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Dissociation between motor and cognitive impairments in SCA2: Evidence from a follow-up study

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  1. Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, Università di Catania, Via S. Sofia 78, I-95123, Catania, Italy

    F. Le Pira MD, S. Giuffrida MD, T. Maci MD, L. Marturano MD, R. Tarantello MD, A. Nicoletti MD & M. Zappia MD

  2. Garibaldi Hospital, Catania, Italy

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Le Pira, F., Giuffrida, S., Maci, T. et al. Dissociation between motor and cognitive impairments in SCA2: Evidence from a follow-up study. J Neurol 254, 1455–1456 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-007-0548-1

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