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13-04-2022 | Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis | Letter to the Editor

Small nerves are a distinguishing feature of spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA)

Authors: Luciana Pelosi, Avroneel Ghosh, Ruth Leadbetter, Miriam Rodrigues, Richard Roxburgh

Published in: Neurological Sciences | Issue 7/2022

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Dear Editor-in-Chief …

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Title: Small nerves are a distinguishing feature of spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA)
Authors: Luciana Pelosi
Avroneel Ghosh
Ruth Leadbetter
Miriam Rodrigues
Richard Roxburgh
Publication date: 13-04-2022
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Keywords: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Ultrasound
Ultrasound
Published in: Neurological Sciences / Issue 7/2022
Print ISSN: 1590-1874
Electronic ISSN: 1590-3478
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-022-06069-w

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