Prof. John Bodensteiner, from the US Neurology Editorial Board, discusses the diagnostic benefits of nerve biopsies in pediatric neurology and reviews the most exciting developments in spinal muscular atrophy and Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
Speaker disclosures: Data Safety Review Board Biogen.
Filmed at the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) Annual Meeting, Boston, US, April 2017
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