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Olivary hypertrophy precedes the appearance of palatal myoclonus

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  1. Department of Neurology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, 113, Tokyo, Japan

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Yokota, T., Tsukagoshi, H. Olivary hypertrophy precedes the appearance of palatal myoclonus. J Neurol 238, 408 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00319861

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