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Ophthalmoplegia heralding the onset of anti-amphiphysin related paraneoplastic stiff person syndrome

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  1. Department of Neurology, Leeds Centre for Neurosciences, Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, LS1 3EX, UK

    Maruthi R. Vinjam, Priya Shanmugarajah & Helen L. Ford

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Vinjam, M.R., Shanmugarajah, P. & Ford, H.L. Ophthalmoplegia heralding the onset of anti-amphiphysin related paraneoplastic stiff person syndrome. J Neurol 263, 1017–1018 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-016-8078-3

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