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Case 36

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An 18 year old man presents with oscillopsia due to acquired pendular nystagmus in multiple sclerosis.

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Kidd, D.P. (2017). Case 36. In: Neuro-Ophthalmology. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-2410-8_36

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