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Hypocortisolism as an unusual but treatable cause of dystonia-parkinsonism

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  1. Neurology Department, Avicenne Hospital, APHP, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Paris-Seine Saint Denis (HUPSSD), Sorbonne Paris Nord, Réseau NS-PARK/FCRIN, Bobigny, France

    C. Desjardins, M. Mongin, A. de Liège & B. Degos

  2. Centre de Recherche Interdisciplinaire en Biologie (CIRB), Collège de France, CNRS UMR7241/INSERM U1050, Université PSL, Paris, France

    B. Degos

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Desjardins, C., Mongin, M., de Liège, A. et al. Hypocortisolism as an unusual but treatable cause of dystonia-parkinsonism. J Neurol 270, 2314–2316 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-022-11522-z

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