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The efficacy of radiation monotherapy for Tolosa-Hunt syndrome

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The authors thank Dr. N. Ibe (Department of Gastroenterology, Fukui Prefectural Hospital) for advice on hepatology.

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  1. Department of Neurology, Fukui Prefectural Hospital, Fukui, Japan

    Yutaka Furukawa, Wataru Yamaguchi, Kiyoaki Ito, Toshio Hamada & Hirobumi Miyaji

  2. Department of Nuclear Medicine, Fukui Prefectural Hospital, Fukui, Japan

    Hiroyasu Tamamura

  3. Department of Neurology and Neurobiology of Aging, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science, 13-1, Takara-machi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, 920-8640, Japan

    Yutaka Furukawa & Masahito Yamada

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Furukawa, Y., Yamaguchi, W., Ito, K. et al. The efficacy of radiation monotherapy for Tolosa-Hunt syndrome. J Neurol 257, 288–290 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-009-5335-8

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