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Camptocormia as presenting in lower motor neuron disease with TARDBP mutation: case report

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  1. Institute of Neurology, University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro, Germaneto, Catanzaro, Italy

    Enrica Filippelli, Paola Valentino & Aldo Quattrone

  2. Institute of Molecular Bioimaging and Physiology, National Research Council, Germaneto, Catanzaro, Italy

    Paola Valentino, Grazia Annesi, Rita Nisticò & Aldo Quattrone

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Filippelli, E., Valentino, P., Annesi, G. et al. Camptocormia as presenting in lower motor neuron disease with TARDBP mutation: case report. Neurol Sci 38, 1885–1887 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-017-3005-7

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