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Elevated CSF neurofilament light chain concentration in a patient with facial onset sensory and motor neuronopathy

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  1. Department of Neurology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353, Berlin, Germany

    Kristin S. Lange & Christoph Leithner

  2. Department of Neurology, Outpatient Clinic for ALS and other Motor Neuron Disorders, Charité – Universitätsmedizin, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353, Berlin, Germany

    André Maier

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Lange, K.S., Maier, A. & Leithner, C. Elevated CSF neurofilament light chain concentration in a patient with facial onset sensory and motor neuronopathy. Neurol Sci 41, 217–219 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-019-04033-9

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