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October 18, 2011; 77 (16) Articles

Ultrasonographic detection of fasciculations markedly increases diagnostic sensitivity of ALS

S. Misawa, Y. Noto, K. Shibuya, S. Isose, Y. Sekiguchi, S. Nasu, S. Kuwabara
First published September 21, 2011, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0b013e318233b36a
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Ultrasonographic detection of fasciculations markedly increases diagnostic sensitivity of ALS
S. Misawa, Y. Noto, K. Shibuya, S. Isose, Y. Sekiguchi, S. Nasu, S. Kuwabara
Neurology Oct 2011, 77 (16) 1532-1537; DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e318233b36a

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vol. 77 no. 16 1532-1537
DOI: 
https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0b013e318233b36a
PubMed: 
21940619

Published By: 
Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of the American Academy of Neurology
Print ISSN: 
0028-3878
Online ISSN: 
1526-632X
History: 
  • Received February 16, 2011
  • Accepted May 12, 2011
  • First Published September 21, 2011.

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    1. S. Misawa, MD,
    2. Y. Noto, MD,
    3. K. Shibuya, MD,
    4. S. Isose, MD,
    5. Y. Sekiguchi, MD,
    6. S. Nasu, MD and
    7. S. Kuwabara, MD
  1. S. Misawa, MD,
  2. Y. Noto, MD,
  3. K. Shibuya, MD,
  4. S. Isose, MD,
  5. Y. Sekiguchi, MD,
  6. S. Nasu, MD and
  7. S. Kuwabara, MD
  1. From the Department of Neurology (S.M., Y.N., K.S., S.I., Y.S., S.N., S.K.), Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan; and Department of Neurology (Y.N.), Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
  1. Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr. Sonoko Misawa, Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba, 260-8670, Japan sonoko.m{at}mb.infoweb.ne.jp
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