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Disorders of the Anterior Horn Cell

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In terms of the totality of disease anterior horn cell disease is rare. Even in neurological practice spinal muscular atrophy is an uncommon condition. Motor neurone disease (MND) is the most common of the motor system diseases and arguably one of the most unpleasant diseases known to medical science. A large proportion of the work of neurological departments is devoted to the investigation of those suspected of having this disorder or in attempts to relieve the suffering of those in whom this diagnosis has been established.

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    Edmund Critchley DM, FRCP

  2. Vancouver General Hospital, 855 West 12th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, V5Z 1M9, Canada

    Andrew Eisen MD, FRCP(C)

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Mitchell, J.D. (1997). Disorders of the Anterior Horn Cell. In: Critchley, E., Eisen, A. (eds) Spinal Cord Disease. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0911-2_20

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