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4-Aminopyridine and cerebellar gait: a retrospective case series

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Acknowledgments

The authors thank Judy Benson for copy-editing the manuscript. The work was supported by the German research foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, DFG JA 1087/1-1), the German Hertie Foundation and the Federal Ministry for Education and Science (BMBF 01EO0901) of Germany.

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  1. Department of Neurology, Campus Grosshadern, University of Munich, Marchioninistrasse 15, 81377, Munich, Germany

    Roman Schniepp, Ann Kathrin Benecke, Michael Strupp & Klaus Jahn

  2. Integrated Research and Treatment Center for Vertigo, Balance and Ocular Motor Disorders: IFB(LMU), University of Munich, Munich, Germany

    Roman Schniepp, Max Wuehr, Thomas Brandt, Michael Strupp & Klaus Jahn

  3. Graduate School of Systemic Neurosciences, University of Munich, Munich, Germany

    Maximilian Neuhaeusser

  4. Institute of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Munich, Munich, Germany

    Thomas Brandt

  5. Institute for Medical Information Sciences, Biometry and Epidemiology (IBE), University of Munich, Munich, Germany

    Christine Adrion

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Schniepp, R., Wuehr, M., Neuhaeusser, M. et al. 4-Aminopyridine and cerebellar gait: a retrospective case series. J Neurol 259, 2491–2493 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-012-6595-2

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