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Short episodes of stiffness of the tongue as an isolated symptom of a foramen magnum meningioma

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The authors gratefully acknowledge the support of dr. Geert Biebau and dr. Frederique Van Robaeys, Department of Radiology, AZ Sint-Rembert, Torhout.

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  1. Department of Neurology, UZ Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000, Louvain, Belgium

    Annelies Depreitere

  2. Department of Neurology, AZ Sint-Rembert, Sint-Rembertlaan 21, 8820, Torhout, Belgium

    Annelies Depreitere & Jen Maes

  3. Department of Neurosurgery, AZ Sint-Jan, Ruddershove 10, 8000, Brugge, Belgium

    Nikolaas Vantomme

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Depreitere, A., Maes, J. & Vantomme, N. Short episodes of stiffness of the tongue as an isolated symptom of a foramen magnum meningioma. Acta Neurol Belg 117, 551–553 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13760-016-0630-5

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