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Inclusion Body Myositis Masquerading as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 December 2014

Kerri L. Schellenberg ,
Wendy S. W. Johnston ,
Sanjay Kalra ,
Lothar Resch  and
Edward S. Johnson
Kerri L. Schellenberg*
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Division of Neurology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Wendy S. W. Johnston
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Division of Neurology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Sanjay Kalra
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Division of Neurology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Lothar Resch
Affiliation:
Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Edward S. Johnson
Affiliation:
Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
*
Division of Neurology, University of Alberta, 2E3 WMC, 8440 - 112 St., Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2B7, Canada.
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Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 37 , Issue 5 , September 2010 , pp. 687 - 691
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Copyright © The Canadian Journal of Neurological 2010

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