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Head tremor as a warning symptom of rapidly progressive syringomyelia: a case report

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  1. Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Via Roma 67, 56126, Pisa, Italy

    S. Mazzucchi, D. Frosini, F. Baldacci & R. Ceravolo

  2. U.O. Neurologia, Nuovo Ospedale Apuano, Via E. Mattei 21, 54100, Massa, Italy

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Mazzucchi, S., Unti, E., Frosini, D. et al. Head tremor as a warning symptom of rapidly progressive syringomyelia: a case report. Neurol Sci 39, 1497–1499 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-018-3315-4

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