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Is amyotrophic lateral sclerosis a prion-like disorder? A case report

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Acknowledgements

We would like to thank the patient, her family members, carers, and all doctors. This study would never been done without their understanding. We would also like to thank Mrs. Nakata for her technical support.

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We received funding for data analysis from JSPS KAKENHI Grant Numbers 21K07452 (YM) and 22H02948 (KW) and Hirosaki University Priority Research Grant for Future Innovation (YM).

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  1. Department of Neuropathology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, 036-8562, Hirosaki, Japan

    Yasuo Miki & Koichi Wakabayashi

  2. Department of Neurology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, 036-8562, Japan

    Eri Shibuya & Masahiko Tomiyama

  3. Department of Pathology and Bioscience, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, 036-8562, Japan

    Tadashi Yoshizawa

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YM and KW performed neuropathological analysis and wrote the manuscript. TY performed general autopsy. ES and MT provided clinical data. All authors revised the manuscript.

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Miki, Y., Shibuya, E., Yoshizawa, T. et al. Is amyotrophic lateral sclerosis a prion-like disorder? A case report. Neurol Sci 44, 2587–2589 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-023-06732-w

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