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. 1983 Jun;46(6):564–565. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.46.6.564

Ocular bobbing and myoclonus in central pontine myelinolysis.

D Zegers Beyl, J Flament-Durand, S Borenstein, E Brunko
PMCID: PMC1027451  PMID: 6875591

Abstract

Ocular bobbing and myoclonus were unusual findings in a patient with central pontine myelinolysis. Pathological findings confirmed the diagnosis of pontine and extrapontine myelinolysis.

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