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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

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  1. Department of Clinical Neuropsychology and Center for Neuromodulation, Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, AZ, USA

    Alexander I. Tröster

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  1. Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA

    Jeffrey S. Kreutzer

  2. Kessler Foundation, Pleasant Valley Way, West Orange, NJ, USA

    John DeLuca

  3. Independent Practice, Wynnewood, PA, USA

    Bruce Caplan

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Tröster, A.I. (2018). Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. In: Kreutzer, J.S., DeLuca, J., Caplan, B. (eds) Encyclopedia of Clinical Neuropsychology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57111-9_514

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