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Wegner, F., Strecker, K., Boeckler, D. et al. Intact serotonergic and dopaminergic systems in two cases of orthostatic tremor. J Neurol 255, 1840–1842 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-008-0023-7
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