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Editorial commentary
Surgery and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: avoid the surgeon
  1. Andrew Eisen
  1. Correspondence to Dr Andrew Eisen, Division of Neurology, University of British Columbia, 2862 Highbury Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6R 3T6; Eisen{at}mail.ubc.ca

https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp-2013-306112

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