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Flexion myelopathy: Hirayama’s syndrome

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The authors would like to thank Dr. Burkard Danz, Head of the Department of Radiology, Military Hospital Ulm, for providing the MRI studies for this report.

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  1. Department of Neurology, Military Hospital Ulm, Oberer Eselsberg 40, 89081, Ulm/Donau, Germany

    Frank Weber & Uwe M. Mauer

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Weber, F., Mauer, U.M. Flexion myelopathy: Hirayama’s syndrome. J Neurol 259, 567–568 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-011-6207-6

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