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Early abnormalities in 123I-ioflupane (DaTSCAN) imaging in the fragile X-associated tremor ataxia syndrome (FXTAS): a case report

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  1. Dipartimento di Medicina dei Sistemi, Clinica Neurologica, Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata, Roma, Italia

    G. Madeo, F. Alemseged & A. Pisani

  2. Dipartimento di Biomedicina e Prevenzione, Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata, Roma, Italia

    B. Di Pietro & O. Schillaci

  3. IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia, Laboratorio di Neurofisiologia e Plasticità, Roma, Italia

    A. Pisani

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Madeo, G., Alemseged, F., Di Pietro, B. et al. Early abnormalities in 123I-ioflupane (DaTSCAN) imaging in the fragile X-associated tremor ataxia syndrome (FXTAS): a case report. Neurol Sci 34, 1475–1477 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-012-1223-6

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