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Paroxysmal torticollis and blepharospasm following bilateral cerebellar Infarction

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  1. Department of Neurology, St. Vincent’s University Hospital, Elm Park, Dublin 4, Ireland

    Killian O’Rourke MRCPI, Sean O’Riordan MRCPI, Jean Gallagher MRCPI & Michael Hutchinson FRCP

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Received in revised form: 15 December 2005

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O’Rourke, K., O’Riordan, S., Gallagher, J. et al. Paroxysmal torticollis and blepharospasm following bilateral cerebellar Infarction. J Neurol 253, 1644–1645 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-006-0202-3

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