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Video 1: Focused neurological exam with recording of spontaneous mixed horizontal-torsional left-beating nystagmus, right lower facial weakness, and mild right ptosis
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Taga, A., Gudenkauf, J.C., Sneh, G. et al. Opalski syndrome (clinical, imaging, and pathophysiological correlations). Acta Neurol Belg 124, 687–688 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13760-023-02404-w
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