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Brainstem and spinal cord involvement in a paraneoplastic syndrome associated with anti-Yo antibody and breast cancer

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  1. Department of Neurosciences, Institute of Neurology, Catholic University, Largo Gemelli 8, 00168, Rome, Italy

    Domenico Plantone, Pietro Caliandro, Raffaele Iorio, Giovanni Frisullo, Viviana Nociti, Agata Katia Patanella, Alessandro Marti, Pietro Attilio Tonali & Anna Paola Batocchi

  2. Don Gnocchi Foundation, Milan, Italy

    Pietro Caliandro, Viviana Nociti, Agata Katia Patanella & Pietro Attilio Tonali

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Plantone, D., Caliandro, P., Iorio, R. et al. Brainstem and spinal cord involvement in a paraneoplastic syndrome associated with anti-Yo antibody and breast cancer. J Neurol 258, 921–922 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-010-5831-x

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