Correlation of Electrophysiology with Pathology, Pathogenesis, and Anticholinesterase Therapy in Post-Polio Syndromea
NEIL R. CASHMAN,
DARIA A. TROJAN,
NEIL R. CASHMAN
Department of Neurology Montreal Neurological Institute McGill University Montréal, Québec, H3A 2B4, Canada
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Department of Neurology Montreal Neurological Institute McGill University Montréal, Québec, H3A 2B4, Canada
Search for more papers by this authorNEIL R. CASHMAN,
DARIA A. TROJAN,
NEIL R. CASHMAN
Department of Neurology Montreal Neurological Institute McGill University Montréal, Québec, H3A 2B4, Canada
Search for more papers by this authorDARIA A. TROJAN
Department of Neurology Montreal Neurological Institute McGill University Montréal, Québec, H3A 2B4, Canada
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This work was supported in part by the Fonds de la recherche en santé du Québec, the Québec March of Dimes, and the Association Polio Québec.

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