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Optic neuritis as a possible phenotype of anti-GQ1b/GT1a antibody syndrome

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  1. Departments of Neurology and Neuro-ophthalmology, Hôpital Neurologique Pierre Wertheimer, 59 boulevard Pinel, 69394, Lyon, France

    Damien Biotti, Sophie Boucher, Elodie Ong, Caroline Tilikete & Alain Vighetto

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    Damien Biotti, Caroline Tilikete & Alain Vighetto

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Biotti, D., Boucher, S., Ong, E. et al. Optic neuritis as a possible phenotype of anti-GQ1b/GT1a antibody syndrome. J Neurol 260, 2890–2891 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-013-7094-9

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