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An anti-GAD autoantibody-associated cerebellar syndrome case: a curable cause of ataxia

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    Vasfiye Burcu Dogan

  2. Bakırkoy Mental Health and Research Hospital, Zuhuratbaba mah., Bakırkoy, 34170, Istanbul, Turkey

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Dogan, V.B. An anti-GAD autoantibody-associated cerebellar syndrome case: a curable cause of ataxia. Neurol Sci 36, 1929–1931 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-015-2280-4

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