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Open Access 20-10-2023 | Bilateral Vestibulopathy | Letter to the Editors

Bilateral vestibulopathy in RFC1-positive CANVAS is distinctly different compared to FGF14-linked spinocerebellar ataxia 27B

Authors: Max Borsche, Mirja Thomsen, David J. Szmulewicz, Bente Lübbers, Frauke Hinrichs, Paul J. Lockhart, Katja Lohmann, Christoph Helmchen, Norbert Brüggemann

Published in: Journal of Neurology | Issue 2/2024

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Title: Bilateral vestibulopathy in RFC1-positive CANVAS is distinctly different compared to FGF14-linked spinocerebellar ataxia 27B
Authors: Max Borsche
Mirja Thomsen
David J. Szmulewicz
Bente Lübbers
Frauke Hinrichs
Paul J. Lockhart
Katja Lohmann
Christoph Helmchen
Norbert Brüggemann
Publication date: 20-10-2023
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Keywords: Bilateral Vestibulopathy
Downbeat Nystagmus
Spinocerebellar Ataxia
Published in: Journal of Neurology / Issue 2/2024
Print ISSN: 0340-5354
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1459
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-023-12050-0

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