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The ultrasonography: another weapon to counter the amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

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Abbreviations

ALS:

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

BMI:

Body mass index

PCF/PEF:

Glottic competence

PFTs:

Pulmonary function tests

TF:

Thickening fraction

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  1. Respiratory Unit, AO Ospedali dei Colli Monaldi, Naples, Italy

    Giuseppe Fiorentino

  2. Intensive Care Unit, Hospital Morales Meseguer, Murcia, Spain

    Antonio M. Esquinas

  3. Respiratory Unit, Centro Clinico Nemo, Milan, Italy

    Fabrizio Rao

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Fiorentino, G., Esquinas, A.M. & Rao, F. The ultrasonography: another weapon to counter the amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Neurol Sci 41, 1599–1600 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-019-04210-w

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