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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Volume 11, 2010 - Issue 4
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Pattern of spread and prognosis in lower limb-onset ALS

Martin R. Turner Oxford University Department of Clinical Neurology, OxfordCorrespondence[email protected]
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Alice Brockington Academic Neurology Unit, Department of Neuroscience, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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Jakub Scaber Oxford University Department of Clinical Neurology, Oxford
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Hannah Hollinger Academic Neurology Unit, Department of Neuroscience, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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Rachael Marsden Oxford University Department of Clinical Neurology, Oxford
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Pamela J. Shaw Academic Neurology Unit, Department of Neuroscience, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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Kevin Talbot Oxford University Department of Clinical Neurology, Oxford
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Pages 369-373 | Received 20 Sep 2009, Accepted 15 Oct 2009, Published online: 10 Dec 2009

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