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ALS, MAiD and Tissue Donation: Case Reports from Six Patients’ Care Journeys

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2024

Pierre Trudel ,
Marie-Hélène Quesnel-Olivo Open the ORCID record for Marie-Hélène Quesnel-Olivo [Opens in a new window] ,
Mathieu Blais ,
Christen Shoesmith  and
Nicolas Dupré Open the ORCID record for Nicolas Dupré [Opens in a new window]
Pierre Trudel
Affiliation:
Neuroscience Axis, CHU de Québec-Université Laval, Québec City, QC, Canada
Marie-Hélène Quesnel-Olivo*
Affiliation:
Neuroscience Axis, CHU de Québec-Université Laval, Québec City, QC, Canada
Mathieu Blais
Affiliation:
Neuroscience Axis, CHU de Québec-Université Laval, Québec City, QC, Canada
Christen Shoesmith
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences, London Health Sciences Centre, Western University, London, ON, Canada
Nicolas Dupré
Affiliation:
Neuroscience Axis, CHU de Québec-Université Laval, Québec City, QC, Canada Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Québec City, QC, Canada
*
Corresponding author: Marie-Hélène Quesnel-Olivo; Email: marie-helene.quesnel-olivo.1@ulaval.ca
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Keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosispalliative caremedical assistance in dyingorgan donationtissue donationneurodegenerative diseasesALSMAiD
Type
Letter to the Editor: New Observation
Information
Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , First View , pp. 1 - 2
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© The Author(s), 2024. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation

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