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Could pregabalin cause oculomotor symptoms in lower dose? A case with down beat nystagmus as a side effect

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  1. Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey

    Aysen Suzen Ekinci, Seyma Ciftci & Ibrahim Aydogdu

  2. Department of Neurology, Turgutlu State Hospital, Manisa, Turkey

    Berfu Cavus

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Ekinci, A.S., Ciftci, S., Cavus, B. et al. Could pregabalin cause oculomotor symptoms in lower dose? A case with down beat nystagmus as a side effect. Acta Neurol Belg 117, 777–778 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13760-016-0735-x

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