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Other subjects were found to have musculoskeletal symptoms due to compensatory postures employed to perform tasks of daily living.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>The study provides no evidence of ongoing loss of neurons or late reactivated neural degeneration and no evidence of a generalized peripheral neuropathy. 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