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Neuromyelitis optica associated with painful paroxysmal dystonia: case report and literature review

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  1. Department of Neurology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Târgu Mureş, Romania

    Rodica Bălaşa, Zoltan Bajkó, Anca Moţăţăianu & Smaranda Maier

  2. Department of Cardiology, Mureş County Clinical Emergency Hospital, Târgu Mureş, Romania

    Anca Maier

  3. Neurology Clinic I, Mureş County Clinical Emergency Hospital, Gh. Marinescu 50, 540136, Târgu Mureş, Mureş County, Romania

    Rodica Bălaşa, Zoltan Bajkó, Anca Moţăţăianu & Smaranda Maier

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Bălaşa, R., Bajkó, Z., Moţăţăianu, A. et al. Neuromyelitis optica associated with painful paroxysmal dystonia: case report and literature review. Acta Neurol Belg 115, 169–171 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13760-014-0325-8

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