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Idiopathic late-onset cerebellar ataxia with cerebellar atrophy in a patient diagnosed with Chiari I malformation: a case report

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    Maria Petracca, Ilaria Cerillo, Silvana Montella, Giovanni Cerullo & Pietro Biagio Carrieri

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Petracca, M., Cerillo, I., Montella, S. et al. Idiopathic late-onset cerebellar ataxia with cerebellar atrophy in a patient diagnosed with Chiari I malformation: a case report. Neurol Sci 34, 2235–2237 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-013-1469-7

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