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Grey matter correlates of clinical variables in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS): a neuroimaging study of ALS motor phenotype heterogeneity and cortical focality.
Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry - 1 Jul 2013
Bede Peter, Bokde Arun, Elamin Marwa, Byrne Susan, McLaughlin Russell L, Jordan Norah, Hampel Harald, Gallagher Laura, Lynch Catherine, Fagan Andrew J, Pender Niall, Hardiman Orla
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BACKGROUND: Body region of onset and functional disability are key components of disease heterogeneity in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). OBJECTIVES: To evaluate patterns of grey matter pathology in the motor cortex and correlate focal structural changes with functional disability. METHODS: We conducted a single-centre neuroimaging study of a cohort of 33 cognitively normal patients with amyotrophic lateral...
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