Man-in-the-barrel syndrome as an atypical form of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
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Rev Neurocienc 2008:in press Recebido em: 21/11/07 Revisado em: 22/11/07 a 04/05/08 Aceito em: 05/05/08 Conflito de interesses: não Endereço para correspondência: Marco Orsini Rua Prof. Miguel Couto 322/1001 24230-240 Niterói, RJ E-mail: [email protected] Research was made in Neuromuscular Disease Outpatient Division, Departament of Neurology at Federal Fluminense University, Niterói, RJ, Brazil. 1. Undergraduate in Medicine, Associate Professor of Neurologic Rehabilitation and Scientific Initiation, Escola Superior de Ensino Helena Antipoff (ESEHA), Department of Neurology, Federal Fluminense University – UFF, Niterói, RJ. 2. MD, PhD, Chair of Neurology and Head of Staff, Department of Neurology, UFF, Niterói, RJ. 3. Physical Therapist, Program of Scientific Initiation, Neurology Department, UFF, Niterói, RJ. 4. MD, PhD, Chair of Neurology, Department of Neurology, UFF, Niterói, RJ. 5. Chair of Neurology, Department of Neurology, Valença University of Medicine, Valença, RJ. Man-in-the-barrel syndrome as an atypical form of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
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