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Striatum microstructural damage linked to disability and cognitive impairment in ALS

By Lucy Piper, medwireNews Reporter

medwireNews: Researchers have identified microstructural damage to the striatum in patients with sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis that could play a key role in the motor disability and cognitive deficits associated with the condition.

This independent news story was supported by an educational grant from L’Institut Servier, Suresnes, France.

Read the full story on the L’Institut Servier website

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