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Editorial

. 2017 Dec 20:3:22-23.

doi: 10.1016/j.cnp.2017.12.001. eCollection 2018.

Differentiating fasciculations from myoclonus in motor neuron disease

Susan Walker¹, Neil G Simon²

Affiliations

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurology, St Vincent's Hospital, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia.
² St Vincent's Clinical School, University of New South Wales, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia.

PMID: 30215002
PMCID: PMC6134193
DOI: 10.1016/j.cnp.2017.12.001

Editorial

Differentiating fasciculations from myoclonus in motor neuron disease

Susan Walker et al. Clin Neurophysiol Pract. 2017.

. 2017 Dec 20:3:22-23.

doi: 10.1016/j.cnp.2017.12.001. eCollection 2018.

Authors

Susan Walker¹, Neil G Simon²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurology, St Vincent's Hospital, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia.
² St Vincent's Clinical School, University of New South Wales, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia.

PMID: 30215002
PMCID: PMC6134193
DOI: 10.1016/j.cnp.2017.12.001

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