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Symptomatic palatal tremor is associated with signs of cerebellar dysfunction

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Deuschl, G., Jost, S. & Schumacher, M. Symptomatic palatal tremor is associated with signs of cerebellar dysfunction. J Neurol 243, 553–556 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00886880

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