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01-06-2019 | Type 1 Diabetes | Letter to the Editor

Cerebellar ataxia associated with anti-glutamic acid decarboxylase antibodies: a case report

Authors: Silvia Maria Villa, Alessandra Rufa, Alessandro Malandrini, Alfonso Cerase, Francesca Rosini, Umberto Arrigucci, Antonio Federico

Published in: Neurological Sciences | Issue 6/2019

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Title: Cerebellar ataxia associated with anti-glutamic acid decarboxylase antibodies: a case report
Authors: Silvia Maria Villa
Alessandra Rufa
Alessandro Malandrini
Alfonso Cerase
Francesca Rosini
Umberto Arrigucci
Antonio Federico
Publication date: 01-06-2019
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Keywords: Type 1 Diabetes
Downbeat Nystagmus
Dysarthria
Published in: Neurological Sciences / Issue 6/2019
Print ISSN: 1590-1874
Electronic ISSN: 1590-3478
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-019-3701-6

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