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Jaw clonus in motor neuron disease: an interesting case and review of literature

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    Tabish A Saifee & Antonella Macerollo

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Saifee, T.A., Macerollo, A. Jaw clonus in motor neuron disease: an interesting case and review of literature. Neurol Sci 39, 949–950 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-017-3216-y

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