Variable sensory nerve conduction parameters in late onset Friedreich ataxia
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James J.P. Alix PhD, MRCP
Sheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience, University of Sheffield, 385A Glossop Road, Sheffield S10 2HQ, United Kingdom
Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, United Kingdom
Correspondence to: J. J. P. Alix; e-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorTaimour Alam MRCP
Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, United Kingdom
Search for more papers by this authorKate Garrard BSc
Sheffield Diagnostic Genetics Service, Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, United Kingdom
Search for more papers by this authorJoanne Martindale MRCPath
Sheffield Diagnostic Genetics Service, Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, United Kingdom
Search for more papers by this authorPriya Shanmugarajah MD, MRCP
Academic Department of Neurosciences, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, United Kingdom
Search for more papers by this authorD. Ganesh Rao DM, FRCP
Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, United Kingdom
Search for more papers by this authorMarios Hadjivassiliou MD, FRCP
Academic Department of Neurosciences, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, United Kingdom
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
James J.P. Alix PhD, MRCP
Sheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience, University of Sheffield, 385A Glossop Road, Sheffield S10 2HQ, United Kingdom
Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, United Kingdom
Correspondence to: J. J. P. Alix; e-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorTaimour Alam MRCP
Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, United Kingdom
Search for more papers by this authorKate Garrard BSc
Sheffield Diagnostic Genetics Service, Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, United Kingdom
Search for more papers by this authorJoanne Martindale MRCPath
Sheffield Diagnostic Genetics Service, Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, United Kingdom
Search for more papers by this authorPriya Shanmugarajah MD, MRCP
Academic Department of Neurosciences, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, United Kingdom
Search for more papers by this authorD. Ganesh Rao DM, FRCP
Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, United Kingdom
Search for more papers by this authorMarios Hadjivassiliou MD, FRCP
Academic Department of Neurosciences, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, United Kingdom
Search for more papers by this authorDrs. Alix and Alam contributed equally to this work.
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