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Neuropathies and Motor Neuron Diseases

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Neuropathies are a group of diseases affecting the peripheral nervous system as a whole or only in part. Neuropathies can be classified variously, by course, cause, distribution of affected nerves or functional systems (motor, sensory, autonomic), or by the underlying pathological processes.1-3

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  1. Berthold C. G. Schalke
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  1. Department of Radiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, 75235-9071, Dallas, TX, USA

    James L. Fleckenstein MD

  2. RadNet, Inc, 90025-3303, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    John V. Crues III MD

  3. Abteilung für Klinische Neurophysiologie, Universität Göttingen, 37075, Göttingen, Germany

    Carl D. Reimers MD

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Schalke, B.C.G., Hofmann, E., Reiners, K., Kaiser, W. (1996). Neuropathies and Motor Neuron Diseases. In: Fleckenstein, J.L., Crues, J.V., Reimers, C.D. (eds) Muscle Imaging in Health and Disease. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-2314-6_14

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