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Dropped head syndrome in early-onset Parkinson disease treated with bilateral subthalamic stimulation: clinical, imaging, EMG, and biopsy findings

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The authors thank Afonso Rocha (Department of Rehabilitation Medicine), Paulo Linhares (Department of Neurosurgery), Lígia Castro and Stirling Carpenter (Neuropathology Unit), and José Ribeiro (Department of Neurophysiology), from the Centro Hospitalar de São João, Porto, Portugal.

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  1. Movement Disorders and Functional Surgery Unit, Centro Hospitalar de São João, Porto, Portugal

    Ana Oliveira, João Massano & Maria José Rosas

  2. Department of Neurology, Centro Hospitalar de São João, Alameda Prof. Hernani Monteiro, 4200-319, Porto, Portugal

    Ana Oliveira, João Massano & Maria José Rosas

  3. Department of Clinical Neurosciences and Mental Health, Faculty of Medicine University of Porto, Porto, Portugal

    Ana Oliveira & João Massano

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Oliveira, A., Massano, J. & Rosas, M.J. Dropped head syndrome in early-onset Parkinson disease treated with bilateral subthalamic stimulation: clinical, imaging, EMG, and biopsy findings. Neurol Sci 34, 593–594 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-012-1089-7

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