun 2010

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