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01-06-2016 | Letter to the Editors

A case of ocular neuromyotonia caused by neurovascular compression of the oculomotor nerve by the elongated superior cerebellar artery

Authors: Yohei Hashimoto, Takuto Hideyama, Akiko Yamagami, Takuya Sasaki, Risa Maekawa, Yasushi Shiio

Published in: Journal of Neurology | Issue 6/2016

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Title: A case of ocular neuromyotonia caused by neurovascular compression of the oculomotor nerve by the elongated superior cerebellar artery
Authors: Yohei Hashimoto
Takuto Hideyama
Akiko Yamagami
Takuya Sasaki
Risa Maekawa
Yasushi Shiio
Publication date: 01-06-2016
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Journal of Neurology / Issue 6/2016
Print ISSN: 0340-5354
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1459
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-016-8117-0

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