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Opsoclonus–myoclonus syndrome in an adult with malignant melanoma

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  1. Dept. of Neurology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 50 Ilwon-dong,Gangnam-Gu, Seoul 135–710, Korea

    K.-Y. Jung MD, J. Youn MD & C.-S. Chung MD

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Jung, KY., Youn, J. & Chung, CS. Opsoclonus–myoclonus syndrome in an adult with malignant melanoma. J Neurol 253, 942–943 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-006-0026-1

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