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Editorial
. 2006 Aug;77(8):899-900.
doi: 10.1136/jnnp.2006.093781. Epub 2006 May 18.

Polyneuropathy dysfunction scores

P J Dyck, P C O'Brien
Editorial

Polyneuropathy dysfunction scores

P J Dyck et al. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2006 Aug.

Abstract

Three polyneuropathy scores are described, which seem to be valid and sensible measures to score dysfunction and disability in patients with generalised motor neuropathies

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Competing interests: None declared.

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