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SUBMITTER: Jenkins TM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6954906 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Jenkins Thomas M TM Alix James J P JJP Fingret Jacob J Esmail Taniya T Hoggard Nigel N Baster Kathleen K McDermott Christopher J CJ Wilkinson Iain D ID Shaw Pamela J PJ
Journal of neurology 20191017 1
<h4>Background</h4>Clinical phenotypic heterogeneity represents a major barrier to trials in motor neuron disease (MND) and objective surrogate outcome measures are required, especially for slowly progressive patients. We assessed responsiveness of clinical, electrophysiological and radiological muscle-based assessments to detect MND-related progression.<h4>Materials and methods</h4>A prospective, longitudinal cohort study of 29 MND patients and 22 healthy controls was performed. Clinical measur ...[more]