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Acute ataxia due to anti-Yo antibody paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration 4 months prior to diagnosis of uterine carcinoma

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  1. Parkinson’s Clinic of Eastern Toronto and Movement Disorders Center, 2863 Ellesmere Road, Suit No. 404, Toronto, ON, M1E−5E9, Canada

    Abdul Qayyum Rana & A. N. Rana

  2. School of Medicine, Ross University, New Jersey, USA

    Ashfique Adlul

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Rana, A.Q., Rana, A.N. & Adlul, A. Acute ataxia due to anti-Yo antibody paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration 4 months prior to diagnosis of uterine carcinoma. Acta Neurol Belg 112, 303–304 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13760-012-0047-8

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