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Inverse eye position dependency of downbeat nystagmus in midline medullary lesion

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  1. Department of Neurology, University of Lübeck, University Hospitals Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538, Lübeck, Germany

    Christoph Helmchen & Andreas Sprenger

  2. German Center for Vertigo and Balance Disorders, Institute for Clinical Neurosciences, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany

    Stefan Glasauer

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Helmchen, C., Glasauer, S. & Sprenger, A. Inverse eye position dependency of downbeat nystagmus in midline medullary lesion. J Neurol 260, 2908–2910 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-013-7147-0

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