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Published in: Acta Neurologica Belgica 4/2018

01-12-2018 | Letter to the Editor

Jaw clonus and opercular syndrome in ALS: a rare and interesting finding

Authors: Alvee Saluja, Rajesh Kumar Singh, Deepa Dash, Rohit Bhatia, Manjari Tripathi

Published in: Acta Neurologica Belgica | Issue 4/2018

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Title
Jaw clonus and opercular syndrome in ALS: a rare and interesting finding
Authors
Alvee Saluja
Rajesh Kumar Singh
Deepa Dash
Rohit Bhatia
Manjari Tripathi
Publication date
01-12-2018
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published in
Acta Neurologica Belgica / Issue 4/2018
Print ISSN: 0300-9009
Electronic ISSN: 2240-2993
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13760-018-0980-2

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