Cerebellar ataxias: news on genetics and the excitability of affected neurons

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurology and IFBLMU, University Hospital Munich, Campus Grosshadern, Marchioninistr 15, 81377 Munich, Germany. Michael.strupp@med.uni-muenchen.de

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Michael Strupp. J Neurol. 2011 Mar.

. 2011 Mar;258(3):526-8.

doi: 10.1007/s00415-011-5954-8.

¹ Department of Neurology and IFBLMU, University Hospital Munich, Campus Grosshadern, Marchioninistr 15, 81377 Munich, Germany. Michael.strupp@med.uni-muenchen.de

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