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01-03-2012 | Letter to the Editors

Flexion myelopathy: Hirayama’s syndrome

Authors: Frank Weber, Uwe M. Mauer

Published in: Journal of Neurology | Issue 3/2012

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Title: Flexion myelopathy: Hirayama’s syndrome
Authors: Frank Weber
Uwe M. Mauer
Publication date: 01-03-2012
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Journal of Neurology / Issue 3/2012
Print ISSN: 0340-5354
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1459
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-011-6207-6

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