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Published in: Neurological Sciences 7/2021

01-07-2021 | Tremor | Letter to the Editor

Ocular flutter as the cardinal feature of anti-GM2 rhombencephalitis

Authors: Ariadne Daponte, Vasilios C. Constantinides, Evangelos Anagnostou, Fotini Boufidou, George P. Paraskevas, Leonidas Stefanis, Elisabeth Kapaki

Published in: Neurological Sciences | Issue 7/2021

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Dear Editor, …
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Metadata
Title
Ocular flutter as the cardinal feature of anti-GM2 rhombencephalitis
Authors
Ariadne Daponte
Vasilios C. Constantinides
Evangelos Anagnostou
Fotini Boufidou
George P. Paraskevas
Leonidas Stefanis
Elisabeth Kapaki
Publication date
01-07-2021
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Keyword
Tremor
Published in
Neurological Sciences / Issue 7/2021
Print ISSN: 1590-1874
Electronic ISSN: 1590-3478
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-021-05138-w

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