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The Management of Motor Neuron Disease

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Motor Neuron Disease

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Motor neuron disease is a condition that most health service professionals hope that they themselves will never suffer. Its relentless course, the lack of effective therapy, and the frightening nature of some of the symptoms, underlie this fear.

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  1. R. Langton Hewer
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. University Department of Neurology, Institute of Psychiatry and Kings College School of Medicine and Dentistry, De Crespigny Park, London, SE5 8AF, UK

    P. N. Leigh BSc, PhD, FRCP (Professor) (Professor)

  2. Department of Neurology, The Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel, London, E1 1BB, UK

    Michael Swash MD, FRCP, FRCPath (Consultant Neurologist) (Consultant Neurologist)

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Langton Hewer, R. (1995). The Management of Motor Neuron Disease. In: Leigh, P.N., Swash, M. (eds) Motor Neuron Disease. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-1871-8_16

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