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Atypical motor neuron disease with severe ophthalmoloplegia: a report of two cases

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Yuki, N., Yamada, M., Yuasa, T. et al. Atypical motor neuron disease with severe ophthalmoloplegia: a report of two cases. J Neurol 242, 541–546 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00867427

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