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01-05-2009 | Letter to the Editor

Familial idiopathic basal ganglia calcification: a challenging clinical–pathological correlation

Authors: Christian Wider, Dennis W. Dickson, Katherine J. Schweitzer, Daniel F. Broderick, Zbigniew K. Wszolek

Published in: Journal of Neurology | Issue 5/2009

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Title: Familial idiopathic basal ganglia calcification: a challenging clinical–pathological correlation
Authors: Christian Wider
Dennis W. Dickson
Katherine J. Schweitzer
Daniel F. Broderick
Zbigniew K. Wszolek
Publication date: 01-05-2009
Publisher: D. Steinkopff-Verlag
Published in: Journal of Neurology / Issue 5/2009
Print ISSN: 0340-5354
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1459
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-009-5025-6

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