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Disjunctive saccadesduring smooth pursuit eye movements in ocular myasthenia gravis

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  1. Dept. of Neurology, University of Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538, Lübeck, Germany

    T. Sander MD, A. Sprenger, B. Machner & C. Helmchen

  2. National Eye Institute, Bethesda, USA

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Sander, T., Sprenger, A., Machner, B. et al. Disjunctive saccadesduring smooth pursuit eye movements in ocular myasthenia gravis. J Neurol 255, 1094–1096 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-008-0843-5

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