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Cerebellar ataxia associated with anti-glutamic acid decarboxylase antibodies: a case report

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  1. Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neurosciences, University of Siena. Unit of Neurology and Neurometabolic Disorders, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, viale Bracci 11, 53100, Siena, Italy

    Silvia Maria Villa, Alessandra Rufa, Alessandro Malandrini, Francesca Rosini & Antonio Federico

  2. Neuroimaging and Neurointervention Unit, Department of Neurological and Sensorineural Sciences, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, viale Bracci 11, 53100, Siena, Italy

    Alfonso Cerase & Umberto Arrigucci

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Villa, S.M., Rufa, A., Malandrini, A. et al. Cerebellar ataxia associated with anti-glutamic acid decarboxylase antibodies: a case report. Neurol Sci 40, 1303–1306 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-019-3701-6

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