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Masticatory myorhythmia following pontine hemorrhage

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  1. Department of Neurology, Ghent University Hospital, De Pintelaan 185, 9000, Ghent, Belgium

    Evelien Vancaester, Dimitri Hemelsoet & Patrick Santens

  2. Department of Logopaedic/Audiologic Sciences, Ghent University, De Pintelaan 185, 9000, Ghent, Belgium

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Vancaester, E., Hemelsoet, D., De Letter, M. et al. Masticatory myorhythmia following pontine hemorrhage. Acta Neurol Belg 113, 327–329 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13760-013-0206-6

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