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The significance of micrographia as a clinical feature of Parkinson’s disease and underlying pathophysiology

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  1. Neurology Clinic, Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Training and Research Hospital, Şehit Ömer Halisdemir Street, No: 20 Altındag, Ankara, 06110, Turkey

    Halil Onder & Selcuk Comoglu

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Concept – H.O.; design – H.O.; supervision – S.C.; materials – H.O, S.C.; data collection and/or processing – H.O., S.C.; analysis and/or interpretation – HO., S.C.; literature search – H.O; writing manuscript – H.O.; critical review – S.C.

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Onder, H., Comoglu, S. The significance of micrographia as a clinical feature of Parkinson’s disease and underlying pathophysiology. Neurol Sci 44, 1791–1793 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-022-06590-y

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