Case Reports Dystonia Associated with Idiopathic Slow Orthostatic Tremor
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1 Department of Neurology, Greater Manchester Neurosciences Centre, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Salford, UK, 2 Centre for Clinical and Cognitive Neurosciences, Institute for Brain, Behaviour and Mental Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK, 3 Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Greater Manchester Neurosciences Centre, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Salford, UK, 4 Manchester Medical School, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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تاریخ انتشار 2016