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Prevalence and characteristics of pain in early and late stages of ALS

Itza RiveraThe Ken and Ruth Davee Department of Neurology and Clinical Neurological Sciences, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Senda Ajroud-DrissThe Ken and Ruth Davee Department of Neurology and Clinical Neurological Sciences, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Pat CaseyThe Ken and Ruth Davee Department of Neurology and Clinical Neurological Sciences, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Scott HellerThe Ken and Ruth Davee Department of Neurology and Clinical Neurological Sciences, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Jeffrey AllenThe Ken and Ruth Davee Department of Neurology and Clinical Neurological Sciences, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Teepu SiddiqueThe Ken and Ruth Davee Department of Neurology and Clinical Neurological Sciences, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Robert SufitThe Ken and Ruth Davee Department of Neurology and Clinical Neurological Sciences, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Pages 369-372 | Received 12 Aug 2012, Accepted 18 Nov 2012, Published online: 04 Jan 2013

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