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A middle-aged man presenting with progressive ataxia and pendular nystagmus: a delayed onset post-stroke movement disorder

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This work was supported by the Soonchunhyang University Research Fund (the number is not applicable).

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    Byoung June Ahn

  2. Department of Neurology, Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, 59 Daesagwan-ro, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, 04401, Republic of Korea

    Mina Lee, Hyunjin Ju, Kayeong Im & Kyum-Yil Kwon

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Video 1. The patient shows pendular nystagmus in both eyes without palatal tremor. He also reveals a moderate degree of limb ataxia, which was more prominent in the left extremities than in the right extremities. Moreover, he cannot stand or walk without assistance (AVI 19270 kb)

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Ahn, B.J., Lee, M., Ju, H. et al. A middle-aged man presenting with progressive ataxia and pendular nystagmus: a delayed onset post-stroke movement disorder. Acta Neurol Belg 120, 1233–1235 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13760-020-01354-x

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