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Waterskier’s Hirayama syndrome

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    Peter Bede, Arun L. W. Bokde, Susan C. Byrne, Marwa Elamin & Orla Hardiman

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    Ronan J. Walsh

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Bede, P., Bokde, A.L.W., Byrne, S.C. et al. Waterskier’s Hirayama syndrome. J Neurol 258, 2078–2079 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-011-6046-5

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