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
S. Misawa
Y. Noto
K. Shibuya
S. Isose
Y. Sekiguchi
S. Nasu
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
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- Received February 16, 2011
- Accepted May 12, 2011
- First Published September 21, 2011.
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- S. Misawa, MD,
- Y. Noto, MD,
- K. Shibuya, MD,
- S. Isose, MD,
- Y. Sekiguchi, MD,
- S. Nasu, MD and
- S. Kuwabara, MD
- S. Misawa, MD,
- Y. Noto, MD,
- K. Shibuya, MD,
- S. Isose, MD,
- Y. Sekiguchi, MD,
- S. Nasu, MD and
- S. Kuwabara, MD
- 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.
- 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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- Helenius J. Schelhaas, Johannes P. van Dijk, Bert U. Kleine, Machiel J. Zwarts
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- Sonoko Misawa, Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicinesonoko.m@mb.infoweb.ne.jp
- Satoshi Kuwabara
Submitted October 19, 2011
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